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North Sumatra registered 10.17-percent increase in foreign tourists

A total of 260,311 foreign tourists had visited North Sumatra in 2019, an increase of 10.17 percent, from 236,276 ...

Government sets aside Rp1.9 trillion for national reforestation

The Indonesian government has set aside nearly Rp1.9 trillion for a reforestation program across Indonesia this year, ...

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Taking a closer glimpse at river agrotourism in Banjarmasin

Banjarmasin, the capital of South Kalimantan Province, has also been nicknamed the City of Thousand Rivers. Akin to ...

Floods swamp Tangerang City, Banten

Floodwaters, reaching heights of between 10 centimeters and a meter, inundated 23 locations in four sub-districts in ...

Floods submerge two villages in South Sumatra

Flooding has inundated the villages of Curup and Sukaraja in Tanah Abang Sub-district, Penukal Abab Lematang Ilir ...

Flash flooding swamps numerous homes in Ijen, Bondowoso, East Java

A flash flood submerged hundreds of homes in Sempol Village, Ijen Sub-district, Bondowoso District, East Java Province, ...

Jokowi inaugurates Nanjung tunnel in Bandung District, West Java

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) inaugurated the Nanjung tunnel, with an inlet length of 28 meters and outlet length of ...

Jambi's 16 villages swamped after Batanghari River overflows its bank

At least 16 villages in Batanghari District, Jambi Province, were inundated, as the Batanghari River overflowed its ...

Flood inundates tens of homes in Manggopoh, Agam, West Sumatra

A flood triggered by incessant heavy rains caused local rivers to overflow their banks and submerged 22 homes in ...

BKSDA's contest to remove tyre lodged around wild crocodile's neck

Central Sulawesi’s Natural Resources Conservation Office (BKSDA) launched a contest to free a 13-foot wild ...

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Crushing illegal miners for saving Indonesia's environment

The Banten Provincial Police have made sustained efforts to curtail illegal gold mining activities, including by ...

Hitching a boat ride to enjoy sights of buffaloes swimming

Enjoying the twilight in swampy Danau Panggang Sub-district, with a water buffalo boarding the platform to rest as a ...

Tackling flood, landslide must not inconvenience people: Monardo

Endeavors to tackle the root causes of flooding and landslides in Bogor District and Puncak resort areas, West Java, ...

Integrate water management to prevent flooding: Jokowi

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) has issued directives to local governments and related ministries to conduct ...

Indonesian Navy thwarts attempt to smuggle protected animals

The Indonesian Navy has thwarted the attempt to smuggle dozens of protected animals to Malaysia aboard a boat and ...