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BMKG : sea waves in Bengkulu four meters high

The Bengkulu Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) predicted that the sea in Bengkulu waters in the ...

Jakarta predicted to experience flooding in January-March period

Anybody planning to visit Jakarta in January-March this year should be prepared to have to cope with flooding if a ...

Number of Indonesia's poor down 0.13 million

The number of Indonesians living under the poverty line in September 2011 was 29,89 million (12.36 percent of the ...

Business leader concerned over demonstrations against investment

A business leader expressed concern here on Tuesday over demonstrations against investment, saying that unless they ...

Sunda Strait prone to piracy : Police

The Sunda Strait, a waterway separating Java island from Sumatra island, is prone to piracy, police said. ...

Govt bans raw rattan exports

The Indonesian government has imposed a ban on raw rattan exports to overcome the raw material shortages being ...

Adhi Karya to build 100-floor tower in Jakarta

After the rights issue in the first semester of 2012, PT Adhi Karya Tbk (ADHI) planned to build a 100-floor tower in ...

ASEAN must uphold food sovereignty

The issues of food security and sovereignty have for many years been a rallying call of many grassroots ...

RI advised to end dependence on food imports

Indonesia should end its dependence on food imported from other Southeast Asian countries if it wants to fully ...

Polonia security nab passenger carrying 7.4 kg of meth

Security officers of Polonia Airport here on Friday nabbed a Garuda Indonesia passenger for carrying 7.4 kg of ...

Police foil attempt to smuggle out 45 kg of meth

Lampung Police`s Bakauheni Seaport unit foiled an attempt to smuggle out 45 kg of methamphetamine here on Monday ...

Fires raze 200 hectares of forest area in C. Java

Fires have razed a total of 200 hectares of forest area in the current dry season in Central Java, a provincial ...

Sunda strait bridge's construction to take 10 years

Work to build the Sunda Strait Bridge (JSS) will take 10 years to complete, according to Wiratman Wangsadinata, the ...

Indonesia poised to become global home of batik

Batik lovers must not miss this upcoming event - a World Batik Summit to be held at the Jakarta Convention Center, ...

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 ...