© Provided by Xinhua Stretching 256,142 hectares of land on the second-largest island of Kalimantan, the Indonesian new capital Nusantara is becoming a new destination for local government to attract new capital and investments to boost the economy.

Termas de Rio Hondo [Argentina], April 3 (ANI): A stunning Saturday afternoon Q2 lap from Aleix Espargaro handed Aprilia Racing their first MotoGP pole position and the Spaniard's first pole position since the 2015 Catalan GP. It's a magnificent day ...

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CAIRO - The Muslim holy month of Ramadan - when the faithful fast from dawn to dusk - began at sunrise Saturday in much of the Middle East, where Russia's invasion of Ukraine has sent energy and food prices soaring.The conflict cast a pall over Ramad...

by Hayati Nupus JAKARTA, April 2 (Xinhua) -- The Indonesian government is looking for investors to finance a huge project for its new capital, Nusantara, with an area covering 256,142 hectares of land on the second-largest island of Kalimantan, borde...

Amaravati (Andhra Pradesh) [India], April 2 (ANI): Telugu Desam Party (TDP) Anganwadi wing state president, Achanta Sunitha, on Saturday urged the State Food Commission to conduct an inquiry into poor quality food, illness and death of children at An...

© Provided by Xinhua JAKARTA, April 2 (Xinhua) -- Cleaning themselves in the Cisadane river, observing the position of the moon... Muslims in Indonesia are prepared to welcome the holy month of Ramadan.

Nuh (Haryana)[India], April 2 (ANI): American Dodge Kemmer fired a brilliant last round of six-under 66 to register a three-shot win at 23-under 265 at the Gurugram Challenge 2022 PGTI - ADT held here at Classic Golf and Country Club. Thailand's Chan...

JAKARTA, April 1 (Xinhua) -- Indonesia recorded 18,460 foreign tourist visits via its main entry points in February, an increase of 151.98 percent compared to a year earlier and 21.91 percent higher than in January, the Statistics Indonesia (BPS) sai...

JAKARTA, April 1 (Xinhua) -- Five people were killed and four others injured in a road accident in Indonesia's Central Java province on Friday morning, according to local police. The accident occurred at around 4:30 a.m. local time involving a minibu...

HERAT, Afghanistan -- At least two people were killed and eight others wounded in a car bomb blast in Afghanistan's western province of Herat on Friday, a provincial public health official confirmed. "Based on initial information, two were killed and...

HEFEI, April 1 (Xinhua) -- Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi held talks on Thursday with visiting Indonesian Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi in east China's Anhui Province. Wang said that as major developing countries and representa...

JAKARTA, April 1 (Xinhua) -- Indonesian President Joko Widodo and Malaysian Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob met on Friday in Jakarta, witnessing the signing of a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on migrant workers. Widodo said the MoU regulates t...

Nuh (Haryana) [India], March 31 (ANI): Indonesia's Rory Hie is on course for an encore here at the Classic Golf and Country Club as he kept the lead for the third day running after he posted a six-under 66 in round three of the Gurugram Challenge 202...

JAKARTA -- The longest cross-highway box girder of the Jakarta-Bandung High-Speed Railway (HSR) was erected on Thursday in Indonesia, creating favorable conditions for the following rail-laying procedure. This box girder spreads across the Jakarta-Ba...

JAKARTA, March 31 (Xinhua) -- Indonesian President Joko Widodo and Papua New Guinea's Prime Minister James Marape meet on Thursday at the Indonesian Presidential Palace in Bogor, discussing bilateral cooperation, especially in trade and border openin...

JAKARTA, March 31 (Xinhua) -- Indonesia on Thursday confirmed 3,332 new COVID-19 cases, raising its tally of infections to 6,012,818, the country's Health Ministry said. According to the ministry, the death toll from COVID-19 in the country rose by 8...

New Delhi [India], March 31 (ANI): Disruptions caused by the ongoing Russia-Ukraine conflict is likely to lead to a supply shortfall of at least 4-6 lakh tonne of crude sunflower oil for India during the financial year beginning April 1, according to...

Singapore [Singapore], March 31 (ANI/PR Newswire): American Standard, one of the most iconic brands in sanitary ware and part of LIXIL, maker of pioneering water and housing products, brought together thought leaders in Architecture and Design around...

© Provided by Xinhua BEIJING, March 31 (Xinhua) -- Overseas scholars and observers have recently spoken highly of the achievements of China's Tibet Autonomous Region since 1959, when a democratic reform, under the leadership of the Communist Party o...

The Russian foreign minister points out areas of progress in Istanbul talks with KievTalks between Russian and Ukrainian negotiators in Turkey have produced one significant step forward: Kiev giving up on Crimea and the Donbass, Russian Foreign Minis...

New Delhi [India], March 30 (ANI): Seeing the positive response to the recently concluded third season of the Basketball Federation of India (BFI) and International Basketball Federation (FIBA) backed 3x3 Pro Basketball League (3BL), the number of wo...

Tokyo [Japan], March 30 (ANI): Japanese defence and foreign ministers may hold talks with their counterparts from India in 22 format meetings in Tokyo in April, a media report said on Wednesday. Japan next month could also host the Philippines in the...

Nuh (Haryana) [India], March 30 (ANI): Indonesia's Rory Hie continued in the lead following a steady second round of three-under 69 at the Gurugram Challenge 2022 PGTI - ADT. The 33-year-old Rory (63-69), the first-round leader by two shots, now lead...

BEIJING, March 30 (Xinhua) -- Overseas scholars and observers have recently spoken highly of the achievements of China's Tibet Autonomous Region since 1959, when a democratic reform, under the leadership of the Communist Party of China (CPC), was lau...

JAKARTA, March 30 (Xinhua) -- Indonesia confirmed 3,840 new COVID-19 cases on Wednesday, taking the total tally to 6,009,486, the Health Ministry said. According to the ministry, the death toll from COVID-19 rose by 118 to 155,000, and 7,876 more peo...

Santiago del Estero [Argentina], March 30 (ANI): Stefan Bradl will ride in place of the recovering Marc Marquez after his Indonesian GP fall as Pol Espargaro aims to show his and the Honda's true pace. For the first time since 2019, the MotoGP World ...

DUBAI, 29th March, 2022 (WAM) -- The Ministry of Finance (MoF) has participated in the panel discussion held by the Indonesian government und...

JAKARTA, 23rd March, 2022 (WAM) -- Dr. Ali Rashid Al Nuaimi, Head of the Emirati Parliamentary Division Delegation at the Inter-Parliamentary ...

JAKARTA, 23rd March, 2022 (WAM) -- The Indonesian government has extended the visa on arrival (VoA) programme to cover international travelers...

BALI, 21st March, 2022 (WAM) -- Dr. Ali Rashid Al Nuaimi, Head of the Emirati Parliamentary Division Delegation at the Inter-Parliamentary Uni...

ABU DHABI, 17th March, 2022 (WAM) -- His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander o...

JAKARTA, 14th March, 2022 (WAM) -- A strong quake struck off the west coast of Indonesia's Sumatra island early on Monday, sending residents f...

JAKARTA, 10th March, 2022 (WAM) -- At least 253 residents living on the slopes have been evacuated after Mount Merapi released hot clouds that...

JAKARTA, 10th March, 2022 (WAM) -- At least 253 residents living on the slopes have been evacuated after Mount Merapi released hot clouds that ...

ABU DHABI, 7th March, 2022 (WAM) -- His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of...

JAKARTA, 26th February, 2022 (WAM) -- The National Disaster Management Authority of Indonesia has announced that it has vacated around 6,000 p...

JAKARTA, 25th February, 2022 (WAM/Reuters) -- A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck the near the western coast of Indonesia's Sumatra island on Fr...

ABU DHABI, 9th February, 2022 (WAM) -- Mohammed Saif Al-Suwaidi, Director General of the Abu Dhabi Fund for Development, received Husin Bagis,...