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Indonesians get free rides during Lebaran holiday World

Indonesians get free rides during Lebaran holiday

Indonesia’s Ministry of State-Owned Enterprises (BUMN) plans to offer a free rides home to people in the capital of Jakarta and surrounding areas to avoid traffic jams during the upcoming Muslim Lebaran holiday.
Indonesia spots Sumatran tiger wandering on road World

Indonesia spots Sumatran tiger wandering on road

Indonesia’s Bengkulu-Lampung Natural Resources Conservation Agency (BKSDA) has confirmed that a Sumatran tiger had been seen wandering on the Tanggamus-Krui Pesisir Barat bypass road in Lampung Province.
Indonesia expands startups’ access to financing World

Indonesia expands startups’ access to financing

Indonesia’s Cooperatives and Small and Medium Enterprises Ministry has continued to exert efforts to expand access to financing and investment to the country’s startup companies, Minister Teten Masduki said on March 27.
Indonesia works to spur use of electric buses World

Indonesia works to spur use of electric buses

The Indonesian Ministry of Finance recently announced tax incentives of 5% and 10% for electric buses with a localisation rate of 20% and at least 40%, respectively, in a bid to spur the use of public transport using electric motors in the country.
Indonesia seeks more evidence that Javan tiger not yet extinct World

Indonesia seeks more evidence that Javan tiger not yet extinct

With camera traps and extensive DNA sweeps, Indonesian conservationists are hoping to find more evidence that the Javan tiger, a species declared extinct, actually still exists in the wild, the Indonesian Ministry of Environment and Forestry announced on March 26.
Indonesia’s Ibu volcano erupts World

Indonesia’s Ibu volcano erupts

Ibu volcano on Halmahera Island in the eastern Indonesian province of North Maluku erupted on March 25 for about three minutes, throwing ash up to 2,500 meters above its peak, according to the country's Center for Volcanology and Geological Hazard Mitigation.