#august

Collection of august news, found 776 news.

news focus: Babel poised to host sail Wakatobi Belitong peak event

Bangka Belitung (Babel) Province has been busy making preparations for the peak event of Sail Wakatobi Belitong (WWB) ...

news focus: shooting at Freeport must be investigated

The shooting incident during a clash between demonstrating PT Freeport workers and patrolling police in Mimika, Papua, ...

BI rate cut sends positive signal to banking issuers

Bank Indonesia`s decision to cut its key rate by 25 basis points to 6.50 percent will most likely send a positive ...

Japan offers 10,000 free trips to foreigners: report

Japan will offer 10,000 foreigners free airfares to visit the country next year, in an attempt to boost the tourism ...

Taliban attack kills Pakistani soldier: officials

Taliban militants killed a Pakistani soldier and wounded two others in the latest cross-border attack in the country`s ...

Gaza militant killed near Israel border: Palestinians

A Palestinian militant was killed in northern Gaza near the border with Israel on Monday, the DFLP group and medics ...

RI-Morocco partnership association holds first meeting in Rabat

The Indonesia-Morocco Partnership Association held its first-ever general meeting on Sunday in Rabat, Morocco, to ...

Traditional fishing boats to join Sail Wakatobi Belitong parade

Some 500 traditional fishing boats will join the Sail Wakatobi Belitong (SWB) peak event. "At the SWB`s peak ...

Mt Marapi erupts twice on Sunday

Mount Marapi in West Sumatra province erupted twice on Sunday morning, spewing volcanic ash. "A seismograph record ...

President Yudhoyono expresses condolences over Moerdiono`s demise

President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono on Saturday expressed condolences to Moerdiono`s family over the death in Singapore ...

Tourist arrivals in Bali up 9.97 pct

More than 1.84 million foreign tourists visited Bali in the eight months though August 2011, up 9.97 percent from the ...

Former minister/state secretary Moerdiono passes away

Former minister/state secretary Moerdiono passed away at Singapore`s Gleneagles hospital at 7.40 pm local time Friday ...

Nazaruddin sues former ambassador to Colombia

High-profile corruption suspect M Nazaruddin has filed a civil suit against former Indonesian Ambassador to Colombia ...

Gaddafi still hiding in south Libya - de facto pm

Deposed Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi is hiding in southern Libya under the protection of tribes, crossing ...

Turkey evacuates dozens of Somali blast victims

Turkey evacuated dozens of severely wounded blast victims from the Somali capital Mogadishu on Thursday, two days ...