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Air China Opens Rotations Beijing-Phuket

-     Air China will introduce four weekly direct rotations with B757 airliner between Beijing and ...

Le Meridien Hotels & Resorts Continues Expansion in Thailand

-            - First Le Meridien in Koh Samui opens its doors to ...

Tourist arrivals in Bali up 9.97 pct

More than 1.84 million foreign tourists visited Bali in the eight months though August 2011, up 9.97 percent from the ...

US, European diplomats to make field trip in Lombok island

A number of US and European diplomats based in Jakarta are expected to make a three-day visit in Lombok Island, West ...

New US 7th fleet commander visits Indonesia

The new US 7th Fleet commander, Vice Admiral Scott Swift, on Friday visited Indonesia`s National Defence Forces ...

Filipino sentenced to eight years for smuggling drug

The Denpasar District Court sentenced Maria Cecilia Lopez (32) to eight years in jail here on Thursday for smuggling ...

President to meet Malaysian pm in Lombok Oct 20

The West Nusatenggara (NTB) provincial government has started preparing the venue and other matters of a meeting ...

RI govt to invest up to Rp2,400 trillion to develop Sulawesi

The government plans to invest up to Rp2,400 trillion to develop Sulawesi, Fisheries and Marine Resources Minister ...

Komodo Island promotion activities being intensified

The tourism and culture ministry has decided to withdraw the candidacy of Komodo for inclusion in the New Seven ...

Millions of short text messages needed to support Komodo in N7W

Former Vice President M Jusuf Kalla has called on Indonesian people to send short text messages (SMS) by mobile ...

US, Indonesia announce $28.5 million debt swap for forests

The United States and Indonesia on signed a $28.5 million debt-for-nature swap agreement on Monday, the US Embassy ...

Fires raze 200 hectares of forest area in C. Java

Fires have razed a total of 200 hectares of forest area in the current dry season in Central Java, a provincial ...

Bali bizmen worried about continuing economic slump in Europe

Businessmen in Bali are worried about the absence of improvements in economic conditions in Europe as it might ...

Police tighten security ahead of Bali bombings anniversary

Police in Bali are tightening security in a number of locations in Kuta and Jimbaran ahead of the anniversary of the ...

India test fires Agni-II missile

India`s nuclear-capable, surface-to-surface Agni-II ballistic missile, with a strike range of 2000 kms, was on Friday ...