It’s the cool air that first grabs you. It is mid-evening and I have just arrived at my guest house near Mount Bromo in east Java after a four-hour car ride from Surabaya Airport and the temperature ...

For over 20 years, Indonesia has banned the export of sea sand in an effort to preserve marine ecosystems and protect the livelihoods of coastal communities. However, Indonesian Trade Minister ...

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SINGAPORE/KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - Malaysia, Singapore's biggest source for sea sand, has banned the export of the commodity, according to officials in Kuala Lumpur, a move that traders said could ...