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Jakarta to reopen tourism gradually: official

The Jakarta administration will reopen tourist attractions in the capital on a trial basis gradually, an official has ...

Tracing gambir's glory in Riau Islands

Not many people know that gambir, or Uncaria plant, which is also popularly known as gambier or cat's claw, once ...

Death toll in Tangerang prison blaze climbs to 48

The Tangerang District Hospital confirmed that two other inmates succumbed to their injuries in the fire at the ...

Students in Indonesia-Timor Leste border edified on health protocols

The Indonesian–Timor Leste Border Security Task Force has educated students in Eban Village, North Central ...

Incessant rain causes flooding in Central, Eastern Kalimantan: BRIN

Incessant rains triggered by the Kelvin and Rossby confluence and wind circulation anomalies associated with convection ...

AD Ports Group and CMA CGM Group announce agreement to invest AED 570 million in new terminal at Khalifa Port

AD Ports Group, the region’s premier facilitator of logistics, industry, and trade, and France-based CMA CGM Group, ...

HKTB extends “Hong Kong Neighbourhoods” to launch “West Kowloon” for promoting art and culture tourism of the neighbourhood

The Hong Kong Tourism Board (HKTB) officially launched a West Kowloon neighbourhood programme, after featuring popular ...

Prison heads told to check electrical installations in prisons

Law and Human Rights Minister Yasonna Hamonangan Laoly has directed all prison heads in Indonesia to inspect electrical ...

Govt to focus on building gas infrastructure in eastern Indonesia

The Indonesian government will focus on building gas infrastructure in eastern Indonesia given the huge gas potential ...

Ministry forms five teams to handle Tangerang prison fire case

The Ministry of Law and Human Rights has formed five teams to assist in handling the fire outbreak case at the Class 1 ...

South African, Portuguese nationals die in Tangerang Prison blaze

As many as two foreigners were among the inmates, who lost their lives in a fire that erupted in the Class 1 Prison of ...

Tracing Eastern Indonesian spice routes

Indonesian spices, with their unique characteristics, have become cultural markers in their areas of origin -- for ...

President aims to realize vaccination goal by year end

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) has said he expects to see 70 percent of the population in each province vaccinated ...

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Two films offer a peek into future of climate change

For science fiction buffs, two Hollywood movies could offer an insight into the latest report of the Intergovernmental ...

KAI operates four round-trips for Yogyakarta airport railway trial run

State-owned train operator PT KAI Daop 6 is operating four round-trip trial runs on the newly-inaugurated Yogyakarta ...