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Southwest Maluku Needs Better Transportation Service

Bereft of most methods of transportation and communication, the Southwest Maluku (MBD) district in the province of ...

Kroya-Kutoarjo double rail track to be built in 2013

The railway directorate general said it will start construction of double rail track between Kroya and Kutoarjo, ...

Wakatobi to develop its capital "green" city

The Wakatobi Administration of South East Sulawesi is to develop its Capital, Wangiwangi, a "green" city as the ...

Lebak to receive award for Green Indonesia Program

Lebak regency in Banten province has been nominated to receive an award for its Green Indonesia Program, under which ...

Revealing enchantment of Maluku`s enigmatic Maupora atoll

Mentioned in local folktales and noted for years as the meeting point of the devil and black magic users worldwide, ...

Artificial rains being considered to put out forest fires

Forest fires have hit several provinces in Indonesia over the past few months and produced haze that has had an effect ...

UNESCO declares Batur`s caldera part of global geopark network

The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) has declared the caldera area of Mt ...

Pertamina`s oil pipe explodes killing five people in Jambi

An oil pipe of state oil and gas company PT Pertamina exploded leaving five people dead and 18 others injured at the ...

Indonesian mily always safeguards outlying islands

The Indonesian military (TNI) will always safeguard outlying islands towards the southern part of the country, ...

Corruption case involving power plant investigated

The North Sumatra High Prosecution Office is investigating alleged corruption involving the management of a unit of ...

Australian envoy for climate change visits C Kalimantan

Australian Ambassador for Climate Change Justin Lee visited an Australia-funded REDD+ pilot project in Palangkaraya, ...

Antam`s ferronickel project to drive maluku economic development -

The ferro-nickel project being built by PT Aneka Tambang (Antam) in East Halmahera, North Maluku, will help boost ...

60 illegal immigrants from Middle East held in Madiun

The immigration office of Madiun, East Java, held 60 illegal immigrants from Middle East arrested by police at the ...

Indonesia govt making efforts to overcome drought impact

It is currently estimated that the drought, which has hit nine provinces in Indonesia, will affect at least 127,000 ...

6-tonne whale washes up on Cianjur beach

A dead whale weighing about 6 tonnes washed ashore in the southern coast of Cianjur district, West Java province on ...