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Varsities vie for international accreditation to boost reputation

Indonesian universities have continued to make the utmost effort to get international accreditations for their ...

Connecting Aceh, Lampung via toll road govt's dream: Minister

Minister of State-Owned Enterprises (BUMN) Erick Thohir has said that the Trans Sumatra Toll Road is a part ...

Number of poor at 26.36 mln in Sep 2022: BPS

The number of poor in Indonesia reached 26.36 million in September 2022, an increase of 0.20 million compared to March ...

Bakauheni Harbor City to be economic driver for Lampung: minister

The integrated Bakauheni Harbor City (BHC) project will not only draw tourists to Lampung Province, but also become an ...

All villages in Bengkulu electrified: governor

All villages in Bengkulu have been connected to the electric grid following the construction of a 30-kilowatt (KW) ...

Ministry trains outermost islanders on building fiber boats

The Manpower Ministry has organized a training on making fiber boats for the residents of Simeulue district to improve ...

BPS records 0.11-percent deflation in October 2022

Statistics Indonesia (BPS) noted that Indonesia experienced a deflation of 0.11 percent in October 2022 on a monthly ...

Female tiger released into protected forest in Aceh's Gayo Lues

The Aceh Natural Resources Conservation Agency (BKSDA) has released a female Sumatran tiger into Sangir village's ...

Statistics Indonesia projects rice production up 2.29 percent in 2022

Statistics Indonesia (BPS) has forecast the nation's rice production to reach 32.07 million tons in 2022, or ...

Ministry plans language revitalization in 17 provinces in 2023

The Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology will target 17 Indonesian provinces under the local ...

President asks rank and file to anticipate weather-related disasters

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi), while addressing a plenary cabinet session at the State Palace in Jakarta on Tuesday, ...

Floods affect 150,322 people in week ended Oct 9: BNPB

At least 150,322 people have been affected by floods in several parts of Indonesia in the period from October 3 to 9, ...

BI pushing investment outside Java to reduce growth disparities

Bank Indonesia (BI) is encouraging investors to expand sustainable investments to regions outside Java Island, ...

Rare corpse flower blooms ex-situ in Bogor Botanical Garden

Corpse flower Rafflesia arnoldii R. Br., also known as the giant lotus, has bloomed in the Bogor Botanical Garden, ...

Swarnabhumi Celebration and preservation mission for Batanghari River

Jambi in Sumatra Island is renowned for its natural wealth in plantation areas and river ecosystems, whose stories are ...