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RI ready to send humanitarian team to Japan

The Indonesian government is ready to send a humanitarian team to Japan to help the latter authorities in the ...

Plant genetics key to securing world food supply

Australian Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry, Senator Joe Ludwig told his ministerial counterparts at a ...

Japan`s tsunami reminds Indonesians of similar disaster in Aceh

Friday`s post-tsunami scene could be described as one of the country`s deepest traumas since World War II after ...

ASEAN chief expresses sympathy over disaster in Japan

ASEAN Secretary General Surin Pitsuwan has expressed sincere sympathy to the Japanese government and people following ...

Indonesia wants to attract 3.2 million tourists from Asean

Indonesia wants to attract more than 3.2 million tourists from other ASEAN member countries in 2011, a tourism ...

RI RP agree to combat terrorism

The Indonesian National Defense Forces (TNI) and the Philippine Armed Forces have agreed to step up their cooperation, ...

Yudhoyono says terrorism still a threat

President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono said the world is not yet free from terrorism as shown by the bombing incident in a ...

AHA Center to begin operating in June

The ASEAN Coordinating Center for Humanitarian Assistance on Disaster Management (AHA Center) will begin operating in ...

Semen Gresik targets rp4 trillion profit in 2011

State cement maker PT Semen Gresik is trying to reach a profit of Rp4 trillion this year, which would be a 10-15 pct ...

His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Partner to

- Together pledge $100 million to fight preventable diseases in Afghanistan and Pakistan     His ...

Australia thanks Indonesia for helping Queensland

Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard thanked Indonesia for donating one million US dollars to support ...

"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 ...

RI to send $1 milion for Queensland flood victims soon

The Indonesian government will soon send a US$1 million donation to help alleviate the financial burden of flood ...

Brazil flood deaths rise to 369; rescuers struggle

Rescue workers struggled on Thursday to reach areas cut off by floods and landslides that have killed at least 356 ...