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EARTH WIRE -- Hugua speaks on food security at CTI Forum

Hugua, the chairman of Maritime Local Government Association of the six Coral Triangle Initiative (CTI) member ...

Finally, largest political parties back Ahok

Indonesia will see a lively contest in the regional head elections in February next year with 101 regions ...

Novanto optimistic Ahok-Djarot to clinch victory in election

Setya Novanto, the General Chairman of the countrys second largest party Golkar expressed optimism that incumbent ...

Third Indonesia-Australia dialogue expected to produce comprehensive recommendation

The third Indonesia-Australia Dialogue is expected to come up with a set of comprehensive recommendations for the ...

Coastal community crucial for protecting nation`s sovereignty

In an archipelagic nation, with thousands of islands scattered across the ocean, the presence of the coastal ...

Deputy foreign minister lauds Islamic media conference

Deputy Foreign Minister A.M. Fachir praised the International Conference of Islamic Media (ICIM) being held on May ...

Jakarta Bay reclamation project might marginalize urban poor

The Jakarta Bay reclamation project has become controversial after a bribery case concerning the mega project came to ...

Japan offers human security aid to Indonesia

The Japanese government has approved a human security aid grant valued at 86.84 million Yen for several regions of ...

Winners announced for The Harold W. McGraw, Jr. Prize in Education

- Today the winners were announced for the 2016 Harold W. McGraw, Jr. Prize in Education, which honors innovation and ...

CIFOR supports new peatland restoration agency to prevent forest fires

The newly established Peatland Restoration Agency (BRG) should be supported in its efforts to restore peatland areas ...

Proper trash management improves local economy

Garbage, if sorted and managed properly, can not only makes a city clean and beautiful but can also help to improve ...

Muslims urged to be wary of "Gafatar" teachings

Muslims in Indonesia have been urged to be wary of the Nusantara Daybreak Movement (Gafatar) as the teachings of the ...

Chinatown Mid-Autumn Festival Celebrates Singapore's Golden Jubilee

A yearly extravaganza, Chinatown will once again don on specially designed lanterns, accompanied by a myriad of ...

Western Union Mobilizes Customers, Employees, Agents, Business Associates and the Western Union Foundation to Respond to EU Refugee Crisis

- The Western Union Company and the Western Union Foundation today pledged a minimum of ...

Discourse on Papua dialogue restarts

After about a two-year hiatus, the discourse regarding the Jakarta-Papua dialogue to seek a peaceful solution to the ...