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Seven die on good friday ceremony in Flores

At least seven persons died after a ship that carried hundreds of passengers for the Good Friday Sea Ceremony in ...

Satellite detects 44 hotspots in Sumatra

The Terra and Aqua Satellites have detected 40 hotspots located in Sumatra Island, which were mostly found in Riau ...

Australian captain loses command after Indonesia incursion

An Australian naval captain has been relieved of his command after his vessel was involved in an incursion into ...

East Kalimantan to hold int`l folklore, art festival this year

East Kalimantan will organize "Erau International Folklore and Art Festival (EIFAF)" in Tenggarong, Kutai Kartanegara ...

President Yudhoyono meets with former German President Kohler

President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono who is currently in Germany for a state visit met with former German president ...

Indonesia to host International Seaweed Symposium

The International Seaweed Association (ISA) has selected Indonesia to host the 21st International Seaweed Symposium ...

Ambon to repatriate 10 remaining Cambodians

The Ambon Immigration Office is to repatriate the remaining 10 Cambodian nationals, victims of human trafficking, ...

Dubai`s Al Jumeirah group developing luxury resort in Southeast Sulawesi

Dubai-based Al Jumairah group is currently developing a luxury resort and cottages in Matahora island, Wakatobi ...

Eendangered Oirata Language Needs Revitalization

The Oirata language, spoken in a small Maluku island of Kisar, is definitely endangered and feared to become extinct ...

Two US sailors admit okinawa rapel reports

Two US sailors Tuesday admitted raping a Japanese woman in Okinawa last October, news reports said, in a case that ...

Railway networks in Kalimantan necessary for infrastructure improvement

Minister of Transportation E.E. Mangindaan said that Kalimantan needs railway networks to improve the transportation ...

Workers to have hospital as "gift" on independence day

When the Indonesian people will celebrate the country`s Independence Day on August 17 this year, blue-collar workers ...

Tropical cyclone rusty hits East Nusa Tenggara

The Meteorology and Geophysics Station of East Nusa Tenggara reported on Monday that the tropical Cyclone Rusty had ...

Eko Atlantic Celebrates Reclamation of 5,000,000 Square Metres of Land from the Sea

-     His Excellency the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Dr. Goodluck Ebele Jonathan, ...

Japan coastguard says China ship in disputed waters

Japan said a Chinese government ship briefly entered its territorial waters off disputed islands in the East China Sea ...