#august

Collection of august news, found 798 news.

Bbomb blast injures at least 15 in Ankara

A powerful bomb explosion wounded at least 15 people in the center of the Turkish capital Ankara Tuesday, a government ...

Some 38 hectares of paddy field in E. Java facing crop failure

Some 38 hectares of paddy field in East Java province are facing crop failure due to the current dry season, an ...

TNI to modernize its main armament system

Indonesia`s National Defense Forces (TNI), with the support of the government and the parliament, is determined to ...

FC2, Inc. LiveChat Now Available in English Language

-         FC2, Inc. has updated one of its services, FC2 LiveChat ( ...

RI urges Australia to sign Montara oil spill compensation accord

Indonesia has urged the Australian government to soon sign an accord on payment of compensation over the 2009 Montara ...

news focus: No need to worry about this year`s drought

The current drought which had caused water crises and affected 95,891 hectares of rice fields in the country is ...

Drought affected 95,391 hectares of rice fields in 2011 : Minister

Drought has affected 95,891 hectares of rice fields in various regions in Indonesia from January to August this year ...

Minister to resign if e-id card program misses time target

Home Affairs Minister Gamawan Fauzi has said he would resign if the implementation of the electronic identity (e-ID) ...

Indonesia to rely on Angel at SEA Games

Indonesia will be relying on Angel Magdalena Ticoalu and Ricky to grab gold medals again from billiard event at the ...

Thaksin gives economic lecture in Cambodia

The fugitive ex-Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra on Saturday afternoon gave an economic lecture to approximately ...

Jakarta police to counsel public transport owners over rape cases

Jakarta police will gather public transport operators following recent cases of rape and robbery committed in public ...

Minister calls for greenhouse gas emission reduction to overcome drought

Environment Minister Gusti Muhammad Hatta said reducing greenhouse gas emissions is one of the long-term efforts to ...

Visas issued to Indonesian students rise over 20 percent

The number of visas issued to Indonesian students going to the United States rose over 20 percent this summer to the ...

RI Minister, Australian envoy launch model REDD villages in C Kalimantan

Forestry Minister Zulkifli Hasan and Australian Ambassador to Indonesia Gregory Laurence Moriarty launched model REDD ...

Survey of Japanese Students Shows Changes in Attitudes, Outlook since March Disaster

-         A survey carried out by members of the Soka Gakkai student division in the ...