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5.5-magnitude quake strikes Tarutung

A 5.5-magnitude earthquake shook Tarutung, North Tapanuli regency, North Sumatra province on Tuesday twice at 7.08 am ...

Asia needs sense of urgency to meet MDG anti-poverty goals

Asia has made the most progress in meeting the Millennium Development Goals (MDG) but a sense of urgency is now needed ...

Govt intervening in development to ensure equitable welfare

Vice President Boediono said the government was intervening in the country`s economic development in order to ensure ...

More Indonesian bird species nearing extinction

More Indonesian bird species are threatened by extinction due to the loss of their habitat to forest destruction or ...

Illegal wood buyers abroad must be arrested: President

President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono said efforts must be made to arrest illegal wood buyers abroad to complement the ...

Nigerian militants threaten to attack Italy`s Eni oil plants

Nigeria`s most prominent militant group MEND on Monday threatened to attack facilities of the Italian energy firm Eni ...

US drone strikes kill 18 in Pakistan

US missiles killed 18 militants in Pakistan`s tribal district of South Waziristan on Monday, destroying compounds and ...

World Environment Day focuses on forests

The government organized an Indonesian Environment Week expo in Jakarta June 1-5 to mark World Environment Day (WED) ...

Minor quake jolts Banjarnegara again

A 3.9-magnitude earthquake shook part of Banjarnegara district, Central Java province early Monday (June 6) following ...

Wakatobi To Have Coral Reefs Conservation School

Known for its beautiful and highly diverse coral reefs found nowhere else on earth, Wakatobi is Southeast Sulawesi`s ...

Wakatobi to have coral reefs conservation school

Known for its beautiful and highly diverse coral reefs found nowhere else on earth, Wakatobi is Southeast Sulawesi`s ...

Taliban border attack kills 34 in Pakistan

Hundreds of heavily armed Taliban besieged a Pakistani checkpost on the Afghan border for a second day Thursday, ...

Merangin Geopark to be proposed as cultural heritage to UNESCO

Jambi Province`s Culture and Tourism office is to propose the region`s Geopark to UNESCO (United Nations Educational, ...

Papua`s University striving to produce renewable-energy-conscious graduates B

Cendrawasih University (locally known as Uncen) , particularly the Faculty of Engineering, has been intensifying a ...

RI Establishes Parks To Mark Biodiversity Day

Environmental Affairs Minister Gusti Muhammad Hatta has inaugurated several biodiversity parks to mark International ...