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PLN operates biggest solar power plant in Morotai

State electricity company PT PLN is operating the biggest solar power plant (PLTS) with a capacity of 600 kW in the ...

Riau Islands not affected by Aceh quake

A quake of a magnitude of 8.9 on the Richter scale shocked Aceh on Wednesday at 3.38 pm local time but did not ...

TripAdvisor Unveils 2012 Travellers' Choice Hotels for Families

-Awards honour family-friendly properties worldwide, according to reviews and opinions from millions of ...

Trade minister calls for closer IMT-GT cooperation

Indonesian Trade Minister Gita Wirjawan has called for closer sub-regional cooperation between Indonesia, Malaysia, ...

Tectonic earthquake jolts Aru Islands

A tectonic earthquake measuring 5.8 on the Richter scale jolted Aru Islands District in Maluku Province at 8.42 local ...

5.2 magnitude quake jolts Maluku

An earthquake measuring 5.2 on the Richter scale rocked Maluku Barat Daya and Maluku Tenggara Barat districts in ...

Twelve tectonic earthquakes jolt Indonesia

An analyst of the Pekanbaru Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) said on Sunday that in the last two ...

French Still Rulers of Rudeness but China Placed Fifth in Skyscanner Poll

-         A poll conducted by international travel search site Skyscanner ...

PDIP member hopes transparent voting on fuel price hike

A parliament member from the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDIP), Rieke Dyah Pitaloka expressed hope that ...

Six foreign boats caught poaching fish in Indonesian waters

Indonesia`s ministry of fisheries patrol ship `Hiu` has caught six boats from Thailand and Vietnam illegally fishing ...

HIU Intercept Six Illegal Foreign Ship

HIU Supervisor Ship which belongs to the Directorate General of Marine and Fisheries Resources Supervision of the ...

US might fly drones from Australian territory

Australia said Wednesday it may allow the United States to use its territory to operate long-range spy drones, as part ...

"Ghost ship" off canada heralds arrival of tsunami debris

An empty Japanese fishing boat drifting off the coast of western Canada could be the first wave of 1.5 million tons of ...

Magnitude 5.2 quake strikes Talaud in N Sulawesi

An earthquake with an intensity of 5.2 on the Richter scale struck southwest of Talaud Islands in North Sulawesi ...

Indonesia - People's Republic of China Agree to Develop the Blue Economy

The Government of Indonesia and People's Republic of China (PRC) agree to develop the blue economy. This agreement was ...