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Enu islet awaits gentle touch of investors

As the best known "turtle island", Enu islet in Aru Islands District is awaiting a gentle touch of investors who can ...

Forestry Minister inaugurates Ciwalen Canopy Trail

Forestry Minister Zulkifli Hasan inaugurated the Ciwalen Canopy Trail that is 120 m long and 60 m wide at an ...

Preserving Papua`s Culture Through Lake Sentani Festival

Indonesia`s easternmost province of Papua will this year again organize a Lake Sentani Festival (FDS in a bid to ...

Thaksin`s sister ready to lead election campaign

The main opposition Pheu Thai Party `s prime minister candidate Yingluck Shinawatra said on Thursday she would start ...

Sinar Mas extends Tengkawang planting area in W Kalimantan

Oil palm plantation company Sinar Mas Group has extended its Tengkawang Tungkul (Shorea Macrophylla) planting area in ...

Aceh elementary schoolers campaign on global warming issues

Hundreds of elementary school students in Aceh Besar district campaigned on global warming and climate change issues ...

Elephant habitat in Bengkulu shrinking

The habitat of wild elephants in Bengkulu province is shrinking because encroachments into limited production forests ...

Building of Soekarno bridge continues

The government stepped up the building of the Soekarno bridge in Manado, the completion of which had slowed down in ...

Western air strikes violate Libya`s sovereignty

Theo L Sambuaga, a Golkar party politician, condemned the Coalition`s air strikes against Libya, considering the ...

FM expresses concern over violence in Libya

Foreign Affairs Minister Marty Natalegawa has expressed concern over the violence in Libya - both the attacks by ...

Kerinci Seblat potential world birdwatching destination: observer

The Kerinci Seblat National Park (TNKS) hosts a wide range of bird species making the park a potential world ...

Afghan governor survives assassination attempt

The governor of a restive province in north-eastern Afghanistan said he survived a "fierce" attack Thursday on the ...

VP visits wave energy research facility in Perth

Indonesian Vice President Boediono on Thursday visited Carnagies`s Wave Energy Research Facility at Fremantle Port in ...

Bali to conduct anti-rabies vaccination drive

Bali`s Animal Husbandry Office is to conduct anti-rabies vaccination to all pet dogs in the province starting May-July ...

Oil palm plantations increase Kapuas Hulu people`s income

The oil palm plantation intensification program in West Kalimantan district of Kapuas Hulu especially in Semitau ...