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Jokowi inspects sorghum harvest as alternative to tackle food crisis

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) inspected the land where sorghum was harvested as an alternative food source apart from ...

Government officially increases VAT rate to 11 percent

Finance Ministry officially raised the value-added tax (VAT) rate, from 10 to 11 percent, starting April 1, as per ...

Ministry optimistic of alleviating 32 disadvantaged areas by 2024

The Villages, Disadvantaged Areas, and Transmigration (PDTT) Ministry is optimistic of being able to alleviate 32 ...

Gov't supports sago cultivation for bolstering food security

Villages, Development of Disadvantaged Regions, and Transmigration Minister Abdul Halim Iskandar has expressed support ...

PON Papua

From time capsule to termite nests, things to see in magical Merauke

As one of the hosts of the 20th National Sports Week (PON), Papua's Merauke district is pulling out all the stops ...

House Speaker supports millennial farmers in driving agriculture

Speaker of the House of Representatives (DPR) Puan Maharani encouraged the millennial farmer's program initiated by ...

DPD RI lauds Agriculture Ministry's development measures in Papua

Regional Representative Council (DPD RI) Commission I Deputy Chair Filep Wamafma praised the Agriculture Ministry's ...

Marine Ministry plants mangroves for tsunami disaster mitigation

The Ministry of Marine Affairs and Fisheries conducted coastal vegetation planting with 6,300 seedlings at five ...

Traditional sago processing continues to flourish in Maluku

Residents at the sago plant centre in Tulehu Village, Central Maluku District, Maluku Province, are working ...

PON National Games can boost Papuan economy: Indef researcher

Convening of the 2021 PON National Games in Papua could drive the local economy if economic events take place in ...

New frog species discovered in area of PT Freeport Indonesia

The Indonesian Institute of Sciences (LIPI) and the South Australian Museum, supported by PT Freeport Indonesia (PTFI), ...

Preserving forests to sustain food independence in N Maluku

Renowned biologist Alfred Russel Wallace has famously written about his delight at discovering an Ornithoptera ...

Indonesian soldiers in Papua help clean Mosso village's street

The Indonesia-Papua New Guinea (PNG) Border Security Task Force personnel keep upholding their unity with locals in ...

ANTARA's Choice

No cinema, no problem: Films to watch from home in 2021

Theaters have remained closed and many movie productions have been suspended indefinitely as part of precautionary ...

News Feature

Preserving the sustainability of Papuan staple sago

Sago, a starch extracted from the centre or pith of tropical palm stems, particularly Metroxylon sagu, has ...