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outer-islands

Asia & Pacific 4 years ago

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Top officials head to Natuna to bolster frontier

Chief security minister Mahfud MD set sail on Tuesday to the Natuna islands to speed up development at Indonesia's border with the hotly disputed South China Sea.

Business 8 years ago

Japan to help develop six of Indonesia’s outermost islands

Indonesia and Japan on Wednesday agreed that the latter would help develop six of Indonesia’s outermost islands – Sabang, Natuna, Morotai, Saumlaki, Moa and Biak.

National 8 years ago

Navy to help distribute Rp 4.5b in RI banknotes to Riau's remote islands

A joint team has been dispatched to distribute rupiah banknotes to five remote islands in Riau Islands province to curb the rampant use of foreign currencies in the area.

Business 8 years ago

Pertamina agrees to distribute fuel to outer-islands for fishermen

The Maritime Affairs and Fisheries Ministry on Tuesday inked a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with state-owned energy firm PT Pertamina to ensure that fuel distribution would reach fishermen living on the outermost islands and in remote areas.

National 9 years ago

Indonesia declares more outermost islands

In an effort to protect the country's border areas against foreign territorial claims, the government has declared 111 outer islands, which include some previously not stated as border areas.

National 9 years ago

Aqua culture touted to lift outer islands from poverty

The Villages, Disadvantaged Regions and Transmigration Ministry is planning to develop aqua culture in an effort to improve conditions in the country’s impoverished far-flung outer islands.

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