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Mandela in unexpected visit to home village

South Africa`s ailing former president Nelson Mandela has flown to his birthplace in his first trip outside ...

Toilet row grabs headlines in S.African election

South Africans voted on Wednesday in municipal elections in which squalid, open toilets built for the poor have become ...

C Kalimantan to host world governors meeting on environment

Some 30 governors from various countries will gather in Central Kalimantan province in September 2011 to attend a ...

AIPD new program launched in West Nusa Tenggara

A new program for West Nusa Tenggara (NTB) was launched Friday by the province`s Governor Dr. TGH Zainul Majdi and ...

RI govt remains interested in buying Newmont stake

The government remains interested in buying a stake in PT Newmont Nusa Tenggara although it needs some time to make ...

RI sits on Pacific "ring of fire" : official

Indonesia sits on the so-called Pacific "ring of fire", a volcanologically active terrestrial chain where earthquakes ...

Thai envoy to review W Kalimantan fishery potential

West Kalimantan marine and fisheries agency chief Gatot Rudiono will invite Thai ambassador to Indonesia Thanatip ...

Ministry of Maritime ready to help Papua tsunami victims

The Ministry of Maritime Affairs and Fisheries (KKP) is ready to extend assistance to tsunami victims at Mettu Daby ...

USAID helping Borobudur`s rehabilitation with $100,000

US international aid agency USAID is providing 100,000 US dollars to UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific ...

Finance minister to discuss FTZ with businessmen

Finance Minister Agus Martowardojo is scheduled to meet with businessmen and local government officials here on Monday ...

Wakatobi to host marine management school

The Marine and Fisheries Ministry is to open a School for Marine Protected Area Management (SMPAM) in Wakatobi, ...

IDB ready to finance fish port project in w Sulawesi

The Islamic Development Bank (IDB) is ready to provide Rp405 billion in loans to help build a fish port in West ...

Jakarta to ask for bigger hajj quota

Indonesia will ask for a bigger hajj quota from the Saudi government for this year`s hajj pilgrimage season, Religious ...

Morotai airport to be turned into international aerodrome

North Maluku provincial government is making every effort to turn Pitu airport in Morotai district into an ...

Babel province needs investment in mining sector

Bangka-Belitung (Babel) provincial government needs investments in the mining sector, the head of the regional mining ...