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Rimbang Baling Wildlife Reserve to conserve 20 waterfalls

The Bukit Rimbang Baling Wildlife Reserve located in Kampar and Kuantan Sengingi districts, Riau, is preserving 20 ...

Environmental degradation triggers drought: Walhi

The Indonesian Forum for Environment (Walhi) of East Nusa Tenggara (NTT) explained that drought occurs almost ...

C. Kalimantan launches 10 green schools to support REDD+

The Managing Agency of the Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation Plus (REDD+) has launched 10 ...

Councilors Blame FCTC For Cigarette Plant Closures

The East Java Legislative Council has blamed foreign pressures --exerted through the Framework Convention on Tobacco ...

Trade Expo Indonesia (TEI) 2013 Opens: Indonesia Exhibits Quality Value-added Exports

The 28th Trade Expo Indonesia, held at the Jakarta International Expo (JIExpo) in Kemayoran, Jakarta, was officially ...

Indigenous communities play key role in forest preservation

Indigenous communities play an important role in environment sustainability, especially in forest preservation ...

President Yudhoyono, First Lady receive awards for batik development

President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono and First Lady Ani Yudhoyono have received "kriya pusaka" awards from the ...

Indonesia's Ministry of Trade to stage Trade Expo Indonesia (TEI) 2013 on 16-20 October

The Ministry of Trade of the Republic of Indonesia will once again hold the annual Trade Expo Indonesia (TEI) this ...

Geothermal project rejected for religious reasons

Bali has rejected the central government`s plan to build a geothermal power plant in Bedugul, Tabanan, due to a ...

The Coremap Coral Management Shows A Positive Result

The Second Phase of Coral Reef Rehabilitation and Management Program or COREMAP II, has come to an end in December ...

Ministry supports establishment of child traditional game museum

Education and Cultural Ministry supports the establishment of child traditional game museum in order to maintain the ...

Becak Must Be Indonesia`s Tourism Icon

The traditional vehicles of Indonesia, popularly known as "becaks", which are basically pedicabs or tricycles, are ...

Indonesia to develop creative industries with many countries

Having enormous opportunities for creative industries at home and abroad, Indonesia is making efforts to develop them ...

Yogyakarta`s privileges reflect respect of state: President

President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has stated that Law No.13/2012 on Yogyakarta`s Special Status reflects the state`s ...

Aceh sets up counter terrorism unit

The Aceh province has become a strategic hideout for a terrorist group, Governor Zaini Abdullah said in a statement on ...