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Stop Aceh city planning amid fear of environmental damage

Coalition of NGOs in Aceh province here on Wednesday launched a petition at www.change.org urging the local government ...

Malaysia ensures Indonesian migrant workers security

The Malaysian government has promised to ensure the security and safety of Indonesian nationals and migrant workers in ...

RI needs to develop local cattle ranches

The soaring beef price in the domestic market of late, particularly in Jakarta, has been blamed on stock shortage, ...

Indonesian migrant workers evacuated amidst Sabah standoff

A standoff between Malaysian security forces and armed Filipinos, which was initially considered as a bizarre ...

Indonesian workers in Sabah evacuated to safer place

As many as 162 Indonesian oil palm plantation workers in Lahad Datu in the Malysian state of Sabah have been evacuated ...

Indonesian govt builds houses for poor families

The government will build about one million houses for poor families as part of its efforts to further reduce the ...

South Sumatra to develop two geothermal wells

The South Sumatra regional administration is developing two geothermal wells to generate electricity. The two ...

Railway networks in Kalimantan necessary for infrastructure improvement

Minister of Transportation E.E. Mangindaan said that Kalimantan needs railway networks to improve the transportation ...

RI to maintain CPO export taxes

The Indonesian government will consistently implement its progressive crude palm oil (CPO) export taxes in an effort ...

Bengkulu to open 1,000 hectares of new rice fields

The Bengkulu agriculture service was reported to utilize 1,000 hectare of idle lands in the province for expansion of ...

Business tycoon sentenced to 32 months in jail for bribery

Business tycoon Hartati Murdaya was found guilty of committing a corruption crime on Monday and sentenced to two years ...

HKTI hails ban on fruit imports

The Indonesian Farmers Association (HKTI) hailed on Sunday the government`s decision to ban fruit imports in six ...

Minister supports construction of Trans-Sumatra toll roads

Finance Minister Agus Martowardojo has supported the proposal to speed up the construction of Trans-Sumatra toll ...

Sumatran elephant deaths on the rise

The World Wildlife Fund (WWF) has reported that an increasing number of Sumatran elephants (Elephas maximus ...

Panther enters residence area in Banten

A female Javanese panther (Panthera pardus melas) that entered the residence area of Baduy in Kanekes village, Lebak ...