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APEC to discuss infrastructures to support region's connectivity

Members of the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) will in 2013 discuss potential infrastructure projects to ...

news focus - natural disasters remain challenge to asia-pacific`s robust economic growth b - (d)

Apart from the slowdown of world`s economy due to crisis in the United States and some European countries, natural ...

Rains cause landslides and floods in N Sulawesi

Landslides and floods triggered by high rainfall hit a number of areas in North Sulawesi province on Sunday but no ...

Japanese gov't decides to revise defense programs

The Japanese government announced Friday it decided to revise the country's two current defense programs, which was ...

Minister blasts parents allowing children to beg for aid

Social Affairs Minister Salim Segaf Al Jufri criticized parents who had allowed their children to beg in the streets ...

Jakarta, there`s more rain coming

The people of Jakarta have become familiar with the so-called five-year flood cycle, but who would have thought that ...

BI`s warehouse is safe despite floods in Jakarta

Floods have affected the Bank Indonesia building on MH Thamrin road, but the bank has assured the public that their ...

Boat wrecked in Malaysian waters

A boat with 48 Indonesian passengers bound for Batam, Indonesia, has been wrecked in Ramunia Bay, Pengerang, Malaysia, ...

Indonesia Calls for Trust Building, Reconciliation in Myanmar's Rakhine State

Following his visit to Myanmar's State of Rakhine, Indonesian Foreign Affairs Minister Marty Natalegawa has called ...

indonesia to host this year`s apec summit

This year, Indonesia will be hosting the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Summit. This is the second time that ...

Indonesia to reap benefits from APEC chairmanship

Indonesian Foreign Affairs Minister Marty Natalegawa is optimistic that Indonesia will reap benefits from its position ...

Indonesia delivers aid to victims of typhoon bopha

The Indonesian Minister for People`s Welfare, Agung Laksono, arrived in the Philippine southern island of Mindanao on ...

Thousands of houses in C Kalimantan flooded

More than 8,870 houses in a number of subdistricts in Central Kalimantan have been flooded for four days due to the ...

Indonesia Among Countries Bearing Largest Burden of Malaria

Indonesia, India, Pakistan, Myanmar and Papua New Guinea bear the largest burden of malaria disease, according to a ...

Wildfires rage in U.S.West, destroy 60 homes in Washington state

Firefighters battled wildfires across the U.S. West on Tuesday, including a massive out-of-control blaze that has ...