Virtually off-the-grid for global travelers just two decades ago, Indonesia’s eastern islands have become a hot ticket for luxury travelers craving new and unusual adventures at sea — all complemented ...

It’s a “magical” spot not many people have heard of but those who have visited can’t stop raving about it. The Raja Ampat Islands are an archipelago off the northwest tip of Bird’s Head Peninsula in ...

In 2024, Scenic Eclipse will be cruising to a little-known chain of islands better known as Raja Ampat in Indonesia. It is one of the most ecologically rich and unspoilt paradises in the world and is ...

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Nickel mining in Raja Ampat, a renowned tourist destination in Southwest Papua, may further endanger the survival of the rare Papuan blue orchid, according to an environmental expert from Bogor ...

JAKARTA — Even as UNESCO hails Raja Ampat as a global conservation model, nickel mining threatens to carve up its forests and coral reefs. On Sept. 27, UNESCO designated 26 new biosphere reserves ...

TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - Energy and Mineral Resources Minister Bahlil Lahadalia clarified that the nickel mining permit for operations in Raja Ampat, Southwest Papua, was granted before he took office. The ...

TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - The Director General of Minerals and Coal at the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources (ESDM), Tri Winarno, has stated that the mining activities of PT GAG Nikel show no ...