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UnionPay International Initiates "40 Selected Tourist Destinations Worldwide" Preferential Program

-UnionPay International announces on November 25 that it now initiates "40 Selected Tourist Destinations Worldwide" ...

30 million people expected to travel during Idul-Fitri

Around 30 million people are expected to return to their hometowns to celebrate Idul-Fitri holidays (mudik) at the end ...

28.28 million Indonesians live in poverty

More than 28.28 million Indonesian people live in poverty as of March 2014 compared to 28.17 million in the same ...

No tsunami threat from 5.0 sr Mentawai earthquake

The Indonesian Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) has confirmed that the current 5.0 magnitude ...

As Bali's Waste Continues to Mount, Coca-Cola, Quiksilver and Garuda Indonesia Host 'Bali's Big Eco Weekend 2014'

Bali continues to receive international attention for its alarming waste problem. Last March 2014, Huffington Post ...

Biak tourism attractions need intensive promotion

The Biak Numfor district in the Indonesian province of West Papua has myriad natural, marine, cultural, and historical ...

Kalimantan`s wealth may not be taken to other regions: Kalla

Vice-presidential candidate M. Jusuf Kalla (JK) said that the Kalimantan island has extraordinary wealth, which may ...

Boat carrying Indonesians capsizes in Malaysia

A boat carrying Indonesian migrant workers capsized off the Asepang coast in the Malaysian state of Selangor on ...

Indonesia and Australia, once good friends, always be good friends

Indonesia and its immediate neighbor Australia have always had an exciting relationship, as the two countries are very ...

Indonesia to strengthen ties with Pacific Island nations

President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has stated that Indonesia will strengthen relations and boost mutually beneficial ...

Indonesia to strengthen ties with Pacific Island nations

President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has stated that Indonesia will strengthen relations and boost mutually beneficial ...

3 divers dead off Malta Sea

Three divers lost their lives while diving in Maltas second largest island Gozo in less than five hours on Tuesday, ...

Yudhoyono to strengthen bilateral ties with Pacific countries

President Susilo Yudhoyono's three-day working visit to Fiji from June 17 to 19, 2014, aims to strengthen bilateral ...

BPK reminds government of long delayed Sunda Strait bridge project

The Supreme Auditing Agency (BPK) has reminded the government of long delayed big project of Sunda Strait bridge ...

Whirlwind damages tens of houses in Batam

Several areas in Batam City of Riau Archipelago bore the brunt of a whirlwind, which caused minor to major damages to ...