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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, ...

Flooding submerges 12 sub-districts in West Java's Bekasi District

The Bekasi Disaster Mitigation Agency (BPBD) reported on Monday that heavy flooding inundated at least 12 sub-districts ...

Pertamina distributes aid packages to flood victims in Papua's Keerom

State-owned Pertamina-Papua and Maluku Regional Office has distributed its aid packages to flood victims currently ...

Dompet Dhuafa distributes fast-food boxes to Semarang's flood victims

Charity organization Dompet Dhuafa's volunteers in Central Java Province distributed fast food boxes to many ...

Semarang's flooding caused by extreme rainfall, tidal flooding: govt

The Indonesian Government claimed that flash floods that inundated Semarang city's Kota Lama (Old Town) ...

More clusters of Sumatran elephant rehab centers required: Walhi

North Sumatra Office Doni Latuperisa stated. In Padang Lawas District, North Sumatra Province, the Barumun Nagari ...