TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources Bahlil Lahadalia denied the involvement of former President Joko Widodo's government in issuing mining business licenses (IUP) in Raja ...

RAJA AMPAT, Indonesia - The Raja Ampat islands in eastern Indonesia have beautiful white-sand beaches, untouched jungles and hidden blue lagoons - perfect for the growing back-to-nature tourism.

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aja Ampat is a group of islands located in the west tip off Bird’s Head Peninsula, West Papua. This scenic place, comprising 1,500 islands and 100 villages, has been dubbed “The Last Paradise” and ...

RAJA AMPAT, Indonesia — Throughout time, explorers have combed the farthest reaches of the world for that one shot of discovering new life. Dr. Mark Erdmann has taken that shot 89 times. Since coming ...

A tourist takes pictures at the top of the Piaynemo Star Geosite Lake, Raja Ampat Regency, West Papua, Tuesday, October 26, 2021. The Raja Ampat Regency government has reopened marine tourism ...

Raja Ampat is home to one of the most spectacular coral reefs in the world. The cruise ship that hit the reef on March 4 damaged 18,882 square meters of coral reef, the Indonesian government said this ...

TO GET MY advanced scuba certification, I flew about 20 hours from New York to Jakarta, then took another three island-hopping flights and a two-hour boat ride to a clutch of thatch-roofed cottages ...

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