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N. Sumatra vets indicate ASF virus infection in pig carcass

Veterinarians in North Sumatra have indicated the spread of African Swine Fever (ASF) virus in addition to the infection of Hog Cholera following the deaths of several thousand pigs in the ...

Radicalism not revealed by choice of clothing

Deputy for Prevention, Protection and Deradicalization of the National Counterterrorism Agency (BNPT) Maj. Gen. TNI Hendri P. Lubis strongly believes that radicalism and terrorism could not be ...

WWF said Sumatran tiger relocation to not solve human-wildlife conflict

Syamsidar, WWF's Riau Program spokesman, opined that relocating Sumatran tigers will not resolve the conflicts arising between humans and Sumatran tigers (panthera tigris sumatrae) in Pelangiran ...

Domestic machinery instrumental in strengthening textile industry

The domestic machinery industry has a crucial role in bolstering textile production in the country, according to the Industry Ministry. "The machinery sector plays a key role. Our textile ...

Jokowi stresses public alertness against natural disasters

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) has appealed to Indonesians to always remain vigilant to natural disasters since Indonesia is located on the Ring of Fire, thereby making it prone to earthquakes and ...

President Jokowi instructs to expedite post-riot rehabilitation work in Wamena

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) has given orders to speed up rehabilitation work pertaining to infrastructure destroyed or damaged during a bloody riot that broke out in Wamena, Jayawijaya District, ...

Prabowo appointed defense minister in Jokowi's new cabinet

President Joko Widodo’s (Jokowi's) new cabinet line-up for his second-term administration for 2019-2024 included the head of state’s contender in two consecutive presidential ...

Jokowi-Ma'ruf Amin officially become president and vice president

Joko Widodo and Ma'ruf Aminhadofficially taken oaths as Indonesia's president and vice president for the 2019-2024 term at a swearing-in ceremony taking place at the parliament ...

Indonesian govt. channels attention on bolstering domestic consumption

Finance Minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati echoed the government’s stance to make concerted efforts to encourage domestic consumption to maintain the nation’s economic growth amid a slowdown ...

Most terror suspects pledged loyalty online

Some 90 percent of the terror suspects arrested by the Indonesian Police's anti-terror squad over the past week pledged their allegiance to terror group ISIS on online platforms, Indonesian ...