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Buddhist Leader Highlights Need for Education, Empowerment in Advance of Rio+20 Meeting

-     Daisaku Ikeda, president of the Soka Gakkai International (SGI) Buddhist association, issued ...

US provides US$7 million to Bunaken Sea Park

The US government has provided funds of US$7 million to help develop the National Sea Park of Bunaken, the US Consul ...

Japanese scientists study Palu earthquake

Three Japanese scientists who are studying the earthquake in Palu will provide training to students and the local ...

Coral reef conservationist a nominee for UNDP Award

Coral reef conservationist, I Gusti Agung Prana, from Pemuteran village in Buleleng District, Bali, has been listed ...

Rice stock in East Nusa Tenggara enough for 3 months only

The State Logistics Agency (Bulog) in East Nusa Tenggara (NTT) province has provided the local community with 30,000 ...

Javan leopards on brink of extinction

The population of Javan leopards (Panthera pardus melas), who are thought to have migrated from South Asia to Java ...

President Yudhoyono visits Santa Cruz

President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono made a visit to Santa Cruz Cemetery and Seroja Heroes Cemetery in Dili, Timor ...

International disaster research laboratory to be built in Simeulue, Aceh

Three international natural disaster research laboratories are to be built in Simeulue district, Aceh province as the ...

Culture preservation, tourism push to go hand in hand

The preservation of culture and tourism promotion could go hand in hand, Culture and Education Deputy Minister Wiendu ...

Car-free day necessary in Depok

It is necessary for Depok city government in West Java to have a car-free day in order to reduce pollution, according ...

Afghan protesters accuse NATO of killing 4 children

Hundreds of Afghan demonstrators on Tuesday accused US-led NATO troops of killing four children during clashes with ...

VP`s remarks on mosque loudspeakers draw criticism

Many have expressed objections to Vice President Boediono`s call for regulation of the use of loudspeakers at mosques ...

East Nusa Tenggara government must focus on tourism

The East Nusa Tenggara (NTT) provincial government should have done more to develop the tourism sector, which offers a ...

Aceh voters go to polling stations in peace

Thousands of people in all districts across the Indonesian westernmost province of Aceh went to the polling stations ...

USAID to continue supporting Papua`s agriculture empowerment program

The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) will continue its assistance to Papua`s local ...