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S. Korean investors keen to develop airports in Indonesia

South Korean investors including Samsung C&T have expressed keen interest in developing a number of airports in ...

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 ...

Javan leopards on brink of extinction

The population of Javan leopards (Panthera pardus melas), who are thought to have migrated from South Asia to Java ...

Count Baluran Javanese leopards with fingers

There are only about 7-10 Javanese leopards (Panthera pardus melas) remaining in Baluran National Park in Situbondo, ...

Governor urges US agency to help build national parks

Jambi governor Hasan Basri Agus asked the U.S. independent agency, the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) to help ...

BSMP, Garuda cooperate to conserve Bali starling

Bali Safari & Marine Park (BSMP) on Friday established cooperation with PT Garuda Indonesia to conserve the Bali ...

Cianjur gets unesco award for preserving angklung

The Cianjur district administration in West Java province has received an award from the United Nations Educational, ...

Komodo among provisional new7wonders of nature

The New7Wonders Foundation announced the first count of vote results of the provisional New7Wonders of Nature, which ...

WWF, Greenpeace Indonesia save Sumatran tigers and elephants

The World Wildlife Fund (WWF) is cooperating with Greenpeace in saving the Sumatran tigers ("Panthera tigris ...

Man falls in canyon, survives desert crawl

A man crawled four days across the Utah desert after breaking his leg on a solo hike, inspired by a Hollywood movie ...

Sail Wakatobi participants start enjoying underwater beauty

Several crew members of yachts arriving in Wakatobi on Tuesday to participate in Sail Wakatobi-Belitung (SWB-2011), ...

Boxing kangaroo put down

The boxing kangaroo that attacked a 94-year-old Queensland woman has been put down. Phyllis Johnson was taking ...

RI tourism reduces poverty, unemployment

Like in many other developing countries, tourism in Indonesia has proven able to contribute to economic growth as ...

Forestry Ministry to compensate victims of human-animal conflicts

The forestry ministry plans to compensate victims of human-animal conflicts which often occur on Sumatra Island. ...

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 ...