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Health ministry scientizing medicinal herbs

The Health Ministry is currently conducting a program to scientize Indonesian medicinal herbs or jamu in order to ...

RI still short of medical doctors

Indonesia is still suffering from a shortage of medical doctors, according to a legislator. "Right now there ...

Public called on to stay calm on 8.7-magnitude quake prediction

West Java Governor Ahmad Heryawan has called on the general public to stay calm but remained alert on a prediction ...

Govt temporarily stops allowing foreign investment in oil palm sector

The government has temporarily stopped allowing foreign investors to develop new oil palm plantations so as to give ...

Half of RI`s oil palm plantations foreign-owned

The Environmental Forum of Indonesia (WALHI) says fifty-percent of the country`s oil palm plantations are owned by ...

RI hopes ASEAN to share common stand on rice reserves

Indonesia hopes members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) will agree on the need to increase rice ...

Malignant malaria still haunts Indonesia

For many years, malaria has been a frightening specter across the world, especially in countries with vast areas of ...

People`s green lifestyle awareness for better earth

In recent years after the awareness of the effect of global warming there was a certain lifestyle adopted to support ...

News Focus: Flow of goods problem at Merak port remains

Merak port in the western tip of Java and Bakauheni harbor in the eastern point of Sumatra, two ports so far serving ...

Govt allows North Sumatra to continue importing salt

The central government still allows North Sumatra province to continue importing salt since supply of Madura salt ...

Special approach needed to move industries to places outside Java

Trade minister Mari Elka Pangestu said a special approach was needed to move industries to places outside Java ...

Sumatra on alert as bird flu comes back

The sudden death of thousands of chickens has been reported in several cities on Sumatra Island over the past several ...

President optimistic Indonesia to progress, seen as investment destination

President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono said Indonesia has an opportunity to progress further as it is still being seen as ...

RI ready for nuclear technology : Observer

Indonesia is quite ready and able to develop nuclear technology and build a nuclear power plant which it needs to ...

Indonesia's LNG surplus prioritized for domestic market

The Indonesian government has pledged to prioritize its liquefied natural gas (LNG) stock to meet the country`s ...