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Order restored in Indonesia as fishers recapture scores of farmed crocodiles
Stress levels among the population of Batam reportedly spiked in January after extreme rainfall over a saltwater crocodile ...
Escape of 105 crocodiles sparks calls to close Indonesian reptile farm
Escape of 105 crocodiles sparks calls to close Indonesian reptile farm - One of the escaped crocodiles is still at large, ...
Toxic tides: life in Indonesia’s most polluted village
Once a pristine fishing hamlet, Tanjung Uma is now drowning in garbage and disease as it bears the brunt of unchecked waste ...
The Independent9d
105 escaped crocodiles spark calls to close Indonesian reptile farm
Authorities in Indonesia have called for closing down a crocodile farm on an island in Batam city after 105 reptiles escaped from the premises last month. The reptiles on the loose from the Bulan ...
The Jakarta Post23d
RI breaks ground on Rp 1.2 trillion tin-processing facilities in Batam
ndonesia has commenced the construction of tin-processing facilities in Batam, Riau Islands ... who noted that Indonesia held the world’s second-largest tin reserves. “Today we witness ...
The Straits Times1mon
NParks on the lookout for escaped crocodiles from Batam farm
SINGAPORE – The National Parks Board (NParks) is monitoring an incident involving several crocodiles that escaped from a farm in Batam on Jan ... to reports by Indonesia media.
Channel NewsAsia Singapore29d
Batam farm’s escaped crocodiles: 34 caught so far, say Indonesian officials
SINGAPORE: Indonesian authorities have caught 34 crocodiles believed to have escaped from a Batam farm as of Wednesday ... 1,000kg. (Photo: Indonesia's Taskforce for Disaster Management and ...
The Star8mon
Passengers unhappy over high Batam ferry prices as Indonesia probes possible price-fixing
JAKARTA/SINGAPORE (The Straits Times/ANN): Singaporean manager Zheng Huang was shocked to find that his round-trip ferry ticket to Indonesia’s Batam island had soared to more than S$70 over the ...