According to Darwin, the quartz sand is only exported to China. "I don't remember the exact amount, approximately one million ...

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French President Emmanuel Macron begins a tour of Southeast Asia on Sunday, starting with Vietnam – the first visit by a ...

Indonesia’s recent agreement with China to jointly develop maritime resources near the Natuna Islands is being criticised as a “grave mistake”, with experts warning it could undermine ...

SYDNEY: News has broken in recent days about China’s latest intrusion in Indonesian waters around the Natuna Islands, only to be confronted by vessels from the Indonesian navy and coast guard.

News has broken in recent days about China’s latest intrusion in Indonesian waters around the Natuna Islands, only to be confronted by vessels from the Indonesian navy and coast guard. Beijing’s move ...

JAKARTA -- Once an idyllic archipelago of fishing villages, Indonesia's Natuna Islands in recent years have transformed into the front lines of the country's remote island defenses, amid increased ...

But there is a growing concern: Encounters with larger vessels from China, Thailand and Vietnam in his traditional fishing grounds north of the Natuna Islands. “Their vessels are huge.

Mahfud MD, the coordinating minister for political, legal and security affairs, set sail alongside home minister Tito Karnavian aboard a Makassar-class landing platform dock to the Natuna island chain ...

An Indonesian Airforce's F-16 Jet Fighter flies over Indonesian navy warship during an operation in Natuna islands, in the South China Sea in January 2020 [File: M Risyal Hidayat/Antara via ...

Despite being closer to Malaysia and Singapore, the Natuna Islands are actually part of Indonesia and have become one of the biggest hotspots for illegal fishing in country. In 2016, as many as ...