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Depok city implements `one day no rice` policy

Depok Mayor Nur Mahmudi Ismail said he had adopted a "One Day No Rice" policy to contribute to the efforts to ...

IPB to conduct greening drive around campus

The Bogor Institute of Agriculture (IPB) is to conduct a greening drive in villages around its campus based on the ...

Central Aceh to become tourist destination

Central Aceh district in Aceh province is ready to become a tourist destination in the province, district head ...

Ternate to revive tourism industry this year

Ternate city`s government has declared 2012 the year of the revival of the island`s tourism with its local culture ...

Denpasar Festival to be held again

Denpasar`s Tourism Office is to organize its annual Denpasar Festival next December 28-31, 2011 to welcome the new ...

Mily contingent GarudaXXIII-F arrives in Lebanon

The second batch of the Indonesian military contingent Garuda XXIII-F`s mechanical battalion task force arrived in ...

E. Kalimantan to hold Kemilau Festival

The culture and tourism office of East Kalimantan province will hold an Etam Kemilau Art and Cultural Festival in an ...

Activists ask Lady Gaga to pose in lettuce dress

First, Lady Gaga wore a dress made of meat. Now, how about one made of lettuce? Indian animal rights activists ...

N. Sulawesi poised for ASEAN tourism forum

Known as "The Land of Smiling People", rich in culture, culinary delights, and beautiful landscapes, North Sulawesi, ...

Pertamina to expand lubricants market to US

PT Pertamina will expand its lubricants market to the US in 2012 or earlier than expected , the company`s assistant ...

Bhutan`s royal wedding points to end of polygamy

Bhutan`s rare form of polygamy, in which men or women take several sisters or brothers as partners, is dying out as ...

World Youth Forum opens in Ambon amid conducive security conditions

Security conditions in Maluku`s provincial capital of Ambon are proving to be quite conducive as a two-day "World ...

Malaysian resort scraps bikini contest preview

A Malaysian beach resort has called off a preview for an international bikini contest after drawing the ire of the ...

Pangkalpinang to host international marine tourism seminar

National and international tourism players will hold a seminar on international marine tourism at Novotel Hotel in ...

Govt to promote batik as flagship product

Batik industry has been booming following the increased public enthusiasm of wearing the traditional clothes ...