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Sail Indonesia 2019 to unveil best secret of Indonesia: Nias Island

Nias Island, located in North Sumatra Province and often considered the best kept secret of Indonesians, will be ...

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Hoping for safe and smooth Eid Al-Fitr exodus

Indonesian Muslims, who account for over 85 percent of the country's 260 million population, began observing the ...

Eid al-Fitr exodus must be smooth and safe: Transportation Minister

Transportation Minister Budi Karya has said that the Eid al-Fitr exodus this year must run smoothly and remain ...

Backing for Subianto strong in Riau, with 61.26 percent support

Prabowo Subianto-Sandiaga Uno recorded victory in the 2019 presidential elections in Riau, with 1,975,287 votes, or ...

Overflowing of Kapuas River inundates Kapuas Hulu

Unremitting, torrential downpour, lashing over the last few days, resulted in Kapuas River overflowing its bank and ...

Kadin invites foreign entrepreneurs to do business in Aceh

The Aceh Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Kadin) has extended an invitation to foreign businesspersons to make ...

E Java's Pasuruan-Probolinggo toll road's inauguration ceremony held

Indonesia's President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) inaugurated the Pasuruan-Probolinggo section of the Trans-Java toll ...

Terra and Aqua Satellites detect 165 hotspots in Riau, Sumatra

The Terra and Aqua Satellites, on Wednesday morning, detected a total of 187 hotspots on Sumatra Island, including 165 ...

86 hotspots detected in Riau

The Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) reported that 86 hotspots were detected in Riau Province, ...

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Prioritizing preventive measures against forest fires

The Indonesian authorities have claimed that te number of forest fires had reduced some 85 percent over the past ...

Kalla warns Indonesia's builders to remain professional

Indonesian Vice President Jusuf Kalla has warned all builders in the country to not just focus on lobbying authorities ...

10 helicopters, one Cassa deployed to fight Riau's forest fires

The Indonesian government has deployed 10 helicopters and a Cassa aircraft to extinguish forest and land fires in Riau ...

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Awaiting Jokowi`s insightful responses to questions on toll roads By Rahmad N

The second round of Indonesia`s presidential debate, due to be held on February 17, is a golden opportunity for ...

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Joko Widodo`s toll roads to be tested in presidential debate By Rahmad Nasution

The second round of Indonesia`s presidential debate between incumbent President Joko Widodo and his contender, Prabowo ...

52 aftershocks recorded following Saturday`s 6.0-magnitude quake in Mentawai

The Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) recorded 52 aftershocks as of 09.00 p.m. on Saturday after ...