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Flood inundates tens of houses in Belu

A flood reaching a height of up to two meters, inundated tens of houses in Belu District, East Nusa Tenggara Province, ...

Governor worried about extreme weather`s impact on food production

Central Java Governor Bibit Waluyo said he was worried that the present extreme weather conditions would affect food ...

Govt urged to anticipate potential global food crisis

The Central Organization for Indonesian Employees (Soksi) urged the government on Wednesday to take prompt steps to ...

Govt taking measures to curb basic necessary price spiral

As basic necessary prices are soaring, the government is planning to free certain food commodities from import duties ...

RI`s 112 bird species threatened by shrinking habitats

Out Of a total of 1,594 bird species existing in Indonesia, 112 are on the brink of extinction and included in the ...

Free import duty to help offset food commodity prices

As prices are sky-rocketing at home, the government is planning to free certain food commodities from import duties in ...

Indonesian organization to organize int`l youth forum on climate change

2007 Nobel peace prize laureate and former US Vice President Al Gore`s hope on Indonesia to popularize climate change ...

Inflation to weaken people`s purchasing power

Despite predictions that the country`s economic growth may reach seven percent or over this year, the upward trend in ...

Inflation heaviest challenge in 2011: House

The House of Representatives (DPR) reminded the government of the heaviest challenge it was facing in 2011, namely the ...

Govt to expand farmland area by 2 mln hectares

The government has set itself the target of expanding the country`s agricultural land area by 2 million hectares in ...

Govt to increase food production by 5.0 pct

The Agriculture Ministry has set itself the target of increasing food production by 5.0 percent in 2011 as there was a ...

Hundreds of cargo trucks stuck in Merak

A few hundreds of cargo trucks could not yet go on aboard the ferries sailing from Merak seaport in Java to Bakauheni ...

Al Gore praises RI President`s climate change leadership

Former US Vice President Al Gore praised Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono`s leadership and courage on his ...

Climate change begins changing food production pattern

Climate change is now no longer a potenial threat to Indonesia`s food production but a phenomenon that has already ...

Two presidential instructions expected to maintain food resilience

Two presidential instructions (Inpres) are expected to be issued at the end of this month on measures to safeguard ...