Faces of Bali - Serangan Island

"Serangan island, a 73-hectare island located just 250 metres off the southeast coast of Bali, is the resident of Sakenan temple–one of the most visited temple for religious purpose on the southern part, according...

Badung, Denpasar's Big Sister

"Badung Regency, south coast of Bali When the other rival kingdoms in south Bali were defeated by the Dutch in 1900, Badung Kingdom gained an expansive links trade. But it was last only for six years as Badung was finally invaded in 1906 through a massive battle known as...

Indonesia takes delivery of Dutch navy corvette

Jakarta (ANTARA News) - The Indonesian navy has taken delivery of the second of four corvettes ordered from the Netherlands, the navy said here Wednesday.The 1,600 tonne Sigma-class corvette, which was named the KRI...

Fuel seeps from capsized fuel tanker at Indonesian port

""There is a very small quantity of fuel that has leaked out of the ship, but we already have rubber oil booms in place around the tanker," port master Rocky Ahmad Suherman told AFP, adding that the fuel was thought...

VP gives port operators two years improve Tanjung Priok Port

"In developing a sea port, there must be clear sectors, Kalla said, adding that the container sector, for instance, must be separated form the car export-import and cargo terminals The vice president earlier dedicated the Jakarta Car Terminal whose activities include...

Din Syamsuddin yet to decide whether to run for presidency

""It is important to know that I haven`t yet thought of being active in joining government affairs," he said. According to him not was not the right time for him to respond to issues on his nomination for...

Status of Berhala island to be decided in late October

"Berhala island which is only 12 miles from Muara Sabak, the capital of East Tanjung Jabung district and becomes a tomb of Datuk Paduko Berhala, who was the first Jambi King during the Malay kingdom. This island had since 1990 dragged Jambi and Riau islands into a dispute...

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