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Indonesia to streamline foreign businesses on outer isles in 2015

Indonesia, which has so far encountered problems with its frontier areas both on land and the outer islands, will ...

President Jokowi to visit Riau to assess forest fire situation

The acting governor of Riau, Arsyadjuliandi Rachman, said that President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) is scheduled to visit ...

Yudhoyono`s call for mangrove protection goes unheard

President Yudhoyonos repeated calls for protecting mangroves in Indonesia seem to have fallen on deaf ears as their ...

Indonesia-US committed to overcome illegal fishing practices: Minister

The government of the Republic of Indonesia and the United States of America are committed to overcome the illegal ...

LIPI has two more botanical gardens

The Indonesian Institute of Sciences (LIPI) has set up two new botanical gardens in Batam, Riau Islands and in ...

Strict law enforcement ordered against forest fire perpetrators

As haze shrouded Sumatras cities over the past two months, President Yudhoyono has ordered strict law enforcement to ...

Law enforcement strengthened to tackle Sumatran forest fires

Hotspots in forests, plantations and peatland fires, which came early on Sumatra and Kalimantan islands this year, ...

Riau police names five as suspects in forest fires

The Riau Police have charged five people as suspects in the land and forest fires cases after cross examinations and ...

Jember district to enjoy new airport

The Jember district, located in the eastern part of East Java, is in desperate need of better air transport facilities ...

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 ...

UN expert ends Indonesian visit with recommendations on adequate housing

United Nations Special Rapporteur Raquel Rolnik ended her visit to Indonesia with some recommendations after ...

Extending Forest Moratorium Means Extending Life

President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono finally on May 13, 2013 signed Presidential Instruction No. 6/2013 on Suspension of ...

PT KAI continues to improve service to zero accident level

State-owned railway company PT KAI is continuing to improve its service to achieve a zero accident target in view of ...

Environmental quality of Ciliwung river needs to be improved

The environmental quality of Ciliwung River, which runs across Jakarta and its surrounding areas, must be improved ...