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DPD fully leaves alleged bribery case involving its chief to KPK

The Regional Representative Council (DPD) has said will leave the case of alleged corruption involving its chairman to ...

DPD chairman named as suspect in corruption case

The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) has named Irman Gusman, chairman of the Regional Representatives Council ...

Satellite detects 63 hotspots on Sumatra Island

NASAs satellite detected 63 hotspots on Sumatra Island on Friday, a sharp increase from the 14 found on the previous ...

Increasing halal certification in West Nusa Tenggara

The province of West Nusa Tenggara is among several Indonesian regions that can become an icon of halal tourism but ...

Ministry to hold Indian Ocean Rim Association symposium

The Policy Assessment and Development Agency at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs will be holding an international ...

Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand agree on sharing job market information

Indonesia, Malaysia and Thailand agree on sharing job market information via online service in order to reduce ...

Annular solar eclipse visible in Indonesia on Sept 1

An annular solar eclipse will be visible in several regions of Indonesia on Thursday, September 1, 2016. In a ...

Police, KPK join hand in fight against corruption

No more "crocodile and gecko fight" as the Indonesian Police and the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) have ...

Police-KPK conduct joint training on corruption eradication

The Indoenesian police force (Polri) and the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) are jointly organizing a training ...

Legal enforcement stepped up to combat forest fires

Riaus inhabitants have long yearned to lead a haze-free existence as they have reeled under the impacts of smoke ...

All-out fight against forest fires in Sumatra, Kalimantan

The Indonesian authorities had a fleeting sense of relief that there had been no haze from forest fires until early ...

Tourism Ministry facilitates meeting between Indonesian, Malaysian tourism industry players

The Tourism Ministry (Kemenpar) is facilitating a meeting between tourism industry players of Indonesia and Malaysia ...

Riau police name 85 suspects over wildfire cases

The Riau Police have named 85 suspects over wildfires during the January-August 2016 period. The cases are being ...

Lapan detects 74 hotspots across Sumatra

Indonesias National Institute of Aeronautics and Space (Lapan) has reported that the number of hotspots across Sumatra ...

Saving remaining Sumatran tigers

Indonesia is one of the 13 countries in the world that have tigers living within their borders. India has the ...