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Six sailors rescued by tuna fishing vessel arrive at Timika

KMN Hasil Tuna, a tuna fishing vessel that rescued six sailors of MV Kalimas 4, arrived at Timika, the capital of Mimika district, Papua, on Friday morning, officials said. MV Kalimas 4 sank in ...

Densus 88 detains 14 terror suspects in three provinces

The Indonesian Police's anti-terror squad Special Detachment (Densus) 88 detained 14 suspected terrorists in three provinces on Thursday (Dec 16). A spokesperson of the Indonesian Police ...

Ngloram Airport's flights always running at full capacity

The Ngloram Airport in Blora District, Central Java, has served two flights on a weekly basis and always operating at full capacity, Transportation Minister Budi Karya Sumadi stated. "(The ...

Education Ministry urges vocational school graduates to possess requisite skills

The Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology (Kemendikbudristek) called on vocational high schools (SMK) to ensure that their graduates possess skills in related sectors. "I ...

President upbeat about Indonesian sharia economy's prospects

President Joko Widodo has said he is optimistic about the prospects of the Indonesian sharia economy. “Our sharia economy, which was ranked ninth in 2014, has grown to the fourth largest in ...

Gov't supports IDF for Borobudur temple's cultural preservation through dances

The Tourism and Creative Economy Ministry voiced support for the Indonesia Dance Festival (IDF) Program that features three performances combining dances and Borobudur temple's enthomathematics ...

Indonesia among five countries with largest dropin COVID-19 cases, Minister

Indonesia is now among the five countries with the largest decline in COVID-19 cases, Communication and Informatics Minister Johnny G. Plate has said. “Indonesia is one of the five countries ...

Don't ban bulk cooking oil sale in 2022: Legislator

The policies on cooking oil should not be disadvantageous to micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs), such as a prohibition on selling bulk oil, to be imposed next year, a legislatorAmin ...

Ministry of Trade distributes 11 million liters of cooking oil to retailers

The Ministry of Trade has distributed 11 million liters of cooking oil to 45 thousand retailers, members of the Indonesia Retailers Association (Aprindo), under the efforts to stabilize the ...

Six Chinese nationals arrested in Papua for illegal gold mining

Indonesian security personnel arrested six undocumented Chinese nationals found illegally mining gold in Sewa village, Wapoga sub-district, Waropen district, Papua province, on Sunday. They were ...