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RI patrol catches six Vietnamese fishing boats

The patrol boat Hiu 010 of the Marine Affairs and Fisheries Ministry had been reported to catch six Vietnamese fishing ...

Indonesia, Singapore to develop BBK Free Trade Zone

The Indonesian and Singaporean governments cooperate in the development of Batam, Bintan and Karimun into an ...

Embassy trying to get "open university" established branch in KL

The Indonesian embassy in Malaysia is making efforts to get an Open University (UT) branch opened in Kuala Lumpur to ...

Minister calls for improvement of free trade zone system

Finance Minister Agus DW Martowardojo has called for the improvement of the system and concept of the country`s Free ...

Finance minister to discuss FTZ with businessmen

Finance Minister Agus Martowardojo is scheduled to meet with businessmen and local government officials here on Monday ...

Ten kiosks in Batam catch fire

A fire ravaged 10 kiosks at Tanjung Pantun market in Batam island on Sunday. The source of fire which broke out at ...

Batam, Singapore predicted to be haze-free

Haze from Sumatran forest fires is not likely to reach Batam and Singapore as the winds in the region are ...

Arrest of Nababan discriminatory : Megawati

The arrest of PDIP cadre Panda Nababan by anti-graft investigators for allegedly receiving bribes in the 2004 election ...

Indonesian navy to investigate possible asphalt spill from sunken tanker

The Indonesian Navy Headquarters in Tanjungpinang, Riau Islands province, is to monitor and investigate 1,100 tons of ...

Singapore remains main market for Riau Islands` exports

Singapore remains Riau Islands` biggest export destination, buying up to 63.06 percent of the province`s overall ...

Former minister Hari Sabarno questions his naming as corruption suspect

Former home affairs minister Hari Sabarno questioned his naming as a suspect in an alleged corruption case in the ...

Police foil attempt to smuggle 13 workers

Bintan Police foiled an attempt to smuggle out 13 illegal migrant workers to Malaysia on Tanjung Berakit Village, ...

4-5 meters high waves may hit west Lampung waters

The waves in the Lampung`s western waters and the southern Sunda strait on Tuesday had been predicted to reach 4-5 ...

Malaysia expels 297 illegal migrant workers early in 2011

The Malaysian government has ousted 297 Indonesian illegal migrant workers (TKIs) by way of Pasir Gudang to Sri Bintan ...

Four arrested for used clothes smuggling

An Indonesian police patrol boat captured "Camar S20" vessel along with its 104 smuggled sacks of used clothes in ...