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Nippon Foundation Chairman Named Goodwill Ambassador for Welfare of National Races in Myanmar

-     The Nippon Foundation announced on June 12 that its Chairman Yohei Sasakawa has been ...

Yudhoyono asks minister to investigate Papua problems

President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has asked chief security minister Djoko Suyanto to examine the cause of problems in ...

Masela block to improve Maluku people`s welfare

Known as "the province of a thousand islands", Maluku province has abundant natural resources of strategic value. ...

President agrees to Maluku request on Masela block

President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has responded positively to the request by Maluku provincial government to receive ...

Minister asks foreign investors to invest in energy sector

Energy and Mineral Resources Minister Jero Wacik has asked foreign investors to invest in the energy sector in ...

Energy minister to explain energy resilience policy

Energy and Mineral Resources Minister Jero Wacik has announced that he will explain the energy resilience policy at ...

ASEAN tourism growing, but risks still occur

The ASEAN Travel & Tourism Competitiveness Report 2012 released recently at the Travel, Trade & Tourism Summit ...

ASEAN connectivity, Myanmar issue highlighted in World Economic Forum

The development of infrastructure among ASEAN nations to support the organizations target for economic integration in ...

Activists blockade Mahakam river

Dozens of activists from local NGOs blockaded the Mahakam river with small boats here on Wednesday. The activists ...

Assad to Annan: peace plan depends on "end of terrorism"

The success of Kofi Annan`s six-point peace plan depends on "the end of terrorism," Syrian President Bashar al-Assad ...

Hundreds commemorate Yogyakarta earthquake

Hundreds of people gathered in Yogyakarta city`s square here on Sunday to attend a ceremony held to commemorate six ...

Four Indonesian ministers to visit Sebatik Island

Four ministers are scheduled to visit Sebatik Island bordering Malaysia on Sunday to carry out a number of activities ...

Bali tourism not fully benefiting locals

Tourism development in Bali, Indonesia`s primary tourism province which contributes some 30 percent to the country`s ...

Govt to provide clean water facilities in border areas

North Sulawesi Province Government is planning to build clean water systems in the two outer islands of Miangas and ...

Security conditions at RI-Timor Leste boders safe

The security conditions in the border areas between Indonesia and Timor Leste are safe during the visit of President ...