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Minister to resign if e-id card program misses time target

Home Affairs Minister Gamawan Fauzi has said he would resign if the implementation of the electronic identity (e-ID) ...

W Sumatra`s forests suitable for kyoto protocol projects : observer

West Sumatra`s forests have the potential of being ideal hosts for climate change projects under the Kyoto Protocol, ...

Jakarta city administration to build subsidized flats in Tambora

The Jakarta city administration is planning to build subsidized flats in the densely-populated Tambora area in West ...

Delay, corruption allegations bug e-id card project

The electronic identity (e-ID) card project has gained media attention due to the late arrival of equipment delaying ...

Owners of killer dogs to face jail in Australia

Owners of killer dogs could be jailed for up to 10 years under new laws announced Tuesday, after the death of a ...

Five die in Italy firework factory explosion

At least five people died in an explosion at an Italian firework factory south of Rome on Monday, local authorities ...

International marine tourism seminar to promote babel potentials

The upcoming two-day seminar on international marine tourism in Bangka-Belitung (Babel) provincial city of ...

At least 11 dead in China ferry sinking

At least 11 people, including nine schoolchildren, died when an apparently overloaded ferry capsized in a river in ...

1 dead, 8 sickened after inhaling odor at u.s. McDonald`s

One woman died and at least eight others were sickened after inhaling toxic fumes at a McDonald`s restaurant in ...

Thousands stranded after 41 die in Japan typhoon

Thousands of people remained stranded in western Japan Tuesday after the death toll from a fierce typhoon rose to 41, ...

Twenty-one houses near river collapse due to soil abrasion

Tenggarong, East Kalimantan (ANTARA News)  - Some 21 houses in Sebulu Ilir village, East Kalimantan, located on a ...

3 Killed, 17 Injured In Hospital Blast In North China City

Three people were killed and 17 others injured, two severely, after a blast ripped through a boiler room in a hospital ...

Italian charity worker kidnapped in Darfur

An Italian humanitarian worker employed at a child-care centre in western Sudan`s Darfur region has been kidnapped, ...

Minister sure Indonesian citizens in London are safe

Foreign Minister Marty Natalegawa gave the assurance on Wednesday that Indonesian citizens living in London and other ...

Bengkulu authorities urged to probe elephant deaths

Environmental NGO ProFauna has urged Bengkulu authorities to probe the deaths of eight Sumatran elephants (Elephas ...