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KNPI calls for public resolve to preserve environment

The National Committee for Indonesian Youths (KNPI) said a tree-planting and garbage-removal movement is not a mere ...

Japanese tourist arrivals in Bali down 21.81 pct

A total of 64,455 Japanese tourists visited Bali in the first four months of 2011, down 21.81 percent from 82,436 in ...

Bali hotel occupancy rate up 0.87 pct in April

Star-rated hotels in Bali saw average room occupancy rate in April increase 0.87 percent to 64.03 percent from 63.16 ...

South Korea warns North against new provocations

South Korea warned on Saturday that it would respond "very strongly" to any further provocations by North Korea. ...

Press council chief hospitalized

Chief of the Press Council Baqir Manan was rushed to Pertamina hospital in South Jakarta on Friday night for having ...

Wakatobi To Have Coral Reefs Conservation School

Known for its beautiful and highly diverse coral reefs found nowhere else on earth, Wakatobi is Southeast Sulawesi`s ...

Batam`s junior Red Cross rated best at Asia-Pacific jamboree

The Batam chapter of the Indonesian Junior Red Cross (PMR) was selected as the best teenage contingent at the "Youth ...

Ships hijacked at Muara Jungkat, Pontianak

A tugboat Mitra Jaya V and a barge Makmur Abadi V had been hijacked 15-20 miles west of the Muara Jungkat buoy in ...

U.S. donates patrol boats to RI national police

The U.S. Departments of Justice and State recently delivered two boats to the Indonesian National Police as part of ...

Wakatobi to have coral reefs conservation school

Known for its beautiful and highly diverse coral reefs found nowhere else on earth, Wakatobi is Southeast Sulawesi`s ...

Indonesia ready to host ICOLD meeting

Indonesia is ready to host the 82nd meeting of the International Commission on Large Dams (ICOLD), the Indonesian ...

Greenland cold snap linked to Viking disappearance

A cold snap in Greenland in the 12th century may help explain why Viking settlers vanished from the island, scientists ...

ASEAN advised to encourage peaceful solution to S China Sea disputes

It should be one of ASEAN`s important objectives with regard to the South China Sea to encourage China to agree to ...

WHO conducts study of rabies in Bali

The World Health Organization (WHO) in cooperation with Animal Health Directorate, Directorate General of Animal ...

News Focus: Batam develops contemporary batik to support ASEAN trade center

Batam city administration develops a contemporary batik center in its bid to support the designation of the city as ...