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Biak tourism attractions need intensive promotion

The Biak Numfor district in the Indonesian province of West Papua has myriad natural, marine, cultural, and historical ...

Global warming affect most of Indonesian area: Forestry minister

Indonesia is considered as one of the developing countries that is worst affected by global warming, because Indonesia ...

Sail Raja Ampat Set to Kick off

- The Peak event of Sail Raja Ampat will be held on June 21, in Waisai Torang Cinta (WTC) beach, Waisai city, Raja ...

Indonesia currently needs no aircraft carrier: TNI Chief

A carrier vessel (CV) is not yet required to strengthen the countrys primary weaponry defense system (alutsista), ...

100 Countries Convene in The World Coral Reef Conference

- The first World Coral Reef Conference (WCRC) 2014, which will be attended by at least 200 participants from 100 ...

VP Boediono holds bilateral meeting with New Zealand PM

Indonesias Vice President Boediono held a bilateral meeting with New Zealands Prime Minister John Key, during the ...

Biak to Intensify Regional Development

The Biak Numfor district government in West Papua aims to promote regional development and empower the local ...

Bali police secure election logistics distribution

Bali Waters Police will secure the election logistics distribution from main island to surrounding small islands ...

Seychelles and FAO Appreciating Indonesia's Blue Economy Implementation

The Minister of Marine Affairs and Fisheries Sharif C. Sutardjo paid visit to the Blue Economy Summit in the framework ...

Chinese investor to build solar power plants in Ternate

Chinese investor, World Bridge Technology and Trade Beijing, will build solar power plants on a number of small ...

More tourists visit Komodo National Park in 2013

The town of Labuan Bajo, the entry point to Komodo island, in East Nusa Tenggara, has seen a steady influx of domestic ...

MMAF Urges FAO to Prioritize Fishermen Life Improvement

- The Ministry of Maritime Affairs and Fisheries (MMAF) continues to struggle the improvement of the lives of the ...

Lessons learnt on managing mangroves sustainably

Indonesia`s mangrove swamp is the largest in the world, covering some 3.2 million hectares, or 22 percent of the total ...

1st: Semester: MMAF Already Caught 56 Illegal Fishing Boats

- The Ministry of Marine Affairs and Fisheries (MMAF) keeps enhancing and strengthening their commitment in ...

Makassar city focuses on tourism development

The Makassar city government in South Sulawesi Province has set its focus on the development of tourism for the ...