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Norwegian ambassador cycles to office

Ambassador of Norway for Indonesia Stig Traavik sometimes prefers to choose cycling rather than driving a car to his ...

Every govt should prevent social conflicts from mining industry: Official

The government of every state should be more vigilant to prevent social conflicts between indigenous people and mining ...

Apps For Asia Winners Featured at Asian Development Bank Annual Meeting

- ADB and Microsoft Corp. will showcase the Apps For Asia-Redesigning Development Program at the 46th Annual Meeting of ...

Indonesia sees urgency to sign Nagoya Protocol

As a mega biodiversity nation, Indonesia sees the urgency to sign the Nagoya Protocol protect its rich genetic ...

Indonesia needs Nagoya Protocol to protect indigenous people`s rights

Indonesia urgently needs to ratify the Nagoya Protocol to protect the rights of indigenous people, Miranda Risang, a ...

Indonesia`s forest governance needs reform

The management of Indonesia`s remaining 120 million hectares of forests needs reform, owing to the fact that there are ...

President calls for increased role of local govts in preventing conflicts

President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has called on regional governments and security agencies to optimize their roles ...

Revealing enchantment of Maluku`s enigmatic Maupora atoll

Mentioned in local folktales and noted for years as the meeting point of the devil and black magic users worldwide, ...

Tourists Claim Every Day in Yotowawa Holds New Adventures

The flight from East Nusa Tenggara provincial city of Kupang to Kisar island, also known as Yotowawa in Southwest ...

150 Years Of The Bacardi Archive Revealed

-    - Bacardi shares rare look into archive to showcase 150-year rise of iconic rum brand from ...

One Papua tribe extinct, two more to follow soon

Unable to compete in the acculturation process with other groups, the Sebo tribe in Kayu Pulau, Jayapura, Papua, has ...

New Freeport chief advised to embrace local community figures

Newly-appointed president director of PT Freeport Indonesia, Rozik B Soetjipto, should embrace Amungme and Kamoro ...

Aceh shooting incidents linked to elections : minister

Chief security minister Djoko Suyanto said the recent shooting incidents in Aceh were related to upcoming local ...

The Freeport Case, government's lost conscience

The Political and security situation in Papua is still heating up, beginning with the repeated shootings spree at ...

RI,Vietnam to discuss remote indigenous community development

The social affairs ministry and the Tribes Committee of Vietnam will discuss efforts to empower remote indigenous ...