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Social minister concerned about marijuana legalization demand

Social Services Minister Salim Segaf Al Jufri has expressed concern over the current efforts of a group of people to ...

China bans several food additives to bolster food safety

Chinese authorities have banned several types of food additives as part of new national regulations on food safety ...

Minister opposed to idea to legalize marijuana

Women`s Empowerment and Children`s Protection Minister Linda Amalia Gumelar said she was opposed to the idea of ...

Philippines detects radiation from Japan

Small amounts of radiation from Japan`s damaged nuclear plant have been detected in the Philippines, the government ...

Radiation levels no danger to marine life - Japanese spokesman

Japan`s marine life is in no danger regardless of the radiation levels in the waters near the crippled Fukushima 1 ...

Japan to monitor seawater near nuclear plant

Japan will monitor radiation levels in the Pacific Ocean near a quake-hit nuclear plant, where firefighters have been ...

Earthquake, tsunami may cost Japan $235bn - World Bank

The devastating earthquake and tsunami that hit Japan 10 days ago may cost the country`s economy $235 billion, or 4% ...

Food in Japan found tainted by radiation

Food from and near the center of Japan`s March 11 quake-tsunami disaster was found to contain high levels of ...

Traces of radioactive iodine found in tap water in Tokyo

Slight amounts of radioactive iodine have been detected in tap water in Tokyo, its vicinity and most prefectures ...

Radiation "not threat outside nuclear plant zone"

Radiation from a quake-hit Japanese nuclear power plant poses no immediate health threat outside a zone which has ...

We need world`s help`: Japan evacuee town mayor

The mayor of a town near Japan`s quake-damaged and stricken Fukushima nuclear plant said Wednesday that it desperately ...

Radiation level falls in Tokyo: city government

The level of radiation in Tokyo fell Tuesday afternoon after rising above normal levels in the morning due to ...

Higher than normal radiation detected in Tokyo: city govt

A higher than normal level of radiation was detected in Japan`s capital Tokyo on Tuesday, but a city government ...

BPOM warns public not to consume Kratingdaeng, Bear Brand drinks

The Bangka Belitung Drug and Food Supervisory Agency (BPOM) had warned the public not to consume the illegal Red Bull ...

Oil palm, mining wastes biggest polluters in 2010

Wastes from oil palm plantations and mining operations were the greatest polluters of the environmet in 2010, the ...