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Indonesia, Malaysia conduct joint patrol in Malacca Strait

Indonesian and Malaysian military personnel are conducting joint patrol and excise code named Patkor Optima-26A/17 in ...

Indonesia detains Chinese-flagged dredger for looting sunken treasure

Indonesia has detained a Chinese-flagged dredger MV Chuan Hong 68 for looting treasures from the wrecks of sunken ...

Naval warship finds Singapore`s missing yacht

Singaporean "Sunrise" Yacht that had gone missing for two days was found by the Indonesian warship KRI Siwar-646, the ...

Batam management agency provides investment permits

Batam Management Agency, in cooperation with the Customs Office, provides additional facilities for investors in the ...

Indonesia capable of manufacturing sophisticated warships

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) has an ambition to make Indonesia, in which two-third of its territories are water, a ...

Bodies of three Filipinos repatriated from Batam

Three bodies of passengers of MV Thorco Cloud, which sank in the waters between Batam and Singapore on December 16, ...

Marine pollution affects dugong habitat in Riau islands water: Official

The habitat of the dugong mammals in Riau Islands Province has been affected by pollution in the Malaka waters, ...

BP Batam dissolution not to affect state-funded projects

The central government and the House of Representatives (DPR) have assigned more than Rp1 trillion in the state budget ...

10 fishing boats to be sunk for poaching

The Indonesian authorities will, on Thursday, sink 10 fishing boats caught poaching in Indonesian waters. The Task ...

Military to deploy 35,079 personnel to secure simultaneous elections

The Indonesia military (TNI) is set to deploy 35,079 soldiers to help the police in providing security for the ...

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 ...

Indonesia promotes "Wonderful Indonesia" in Mumbai, India

Indonesia will be promoting "Wonderful Indonesia," its country branding, in Mumbai, India, from December 2-4, 2015 in ...

Passenger ship plying in Batam-Singapore lane sinks

A passenger ship plying the Batam-Singapore route, which was carrying 97 people, including the crew, sank after ...

Growing imports and foreign debt repayments weaken rupiah: Observers

Rupiah lost more value against the US dollar closing at the level of 11,988 per dollar on Wednesday from earlier ...

VP Boediono calls on community to maintain peace ahead of election

Vice President Boediono has called on the community to maintain peace and order prior to and during the July 9 ...