Indonesia News » Riau News Indonesia » Riau » Government: Indonesian indigenous islanders are rallying against plans to build a Chinese funded factory on their homes
A plan to build a multi-billion dollar Chinese glass factory in Indonesia’s Riau Islands Archipelago has sparked fierce protests from indigenous islanders who are opposed to their villages being torn ...
News Indonesia » Riau » Government: Riau Leads Indonesia's High-Integrity Forest Carbon Market
The launch of the JREDD+ data and knowledge management system for Riau Province during the Green for Riau Initiative High-Level Dialogue in Pekanbaru, Riau, September 7, 2026. Doc. PETAI Foundation/UN ...
News Indonesia » Riau » Government: Indonesian government should prosecute those involved in forest fires
WWF calls on the Government of Indonesia to prosecute companies that are involved in setting forest and land fires. Some of these companies have repeatedly been involved in similar fire incidents.
News Indonesia » Riau » Government: How Far Along Is Indonesia's Bid for New Data Center Hub in Riau Islands?
TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - The government is gearing up to transform Batam, Karimun, and Bintan in the Riau Islands into a new hub for data centers in Indonesia. According to the Coordinating Minister for ...
News Indonesia » Riau » Government: Indonesia names 11 firms as forest fire suspects
Indonesian police have named 11 companies, including three with foreign investment, as suspects in forest and peatland fires. Church and environmental groups urged the government to address weak ...
News Indonesia » Riau » Government: Investors over islanders as Indonesia uses force to push development project
If you liked this story, share it with other people. A plan to build the world’s second-largest glass and solar panel factory on an Indonesian island has met with protests from locals set to be ...
News Indonesia » Riau » Government: Indonesia: Equipping Digital Talent to Build Secure AI Solutions
Indonesia is strengthening regional digital capabilities by training 100 talents in AI development and cybersecurity to support the creation of secure, reliable digital applications.
News Indonesia » Riau » Government: Sumatra firefighters on alert as burning heralds start of Riau dry season
If you liked this story, share it with other people. On the northeast coast of Indonesia’s Sumatra Island, the first of two annual dry seasons led to a spike in wildfires in some peatland areas in ...
News Indonesia » Riau » Government: Government declares emergency status due to Riau fires
REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, JAKARTA -- The government has declared a state of emergency to prevent and handle forest fires in Riau Province, according to the National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB). "The step ...