Demak, Indonesia – Mdm Pasijah, a 55-year-old housewife in Indonesia's Central Java province, wakes up every morning to the sound of the sea.

Irfan Maulana, Demak, Indonesia – The Java Sea has pursued Sunarti for years, first submerging her birthplace in Timbulsloko village, before forcing the mother of two to flee inland on

Basten Gokkon, Jakarta – A thresher shark conservation effort in eastern Indonesia focusing on alternative sources of income has reduced up to 90% of catches of the globally endangered

Taufik Wijaya, Palembang, Indonesia – The pempek restaurants in the Plaju neighborood were full to the gills in early March.

Jakarta – Coordinating Infrastructure and Regional Development Minister Agus Harimurti Yudhoyono said on Wednesday that he had received orders from President Prabowo Subianto to kick of

Yogi Eka Sahputra, Jakarta – Fishers in the coastal city of Batam lodged a complaint against the Ocarina reclamation project, which damaged the sea where they hinged their livelihood.

Basten Gokkon, Jakarta – A freeze on foreign aid funding from U.S.

Hendrik Khoirul Muhid, Jakarta – The Indonesian Ministry of Maritime Affairs and Fisheries (KKP) stated that the investigation into the case of the Tangerang sea fence in Banten has bee

Irfan Maulana, M Ambari, Jakarta/Tangerang, Indonesia – Joy was mending his nets when a reporter from Mongabay Indonesia visited him last October in the fishing village of Ketapa

Hammam Izzuddin, Jakarta – Head of the Indonesian Maritime Security Agency (Bakamla) Rear Admiral Irvansyah said that the agency's budget has long been far from ideal for carrying out m

Yustinus Paat, Antara, Jakarta – Maritime Affairs and Fisheries Minister Wahyu Sakti Trenggono said Kohod Village Chief Arsin must pay a Rp 48 billion ($3 million) fine for constructing

Hendrik Yaputra, Jakarta – Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto assigned Coordinating Minister for Maritime Affairs and Investment Agus Harimurti Yudhoyono (AHY) to construct a Giant S

M Ambari, Yogi Eka Sahputra, Jakarta/Batam, Indonesia – Mounting reports of illegal seabed dredging in Indonesian waters have raised ecological alarm bells following the resumption of a

Jakarta – Farmers grouped under the banner of KUB Simbar Segara in Pemogan village, South Denpasar, Bali, cooperated with PT Pertamina Training and Consulting (PTC) and PT Arunika Bumi

Stefani Wijaya, Jakarta – A village head in Tangerang Regency, along with his secretary and two other individuals, has been named a suspect in the ongoing investigation into the constru

Hendrik Khoirul Muhid, Jakarta – The presence of sea fences in Tangerang and Bekasi waters have stirred public interest recently, as the two sea fences were erected without proper permi

Jakarta – The Indonesian Navy has finished taking down a controversial sea fence off the coast of Tangerang, Banten, after more than three weeks of work.

Yogi Eka Sahputra, Batam, Indonesia – Stress levels among the population of Batam reportedly spiked in January after extreme rainfall over a saltwater crocodile farm allowed more than 1

Jakarta – The Indonesian Forum for the Environment (Walhi) has highlighted the culture of land ownership in Asia which has changed significantly and fundamentally in the last 70 years.

Alif Ilham Fajriadi, Jakarta – Criminal Investigation Agency (Bareskrim) of Indonesian National Police (Polri) is investigating a report from the Ministry of Agrarian Affairs and Spatia

Irsyan Hasyim, Jakarta – Professor at the Faculty of Fisheries and Marine Science at IPB University, Yonvitner, has raised several points regarding President Prabowo Subianto's plan to

Jakarta – The Maritime Affairs and Fisheries Ministry has launched an investigation into a mass mortality event that affected thousands of fish at floating fish farms at the Jatiluhur D

Tonggo Simangunsong, Tanjung Leidong, Indonesia – At around 5:30 a.m., after the tide starts to recede, Zulkifli Dalimunthe rushes to the shore a stone's throw from his house, where he

Jakarta – A government minister has dismissed speculation as to possible links between dubious land documents and a fire that broke out at the Agrarian and Spatial Planning Ministry/Nat

Ayu Cipta, Tangerang – Several residents of Kohod village, Pakuhaji district, Tangerang regency, Banten, suspected that their village head, Arsin bin Asip, had deceived the public by cl

Jakarta – The Indonesian Ombudsman's Banten office estimates that fishermen suffered at least Rp 24 billion (US$1.4 million) in income losses after their access to the sea was hindered

Ananda Ridho Sulistya, Jakarta – Geospatial Expert from Universitas Gadjah Mada (UGM) spoke about the polemic of the illegal sea fence in Tangerang.

Sapto Yunus, Jakarta – Deputy Minister of Home Affairs Bima Arya Sugiarto has stated that his ministry will investigate allegations that Kohod village chief Arsin bin Asip was involved

Jakarta – Dozens of people calling themselves the Sidoarjo Youth Movement (GPS) held a protest action at the Sidoarjo National Land Agency (BPN) offices on Thursday January 30 to highli

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Novali Panji Nugroho, Jakarta – The Indonesian Navy (TNI AL) is still continuing to dismantle the sea fence in the waters of Tangerang, Banten.

Khumar Mahendra, Jakarta – The owner of the sea fence in Tangerang, Banten is no longer a mystery.

Irsyan Hasyim, Jakarta – The Indonesian ocean, which stretches as one of the largest maritime riches in the world, is now considered to be facing serious problems with the emergence of

M. Raihan Muzzaki, Jakarta – The head of the Defense Ministry's Information Office, Brig. Gen.

Annisa Febiola, Jakarta – The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) has received a report regarding allegations of corruption in the issuance of the right to build certificate (HGB) a

Jakarta – It has been revealed that a number of sea areas in Indonesia are recorded has having right to build (HGB) permits and land ownership certificates (SHM) after the polemic over

Dwiyanti Kusumaningrum – A bizarre 6.5-km bamboo fence that has appeared in waters off the coast of Tangerang, Banten, has made national headlines across Indonesia in the last few weeks

Dede Leni Mardianti, Jakarta – Minister of Marine Affairs and Fisheries Wahyu Sakti Trenggono admitted that his KKP ministry was caught off guard by the discovery of the illegal sea fen

Annisa Febiola, Jakarta – Constitutional law expert Mahfud Md said it was not difficult to enforce the law regarding the right to build certificate (HGB) and land ownership certificate

Wawan Kurniawan, Ilham Oktafian, Stefani Wijaya, Tangerang – The Indonesian Navy, supported by local fishermen, continued dismantling offshore bamboo barriers near Tangerang Regency on

Jakarta – The sprawling sea fence of unexplained origin in Tangerang, Banten, that has impeded fisherfolk's access to the sea has sparked a fierce debate about the issue of unlicensed l

Annisa Febiola, Jakarta – Police observer from the Institute for Security and Strategic Studies (ISESS) Bambang Rukminto said that demolition alone is not enough to resolve the 30.16-ki

Bioantika and Hernandi Albeto Octaviano – Over 20 years ago, then Indonesian president Megawati Soekarnoputri banned the export of sea sand from her archipelago nation.

Hanin Marwah, Jakarta – The Indonesian Ombudsman Chair, Mokhammad Najih, has revealed that fishermen in Tangerang Regency have suffered losses amounting to approximately Rp9 billion due

Adil Al Hasan, Agung Sedayu, Jakarta – The Indonesian Forum for the Environment (Walhi) believes that there has been a potential violation of the law related to the issuance of land rig

Juan Ardya Guardiola, Tangerang – The Indonesian Navy (TNI AL) deployed 600 personnel on Saturday to dismantle bamboo barriers spanning 30 kilometers in the waters off Tanjung Pasir, Ta

Jakarta – The mysterious appearance of a makeshift bamboo fence spanning 30 kilometers in the coastal waters off Tangerang, Banten, has increasingly raised eyebrows since the beginning

Yustinus Paat, Jakarta – President Prabowo Subianto has ordered the immediate removal of bamboo barriers illegally installed along 30 kilometers off the coasts of Tangerang Regency, Ban

Mathias Hariyadi, Jakarta – The discovery of a mysterious 30.16-kilometre-long bamboo fence in the Java Sea, north of Tangerang, has left Indonesians disconcerted.

Bogor, West Java – Japan will give Indonesia two high-speed patrol boats, Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba said Saturday, as Tokyo seeks to boost regional maritime security cooperation in