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No massacres happen in Mesuji: local community leader

A local community leader said there had been no massacres in Mesuji, Lampung, as has been reported so far. "It is ...

Dengue patient in Kotabaru passes away

A dengue fever patient, identified as Mono, 25, has died at a Kotabaru public hospital in Kotabaru district, South ...

Dengue fever needs serious anticipation

Dengue fever, an acute infectious disease caused by a virus transmitted by Aedes Aegypti mosquitoes, is feared to ...

UNESCO chief`s visit brings agency closer to indonesia

UNESCO Director General Irina Bokova made her first official visit to Indonesia from November 19 to 25 during which ...

Emerging evidence sheds some light on orangutan killing case

At the beginning, some people considered a report on the slaughtering of Kalimantan (Borneo) orangutan (pongo ...

Medco begins using coal methane gas to generate electricity

PT Medco Energi Internasional Tbk (Medco) has begun using coal methane gas from its Sekayu GMB Block to generate ...

RI pledges US$10 mln to support UNESCO

Education and Culture Minister Mohammad Nuh has announced that the Indonesian government will contribute $10 million ...

Kupang to get 6 internet cars from information department

The East Nusa Tenggara provincial capital of Kuang will get 6 Internet cars from the Communications and Information ...

news focus: govt to step up socio-economic approach toward Papua

Poverty and perceived injustices are believed to be among the problems triggering violence from time to time in ...

People across Indonesia warned against dengue fever

Struggling to win the battle against dengue fever, the government of Indonesia has warned the people in various ...

NU urges central govt to be physically present in Papua

NU (Nahdlatul Ulama) leader KH Said Aqil Siroj has urged the government, including President Sasilo Bambang Yudhoyono, ...

Police, military continue persuasive approaches in Papua

The Indonesian police and military continue to apply persuasive approaches in handling all sorts of conflicts and ...

Govt urged to audit Freeport Indonesia

A non-governmental organization (NGO) here has urged the government to conduct an audit on PT Freeport Indonesia`s ...

Number of tourists visiting Komodo Island up

The number of foreign tourists visiting Komodo National Park has increased since Komodo became a finalist in the ...

Bali also wants to become spiritual tourism destination

Bali has spiritual tourism potentials that should be more seriously developed by the government, local community ...