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Sumatran elephant found dead in Aceh forest

A female Sumatran elephant was found dead in a ditch inside Peunaron Lama forest, Peunaron Sub-district, East Aceh ...

COVID-19: Malaysia repatriates 160 citizens from Sumatra

Malaysia has repatriated 160 Malaysian nationals from Sumatra Island in wake of the coronavirus outbreak. "The ...

Indonesian workers arriving from Malaysia put under surveillance: govt

  More than 4,000 Indonesian migrant workers who have arrived in Riau Province from Malaysia have been placed ...

Riau received 4,444 migrant workers returning from Malaysia

Riau Province, Sumatra Island, received 4,444 Indonesian migrant workers, who returned from Malaysia amid ongoing ...

11 hotspots of forest fires detected in Riau's coastal areas

The Pekanbaru Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysics Office (BMKG) detected 11 hotspots indicative of forest fires ...

BMKG forecasts heavy rains until March in Jakarta, other areas

The Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) forecasted continued torrential rainfall and extreme weather ...

Realized investment in Riau surpasses targeted Rp24 trillion

Realized investment in Riau Province climbed 82.58 percent to Rp41.80 trillion in 2019 as compared to 2018, thereby ...

Sumatran tigers attack several cows in Riau: BKSDA

The Riau Natural Resources Conservation Agency (BKSDA) deployed a team to handle the recent attacks of wild Sumatran ...

Sumatran tiger trapped in South Sumatra's Muara Enim District

A Sumatran tiger (Pantera Tigris Sumatrae) got ensnared in a trap recently installed by the South Sumatra Natural ...

BKSDA reports five deaths in Sumatran tiger-human conflicts in 2019

The South Sumatra Natural Resources Conservation Agency (BKSDA) confirmed that five people died while 10 others ...

Babel plans international events to draw foreign tourists in 2020

The Bangka Belitung (Babel) provincial administration is planning several international events, including festivals and ...

President Jokowi inaugurates Jakarta-Cikampek elevated toll road

Indonesian President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) inaugurated the Jakarta-Cikampek elevated toll road Thursday, saying that it ...

BNN protected 520,986 Indonesians from being entrapped by drug lords

The National Narcotics Agency (BNN) managed to save 520,986 Indonesians from being engulfed into the traps of drug ...

Drug kingpins shift targets

Drug kingpins in Indonesia are shifting their targeted markets to eastern Indonesia, including the areas of Penajam ...

Igniting spirit of nationalism important to deal with radicalism: TNI

The 044/Garuda Dempo Regional Military Command in South Sumatra Province highlighted the importance of igniting the ...