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Indonesia continues search for missing Dutch diver

Indonesia continues search for missing Dutch diver

The operation to track down a Dutch teenage diver who is feared dead after disappearing in the waters of Lagoi, Bintan, Riau Islands is being continued by the Indonesian search and rescue agency.
Tue Apr 12 2022
Indonesia reopens door for international visitors from 19 countries

Indonesia reopens door for international visitors from 19 countries

International visitors from 19 countries with a COVID-19 positivity rate of less than five per cent have been allowed to come to Indonesia.
Thu Oct 14 2021
Indonesia seizes Iran, Panama-flagged tankers over alleged illegal oil transfer

Indonesia seizes Iran, Panama-flagged tankers over alleged illegal oil transfer

The tankers, seized in waters off Kalimantan province, have been escorted to Batam island in Riau Island Province for further investigation.
Mon Jan 25 2021
Indonesia to probe jail break as 150 inmates remain on the run

Indonesia to probe jail break as 150 inmates remain on the run

Three days after the mass escape, 151 prisoners were still on the run and 197 have been recaptured, Ferdinand Siagian, the head of Riau Province's Law Ministry office, which oversees Pekanbaru prison.
Mon May 08 2017
Lightning kills Indonesian man

Lightning kills Indonesian man

An Indonesian man who came from Selat Panjang, Riau, Indonesia was killed after he was believed to have been struck by lightning before falling off a raft used to breed mussels in Kampung Kuala Masai,
Mon Feb 06 2017
Body parts found after Indonesian plane missing

Body parts found after Indonesian plane missing

The M28 Skytruck plane carrying 13 people lost contact with air traffic control Saturday during a flight from Pangkal Pinang, Bangka Belitung province to Batam in the Riau Islands province in western
Sun Dec 04 2016
13 feared dead in fatal plane crash in Riau waters

13 feared dead in fatal plane crash in Riau waters

Its Head of Public Relations Boy Rafli Amar, in a media statement here, said the Cassa aircraft departed from Pangkal Pinang at 9.24 am and was scheduled to land in Batam at 10.58 am.
Sat Dec 03 2016
Indonesia wants to rename part of South China Sea as Natuna Sea

Indonesia wants to rename part of South China Sea as Natuna Sea

Indonesia says it will be the right decision because the body of water was around the Natuna islands in the Riau archipelago.
Wed Aug 24 2016
Indonesian plantation company Sampoerna Agro fined record sum for 2014 Riau forest fires

Indonesian plantation company Sampoerna Agro fined record sum for 2014 Riau forest fires

Indonesian plantation company Sampoerna Agro is handed the country's largest ever fine to a company linked to forest fires.
Mon Aug 15 2016
Bauxite mining: Pahang MB rebukes Kuantan MP for giving inaccurate info

Bauxite mining: Pahang MB rebukes Kuantan MP for giving inaccurate info

MB Datuk Seri Adnan Yaakob rebuked Kuantan MP Fuziah Salleh for providing inaccurate information on the pollution of four rivers in the district, said to have been caused by bauxite mining activities.
Tue Nov 24 2015
Haze: Malaysians from Riau to arrive home tonight

Haze: Malaysians from Riau to arrive home tonight

173 Malaysians who were evacuated following the worsening situation of the haze in Riau, Indonesia is expected to arrive at the Royal Malaysian Air Force (RMAF) base in Subang.
Fri Sep 18 2015
API in Pontianak reaches over 1,000

API in Pontianak reaches over 1,000

The local authorities have yet to declare a state of emergency in that province, as they declared for Riau province.
Wed Sep 16 2015
Indonesia sends troops to fight fires as haze cloaks Southeast Asia

Indonesia sends troops to fight fires as haze cloaks Southeast Asia

President Joko Widodo has ordered a military ramp-up on Sumatra after authorities declared a state of emergency in the island's hard-hit Riau province Monday.
Tue Sep 15 2015
Sumatra's Riau declares emergency as haze worsens

Sumatra's Riau declares emergency as haze worsens

Indonesia today declared a state of emergency in Sumatera's Riau as the Air Pollution Index or API stands at 300.
Mon Sep 14 2015
Civilians allowed to board Hercules aircraft that belongs to Indonesian air force - Defence Minister

Civilians allowed to board Hercules aircraft that belongs to Indonesian air force - Defence Minister

Indonesian Defence Minister Ryamizard Ryacudu was quoted by a local television news broadcast agency as saying that it was not a problem if there were civilians who boarded the Hercules.
Wed Jul 01 2015
The battle to reduce road deaths

The battle to reduce road deaths

In Malaysia, over half a million road accidents have been recorded so far this year.
Sat Nov 23 2024
Pro-Palestinian NGOs seek court order to stop Dutch arms exports to Israel

Pro-Palestinian NGOs seek court order to stop Dutch arms exports to Israel

The Dutch state, as a signatory to the 1948 Genocide Convention, has a duty to take all reasonable measures at its disposal to prevent genocide.
Sat Nov 23 2024
How quickly can Trump's Musk-led efficiency panel slash US regulations?

How quickly can Trump's Musk-led efficiency panel slash US regulations?

Moves by Trump and his appointees to eliminate existing rules will be met with legal challenges, as many progressive groups and Democratic officials have made clear.
Sat Nov 23 2024
2TM: Consultations on PTPTN loans, admission to IPTA at MOHE booth

2TM: Consultations on PTPTN loans, admission to IPTA at MOHE booth

Consultations on PTPTN loans and admission to IPTA are among services provided at the Higher Education Ministry booth.
Sat Nov 23 2024
Kampung Tanjung Kala residents affected by flooded bridge every time it rains heavily

Kampung Tanjung Kala residents affected by flooded bridge every time it rains heavily

Almost 200 residents from 60 homes in Kampung Tanjung Kala have ended up stuck when their 200-metre (m) long concrete bridge flooded.
Sat Nov 23 2024
COP29 climate summit draft proposes rich countries pay $250 billion per year

COP29 climate summit draft proposes rich countries pay $250 billion per year

The draft finance deal criticised by both developed and developing nations.
Fri Nov 22 2024
Bomb squad sent to London's Gatwick Airport after terminal evacuation

Bomb squad sent to London's Gatwick Airport after terminal evacuation

This was following the discovery of a suspected prohibited item in luggage.
Fri Nov 22 2024
Kelantan urges caution amidst northeast monsoon rains

Kelantan urges caution amidst northeast monsoon rains

Kelantan has reminded the public in the state to refrain from outdoor activities with the arrival of the Northeast Monsoon season.
Fri Nov 22 2024
Former New Zealand PM Jacinda Ardern receives UN leadership award

Former New Zealand PM Jacinda Ardern receives UN leadership award

Former New Zealand prime minister Jacinda Ardern was given a global leadership award by the United Nations Foundation.
Fri Nov 22 2024
ICC'S arrest warrants for Netanyahu, Gallant an apt decision - PM

ICC'S arrest warrants for Netanyahu, Gallant an apt decision - PM

The decision of the ICC to issue arrest warrants against Benjamin Netanyahu and Yoav Gallant is apt, said Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim.
Fri Nov 22 2024