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Ensuring safety of Idul Fitri exodus travelers

Most Indonesian Muslims follow the tradition of celebrating Idul Fitri Islamic Holiday, or locally called Lebaran, in ...

Batam govt to clean up garbage in Tanjungriau waters

The government of Riau Islands provincial city of Batam will deploy at least 600 residents and waste workers to clean ...

Riau Islands foils used-clothes smuggling from Malaysia

Riau Islands customs office has foiled the smuggling of 1.150 ballpressed used-clothes worth Rp3.45 billion from Port ...

Police continue search operations for M-28 Skytruck airplane

Local police of Riau Islands on Tuesday continued the search for passengers of the ill-fated M-28 Skytruck Police ...

SAR team concludes search operation to find boat accident victims in Batam

The joint Search and Rescue Team on Wednesday called off its search operation to look for victims of the boat accident ...

Hang Nadim Airport to serve flights to China, Korea

The Citilink airline company will soon serve flights from Hang Nadim International Airport here to China and South ...

Batam tourism affected by Zika outbreak in Singapore

The Zika outbreak in Singapore has affected the tourism industry in Batam City, Riau Island Province, which shares ...

Indonesian patrol ship seizes three foreign ships

The Indonesian Polices patrol ship Bisma 8001 has seized three foreign ships in Natuna waters for not having the legal ...

Singapore wants information about change in Batam`s status

Singapore Senior Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Muhd Maliki Osman has asked for information about the change ...

Indonesian fisheries ministry to sink boats caught poaching in Natuna

The maritime affairs and fisheries ministry will sink more boats caught poaching in the Indonesian waters in Natuna, ...

Bintan Island ready to greet Lebaran visitors

Bintan, a tourist resort island close to Singapore as well as to Malaysias Johor Bahru, in the Riau Island Province, ...

Government detains six more foreign fishing boats

The Fishing Vessel Supervisor of the Marine and Fisheries Ministry has detained six more foreign fishing vessels on ...

Sumatra warned over emergence of forest and land fires

The Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysics Agency-Pekanbaru Station detected 42 hotspots in five provinces of ...

Terra and Aqua Satellites detects 68 hotspots over Sumatra Island

The Meteorology Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) of Pekanbaru detected 68 hotspots that dotted Sumatra Island ...

Indonesia facing shortage of 520 thousand teachers

Indonesia is currently facing a shortage of 520 thousand teachers, and the number is expected to increase further when ...