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Riau Islands province wants China-Batam direct flight

Acting Governor of Riau Island province Agung Mulyana said he wanted the opening of direct flight between Batam and ...

People must be sensitized to importance of trees

The National Tree Planting Day commemoration in Indonesia, to be held November 28, 2015, is considered an important ...

Two foreign fishing boats sunk for poaching fish

Two Vietnamese and one Thai fishing boat were sunk after these were found illegally fishing in the Indonesian waters ...

Nine countries take part in maritime industry exhibition in Batam

A number of 123 companies from nine countries are taking part in a three-day maritime industry exhibition "Imamarine ...

Sumatra`s haze shrouds Kuala Lumpur

The haze arising from Sumatras forest and plantation fires has blanketed Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, a local weather ...

Tree planting movement to support food sovereignty program

President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo attended a national commemoration of Indonesian Tree Planting Day (HMPI) 2014 and ...

Riau Island Vice Governor evacuated from police headquarters after clash

Riau Islands Vice Governor Soerya Respationo was evacuated from a regional police Mobile Brigade headquarters ...

Two foreign fishing vessels detained on charge of illegal operation

The navy ship the KRI Sutedi Senaputra-878 has caught and detained two foreign fishing vessels operating illegally in ...

Fights Against Illicit Drugs Intensified to Save Youths

Indonesia has to intensify fight against illicit drugs in order to save the nations younger generation, who are prone ...

Govt plans to challenge indirect election law: President

President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono in a press conference on Tuesday morning said the government was planning to ...

Police commission urges TNI-Polri team to focus on fuel mafia

The National Police Commission (Kompolnas) urged the joint investigation team comprising the Indonesian Police (Polri) ...

Constitutional Court chairman confirms receiving call from President Yudhoyono

The Chairman of the Indonesian Constitutional Court, Hamdan Zoelva, confirmed that President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono ...

Indonesia to send more ships to help find Malaysian Airlines

Indonesia will send one more ship from the National Search and Rescue Body (Basarnas) to help find the missing ...

BKMG discovers five hotspots in Batam

Hang Nadim Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) has discovered five hotspots from forest fire across ...

Eight flights from Batam to Java cancelled Saturday

Eight flights from the Batam airport to four destinations in Java were cancelled on Saturday because the destination ...