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Military to deploy 35,079 personnel to secure simultaneous elections

The Indonesia military (TNI) is set to deploy 35,079 soldiers to help the police in providing security for the ...

Indonesia has mastered requirements in four AEC sectors

The Indonesian Foreign Ministry has stated that Indonesia has mastered at least four out of eight sectors opened under ...

Floods submerge 254 houses in W. Sumatra

Floods triggered by heavy rains submerged 325 houses in Pesisir Selatan District, West Sumatra Province, on ...

IORA should boost development of shipbuilding industry: Expert

The Indonesian government must utilize the momentum of holding a meeting of the Indian Ocean Rim Association (IORA) in ...

Researcher identifies 52 species of reptiles in W Sumatra

A researcher of reptiles Salvator Fakhrul Reza successfully identified 52 species of reptiles such as snakes, lizards ...

Landslides, No. 1 Killer in Indonesia in 2014

Being located in the Pacifics ring of fire and comprising over 17 thousand islands, Indonesia is prone to natural ...

Indonesian fishing net prices are too high for local fishermen: Minister

The prices of fishing nets used by Indonesian fishermen might be higher as compared to those in other Southeast Asian ...

Jakarta claims to be better prepared to tackle floods

Jakarta is notorious for its traffic jams and floods during the rainy season, which usually begins late in the year ...

Floods inundate almost a thousand houses in West Sumatra

The floods have inundated 841 houses in Silaut Sub-District, South Pesisir District, West Sumatra Province, since ...

1,970 homes flooded in West Sumatra`s Solok district

At least 1,970 homes in Solok district, Indonesia's West Sumatra province, were flooded on Friday due to the ...

202 Indonesian regions to hold local elections in 2015

At least 202 regions in Indonesia will organize regional head elections in 2015, Chairman of the National Election ...

Indonesian private cars throng Merak Ferry Port

Post-fasting travelers cars intending to cross the Sunda Strait to Sumatra, packed the Merak Ferry Port here on ...

W. Sumatra establishes cooperation with Morocco`s Fes-Boulemane

West Sumatra province of Indonesia and Moroccos Fes-Boulemane have signed a Letter of Intent (LOI) to further ...

Government prepares water bombs to mitigate Riau haze

The government will drop water bombs in several hotspots to mitigate haze from land fires in the Riau Province on ...

US explores cooperation with W. Sumatra

United States Ambassador to Indonesia Robert Blake visited West Sumatra on Thursday to explore a number of cooperation ...