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Satellites detect 138 hotspots of forest fires in Riau

The Terra and Aqua satellites detected 138 hotspots indicating forest fires in eight districts of Riau Province on ...

Riau Islands Marine Police evacuate Tenggiri boat

A patrol vessel of the Marine and Air Police of Riau Island succeeded in evacuating the SB Tenggiri 4 ship, which sank ...

Natuna to organize Senua Isle Festival

Natuna District will organize the Senua Isle Festival in Riau Islands Province, on Sunday (June 16), featuring varied ...

Air force expels foreign aircraft from Tanjungpinang

Two Sukhoi warplanes of the Indonesian Air Force have expelled a foreign aircraft that intruded into its airspace east ...

Citilink to serve regular flights to three cities in China

Air transport between Indonesia and China is predicted to be brisker with fast growing number of Chinese tourists ...

157 hotspots detected across Sumatra island on Saturday

A total of 157 hotspots, indicating forest and plantation fires, were detected across Sumatra Island on Saturday, ...

news focus - Prolonged drought triggers forest fires in Kalimantan and Java

The Indonesian government has been working all out to prevent forest fires over the last couple of years and been ...

Satellites detect 154 hotspots on Sumatra island

A total of 154 hotspots indicating forest and plantation fires were detected across Sumatra Island on Thursday. The ...

Businesses reject Batam Special Economic Zones

Businesses rejected the application in Batam of the Special Economic Zone whose concept is now being drafted by the ...

indonesia intensifies war on rampant smuggling of drugs

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) emphasized that Indonesia is one of the countries victimized by illegal drug ...

Smuggling of drugs has reached alarming level: House speaker

Attempts to smuggle large quantities of drugs repeatedly into the country had reached an unprecedented level, House ...

Indonesian Navy nabs MV Sunrise Glory carrying a ton of methamphetamine

The Indonesian Navy has finally nabbed MV Sunrise Glory and four Taiwanese crew members for smuggling one ton of ...

Pertamina to operate 700 oil fuel ships in Natuna Islands

State-owned energy company PT Pertamina said it plans to operate 700 units of ship to distribute non-subsidized oil ...

Ship with a ton of methamphetamine fugitive in four countries

Finance Minister Sri Mulyani said a ship the Wanderlust allegedly carrying a ton of methamphetamine had been a ...

Marine police detain five foreign vessels for poaching

Indonesias Marine Police have detained five Vietnamese-flagged vessels for illegal fishing in Natuna waters, a ...