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Pontianak Sultanate confers royal title on Prabowo Subianto

Sultan Pontianak IX Sri Paduka Maulana Syarif Machmud Alkadrie conferred a "Datok Sri Setia Negara" royal ...

Indonesia's anti-drugs agency seizes 100 kilograms of crystal meth

Indonesia's National Narcotics Agency (BNN) has seized 100 kilograms of crystal methamphetamine and ecstasy pills ...

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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 ...

74 percent of students to take computer-based national exams

As many as 121,204 or 74 percent of 163,469 students in West Kalimantan province would take Computer-Based National ...

International seminar discusses way to build peace during election

Alqadrie Center (YAC), Indonesian Conflict and Peace Study Network, in collaboration with the University of Bath, ...

Land fires trigger haze in several areas in North Kalimantan

Forest and land fires continue to haunt North Kalimantan, as they have occurred daily in the province over the last ...

Jokowi urges young garuda squad to keep championship spirit alive

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) fulfilled his promise to receive the Young Garuda Squad`s members here on Thursday, ...

Jokowi to receive Young Garuda Squad

Indonesian President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) will receive the Young Garuda Squad`s members on Thursday. "I will ...

Governor calls on people to cultivate peatlands for farming

West Kalimantan Governor Sutarmidji has called on people to utilize peatland areas in the region to plant horticulture ...

Palm oil firms bring no direct benefits for W Kalimantan: governor

The presence of palm oil companies in West Kalimantan has brought no significant benefits to the locals, instead, its ...

Govt revitalizes Sumber Jaya fishermen village as a model village

The revitalization of the Sumber Jaya fishing village in Bengkulu would be used as a model for the development of ...

West Kalimantan prosecutor demands death penalty for kingpin

The Indonesian Public Prosecution demanded death penalty for kingpin M. Effendi, or bin Phan Cin Kian, on charges of ...

90 percent of orangutans live outside preserved forests: BKSDA

Some 90 percent of the orangutan population are living outside preserved forests and are exposed to conflicts with ...

Kapuas Hulu team finds 12 bodies of sunken boat victims

The search and rescue (SAR) team found bodies of 12 victims of a boat that sunk in Kapuas River, Kapuas Hulu District, ...

Border tourism promoted to achieve targeted 20 million tourist arrivals

Border tourism will be promoted by the Tourism Ministry to achieve the target of 20 million foreign tourist arrivals ...