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Tackling plastic waste menace in Indonesia

Indonesia finds itself facing a grim reality, with the recent death of a sperm whale after ingesting almost six ...

Synergy among ministries crucial to addressing marine pollution

Three sea turtles were found dead some 150 meters off Pari Island, Seribu (One Thousand) Islands District, Jakarta, ...

Indonesia to impose cleaning levy on local, foreign tourists

The Indonesian government has planned to impose a cleaning levy on domestic and foreign tourists visiting several main ...

Pangandaran needs airport to support tourism: minister

Pangandaran District in West Java is in need of a commercial airport to support the tourism sector in the district, ...

Ocean must be protected, preserved for future generation: minister

Maritime Affairs and Fisheries Minister Susi Pudjiastuti has called on the public to realize that ocean is a legacy ...

News Focus - Saving Indonesia`s marine life by Rahmad Nasution

This week, Indonesia has been in the spotlight of the mainstream media in the country and abroad after a dead sperm ...

Infrastructure cooperation between Indonesia, Japan grows stronger

Cooperation between Indonesia and Japan in the infrastructure sector is growing stronger, with bilateral relations ...

Floods affect 526 families in Langkat

Floods hit several villages in Langkat District, North Sumatra province, affecting a total of 526 families, a local ...

Bogor, Jakarta to make Ciliwung waste-free by 2020

The governments of Bogor City and Jakarta have made a joint commitment to making the Ciliwung River waste-free by 2020 ...

Jakarta to build multi-storey housing complexes

The Jakarta provincial government has formulated plans to build 22,000 units of multi-storey housing complexes at 31 ...

Mt. Qomolangma gets warmer: Report

Mount Qomolangma, known in the West as Mount Everest, is getting warmer in the past 50 years, according to a report ...

Minister to collect data on contaminated water areas

Marine Affairs and Fisheries Minister Susi Pudjiastuti said her ministry would take stock of polluted water areas in ...

Idul Fitri travelers forecast to reach 19.29 million

Minister of Transportation Evert Erenst Mangindaan on Wednesday forecast that the number of travelers during the ...

Cleaning Up Jakarta`s Rivers

For Iwan Suseno, a resident of Kebon Manggis area in East Jakarta, flooding has been like an unresolved problem that ...

Communal conflicts not affecting plantation development in Papua

Conflicts between two tribal groups in the district of Mimika, Papua, did not hamper development of oil palm ...