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Indonesian regions brace for reopening of tourism attractions

The spread of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) has brought the tourism sector to a screeching halt, resulting ...

MPR calls for investigation of Indonesian crew abuse on Chinese ship

Speaker of the People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) Bambang Soesatyo has called upon the police to conduct a ...

Aceh struck by 4.8-magnitude earthquake, damage reported in Sabang

An earthquake of magnitude 4.8 rocked the southeastern part of Banda Aceh, Aceh Province’s capital, Thursday, ...

Sabang marine tourist resort in Aceh reopens

The Sabang municipality has permitted to reopen its marine resort and resume operations of sea transportation modes to ...

118 crew members involved in illegal fishing test negative for COVID

The Maritime Affairs and Fisheries Ministry has conducted rapid tests on 118 crew members of fishing vessels involved ...

Mentawai Islands in West Sumatra struck by 5.3-magnitude earthquake

A 5.3-magnitude tectonic earthquake rocked Tua Pejat, Mentawai Islands District, West Sumatra, on Saturday, at around ...

295 earthquakes rocked East Nusa Tenggara in April

The Kupang Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) has revealed that 295 tectonic earthquakes jolted ...

Activity at Mt Anak Krakatau continues unabated until Saturday morning

Mount Anak Krakatau in Lampung that began erupting on Friday at 10:35 p.m. local time has continued to bellow ash until ...

Indonesian police foil attempt to smuggle 17 people to Malaysia

Police in Riau Province thwarted an attempt by a transnational human trafficking syndicate to smuggle 15 Indonesian and ...

Maluku police seize boat carrying one ton of cyanide

A Maluku marine police patrol intercepted a motor boat carrying one ton of cyanide in the waters between Buru and ...

Malaysian-flagged fishing boat detained in Malacca Strait

The Ministry of Maritime Affairs and Fisheries (KKP) has arrested a Malaysian-flagged fishing boat for poaching in ...

Tremors from Sukabumi's earthquake felt in Bogor

A 5.0-magnitude earthquake rocked Sukabumi District, West Java Province, on Tuesday at 05.18 p.m. local time, with its ...

Viking Sun's 375 passengers leave Bali before sailing to Colombo

Some 375 of the 738 passengers of Viking Sun, anchored at the Benoa Seaport in Denpasar since early Monday, departed ...

Two cruise ships' crew must conduct self-quarantine: govt

Indonesian Health Ministry's Disease Control and Prevention Directorate General has requested crew members of Dream ...

779 earthquakes recorded in February 2020: BMKG

As many as 779 earthquakes were recorded in February 2020 in Indonesian territory, the Meteorology, Climatology and ...