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TNI to probe F-16`s failure to take off

National Defense Forces (TNI) Chief General Moeldoko said the military will soon investigate why F-16 aircraft failed ...

Indonesia can achieve rice self-sufficiency this year

The government has predicted that Indonesia will achieve its rice self-sufficiency target this year, much earlier than ...

Riau Police name 15 suspects over forest fires in Riau

The Riau Police has named 15 arsonists as suspects responsible for the forest fires that occurred in January and ...

20 hectares of tourism forest areas in Batam catch fire

The Fire Danger Mitigation of the Batam Concession Agency has reported that in the last two weeks, at least 20 ...

Indonesia tightens security measures as illegal fishing activities continue

Despite the Indonesian governments war against poaching activities in its waters, foreign boats continue to fish ...

Haze blankets Bagansiapi-api, Riau

Haze from forest and plantation fires blanketed Bagansiapi-api City in Rokan Hilir District, Riau Province, on ...

Arrested poachers killed six Sumatran elephants: police

The eight poachers who were detained on Tuesday evening had killed six Sumatran elephants in two provinces, the Riau ...

Govt sinks another foreign illegal ship in Batam

The Ministry of Marine Affairs and Fisheries along with the Navy here on Monday sunk a Thailand-flagged illegal ...

President to review licenses of companies converting peatlands

President Joko Widodo has said he will review the licenses of companies that have converted peatlands into monoculture ...

President Jokowi to visit Riau to assess forest fire situation

The acting governor of Riau, Arsyadjuliandi Rachman, said that President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) is scheduled to visit ...

Commodity prices spike following fuel hikes

The prices of basic commodities in traditional markets across several areas of Indonesia shot up after Joko Widodos ...

Floods submerge 1.942 hectares of rice fields in Kuantan Singingi, Riau

Floods have inundated rice fields covering a total area of 1,942 hectares and killed a number of cattle in Kuantan ...

Haze resurfaces in various areas across kalimantan, sumatra

Haze emanating from forest fires and hotspots continues to shroud various parts of Kalimantan and Sumatra, hindering ...

BNN confiscates eight tons of dried marijuana

The National Anti-narcotics Agency (BNN) has arrested in Riau Province a truck loaded with eight tons of dried ...

Satellite detects 72 hotspots in Sumatra

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) 18 satellite of the United States operated in Singapore, ...