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Sumatran tiger trapped in riau market

The authority in Riau Province could not yet evacuate a Sumatran tiger (Panthera tigris) stuck in a market in Pulau ...

China lifting tiger bone ban feared to affect Sumatran tigers

China`s decision to reverse the 25-year ban on the trade of tiger bones and rhino horns has triggered an outcry from ...

Coal business remains prospective

Coal business happened to be sluggish in the 2012-2015 period because coal prices in the world market fell sharply, ...

China`s decision could trigger Sumatran tiger poaching: Environmentalist

China`s decision to legalize tiger bone usage for medicine has the potential to trigger poaching of Sumatran tigers, ...

Pertamina, Bukit Asam cooperate with US-based firm for coal development

State-owned oil and gas company PT Pertamina and PT Bukit Asam (PT BA) have officially established a strategic ...

Floods submerge 4,384 homes in 44 villages in Riau

Floods have submerged a total of 4,384 homes located in 44 villages in 11 sub-districts in Indragiri Hulu (Inhu) ...

Riau posts US$11 billion in foreign trade surplus

Riau province was favored with a big surplus of US$11.06 billion in foreign trade in the first nine months of the ...

Two Malaysian drug smugglers arrested in Surabaya

The Indonesian police have arrested two Malaysian citizens for allegedly smuggling 1.05 kilograms of crystal ...

News focus - Anticipating dengue fever in rainy season by Otniel Tamindael

People across Indonesia should give serious attention to the outbreak of dengue fever, because the acute infectious ...

News Focus -Floods strike Sumatra as rainy season begins

Rainy season has begun in some parts of Indonesia, particularly on Sumatra Island, but the dry season has continued in ...

Riau has largest share of budget for oil palm replanting program

Riau province has the largest share of budget set by the government for the replanting of smallholders` oil palm ...

Floods submerge 1,070 houses in Bengkalis, Riau

Floods triggered by incessant heavy rains, have submerged 1,070 houses in Bantan and Bengkalis sub-districts, ...

Bawaslu summons state officials declaring support for Jokowi

The General Election Supervisory Body (Bawaslu) Riau will call the elected governor and the local regent / mayor to ...

Two suspected drug couriers sentenced to death

The Bengkalis district court in the Indonesian province of Riau handed down death sentence to two suspected drug ...

80 hotspots detected across Sumatra Island

The number of hotspots detected across Sumatra Island increased to 80 on Wednesday, from 13 on the previous day. Of ...