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Subianto-Uno pair pledges to strengthen regions` tourism sector

Indonesian Vice Presidential candidate Sandiaga Uno hinted that strengthening the regions` tourism sector would be ...

31 giant turtles lay eggs in Raja Ampat throughout 2018

A total of 31 leatherback sea turtles, also known as the world`s explorer giant turtles, landed and laid eggs in ...

President Jokowi calls on NU women to maintain unity

President Joko Widodo has called on members of Muslimat Nahdlatul Ulama (NU),  to maintain unity of the ...

Meteorology agency warns of hydrometeorological disasters

The Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) has warned of possible hydrometeorological disasters, such ...

Raja Ampat issues regulation on cruise ships

The Raja Ampat district administration has issued a regulation to control cruise ships entering Raja Ampat ...

4.9-magnitude earthquake jolts South Manokwari, W Papua

An earthquake measuring 4.9 on the Richer Scale jolted Ransiki, South Manokwari District, West Papua Province, on ...

Magnitude 6.1 earthquake jolts Manokwari Papua

An earthquake measuring 6.1 on the Richter scale jolted the districts of Manokwari and South Manokwari in West Papua ...

Heavy rains predicted to hit a number of areas

Heavy rains, triggering flooding, are feared to hit a number of areas in Indonesia as masses of cold air are blowing ...

Shark fishing ban in Raja Ampat continues to be violated

Shark fishing activities in the waters of Raja Ampat District in West Papua Province continue unabated despite a ...

Sabang becomes world`s cruise tour destination

The Aceh administration has stated that Indonesia`s western outermost island, designated as a National Tourism ...

Finance Minister asks W Papua to improve performance

Minister of Finance Sri Mulyani has asked the Governor of West Papua, Dominggus Mandacan, to continue to improve the ...

Year Ender - Preserving coral reefs means protecting livelihoods in coastal region by Fardah Assegaf

Indonesian waters occupy at least 70 percent of its national territory, and in most parts of the country, there are ...

Assets of commercial banks in Papua register 18.64 percent increase

The Financial Service Authority (OJK) of Papua and West Papua recorded that by September 2018, the assets of ...

Regulator anticipates peak of fuel consumption at X`mas, New Year

Down Stream oil and gas regulator BPH Migas is taking anticipatory steps in the face of fuel oil (BBM) consumption ...

LIPI presents report on two decades of COREMAP implementation

The Oceanography Research Center (P2O) of the Indonesian Institute of Sciences (LIPI) here on Monday presented a ...