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Batik sale in ASEAN market promising

Batik sale in the ASEAN market is promising and wide open as it has been officially recognized by UNESCO as one of ...

Tectonic earthquake jolts Tual

A tectonic earthquake measuring 5.2 on the Richter scale jolted Southeast Maluku district`s capital of Tual at 11.40 ...

news focus: No need to worry about this year`s drought

The current drought which had caused water crises and affected 95,891 hectares of rice fields in the country is ...

Forest fires could hinder C02 cutting efforts

Forest fire hot spots have been detected in around 10 provinces in Indonesia during the present dry season which has ...

news focus: Indonesia to be middle power or fence sitter?

Indonesia enjoyed the relatively high economic growth rate of 6.5 percent in 2010 and is now the leader of regional ...

S`pore tourists to Bali up 30.97 pct

A total of 62,893 Singapore tourists visited Bali in the first seven months of 2011, up 30.97 percent from 48,020 in ...

Ministry deploys personnel, planes to help extinguish forest fires

The forestry ministry has mobilized personnel and three planes to help extinguish forest fires on Sumatra Island. ...

news focus: world youths to promote environment in Bandung

Some 1,300 children and youths aged 15 to 25 years from 120 countries will gather in the West Java city of Bandung ...

PMI to distribute water to drought-affected regions

The Indonesian Red Cross (PMI) will distribute clean water to 15 drought-affected districts/cities in five ...

Peat forest fires obstructing carbon emission cutting efforts

The ongoing peat forest fires on Sumatra and Kalimantan Islands may cause Indonesia to miss its carbon emission ...

S`pore is biggest investor in s Kalimantan

Singapore is now the biggest investor among 18 countries investing in South Kalimantan with a total investment of ...

Army chief: Aussie is important RI partner

Army Chief of Staff General Pramono Edhie Wibowo said Australia is Indonesia`s important partner to create peace in ...

Most Indonesian regions to enter rainy season in October: BMKG

Most Indonesian regions or 131 season zones, 38.3 percent of the country will enter the rainy season next month, ...

Samosir Strengthens Environmentally-based Development

Samosir district in North Sumatra has made tourism industry a dominant sector by strengthening environmentally-based ...

Kadhafi offered way out, heritage site `shelled`

Turkey said it has offered Moamer Kadhafi guarantees to leave Libya but has yet to receive a reply, as rebels on ...