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COVID-19 deals severe blow to tourism industry in Raja Ampat

The coronavirus pandemic has severely affected the tourism industry in Raja Ampat District in the Indonesian province ...

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Cues taken from Tokyo to address land subsidence in Jakarta

Indonesia's capital city of Jakarta is sinking fast and projected to to be lost underwater in 2050 owing to the ...

President Jokowi keen to ensure law enforcement in Natuna

During a visit to Natuna in the Riau Islands, President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) is keen to ensure law enforcement ...

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2020 resolution: Vote for Earth, shop at bulk store

“It’s just a plastic straw,” says eight billion of people. The single-use plastic straw ...

House presses for development of health tourism in Labuan Bajo

Deputy Head of the House of Representatives' Commission IX, Emanuel Melkiades Laka Lena, has encouraged the ...

SEA Games: Indonesia pockets three golds, trounces Spore and Msia

Indonesia's national team secured three gold, three silver, and three bronze medals on day five of the 2019 ...

BMKG launches expedition Indonesia PRIMA to Indian Ocean

The Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) launched expedition Indonesia PRIMA to the Indian Ocean for ...

Indonesia can become model of digital economic development for AIS

Indonesia can become a model for Archipelagic and Island States (AIS) to develop the digital economy, according to ...

Raja Ampat preps for Maritime Festival on Oct 18-23, 2019

Raja Ampat District in West Papua Province will hold the Maritime Festival 2019 on Oct 18-23. Some 200 domestic and ...

Search halted for missing Swiss tourist in Papua

The Sorong search and rescue office (Basarnas) has temporarily halted an operation to find a Swiss tourist missing in ...

Malaysia supports Indonesia's proposed ASEAN identity narrative

The Malaysian delegation, at the 15th ASEAN Senior Officials Meeting for Culture and Arts (SOMCA) and Related Meetings ...

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Infrastructure development intensifies to boost N Sulawesi Tourism

North Sulawesi, with a population of 2.4 million and located on the northern Sulawesi Island, or formerly known as ...

North Sulawesi's tourist facilities to be renovated by 2020

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) has outlined a target to complete the project to renovate public facilities in North ...

Yahya to open Biak Munawa Wampasi Festival on July 1

Tourism Minister Arief Yahya is scheduled to officially open the Biak Munawa Wampasi (BMW) Festival to be held in Biak ...

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Enchantment Festival to reveal wonders of Raja Ampat

The Raja Ampat Enchantment Festival will showcase the wonders of Raja Ampat as a marine tourism destination to divers, ...