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Kalimantan elephant population continues to dwindle, says official

The population of Kalimantan elephants continues to dwindle as a result of damage to protected forests, an environment ...

NGO save another orangutan in Ketapang

A non-governmental organization (NGO), West Kalimantan International Animal Rescue (IAR), has saved another orangutan ...

Pertamina to explore oil in Kazakhstan

Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources Jero Wacik said state oil company PT Pertamina planned to explore oil in ...

Guangdong ready to intensify cooperation with Indonesia

Southern China`s Guangdong Province is eager to expand cooperation with Indonesia especially in the trade and ...

Indonesia must imitate Australia over Greenpeace

It is time now for Indonesia to follow Australia in dealing with negative campaign by Greenpeace, a National Mandate ...

Three elephants deaths being investigated in Riau

A joint team is investigating the death of three Sumatran elephants in Pelalawan district in Riau province to ...

Govt aims to plant over 1.5 billion trees in 2012

The Forestry Ministry is aiming to plant more than 1.5 billion trees across the country this year as part of the ...

news focus: RI smells business competition behind EPA`s CPO ruling

Indonesia as one of the world`s largest oil palm producers is quite often boycotted under the pretext that its oil ...

Foreign capital dominates RI`s oil palm plantation business: observer

An economic observer said the central and regional governments should take note of the almost undisputed domination of ...

RI protests US draft policy on palm oil

Indonesia and Malaysia have launched a strong protest against a clause in the US government`s draft policy on ...

news focus: heart of Borneo designated as "world`s lungs"

Kalimantan Island or also known as Borneo is host to a vast area of the country`s remaining tropical rainforests ...

Govt failed to manage food production, distribution : Rights commission

The National Commission on Human Rights (Komnas HAM) said the government has failed to manage national food production ...

Indonesia hopes to boost cpo exports to Pakistan

Indonesia, the world`s largest crude palm oil (CPO) producer, hopes it will boost its annual exports of palm oil to ...

Palm oil entrepreneurs complain about multiple taxes

The Indonesian Palm Oil Entrepreneurs Association (GAPKI) said various government policies had caused the palm oil ...

President: 45% of Kalimantan island for biodiversity conservation

President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has signed a regulation that 45 percent of Kalimantan island must be used for ...