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Fire destroys 62 houses, 40 tons of rice in Banten

A fire that broke out in Cigemblong and Mugijaya villages, Banten, last Monday (August 2) destroyed at least 62 houses ...

Two elephants die of suspected poisoning in Bengkulu

The bones of two wild elephants which had died of suspected poisoning, were found in a plantation a near an elephant ...

Many heritage objects from Majapahit era damaged

Through extensive research and excavation work over a long period of time, hundreds of thousands of artefacts from ...

Archeological objects in Jember prone to theft

Jember district in East Java has abundant archeological objects but they are prone to theft, a local official has ...

Mining Activities Threatening Belitung`s Tourism

Years of uncontrolled tin mining activities on Belitung island, Bangka-Belitung (Babel) province, have created ...

NGOs call for review of existing forest clearance permits

A coalition of Indonesian civil society organizations for forest protection here Thursday challenged President Susilo ...

Police searching for bomb-blasted Islamic boarding school principal

Police are searching for the principal of the Umar bin Khattab Islamic boarding school in Bima, West Nusa Tenggara ...

Various Efforts Being Made To Resolve Papua Conflicts

The ongoing Papua Peace Conference is one of various efforts to find the best possible solution to conflicts that ...

Govt urged to tighten security along RI-PNG border

A number of prominent Papua community figures in Jayapura have urged the central government to tighten security in ...

Lake Sentani Festival To Showcase Papua`s Cultural Diversity

The much awaited Lake Sentani Festival to be held on June 19-23, 2011 (LSF 2011) is designed to give visitors an ...

Lake Sentani Festival should yield good results

The Lake Sentani Festival 2011 (LSF) should be designed in such away to have a good result, an anthropologist said ...

Six American students learning E Java dances

Six students from the University of Colorado and University of Oklahoma (United States) are learning the "kuda ...

US Charge D`affaires attends opening of weatherford facility

The US embassy`s Charge d` Affaires, Ted Osius, attended the opening ceremony for Weatherford`s new facility, ...

RI continues stressing need to conserve APEC`S marine resources

Indonesia is at APEC forums to continue stressing the need to conserve the region`s marine resources to ensure its ...

Garuda Cares About Forest Preservation

To make a valuable contribution to the fight against global climate change, state-owned airline company PT Garuda ...