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Govt wants RI to become world`s largest wood producer

The government is determined to turn Indonesia into the world`s largest wood producer in the next 25 years without ...

Sumatran tiger attacks Bengkulu villager

A Sumatran tiger (Panthera tigris sumatrae) attacked and injured Iwal (40), a resident of Pino Baru, Cawang village, ...

news focus: govt to rehabilitate critically degraded lakes

Hundreds of lakes or reservoirs which are vital to human life in Indonesia are now in bad or even critical condition ...

RI to provide assistance for flood victims in ASEAN

President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono said that Indonesia would provide assistance for flood victims and restoration in a ...

Someone wants to create disharmony in Indonesia

Religious Affairs Minister Suryadharma Ali has warned that there was someone who intentionally wanted to create ...

Kitimat LNG Partners Announce Export Licence Approval by National Energy Board

     Kitimat LNG partners Apache Canada Ltd. (Apache Canada), EOG Resources Canada Inc. (EOG ...

VP Boediono calls on regional govts to develop marine tourism

Vice President Boediono has called on regional administrations in Indonesia to develop marine tourism in order ...

Singapore tourists greeted with Tor-tor dance in Samosir

A traditional Tor-tor dance performance marked the welcoming ceremony for a group of holidaymakers from Singapore in ...

UNESCO checking world cultural heritage site candidates in Bali

A UNESCO team is currently on a five-day visit in Bali, from October 13 to 17, 2011, to check four sites proposed by ...

Bali rocked by magnitude-6.8 earthquake

Bali was shaken by an earthquake measuring 6.8 on the Richter scale on Thursday morning. The earthquake located ...

Agency facilitates numerous deer breeding centers in NTB

The Natural Resources Conservation Agency (BKSDA) of West Nusa Tenggara (NTB) has facilitated the setting up of ...

RI govt urged to protect orangutans against palm oil plantation companies

The Center for Orangutan Protection (COP) has urged President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono to instruct the Forestry ...

Papua`s forests facing serious threat: Greenpeace

A Greenpeace campaigner for Papua, Ricarth Tawaru, said with forests in Sumatra and Kalimantan having almost ...

ASEAN plus three to intensify food security cooperation

Rice is an important factor in achieving food security in the Southeast Asian region as around two-thirds of world ...

New US 7th fleet commander visits Indonesia

The new US 7th Fleet commander, Vice Admiral Scott Swift, on Friday visited Indonesia`s National Defence Forces ...