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Indonesia officially joins WHO Western Pacific Region group

Indonesia has officially moved from the South-East Asia Region (SEAR) to the Western Pacific Region (WPR) grouping ...

6.3-magnitude quake strikes Bengkulu, damages hundred homes

A 6.3-magnitude earthquake jolted Bengkulu Province on Sumatra Island on Friday early morning, damaging around a ...

Minister plans regulations to improve emergency GPs' skills

Health Minister Budi Gunadi Sadikin announced plans to draft regulations aimed at improving the competence of general ...

Two killed, 31 survive in Batanghari bus crash

Two passengers lost their lives while 31 others survived a bus crash that occurred on the Muara Bulian road section of ...

New leafless orchid species discovered in Sumatra

Researchers from the National Research and Innovation Agency (BRIN) have discovered a new species of leafless root ...

376,871 Java passengers crossed to Sumatra from D-10 to D-5 of Eid

State-owned ferry operator PT ASDP Indonesia Ferry (Persero) recorded 376,871 passengers crossing from Java Island to ...

Eid exodus: Over 11 thousand motorcycles cross Banten's Ciwandan Port

Transportation Minister Dudy Purwagandhi stated that, as of Thursday morning, 11,800 motorcycles had crossed from ...

Building the largest floating solar power plant in Sumatra

After previously building the 192 megawatt peak (MWp) Floating Solar Power Plant (PLTS) in the Cirata Reservoir, West ...

Indonesia looks to shoot up trade volume with Saudi Arabia

Indonesian Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs Airlangga Hartarto voiced optimism that the volume of trade ...

Reinforcing mitigation, preparedness to anticipate disaster threats

Indonesia's abundant natural beauty conceals disaster risks, such as volcanic eruptions, earthquakes, and tsunamis, ...

Simeulue Island fishermen abstain from going to sea on Smong Day

The traditional maritime institution, through the Panglima Laot of Simeulule Island in Aceh, stated that all fishermen ...

Minister highlights downstream oil, gas role in energy sufficiency

Deputy Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources Yuliot Tanjung has highlighted the role of the downstream oil and gas ...

Pilkada 2024

Indonesia's Regional Head Elections run smoothly

On November 27, 2024, Indonesia again held simultaneous Regional Head Elections (Pilkada) to choose governors-deputy ...

No Chinese ships currently in North Natuna Sea: Bakamla

The Indonesian Coast Guard (Bakamla) has confirmed that at present, no Chinese coast guard ships have been detected ...

BNN arrests suspects from Golden Triangle, Golden Peacock networks

Indonesia's National Narcotics Agency (BNN) detained six suspects linked to international drug trafficking networks ...