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CPO price fall this year predicted to continue in 2013

This year, the Indonesian crude palm oil (CPO) industry has witnessed a decline in its commodity prices. The CPO ...

UNESCO'S Recognition To Promote Noken As Indonesian Cultural Heritage

The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) has added Papua`s traditional woven bag, ...

Italian PM Monti says will resign

Italy's Prime Minister Mario Monti announced on Saturday his plans to resign after former premier Silvio Berlusconi`s ...

Rainy season sees parts of Indonesia hit by floods, landslides

The rainy season has only begun in Indonesia, which has only two seasons, rainy (November to March) and dry (June to ...

RI acts as role model for Islamic democracy through pro-democracy forum

As the world`s largest country populated with Muslims, Indonesia with its population of about 240 million, has served ...

President hopes BDF promotes democracy worldwide

President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has expressed hope that the 5th Bali Democracy Forum (BDF) will promote democracy ...

Govt to set up food agency to achieve food resilience

Indonesia, an agriculture-based country with a population over 237. 6 million and vast tracts of unused land outside ...

New Jakarta governor Jokowi observes densely populated areas

The new Jakarta governor Joko Widodo (Jokowi) a day after being installed by Home Affairs Minister Gamawan Fauzi, on ...

East Java police shoot dead street criminal

East Java police have shot to death a criminal who used to operate on the street and snatch handbags or purses of ...

Sumenep district needs air transport services

Situated at the eastern end of Madura island in East Java, Sumenep district desperately needs air transport services ...

Jakarta will have free Wi-Fi connections

Jakarta citizens will soon be able to enjoy a free Wi-Fi connection to be provided by the city`s regional government ...

Indonesia still has a lot to do

The general chairperson of opposition Indonesia Democratic Party of Struggle (PDIP), Megawati Soekarnoputri, said ...

Emergency road equipment prepared in case of landslides in West Sumatra

At least 16 national and provincial roads in West Sumatra are vulnerable to landslides, so the public needs to be ...

Obama warns Syria against using chemical weapons

U.S. President Barack Obama on Monday warned the Syrian government against using chemical weapons in its intensifying ...

More Indonesian citizens in Syria evacuated on Saturday

Stranded Indonesian citizens would be evacuated from Syria on Saturday (July 21) as tensions in the country continue ...