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2012 budget deficit recorded at Rp153.3 trillion

Finance Minister Chatib Basri said there was a budget deficit of Rp153.3 trillion in the 2012 fiscal year. "Based ...

RI to become world muslim apparel center in 2015

Indonesia is expected to become the world`s Muslim apparel center in 2015, Director General of Arts-and-Culture-based ...

The Indonesia's Ministry of Forestry Collaborated with Orangutan Foundation International (OFI) to Release Orangutan

- The Ministry of Forestry of Republic of Indonesia (MF) partnered with Orangutan Foundation International (OFI), PT. ...

Asia Commits to Implement the Blue Economy

Asia Conference on Oceans, Food Security and Blue Growth (ACOFB) which was held in Bali, Indonesia has officially been ...

Riau trying to block peatland fires

Four teams of the Riau forest fire and rescue brigade called "Manggala Agni" have been trying to block peatland ...

UN High-Level Panel outlines 12 global partnership goals

The UN High-Level Panel (HLP) of Eminent Persons on the Post-2015 Development Agenda has outlined 12 illustrative ...

The 8th World Congress on Blue Economy in Madrid, Spain

- The Ministry of Marine and Fisheries Affairs (MMFA) commits to continue implementing the blue economy concept in the ...

Indonesia urged to extend, strengthen moratorium on deforestation

A number of non-governmental organizations have urged the Indonesian government to extend two-year moratorium on ...

Minister supports proposal on extension of forest moratorium

Minister of Forestry Zulkifli Hasan said he supported the idea on extending forest moratorium, that will expire in May ...

Indonesia releases more sea turtle hatchlings into sea

Several inhabitants of Sao Village, Mentawai Island, West Sumatra Province, must be overjoyed when they found a 75-kg ...

Wild boar hunts threaten Sumatran tiger habitat

The rising number of wild boar hunts in several parts of West Sumatra has threatened the habitat and population of ...

Walhi urges govt to extend forest moratorium

The Indonesian Forum for the Environment (Walhi) urged the Indonesian Government to extend the forest moratorium, ...

REDD+ working unit urges Indonesia govt to extend forest moratorium

The Reducing Emission from Deforestation and Forest Degradation (REDD+) National Strategy Working Unit urged the ...

Orangutans living outside natural habitat need attention

Orangutans are usually cute, adorable and smart that some people want to keep them as pets. Besides, orangutans and ...

Bali police confiscate 33 rare sea turtles

The Water Police Unit of Bali confiscated 33 rare sea turtles from a boat in the Tanjung Benoa Beach, Bali, since the ...