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Police say 22 killed in Nduga attacks

Indonesian Police Deputy Chief Commissioner General Ari Dono Sukmanto confirmed here on Wednesday that 22 people had ...

President mourns deaths of construction workers murdered in Papua

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) expressed condolences of the Indonesian people, who mourned the deaths of construction ...

PT. Istaka Karya continues to focus on evacuating victims

President Director of PT Istaka Karya Sigit Winarto confirmed that 28 workers had become victims of an attack by the ...

Tackling plastic waste menace in Indonesia

Indonesia finds itself facing a grim reality, with the recent death of a sperm whale after ingesting almost six ...

News Focus - Saving Indonesia`s marine life by Rahmad Nasution

This week, Indonesia has been in the spotlight of the mainstream media in the country and abroad after a dead sperm ...

EU, UN urge end of tensions around Gaza strip

The European Union and the United Nations on Monday urged the immediate end of rising tensions surrounding the Gaza ...

VP Kalla receives Vietnamese ambassador

Vice President Jusuf Kalla received Vietnamese Ambassador Pamp Vinh Quang at his office in Jakarta, ...

News Focus - Salvaging Indonesia`s tourism industry amid Lion Air tragedy

The incident of the Lion Air JT 610 aircraft, with 189 passengers, crashing into the Java Sea off Tanjung Karawang, ...

Tourism minister cancels Singapore-Belitung inaugural flight event

Tourism Minister Arief Yahya has cancelled an inaugural flight event to be held for Garuda Indonesia`s new flight ...

Community leaders condemn rape of school teacher in Papua

Nduga community leaders have strongly condemned the raping of female school teacher in the village of Mapenduma, in ...

President highlights Khashoggi case during meeting with Saudi minister

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) alluded to the case of the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi at the Saudi consulate ...

World Bank offers five million dollars of grant for C Sulawesi earthquake reconstruction

World Bank CEO Kristalina Georgieva said they was offering a five million dollar grant for post-reconstruction ...

UN secretary general expresses sorrow over quake victims of Palu-Donggala

United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres expressed deep sorrow to the victims of the earthquake and tsunami ...

IMF-WB - Indonesia happiest state in the world: President

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) said that Indonesia is home to the happiest people in the world based on a research ...

World Bank appreciates Indonesia`s commitment in hosting IMF-WB meeting

World Bank President Jim Yong Kim said he appreciated Indonesia`s commitment to host the annual meeting of the ...