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Helicopter pressed into service to locate missing fishermen

The National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB) has deployed a helicopter to search for three fishermen who went missing ...

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Covering a COVID-19 burial: The photojournalists' stories

In mid-March, weeks after the first two cases of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) were reported in Indonesia, the ...

West Pasaman holds Mount Talamau coffee festival

West Pasaman District in West Sumatra Province is organizing the first Mount Talamau Coffee Festival on Jan 7-10, ...

Flood inundates residential area in Jayapura, Papua

A flood triggered by incessant rain since Thursday evening, inundated Yahim Gajah Mada housing complex in Sentani, ...

Year ender - Volcanic tsunami takes year-end vacationers by surprise

Vacationers, mostly constituting state electricity company PLN employees, were enjoying music played by rock band ...

Police seize 18 kg of crystal meth in Riau province

Police in the Indonesian province of Riau have seized 18 kilograms (kg) of crystal meth and 18,750 ecstasy pills of ...

President calls for stopping illegal logging in Jambi

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) called on security authorities in Jambi here on Sunday to seriously tackle illegal ...

Solution to Tanah Abang`s persistent congestion by Eliswan Azly

For residents of Tanah Abang, located in Central Jakarta, the place has become an undisputed icon, as it is the ...

Two cars plunge into ravine, killing passenger in West Sumatra

A man was killed and four others were seriously injured when two cars plunged into ravine in landslides in Sitinjau ...

Riau police name two suspects in migrant workers` smuggling case

The Indonesian police in Bengkalis District, Riau Province, have named Hamid alias Boboi (31) and Jamal (38) as ...

Indonesia poised to become world`s best halal tourism country by Andi Abdussalam

Muslim tourists are a potential segment of the global tourism where in 2017, a total of 131 Muslim tourist arrivals ...

Engineers play big role to help 4.0 industrial revolution succeed

Engineers play an important role for successful implementation of the 4.0 industrial revolution in Indonesia by ...

Infrastructure cooperation between Indonesia, Japan grows stronger

Cooperation between Indonesia and Japan in the infrastructure sector is growing stronger, with bilateral relations ...

About 150,000 people expected to perform prayers at Istiqlal Mosque

About 100,000 to 150,000 Muslims are expected to perform Eid al-Fitr prayers at the Istiqlal Mosque in Jakarta on ...

Jokowi asked to reevaluate Bengkulu infrastructure projects

Bengkulu Civilian Community Group has asked President Joko Widodo to reconsider and reevaluate all infrastructure ...