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Sri Lanka should punish civil war crimes - UN forum

Sri Lanka should ensure government troops who committed war crimes during the final stages of its war against Tamil ...

S. Korea to push tourism near tense border with north

Gun-toting soldiers patrol guard posts overlooking North Korean territory beyond a barbed-wire fence. Hundreds of red ...

RI, China ties based on three Gs

The Chinese government is gearing up to receive President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono during his upcoming state visit to ...

Malaysian national arrested on charges of smuggling methamphetamine

Customs authorities at the Ngurah Rai airport on the Indonesian resort island of Bali have arrested Malaysian Hew Kok ...

Indonesia potential for international cargo port investment

Indonesia`s strategic geographic position in the North Pacific Ocean to the Indian Ocean shipping lanes has the ...

Waves in Bengkulu waters 3.5 meters high

The Bengkulu Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKB) said the waves in the Bengkulu waters in these 12 ...

VP: Indonesia is safe

Vice President Boediono said Indonesia is a safe country although it still has a degree of security threats similar to ...

Export of Bali`s bone handicraft products up 74.87 pct

Bali`s 2011 exports of bone handicraft goods totaled 96,544 pcs worth 143,676 US dollars, a 74.87 pct increase from ...

Spain requests extradition of ETA suspect from Cuba

Spain said Friday it will request the extradition from Cuba of an alleged member of the Basque separatist group ETA ...

Singapore tourists greeted with Tor-tor dance in Samosir

A traditional Tor-tor dance performance marked the welcoming ceremony for a group of holidaymakers from Singapore in ...

VP Boediono officially closesSail Wakatobi Belitong

Vice President Boediono here on Thursday (Oct 13) officially closed Sail Wakatobi Belitong 2011. "The Sail ...

BMKG records 10 Bali quake aftershocks

The office of the Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) in Bali recorded a total of 10 aftershocks by ...

Communications network back to normal after Bali quake

The cellular phone networks which was previously cut off in most parts of Bali after the 6.8-magnitude earthquake hit ...

Bali quake had no impact on Mt Agung`s activity

The 6.8-magnitude earthquake that rattled Bali and environs on Thursday afternoon had no impact on the activity of ...

Bali earthquake lacked tsunami potential

A powerful earthquake measuring 6.8 on the Richter scale that jolted the resort island of Bali on Thursday morning did ...