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Orangutans Free At Last

In the Indonesian or Malay language, the word "orangutan" literally means "man of the forest", and this is not so ...

Reviving C. Sulawesi cocoa`s glory

Central Sulawesi`s cocoa bean exports plunged to a record low last year, though the crop had become the province`s key ...

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 ...

RI`s 2012 coffee exports not to exceed 400,000 tons

Indonesia`s coffee exports this year are estimated not to exceed 400,000 tons or not much different from last year`s ...

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 ...

Consolidations must be done carefully

President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has asked for prudence with regard to consolidating state-owned companies. ...

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 ...

Dahlan Iskan to merge Barata with Boma Bisma Indra

State Enterprises Minister Dahlan Iskan said he would merge PT Barata Indonesia and PT Boma Bisma Indra (BBI), two ...

Old sugar mills` rejuvenation needed to achieve self-sufficiency

State-owned sugar mills in the country should be rejuvenated as soon as possible in order to achieve sugar ...

Legislator accuses fellow commission III members of discriminative behavior

A member of the House of Representatives` Commission III has accused some Commission members of being discriminatory ...

Forest fire foreseen until mid 2012 in Riau

Threats of forest fires in Riau Province had been foreseen to occur from January to mid 2012 following above-average ...

RI`s CPO production in 2012 projected at 25 million tons

The Indonesian Palm Oil Producers Association (Gapki) predicts Indonesia`s palm oil production in 2012 will reach 25 ...

Floods inundate 873 houses in Jambi

Floods triggered by the overflowing of Batanghari river as a result of incessant rain on Wednesday night through ...

Over 1,230 houses inundated by floods

A total of 1,238 houses were inundated by floods in Kampar Kiri sub-district, cutting off many important roads.The ...

Kampar Kiri flood spreads to 11 villages

The flood that swept through Kampar Kiri subdistrict in Riau province over the past few days spread to 11 villages ...