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Mother of all polar bears from Ireland

The Arctic`s dwindling population of polar bears all descend from a single mama brown bear which lived 20,000 to ...

Golkar to conduct "exorcism" over nation`s moral crisis

The Golkar Party is to conduct a ruwatan (exorcism) ceremony on the nation`s behalf at the Majapahit archaelogical ...

Kite Festival at Jakarta`s Monas on July 10

The Central Jakarta Municipality will hold a kite festival and contest at the National Monument (Monas) here on Sunday ...

Galileo, Henry Viii Documents To Be Shown For First Times Outside Vatican

Documents on the 17th century trial of Italian astronomer Galileo Galilei and and England`s 16th century monarch King ...

Anyer Festival held to promote Banten`s tourism

Banten province`s tourism office staged an Anyer Festival at Patra Sambolo beach in Anyer, Banten Province, to promote ...

Suu Kyi to travel for first time since release

Myanmar`s pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi will travel outside Yangon next week for the first time since her ...

Richard Gere arrives in Bali

Hollywood actor Richard Gere accompanied by his wife and son, arrived in the Indonesian tourist resort island of Bali ...

Richard Gere Meditates At Borobudur

Hollywood actor Richard Gere meditated at the Borobudur Temple here Monday morning. Accompanied by his wife and ...

Ukus named director general at tourism ministry

Ukus Kuswara was officially appointed as director general for cultural arts and film affairs at the Ministry of ...

Kadhafi offered way out, heritage site `shelled`

Turkey said it has offered Moamer Kadhafi guarantees to leave Libya but has yet to receive a reply, as rebels on ...

Tin Mining Activity Threatening Bangka Island`s Tourism

The landscapes in many parts of Bangka island can now be best described as barren wastelands due to unbridled tin ...

Merangin Geopark to be proposed as cultural heritage to UNESCO

Jambi Province`s Culture and Tourism office is to propose the region`s Geopark to UNESCO (United Nations Educational, ...

Ancient furry mammals had big brains for smell

Skull scans on two of the oldest known mammal species have shown their brains were large and well-developed in areas ...

Air China Celebrates the Resumption of Beijing-Athens Service

-   On May 18th, Air China resumed its Beijing-Athens scheduled service. Passengers traveling between China ...

US govt uncovers Dayak skeleton smuggling case

The US government was recently able to uncover a smuggling case involving five 18th century carved human skeletons ...