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Ministry to release two Sumatran tigers in Riau

The Environment and Forestry Ministry will release two Sumatran tigers into their habitat in Riau Province after it ...

WWF uses art approach to protect Sumatran tigers

The global environmental conservation organization WWF-Indonesia has used an art approach to protect Sumatran ...

53 hotspots detected in Riau Province

The Terra and Aqua satellites have detected 53 hotspots indicating forest fires in Riau Province Saturday afternoon, a ...

Tour de Indonesia expected to be upgraded to 2.Hors Class next year

The Indonesian Cycling Federation (ISSI) is targeting to raise the level of Tour de Indonesia (TdI) to 2.HC (Hors ...

Church bomber couple entered Philippines in December 2018

The late couple suspected of bombing a church in Jolo, the Philippines, on January 21, 2019, left Indonesia in December ...

Sumatran tiger trapped and moved to West Sumatra

A Sumatran tiger (Panthera tigris Sumatrae) that had eaten a man and a goat in North Sumatra last June has been trapped ...

11 provinces should declare alert status for forest fire: Ministry

The Coordinating Ministry for Political, Legal, and Security Affairs has appealed to 11 provincial administrations ...

PNM targets to channelize loans worth Rp14 trillion in 2019

State-owned financing company PT Permodalan Nasional Madani (PNM) has outlined a target to channel loans amounting ...

Indonesia boosts its arsenal in battle against fall armyworm

Indonesia is prepping itself by securing all necessary arsenal in an uphill battle against the fall armyworm, an ...

Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand exchange online labor market information

- to realize the IB. Currently, work training institutions were being revitalized to improve regional human ...

Agam to hold Lake Maninjau festival in 2020

The Agam District administration's Tourism Office will hold the Enchanting Lake Maninjau festival in 2020 as a ...

Yahya congratulates Ombilin on its designation as World Heritage Site

Tourism Minister Arief Yahya extended his congratulations on Ombillin in Sawahlunto, West Sumatra Province, being ...

West Sumatra proposes 'rendang' as world heritage to UNESCO

Indonesia's West Sumatra provincial administration will propose its unique culinary rendang to be included on ...

Ombilin's designation as UNESCO world heritage supports West Sumatra

Ony Yulfian, West Sumatra tourism agency's head, believes that the Ombilin Coal Mine in Sawahlunto, West Sumatra, ...

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W Sumatra optimistic of Ombilin Heritage site driving tourism growth

Indonesia applauded the World Heritage Committee's decision to inscribe former coal mine site Ombilin in Sawahlunto ...