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Sail Raja Ampat Set to Kick off

- The Peak event of Sail Raja Ampat will be held on June 21, in Waisai Torang Cinta (WTC) beach, Waisai city, Raja ...

Indonesian Constitutional Court Starts Handling Election Disputes

After working hard until the last minutes before the May 9 deadline, Indonesias General Elections Commission (KPU) ...

Papuan leader says Netherlands created OPM to oppose Indonesia

A Papuan community leader, Nicolaas Jouwe, said the Netherlands officers created the Free Papua Movement (OPM) in ...

Malaria remains endemic in five Indonesian provinces

Malaria is a major public health problem in most tropical countries, including Indonesia with five of its provinces ...

Stay calm, Papua military urges Sorong citizens after clash

The Papua Regional Military Commander Mayor General Christian Zebua appealed to the Sentani citizens to stay calm and ...

Indonesia encourages tourists to explore eastern destinations

Indonesia is a large archipelago comprising more than 13 thousand islands and extending over 5,120 kilometers from its ...

Indonesia General Election Commission to fix number of electoral districts

The Indonesian General Elections Commission (KPU) will decide the number of electoral districts for the General ...

Semen Indonesia opens packing plants in Papua

Publicly listed cement company PT Semen Indonesia Tbk.(SMGR) has set up a packing plant in Sorong, West Papua, to meet ...

Navy hopes navy's third fleet to be operational in 2014

The navy hopes the plan to form a new navy fleet will come to reality in 2014, Navy spokesman Commodore Untung ...

Chevron has right to reduce investment: SK Migas

SK Migas, the temporary regulator of the upstream oil and gas sector, has stated that it is up to Chevron to decide ...

Quake jolts Ternate

An earthquake measuring 5.0 on the Richter scale rocked the eastern Indonesian town of Ternate early Friday, but there ...

Govt to use military aircraft to carry logistics to Papua

The government will deploy military and police aircraft to transport logistics to Papua since Susi Air and Trigana Air ...

President Yudhoyono visits China

President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, who arrived in Beijing on Thursday for a state and working visit, was welcomed by ...

Slovakian companies to invest us$1 bln in RI

President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono said that a number of private Slovakian companies want to invest US$1 billion in a ...

Indonesia attracts French tourists at Travel Mart

Indonesia is attracting French tourists at the International French Travel Market (IFTM) Top Resa which is taking ...