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Chikungunya attacks scores of residents

Some 20 Kedawung villagers of Pejagoan sub-district in Kebumen regency, Central Java, had been attacked by ...

RI`s peat forests can play important role in climate change

Peat swamp forests in Indonesia consist for 50 percent of tropical peat swamps and 10 percent of dry land, an ...

RI Govt confirms huge iron ore deposit in Kulon Progo

Industry Minister M.S. Hidayat has confirmed the presence of a deposit of 300 million tons of iron ore in Kulon ...

Rafflesia arnoldii blossoms in Bukit Daun forest

One more Rafflesia arnoldii flower has blossomed in the Bukit Daun forest, Tebat Monok village, Tebat Monok sun ...

Three Yogyakarta residents die of leptospirosis

Three residents living in several sub-districts of Yogyakarta had died of leptospirosis from January to the middle of ...

Forty percent of coral reefs in Gorontalo waters damaged

About 40 percent of coral reefs in the Gulf of Tomini in Gorontalo province waters is believed to have been damaged ...

Almost 600,000 evacuated in Japan after quake: UN

About 590,000 people have been evacuated in Japan over the last three days following the devastating earthquake and ...

Indonesia, Australia Agree to Control Illegal Fishing

Indonesia and Australia have agreed to step up cooperation in patrolling to reduce illegal fishing in the two ...

RI, Australia agree to fight illegal fishing

Indonesia and Australia have agreed to step up cooperation in marine patrols to reduce illegal fishing in their ...

Japan grants rp1.8 billion for environmental project

The Japanese embassy in Jakarta had given aid worth not less than 19.2 million yen (Rp1.8 billion) for two "Jakarta, ...

Ministry optimistic poverty rate to drop to MDG-sanctioned level

The Social Affairs Ministry is optimistic Indonesia will be able to cut its poverty rate to 7.5 percent by 2015 in ...

Indonesia to ratify Nagoya Protocol on access to genetic resources

Indonesia will soon ratify the Nagoya Protocol on Access to Genetic Resources to preserve the biological diversity ...

RI advised to adopt green economic policies

Indonesia should adopt green economic policies to ensure the sustainability of its economic growth, an international ...

Minister warns of possible forest fires in June

Environment Minister Gusti Muhammad Hatta has warned of possible forest fires in the forthcoming dry season in June ...

Environment minister opens Sumatra ecoregion meeting

Environment Minister Gusti Muhammad Hatta here on Monday opened a coordination meeting of Sumatra eco-region as part ...