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Police arrest four human trafficking suspects in East Nusa Tenggara

The East Nusa Tenggara police have placed in detention four suspects of human trafficking in the province for ...

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Indonesia on top list of world's halal tourism industry

Indonesia, which has been aggressively developing its halal tourism industry over the last five years, has been named ...

Transportation Minister contemplates on moving Pelni port to Sekupang

Transportation Minister Budi Karya Sumadi is cogitating on moving Pelni Port in Batam City, Riau Islands, from ...

300 foreign cyclists to ride the Dompak circuit

Some 30 cyclists from different nations will whip around the circuit in the governor's central office area of Riau ...

Batam seeks to revive shipyard industry

The Mayor of Batam in the Riau Islands, Muhammad Rudi, wants to revive the shipyard industry, which once was known as ...

Scavenger's malnourished infant hospitalized in Batam Island

A scavenger's undernourished infant is presently undergoing treatment at the Embung Fatimah Public Hospital in ...

Iskindo believes optimally tapping ocean wealth can clear state debt

The Indonesian Marine Scholarship Association (Iskindo) has reasoned that the serious and optimal management of ...

Indonesia sets precautionary measures to fight spread of monkeypox

Singapore, a city state which is located next to the Indonesian island of Batam, has been shocked by a case of ...

VP Kalla discusses handling refugees with UNHCR

Vice President Jusuf Kalla discussed Indonesia's efforts to handle refugees, during a meeting with United ...

Tanjungpinang offers isolation room to prevent spread of monkeypox

Tanjungpinang Health, Birth Control, and Family Planning Office is offering an isolation room at Raja Ahmad Thabib ...

Police thwarts smuggling of Rp30.8 billion worth of lobster seeds

The Jambi Police and Marine and the Fisheries Affairs Ministry have succeeded in thwarting an attempt to smuggle over ...

Aceh BNN seizes 17 kilograms of crystal meth

The Aceh National Narcotics Agency (BNN) succeeded in confiscating 17 kilograms sabu-sabu, or crystal methamphetamine, ...

Government projects tourism forex earnings to hit US$18 billion

Tourism Minister Arief Yahya has projected that the tourism sector will contribute US$17.6-18 billion to the national ...

Jambi police arrest civil servant for alleged drug smuggling

The Jambi police recently apprehended a civil servant of Riau Islands Government, identified as MRA, for allegedly ...

Kivlan Zen is in Batam, says his lawyer

Former chief of the Army's Strategic Reserve Command Major General (ret) Kivlan Zen who has been banned from ...