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392 foreigners denied entry into Batam in 2018: immigration

A total of 392 foreign nationals were refused entry into Indonesia by the immigration authorities in Batam City, Riau ...

Batam botanical garden inaugurated

The Batam city government and Indonesian Institute of Sciences (LIPI) on Saturday inaugurated the Batam Botanical ...

Garuda Indonesia to serve Pekanbaru-Medan route

Garuda Indonesia will open a new route connecting Pekanbaru in Riau Province, and the North Sumatra provincial capital ...

News focus - Plastic industries call for review of plastic bag ban By Andi Abdussalam

Plastic waste is difficult to decompose and poses a serious threat to the environment. Therefore, the government ...

Indonesia poised to become world`s best halal tourism country by Andi Abdussalam

Muslim tourists are a potential segment of the global tourism where in 2017, a total of 131 Muslim tourist arrivals ...

Batam drafts plastic use restriction regulation

The regional government of Batam City, Riau Islands Province, is now drafting a regulation on the restriction of ...

Attempt to smuggle seven kg of crystal meth from Malaysia thwarted

The Police Criminal Investigation Agency (Bareskrim) has seized seven kilograms of crystal methamphetamine allegedly ...

Minister to inaugurate Galang Batang Economic Zone

Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs Darmin Nasution will inaugurate the Galang Batang Special Economic Zone ...

Indonesian embassy in Singapore invites 12 ambassadors to Batam

The Indonesian Embassy in Singapore invited 12 ambassadors based in Singapore and Jakarta to join the Ambassador`s ...

China, India, and France become potential markets for Indonesian tourism

China, India, and France have become potential markets for Indonesian tourism, Tourism Minister Arief Yahya said. ...

Government assures sufficient fuel stock to meet Eid Holiday demand

The government said here on Wednesday that fuel stock would be sufficient to meet the demand for the Islamic ...

Indonesia repatriates 695 Vietnamese fishermen

The Indonesian government, through the Ministry of Fisheries and Maritime Affairs (KKP), has repatriated 695 ...

Indonesia`s ship crew in Natuna incident repatriated from Vietnam

Danang Gunawan Wibisono, crew of the supervisor ship of Indonesias Maritime Affairs and Fishery Ministry who was ...

President Widodo observes military exercise in Natuna Island

President Joko Widodo departed for Tanjung Datuk in Natuna Island, Riau Islands Province, on Friday to witness the ...

Army force investigates training accident in Natuna

The Indonesian Army Headquarters is conducting an investigation into the cause of an accident that occurred during the ...