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Indonesian migrant workers flee as Malaysia continues crackdown

Hundreds of Indonesian illegal migrant workers in Kuala Lumpur and Selangor, Malaysia, are taking refuge in local oil ...

Yogyakarta prepares special service for travelers

The government of the special autonomous province of Yogyakarta has set up a Tourist Information Center to offer ...

Jokowi asked to reevaluate Bengkulu infrastructure projects

Bengkulu Civilian Community Group has asked President Joko Widodo to reconsider and reevaluate all infrastructure ...

Darmin to Europe to iron out palm oil row with EU Parliament

Coordinating Minister for Economy Darmin Nasution said he would visit Europe for talks with the European Parliament ...

WWF releases exclusive summary on Borneo on World Environment Day

The World Wildlife Fund (WWF) Indonesia and Malaysia released an exclusive publication of "The Environmental Status of ...

Sukarnoputri holds dialog with Al Gore

Former Indonesian president Megawati Sukarnoputri held a dialog with US ex-vice president Albert Arnold Gore (Al Gore) ...

Taiwan Excellence Pavilion gathers formidable tech innovators on debut at CommunicAsia 2017

This year marks the debut participation of the Taiwan Excellence Pavilion at CommunicAsia 2017. Companies like Acer, ...

Swedish King calls for strengthening of forestry cooperation

Swedish King Carl XVI Gustaf has asked Indonesia to continue its increased cooperation in the field of forestry to ...

Indonesia becomes global model for peatland restoration: UNEP

Indonesia is the worlds model for restoring peatlands, according to the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP). ...

Thousands of hectares of land in S Sumatra to be restored

An area of 400 thousand hectares of land in South Sumatra province is targeted for restoration and revegetation until ...

Farmers` empowerment key to success of agrarian reform: Indef

The Institute for Development of Economics and Finance (Indef) has opined that the empowerment of farmers in ...

Mangroves can help develop ecotourism: Minister

Environment and Forestry Minister Siti Nurbaya Bakar stated that mangrove planting, aimed at preventing soil erosion, ...

Jokowi explains economic distribution policies to clerics

President Joko Widodo explained about his economic policies to improve equal distribution to Muslim clerics during a ...

EARTH WIRE -- Crowds gather to witness Rafflesia flowers bloom

Crowds gathered to witness the 15 endemic Rafflesia arnoldii flowers blooming, by opening their six petals completely, ...

Government asked to consider European Parliament palm oil resolution

A number of non governmental organizations (NGOs) asked the government to use the resolution of the European ...