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Kalimantan elephant population continues to dwindle, says official

The population of Kalimantan elephants continues to dwindle as a result of damage to protected forests, an environment ...

Govt signs contracts of eight CBM blocks

The Indonesian government signed working contracts on eight CBM (coal bed methane) gas blocks in Kalimantan and ...

Orangutans Free At Last

In the Indonesian or Malay language, the word "orangutan" literally means "man of the forest", and this is not so ...

BOS Foundation to release 600 orangutans in C Kalimantan

Borneo Orangutan Survival (BOS) Foundation will release 600 orangutans into Central Kalimantan forest in 2012. ...

Minister releases four orangutans in Kalimantan`s forest

Forestry Minister Zulkifli Hasan released four orangutans into the Bukit Batikap protected forest area in Murung Jaya ...

BOS will release 600 orangutans in 2012

The Borneo Orangutan Survival (BOS) Foundation will set free a total of 600 orangutans into the Central Kalimantan ...

news focus: heart of Borneo designated as "world`s lungs"

Kalimantan Island or also known as Borneo is host to a vast area of the country`s remaining tropical rainforests ...

Yawadwipa Seeks Immediate Resolution at Bumi PLC

-Key Messages:-- Strong Interest in Resource Sector, Particularly in Indonesia-- Convinced by the Substantial Prospects ...

Minister of trade Gita Wiryawan not anti-cane export

Minister of Trade Gita Wiryawan said that he is not anti-cane export, but he encouraged domestic industries to add ...

indonesia rescues hijacked tug boat

Indonesian authorities have rescued a tug boat with nine crew believed to have been hijacked in the Straits of ...

Indonesia rescues hijacked tug boat

Indonesian authorities have rescued a tug boat with nine crew believed to have been hijacked in the Straits of ...

Three men named suspects for slaughtering orangutans

Three men had been named suspects for allegedly slaughtering Orangutans in Kutai Timur district, East Kalimantan, an ...

Emerging evidence sheds some light on orangutan killing case

At the beginning, some people considered a report on the slaughtering of Kalimantan (Borneo) orangutan (pongo ...

Sumatran rhino in Lampung on brink of extinction

The Sumatran rhinoceros in Lampung Province is on the brink of extinction duo to poaching activities and weak law ...

E. Kalimantan to hold Kemilau Festival

The culture and tourism office of East Kalimantan province will hold an Etam Kemilau Art and Cultural Festival in an ...