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No border marks removed: Kopassus commander

Indonesian Army Special Forces (Kopassus) commander Major General Wisnu Bawatenaya said there has been no incidence of ...

Tanjung Kasam power plant needs 40,000 tons of coal

The Tanjung Kasam steam power plant which has a capacity of 2x55 MW in the Batam city, Riau Islands needed some 40,000 ...

RI racing against time to meet MDG targets by andi abdussalam - (d)

Indonesia, one of the 189 countries that declared in 2000 their commitment to achieving eight Millennium Development ...

Frst marine to set up seaweed processing plant in Bontang

PT First Marine, a seaweed powder company in Makassar, plans to set up a factory in Bontang, East Kalimantan, ...

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 ...

PLN operates biggest solar power plant in Morotai

State electricity company PT PLN is operating the biggest solar power plant (PLTS) with a capacity of 600 kW in the ...

Govt to increase number of border patrol soldiers

In 2012 the government plans to add an additional battalion of soldiers and build 15 new security checkpoints in West ...

Indonesian navy expels Malaysian plane

An Indonesian Navy (TNI AL) patrol plane expelled a Royal Malaysian Air Force plane on Tuesday after it crossed into ...

RI govt urged to protect orangutans against palm oil plantation companies

The Center for Orangutan Protection (COP) has urged President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono to instruct the Forestry ...

Airports in E. Kalimantan border regions to be improved

Several airports in regions bordering Malaysia in East Kalimantan will be improved to speed up their economic ...

Ministers discuss RI-Malaysia border problems

Several cabinet ministers dealing with political, law and security affairs discussed Indonesia-Malaysia border ...

Land expansion needed to achieve food production target: minister

Agriculture Minister Suswono said that Indonesia needed the support of more land to achieve its target of 10 million ...

Astra to increase business activities in all sectors

PT Astra International Tbk. (ASII) will increase its business activities in all sectors from automotive to financial ...

news focus: rainforest conservation, law enforcement crucial for orangutan`s survival

Indonesia is home to the world`s remaining population of critically endangered orangutans found on Sumatra and ...

Russia-e Kalimantan's MoU on rail road signed end of October

The East Kalimantan Capital Investment Agency predicted that by the end of October 2011 a Memorandum of Understanding ...