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No foreign tourist arrivals in Aceh due to travel restrictions: BPS

Aceh Office has recorded no foreign tourist arrivals in the province since early this year on account of travel ...

Aceh residents gear up for potential hydrometeorological disasters

Residents in a dozen districts in Aceh Province are preparing for potential hydrometeorological disasters owing to ...

Torrential rains trigger flooding in West Aceh's 14 villages

Persistent and heavy downpour lashed various parts of Aceh Province over the past week resulting in floods in 14 ...

Wild elephants go on rampage in Aceh destroying villagers' harvest

A herd of wild Sumatran elephants (Elephas maximus sumatranus) ran amok, inflicting destruction to the harvested crops ...

Veterinarian team treats wounded female Sumatran elephant in East Aceh

A team of veterinarians from the Aceh Natural Resources Conservation Agency (BKSDA) and Leuser Conservation Forum (FKL) ...

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Indonesia still a long way from winning war on drugs

Indonesia has been striving for decades to win the war against drugs but, instead of moving closer to victory, it has ...

Sabang targets 12 international cruise ship arrivals: BPKS

The Sabang Free Trade Zone and Port Management Body (BPKS) has outlined a target of clocking at least 12 international ...

Authorities apprehend 8 smugglers with several kilograms crystal meth

The Indonesian authorities arrested eight people along with tens of kilograms of crystal meth and thousands of ecstasy ...

Medan-Binjai toll road integrated with MKTT-Belmera sections

The Medan-Binjai (Mebi) toll road section of the Trans-Sumatra Highway was integrated with the Medan-Kualanamu-Tebing ...

Two Sumatran tigers frequenting Bengkulu farms: police

Residents of Lubuk Bangko village in Selagan Raya sub-district, Mukomuko district, Bengkulu province have repeatedly ...

East Java's rescuers continue efforts to trace 16 missing residents

A joint team of search and rescue workers on Monday continued their efforts to locate 16 other locals still buried ...

Indonesian Rectors Forum offers aid to S Kalimantan's flood victims

The Indonesian Rectors Forum (FRI), on Saturday, distributed Rp70 million in cash and 200 humanitarian aid packages to ...

Minister reviews developmental progress of Lake Toba tourism project

Coordinating Maritime Affairs and Investment Minister Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan checked first-hand the progress achieved ...

VP distributes aid packages to flood-stricken victims of Subang

Indonesian Vice President Ma'ruf Amin handed out President Joko Widodo's humanitarian aid packages to the flood ...

BMKG projects downpour in Banten, Jakarta, West Java, Central Java

Indonesia's Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) cautioned residents in the provinces of Banten, ...