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Mount Marapi erupts, sends ash 1.6 km high over West Sumatra

Mount Marapi, which straddles the Agam and Tanah Datar districts of West Sumatra province, erupted on Tuesday morning, ...

Residents near Mt. Marapi must increase vigilance: Official

The Mount Marapi Volcano Post urged residents living around the slopes of Mount Marapi in Agam and Tanah Datar ...

Turn pencak silat into tourist, cultural attraction, W Sumatra told

Youth and Sports Minister Dito Ariotedjo has urged West Sumatra province to turn Indonesia’s traditional martial ...

New task force to boost doctor numbers, quality

The Higher Education, Science, and Technology Ministry (Kemendiktisaintek) will soon establish a task force and working ...

Pertamina provides additional 7.38 million three-kg gas canisters

State-owned Pertamina's subsidiary, PT Pertamina Patra Niaga, announced it has provided an additional 7.38 million ...

Trade Minister flags off tuna exports from West Sumatra to UAE

Trade Minister Budi Santoso released a tuna export shipment weighing 9.3 tons and worth Rp1.87 billion (US$112,972) ...

Minister hails state budget's role in tourism, toll road development

Minister of Finance Sri Mulyani Indrawati highlighted that the government had mobilized the state budget (APBN) to ...

Building the largest floating solar power plant in Sumatra

After previously building the 192 megawatt peak (MWp) Floating Solar Power Plant (PLTS) in the Cirata Reservoir, West ...

House to evaluate firearms procedure by police personnel

Indonesian House of Representatives' (DPR RI's) Commission III Deputy Chairman Rano Alfath has scheduled an ...

Rendang deserves UNESCO cultural heritage tag: govt

Culture Minister Fadli Zon has emphasized the importance of registering rendang, a culinary specialty from West ...

W Sumatra's Padang holds megathrust quake simulation

The National Search and Rescue Agency (Basarnas) on Thursday held a joint drill in Padang city, West Sumatra province, ...

Riau Customs foils massive cigarette smuggling operation

The Riau Regional Office of the Directorate General of Customs and Excise has seized approximately two million ...

Army builds bridge for aid distribution to Mt Marapi flood victims

Soldiers from the Indonesian Army have built a bridge in a bid to facilitate assistance delivery to residents affected ...

President inspects flood-hit area in West Sumatra's Agam

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) and First Lady Iriana on Tuesday reviewed the situation in an area affected by cold lava ...

Jokowi hopes global oil prices not impacted by Raisi's death

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) expressed hope that the tragic death of Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi in a helicopter ...