News Indonesia Bangka-Belitung Islands: Illegal mining fuels social conflict in Indonesian tin hub of Bangka-Belitung
BANGKA BELITUNG, Indonesia — A conflict that flared up at the start of the year between traditional fishers and illegal miners in Indonesia’s Bangka-Belitung Islands has once again highlighted the social tensions that have long gripped one of the richest tin-mining regions in the world. The incident was sparked by social media posts uploaded by […]
News Indonesia Bangka-Belitung Islands: Bangka Belitung to Host Traditional Sports Festivals: Ministry
TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - The Ministry of Youth and Sports (Kemenpora) established Bangka Belitung Islands Province as the host for the traditional sports festivals in 2020, as part of the government's ...
News Indonesia Bangka-Belitung Islands: Litterbugs to be fined on Belitung Island
Litter is a common sight at popular tourist spots, including in Indonesia. Seeking to break such a bad habit, the Belitung administration in Bangka Belitung Islands regency plans to implement a new ...
News Indonesia Bangka-Belitung Islands: 10 places in Indonesia to be branded as 'new Balis'
The 10 destinations branded as new Balis are Lake Toba in North Sumatra, Tanjung Kelayang beach in Bangka Belitung, Thousand Islands in Jakarta, Tanjung Lesung beach in Banten, Borobudur in Central ...
News Indonesia Bangka-Belitung Islands: In Indonesia's tin islands, plane crash leaves deep scars
Indonesia is the world’s biggest tin exporter thanks to the rich seams of ore in the Bangka-Belitung islands, though this has come at a price with unregulated mining scarring parts of the islands with ...
News Indonesia Bangka-Belitung Islands: Indonesia oil slicks highlight weak enforcement against bilge dumping
In a separate report, SkyTruth also reported possible bilge dumping on Jan. 8 near the northern tip of Indonesia’s Bangka-Belitung islands, located to the south of the Malacca Strait. It identified ...
News Indonesia Bangka-Belitung Islands: Sri Mulyani Highlights 10 New Bali in Japan
“Indonesia government yearns to set Indonesia ... Minister Sri explained 10 New Bali include Lake Toba in North Sumatra; Belitung in Bangka Belitung; Tanjung Lesung in Banten; Thousand Islands or ...
News Indonesia Bangka-Belitung Islands: BMKG Warns of Extreme Weather in Next Three Days
JAKARTA, NETRALNEWS.COM-- The Indonesia Meteorology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG ... among them are Riau, Jambi, South Sumatra, Bangka Belitung Island, Lampung, West Nusa Tenggara, Central Kalimantan, ...
