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Tin Mining Activity Threatening Bangka Island`s Tourism

The landscapes in many parts of Bangka island can now be best described as barren wastelands due to unbridled tin ...

Lee praises navy commandos for daring rescue operation against Somali pirates

President Lee Myung-bak praised a contingent of Navy commandos Monday for their daring raid early this year to free a ...

The 109th Canton Fair - "New Services and Products Lead to Increased Trade"

-         The 109th Canton Fair which officially concluded on May 5, was the most ...

Kadhafi wife slams NATO strike she says killed her son

Moamer Kadhafi`s wife, Sofia, on Friday slammed the airstrikes that killed her son and accused NATO forces of ...

UN war crimes court wants Mladic`s speedy transfer

The UN war crimes court which sought Ratko Mladic for more than 16 years as one of its most wanted fugitives said ...

Preserving Papua`s Culture Through Lake Sentani Festival

Indonesia`s easternmost province of Papua will this year again organize a Lake Sentani Festival (FDS in a bid to ...

President opens 16th NAM ministerial meeting

President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono opened the 16th Ministerial Meeting of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) here on ...

RI and Russian sudents held Islamic an cultural dialog

Indonesian Muslim students held an Indonesian-Russian Student Friendship and Dialogue on Islam and Culture at the ...

Lake Sentani Festival to feature various cultural activities

Themed "Love, Peace, and Harmony," the Lake Sentani Festival 2011 (FDS 2011) next June 19-23 will feature various art ...

It`s a country, teen finale for "American Idol"

"American Idol" fans on Thursday opted for an all-teenage, all southern, mostly country season 10 finale, sending ...

Jember University to hold reog festival

The University of Jember will organize a Reog Festival here on May 21-22, 2011, to preserve traditional culture. ...

Ancient furry mammals had big brains for smell

Skull scans on two of the oldest known mammal species have shown their brains were large and well-developed in areas ...

President sees no possibility of military coup

Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono said he saw no possibility for a coup by the military to happen in the ...

Ri soon to ratify ASEAN counter terrorism convention

Indonesia is soon to ratify the ASEAN Convention on Counter Terrorism (ACCT), the Foreign Ministry`s Director for ...

Indonesian students, scholars sent to US under Fulbright program

Ambassador Scot Marciel, Deputy Minister of Education Fasli Jalal and former Indonesian Ambassador to the US Dorojatun ...