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Police clear rumors of Christmas services banned in West Sumatra

Indonesia's National Police denied information, spread across social media platforms, claiming that Christian ...

North Sumatra government pledges to clampdown on illegal gold miners

The North Sumatra provincial administration has made a solemn promise to crackdown on illegal gold miners in Mandailing ...

Insp. Gen. Sigit installed as Bareskrim chief

National Police Chief General Idham Aziz inaugurated former chief of the Profession and Internal Security Division ...

Social affairs ministry assists South Solok's flash flood victims

The Social Affairs Ministry has distributed the emergency aid packages worth Rp1.6 billion to assist residents of South ...

BNPB disburses Rp500 million in aid for Sigi flood victims

The National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB) has dispatched funding of Rp500 million as aid for victims of a flash ...

Flash flood hits South Solok District

A flash flood struck South Solok District, West Sumatra Province, on Friday morning, inundating some one thousand ...

Indonesian Pencak Silat martial art inscribed on UNESCO Heritage list

Indonesia's martial art Pencak Silat is one of the 15 elements inscribed on the Representative List of the ...

Indonesian VP attends ICMI's national meeting in Padang

 Vice President Ma'ruf Amin joined a congregation of the Al Azhar Mosque at the Padang State University (UNP) ...

UNP awards honorary doctoral degree in education to Jusuf Kalla

Former Indonesian Vice President Jusuf Kalla was awarded an honorary doctoral degree in quality assurance in education ...

Indonesia received over 1.35 million foreign tourists in October 2019

Over 1.35 million foreign tourists had paid a visit to Indonesia in October 2019, a 3.28-percent drop than a month ...

Breathing new life into Indonesia's south sea pearl industry

Jean de la Bruyere, the 17th century French philosopher and moralist, had once stated that "Next to sound ...

Hairy caterpillar invasion at Agam school stalls learning activities

Learning activities at the Kajai Pisik 39 Elementary School in Lubuklinggau, Agam District, West Sumatra, came to a ...

Minister points to construction industry's slow digital adoption

Public Works and Public Housing Minister Basuki Hadimuljono conceded that Indonesia's construction industry had ...

Indonesia's adversaries are not colonizers, but drug dealers: mayor

Mayor of Madiun Maidi stated that Indonesia's present adversaries are not colonizers but drug dealers and ...

Young Indonesians encouraged to harness spirit of innovation: minister

Research and Technology and Higher Education Minister Bambang Brodjonegoro has encouraged young Indonesians to keep the ...