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News Feature

A closer look at Bekantan's life in Curiak Island

An alpha male bekantan sits alone on a bench on the banks of Barito River in Curiak Island, Barito Kuala District, ...

News Focus

Health protocols take centerstage in preparation to welcome tourists

Indonesia is gearing towards a transitional period of the new normal amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, following ...

Inspector General Iqbal confirms zero COVID-19 cases in Gili Trawangan

West Nusa Tenggara Provincial Police Chief Inspector General Mohammad Iqbal revealed that the Gili Trawangan tourist ...

Central Sulawesi to reopen Togean Islands for tourists in August

The Central Sulawesi administration is prepping to reopen Togean Islands National Park located in Tojo Unauna District, ...

How We Do It

Reporting on COVID-19 mass quarantine 500 meters from Sebaru Kecil

"A day prior to our trip, I conducted an internet research, but Google threw little information on this remote, ...

West Nusa Tenggara to reopen Gili island triplets in Lombok

West Nusa Tenggara will reopen tourist destinations in Lombok’s three small island triplets -- Gili Trawangan, ...

Coronavirus-free certificates given to World Dream's crew members

Indonesian Health Minister Terawan Agus Putranto on Saturday handed over health and coronavirus-free certificates to ...

Daarut Tauhid Islamic boarding school closed anticipating COVID-19

The leader of Daarut Tauhid Islamic Boarding School, Abdullah Gymnastiar (Aa Gym), has shut the school anticipating the ...

Indonesia evacuates 68 Indonesians from Japan's Yokohama City

The Indonesian Government dispatched an evacuation team to Yokohama, Japan, to repatriate 68 Indonesians employed as ...

Indonesian military chief visits quarantine site of 188 Indonesians

related quarantine site for 188 Indonesians, World Dream liner’s crew repatriated, Sunday. Several ...

PMI launches restoration program for Banten's tsunami victims

The Indonesian Red Cross (PMI) commemorated the 74th anniversary of Indonesia's Independence Day on Saturday by ...

News Feature

Wonderful Indonesia eyes international sailors

A good news on Indonesia's marine tourism has come from Sabang this week. As cited by the coastal city's ...

73 foreign yachts visited Aceh's Sabang in Jan-Jun 2019: authorities

International sailors visited Sabang in Aceh Province's Weh Island as one of their destinations, with the ...

Indonesia's two new biosphere reserves recognized by UNESCO

Indonesia's Tojo Una-Una Togean, Central Sulawesi, and Saleh-Moyo-Tambora (Samota), West Nusa Tenggara, were two ...

News Feature - Mangrove forests in Bombana need preservation by otniel tamindael

The mangrove forests scattered in Bombana District, Southeast Sulawesi Province, need to be preserved as a habitat for ...