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Obama to attend East Asia Summit in Bali

US President Barack Obama is set to take part in the East Asia Summit Plus 2011 scheduled for November in the resort ...

Germany assists RI in forest, climate change program

Germany has committed to assisting the Indonesian government in the Forest and Climate Change program (ForClime). ...

Kalimantan center of world`s flora

Kalimantan Island (Borneo) is one of the world`s flora center because the diversity of trees in a small plot of land ...

Ex-IMF chief moving to new apartement in New York

Former IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn will move to a new apartment, where he will remain under around-the-clock ...

Forestry Ministry to compensate victims of human-animal conflicts

The forestry ministry plans to compensate victims of human-animal conflicts which often occur on Sumatra Island. ...

President opens 16th NAM ministerial meeting

President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono opened the 16th Ministerial Meeting of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) here on ...

President leaves for Bali to open NAM meeting

President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono left here Tuesday for Bali for a two-day working visit during which he will open ...

Some 600 delegates attend NAM meeting in Bali

Some 600 delegates are to attend the 16th Non-Aligned Ministerial (NAM) Meeting which is preceded by a Preparatory ...

Tiger bites handler at Queensland tourist park

A tiger has bitten a handler at the Dreamworld tourist park on the Gold Coast, Australia. Paramedics were called ...

Shark kills kite surfer in New Caledonia

A 15-year-old boy has died in New Caledonia after being attacked by a shark while kite surfing, a report said on ...

FM to attend 16th NAM meeting in Indonesia

Foreign Minister Ali-Akbar Salehi left here Sunday for Bali, Indonesia to take part in the 16th Ministerial Meeting of ...

ADB to help improve resources management in coral triangle

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved assistance of around $12 million for the Coastal and Marine Resources ...

Ministry proposes Chinese loans for ten infrastructure projects

Public Works Ministry said it has proposed that ten infrastructure projects worth US$863.07 million should be financed ...

PLN to call tender for Java-Sumatra transmission line

State power utility PT Perusahaan Listrik Negara (PLN) is planning to call a tender for the construction of a ...

RI to host world bridge tournament

The World Bridge Federation (WBF) has appointed Indonesia to host a world bridge tournament in 2013, a spokesman said. ...