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ASEAN summit opens RI pandora`s box of infrastructure projects

The 18th ASEAN Summit four weeks ago in Jakarta has unexpectedly opened the pandora`s box of Indonesia`s ...

Three quakes hit Indonesia on Sunday

Three earthquakes of different magnitudes hit several areas in Indonesia on Sunday morning, the National Disaster ...

6.3-Magnitude quake hits Lampung

A 6.3 magnitude earthquake rocked Lampung province on Sunday morning but there was no immediate report of casualties ...

Costa Rica police seize over a ton of cocaine in 9 days

Costa Rican police seized 178 kilograms (392 pounds) of cocaine near the Pacific coast, bringing to over a ton the ...

Surabaya receives appreciation for best environment in ASEAN

Surabaya has received an award as the best ASEAN Sustainable Environment City. "The appreciation was given for ...

Coral Reefs Recover But Still Need Protection

Coral reefs have been in the international spotlight lately following a marine survey by Conservation International ...

Mexico drug gang fighting sets off exodus: mayor

Almost 2,000 people have fled their homes in Mexico`s western state of Michoacan due to fighting between local drug ...

Indonesian soap allegedly forged in foreign countries

Indonesian soaps with Lervia brand have been allegedly falsified by Chinese producers, causing PT. Megasurya Mas, as ...

Timor Leste encourages constructive dialogs among NAM members

Timor Leste has encouraged constructive dialogs among member countries of the Non-Aligned Movement to achieve common ...

RI to host aspac conference on reproduction

Indonesia is scheduled to host the sixth Asia Pacific Conference on Reproductive and Sexual Health and Rights ...

5.4 magnitude quake jolts Bengkulu

A 5.4 magnitude earthquake shook Bengkulu province on Wednesday morning but there was no immediate report of ...

RI, Timor Leste FM meet in Bali

Indonesian Foreign Minister Marty Natalegawa met with his Timor Leste counterpart Zacarias Albano da Costa on the ...

Amnesty International asks RI govt to stop lashing in Aceh

Amnesty International has asked the Indonesian government to stop punishment by lashing and revoke such regulations in ...

Moderate quake hits Saumlaki

An earthquake measuring 5.2 on the Richter scale rocked Saumlaki town in the eastern Indonesian province of Maluku on ...

ADB to help improve resources management in coral triangle

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved assistance of around $12 million for the Coastal and Marine Resources ...