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Indonesia seeks inscription of more geoparks on UGGp List

Of Indonesia's 15 national geoparks, Batur in Bali, Ciletuh-Pelabuhanratu in West Java, Gunung Sewu in Yogyakarta, ...

Chinese national detained for circulating illegal medicines

The police have arrested a Chinese national on charges of circulating Illegal medicines in Tanjungpinang, Riau Islands ...

Indonesia, Singapore concur on framework for FIR negotiations

Indonesia’s and Singapore’s governments are on the same page regarding the framework for negotiation over ...

President Widodo meets Singapore's Prime Minister Long

President Joko Widodo arrived in Singapore on Tuesday for the Indonesia-Singapore Annual Leader's Retreat. Prime ...

Higher education ministry contacts rectors over student protests

The Research, Technology and Higher Education Ministry has invited rectors from various universities in Indonesia to ...

Haze impairs visibility to 700 meters in Pekanbaru

Haze emanating from forest fires has caused a drastic drop in visibility in Pekanbaru, Riau Province, to 700 meters on ...

Riau Islands police elite unit's 252 members deployed to Papua

Some 252 personnel of the Riau Islands Police's mobile brigade (Brimob) unit were deployed to Papua and West Papua, ...

Students urge govt to eliminate all forms of racism against Papuans

Tens of activists of the Tanjungpinang-Bintan Student Alliance staged a peaceful rally here on Tuesday to show their ...

900 people lose jobs from January-June in Batam

During the first half of 2019, some 900 people lost their jobs in Batam, Riau Islands Province, following the closure ...

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Forest fires drive Sumatran tiger from their habitats

Indonesia, home to the Sumatran tiger, joined celebrations on International Tiger Day, observed on July 25, to raise ...

Airlines can use CPO-based avtur in 2021: Minister

based aviation turbine (avtur) fuel or green avtur in two to two-and-a-half years, Coordinating Minister for Economic ...

Wildfires ravage 1,500 hectares of land in Bintan District: Authority

The Bintan Disaster Mitigation Agency (BPBD) recorded that wildfires have ravaged some 1,500 hectares of land in the ...

Satellites detects 2,070 hotspots across Indonesia during January-July

The Indonesian Environmental Affairs and Forestry Ministry recorded 2,070 hotspots, with a confidence rate at over 80 ...

Some 400 foreign refugees hold rally in Tanjungpinang

Some 400 foreign refugees rallied in front of the International Organization for Migration (IOM) Office in ...

Indonesia's prospective hajj pilgrims laud food consumption in Mecca

Prospective hajj pilgrims joining the Batam Embarkation in Riau Islands Province have praised the menus served in ...