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TripAdvisor Unveils 2012 Travellers' Choice Hotels for Families

-Awards honour family-friendly properties worldwide, according to reviews and opinions from millions of ...

Somali pirates hijack Iran cargo ship in Maldives

Somali pirates seized an Iranian-owned cargo ship and its 23-strong crew in the first hijacking within Maldivian ...

Indonesia - People's Republic of China Agree to Develop the Blue Economy

The Government of Indonesia and People's Republic of China (PRC) agree to develop the blue economy. This agreement was ...

US warns N. Korea rocket aimed South

A senior US official has warned North Korea`s upcoming rocket launch would be aimed south for the first time and ...

RI-US activities in water supply, sanitation fields

The US Embassy and Indonesian government counterparts held a round table discussion on Wednesday about holding a ...

news focus: rainforest conservation, law enforcement crucial for orangutan`s survival

Indonesia is home to the world`s remaining population of critically endangered orangutans found on Sumatra and ...

Pertamina to invest rp359 trillion in upstream sector

State-owned oil and gas company PT Pertamina is ready to invest Rp359 trillion mostly for upstream sector development. ...

Two Kenyan troops missing after chasing Somali kidnappers

Two members of Kenya`s navy were missing after their boat capsized while chasing suspected Somali gunmen who had ...

Indonesia attracts French tourists at Travel Mart

Indonesia is attracting French tourists at the International French Travel Market (IFTM) Top Resa which is taking ...

Sky Aviation to make maiden flight to Kerinci

Sky Aviation will make maiden flight to the Depati Parbo airport in Jambi provincial district of Kerinci, Sumatra, on ...

U.S. donates patrol boats to RI national police

The U.S. Departments of Justice and State recently delivered two boats to the Indonesian National Police as part of ...

Sail Wakatobi Belitung Set For Kick-off June 7

The government finally has set June 7 as the date for the launching of Sail Wakatobi Belitung (SWB), also called Sail ...

President opens 16th NAM ministerial meeting

President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono opened the 16th Ministerial Meeting of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) here on ...

Shark kills kite surfer in New Caledonia

A 15-year-old boy has died in New Caledonia after being attacked by a shark while kite surfing, a report said on ...

RI sits on Pacific "ring of fire" : official

Indonesia sits on the so-called Pacific "ring of fire", a volcanologically active terrestrial chain where earthquakes ...