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China`s defence budget to rise 12.7% in 2011

China`s defence budget will rise 12.7 percent in 2011 to 601.1 billion yuan ($91.7 billion), a government spokesman ...

China buys 653 Indonesian National Standard Rights

China has bought as many as 653 user rights on Indonesia`s National Standard (SNI) system in anticipation of the ...

Javan rhinos breed at Ujung Kulon: WWF

Rare and endangered Javan rhinos (Rhinoceros sondaicus) are found to have bred calves in Ujung Kulon National Park, ...

Elephant in Tesa Nilo national park delivers baby

A Sumatran elephant (Elephas maximus sumatranus) named Lisa gave birth to a baby elephant on Monday in the Tesa Nilo ...

Sumatran elephants in Bengkulu increasingly isolated

Tens of Sumatran elephants (Elephas maximus) living in limited production forests at the special function Elephant ...

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`s `convict` monkey escapes again

A marauding monkey that terrorized resort towns in central Japan last year by biting nearly 120 people has escaped ...

KNPI to host int`l youth forum on climate change

Indonesia`s National Youth Committee (KNPI) is to host an International Youth Forum on Climate Change campaign in ...

IAEA review finds UAE nuclear power programme progressing well

The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) concluded today an eight-day mission in Abu Dhabi that reviewed the ...

ASEAN Strives To Become Single Tourist Destination

West Nusa Tenggara (NTB) scenic Island of Lombok hosted an ASEAN Ministerial Meeting Retreat on January 15-17, 2011 ...

UFO-related "crop circle" found In Yogyakarta rice field

A unique "crop circle", popularly believed to be the footprint of an unidentified flying object (UFO) was discovered ...

VP Welcomes Positive Support for South Sumatra Education

Vice President Boediono welcomes the positive support for education in South Sumatra province. In a dialog with ...

Earthquake jolts Bengkulu

An earthquake measuring 6.5 on the Richter Scale shook Bengkulu and its environs, on Tuesday at 2.02 am local time, ...

MUI wants law on religious harmony

The Indonesian Council of Ulema (MUI) has called for the enactment of a law governing aspects of religious harmony to ...

Illegal logging widespread in Enggano

Illegal logging in Enggano Island, Bengkulu regency, Bengkulu province, had been increasing and threatened the forests ...