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Maleo lovers help conserve endemic bird`s population

The participation of maleo lovers in conserving the endemic bird in the Indonesian province of Central Sulawesi has ...

North Kalimantan offers seaweed to Malaysia

The provincial government of North Kalimantan has offered to sell seaweed to the royal government of Malaysia for use ...

Poverty rate rose in September 2015

The number of Indonesians living in poverty rose by 780 thousand to 28.51 million in September 2015, from 27.73 ...

Bulog asks govt to set flexible rice price

The state-owned logistics board Bulog has asked the government to set its Rice Purchase Price (HPP) at a flexible ...

Indonesia government prepares 10 leading Youth Programs in 2016

The Indonesia government, through the Ministry of Youth and Sports, has prepared 10 flagship programs to help the ...

The future still gloomy for palm oil business

Oil palm farmers and companies in the country are feared to be disappointed that their hope of a better year in 2016 ...

Indonesia`s biggest sago factory begins operations in Papua

Indonesias state-owned forestry company PT Perhutani has set up the biggest sago factory in the country in Kais, West ...

Sago can help achieve food self-sufficiency: Expert

Sago can be a solution to make Indonesia self-sufficient in staple foods, an expert in biotechnology and ...

Indonesia still needs to import food in 2016

Although it claims to have had a surplus of rice in 2015, Indonesia still imported rice throughout the year and will ...

Breakaway rebels kill nine people in S. Philippines

A breakaway Muslim rebel group killed nine civilians in the southern Philippines in a series of attacks on Christmas ...

West Nusa tenggara governor reject rice imports

West Nusa Tenggara Governor TGH M Zainul Majdi has rejected rice imports from Vietnam. "I will not allow imported ...

CPO price set higher in Jambi

The price of crude palm oil (CPO) in Jambi was set at Rp6,006 per kg for the period of Dec 18-24 from Rp5,837 in the ...

Balinese farmers insure 4,000 hectares of rice fields

As many as 4,000 hectares of rice fields belonging to Balinese farmers are included in the rice farming insurance ...

N. Sumatra`s rubber production predicted to decline

North Sumatras production of natural rubber is predicted to decline to around 450,000 tons this year from 465,000 tons ...

Transmigration less popular among youths: Minister Jafar

Villages, Disadvantaged Regions and Transmigration Minister Marwan Jafar admitted that the transmigration program is ...