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Govt exempts food-related items from import duties to curb inflation

The government has decided to suspend import duties on food-related items until December 31, 2011, the latest in a ...

Japan interested in kesambi oil investment

Bec Japan, a Japanese investor, wants to invest in kesambi oil (Schleichera oleosa) in East Nusa Tenggara province, ...

Mt Merapi cold lava floods affecting students

At least 13 junior high school students in Tlogolele village, Selo subdistrict, Boyolali district, Central Java, ...

Indonesia, IRRI cooperate in developing superior seeds

The Agriculture Ministry and International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) work together in the development of ...

Mt Merapi eruptions cause rp7.1 tln in losses

Mount Merapi`s eruptions last year caused losses of an estimated Rp7.1 trillion in Central Java and Yogyakarta, Head ...

UII assists mt Merapi eruption-affected students -

The Yogyakarta-based Islamic University of Indonesia (UII) has provided scholarships to its students who have severely ...

Deforestation, plantations limit Sumatran elephants` habitat in Bengkulu

Sumatran elephants living in Seblat Conservation and Limited Production Forests (HPT) in North Bengkulu district are ...

Now doctors prescribe herbal medicines

Since time immemorial, herbal medicines have been used by forefathers in Indonesia to heal different kinds of ...

RI projected to become global seaweed producer

Marine Affairs and Fisheries Minister Fadel Muhammad has the ambition not only to turn Indonesia into a top global ...

"Don't rely on c govt in handling disasters": Jusuf Kalla

Chief of the Indonesian Red Cross (PMI) Jusuf Kalla said the regional governments should not always rely on the ...

Mt Merapi disaster victims need counseling services

The Mount Merapi`s cold lava flooding had traumatized a number people living along the river banks in Magelang ...

Parts of Indonesia experience cyclone Vince`s impact

Several parts of Indonesia have experienced the impact of tropical cyclone Vince, although it is predicted to last ...

Earthquake in Manokwari

An earthquake measuring 5.1 on the Richter scale occurred some 119 kilometers northeast of Manokwari in Papua early ...

Whirlwind destroys 50 houses in Kupang

A whirlwind devastated at least 50 houses in Maulafa subdistrict in Kupang city, East Nusa Tenggara (NTT) on ...

Jazz to express togetherness of Javanese people in Ngayogjazz 2011

Annual music performance Ngayogjazz will be held on Saturday (Jan 15) rising a theme expressing the togetherness of ...