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Jakarta police uncover narcotic drug distribution operation

Jakarta police have uncovered an operation to distribute Rp128 billion worth of narcotic drugs controlled by three ...

Transnusa to open routes to Dili, Darwin

PT Transnusa Air Services will soon open routes from Kupang in East Nusa Tenggara to Dili in East Timor, and from ...

news focus: Govt fuel consumption cut to boost motorcyclists` number

The government`s plan to limit the use of subsidized fuel oils beginning April 1, 2012 will raise motorcycle sales at ...

Survey discovers women reluctant to date poor men

The idea that "love is unconditional" was proved wrong in a recent online survey on Chinese attitudes toward love and ...

Vietnam launches plan on traffic safety in 2012

The Vietnamese government decided to make 2012 a "year for traffic safety" during which traffic regulations and orders ...

ASEAN presents environmentally sustainable city awards

The ASEAN Environment Ministers presented the Second ASEAN Environmentally Sustainable Cities (ESC) Award to recognise ...

Tourism operators hail common visa plan

Tourism operators in the Indonesian tourist resort island of Bali have hailed a plan to introduce a common visa within ...

Construction of Jakarta MRT project expected to start next year

Construction of a long-awaited Mass Rapid Transport (NRT) system to solve Jakarta`s road traffic woes is expected to ...

Legislator urges govt to ensure Lebaran travelers` safety

The government should pay full attention to the security and safety of Lebaran holiday travelers whose number is ...

Drug abuses have affected all villages in Indonesia

Besides big cities, drug trafficking in Indonesia has now affected all villages in the country, a social affairs ...

Govt needs to develop MRT system: observer

The government now needs to develop a mass rapid transport (MRT)system to overcome traffic jams in big cities like ...

ASEAN Foundation supports healthy, peaceful living in ASEAN

Dr. Makarim Wibisono, executive director of the ASEAN Foundation received Dr Bulantrisna Djelantik, a renowned ...

Time for Indonesia to have multi airport system

The time has come for Indonesia to build a multi airport system because it will not only reduce density in the main ...

170 foreigners involved in investment scams nab

Indonesian police recently arrested a total of 170 Chinese and Taiwanese people because they were suspected of ...

President presents Kalpataru, Adipura awards

President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono conferred the Indonesian state`s highest distinction for environment-related ...