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news focus: Indonesia on alert over return of bird flu

Health Minister Endang Rahayu Sedyaningsih has been closely following the apparent return of bird flu or avian ...

Jambi expert team to develop Berhala Island

Following a struggle by Jambi province to regain the disputed Berhala island, the local government is now planning to ...

Batavia Air hits birds, aborts departure from El Tari airport

A Boeing 737-500 plane of Batavia Air was forced to abort its departure after hitting a flock of birds minutes after ...

Kutai National Park hosts 958 species of flora

The landscape of Kutai National Park (KNT) is dominated by a Dipterocarpaceae lowland tropical rainforest and has ...

RI's reforestation program to absorb 47.6 bln tons of carbon gases

Indonesia is resuming its reforestation program this year, having set itself the target of planting at least 1.7 ...

One tree absorbs 28 tons of carbon dioxide

Can we imagine how a tree save our world? Forestry Minister Zulkifli Hasan said that tree plantation movement was ...

Idul Fitri holidays help boost domestic tourism industry

Many of the 237-million Indonesian people are in the mood for holidaying in the post-fasting Idul Fitri Muslim ...

Migratory birds arrive in Riau forests

Hundreds of migratory raptors and Tringa brevipe birds have arrived in forest areas along the coast of Rupat Isle, ...

Govt to promote batik as flagship product

Batik industry has been booming following the increased public enthusiasm of wearing the traditional clothes ...

Twenty Bali starlings to be released into habitat

Twenty Bali starlings (Leucopsar rothschildi) from European countries will be released into their natural habitat in ...

Bali starlings returned to habitat from S`pore

Three Bali Starlings (Leucopsar rothschildi), also known as Rothschild`s Mynah, were successfully returned to their ...

Number of threatened bird species in Indonesia increases

The number of threatened bird species in Indonesia has increased from 122 in 2010 to 123 in 2011, according to an NGO ...

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 ...

Turtles crossing runway cause New York flight delays

Why did the turtles cross the runway and tie up flights at John F. Kennedy International Airport? To get to the ...

Papuan batik designs to be displayed in Jakarta

The latest batik designs of Papua`s Kamoro and Amukme tribes, just released by native Papua designer and businessman ...