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news focus - efforts to strengthen defense in eastern indonesia by otniel tamindael

Formerly known as Pitu airport, Leo Wattimena is a private airport located on the southern coast of Morotai Island ...

Indonesia to build integrated military base in Morotai, North Maluku

The Leo Wattimena Air Force base on the island of Morotai, North Maluku, would be strengthened as an integrated ...

Deputy Minister of Japan visits Biak Numfor

Deputy Minister of Japan Masahisa Sato visited Biak Numfor, Papua Province, on Monday, to strengthen cooperation with ...

Indonesia gears up to welcome Asian Games` visitors

Four days from Tuesday (Aug 14), the 18th Asian Games will officially be opened at Jakarta`s Gelora Bung Karno ...

Special report - Asian Games to revive Indonesia`s can-do spirit

"Sport revolution for the nation`s fame. Sports are part of the nation`s multi-complex revolution," said the ...

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Asian Games` enthusiasts encouraged to visit Cenderawasih Bay National Park

The Cenderawasih Bay National Park authorities have encouraged foreign athletes, officials, and enthusiasts of the ...

Nobel literature prize award postponed amid turmoil over sex scandal

The Swedish Academy which decides the Nobel Prize for Literature said on Friday it would not make the award this year ...

88-year-old woman conferred doctorate in Japan

- An 88-year-old woman was conferred doctorate on Saturday at a university in Kyoto, making her the oldest person in ...

Givenchy, tower of French fashion and tailor to the stars, dies at 91

French fashion designer Hubert de Givenchy, an aristocrat who founded the house of Givenchy in the 1950s, becoming ...

Places to spend leisure time in Palembang during Asian Games

As the capital of the ancient Malay kingdom of Sriwijaya, which influenced much of Southeast Asia, Palembang was an ...

Silangit Airport to be promoted into international airport

Transport Minister Budi Karya Sumadi has visited North Tapanuli ahead of the declaration of the Silangit airport into ...

Japan committed to ease pain of Indonesian "comfort women"

The Ambassador of Japan to Indonesia Masafumi Ishii stated here on Saturday that his government was committed to ease ...

Mauno Koivisto, Finland's former president, dies at 93

Mauno Koivisto, Finland's first leftist president who led it along the path to EU membership, died on Friday an the ...

Promoting tourism attractions of Biak

Biak Numfor District was a popular tourist destination in Papua in 1990s, before Raja Ampat was "discovered." ...

Papua focuses on developing tourism in Biak and Supiori

The Papua administration has focused on developing tourism in the districts of Biak Numfor and Supiori. "So far, ...