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Lampung holds huge appeal for international tourists

Holding a huge appeal for international tourists, the Indonesian province of Lampung is intensively promoting its ...

Indonesia`s planned moratorium on oil palm concessions lauded

President Joko Widodos announcement last week about a plan to impose a moratorium on new permits for oil palm ...

Arfak mountain residents rely on herbal medicine

The people of Arfak Mountain District in the eastern Indonesian province of West Papua have, since generations, relied ...

Way Kambas to be leading tourist destination

The East Lampung district government in Lampung province is making every effort to turn Way Kambas National Park (WKNP ...

RI seeking to form peat ecosystem body before climate meet

Indonesia is seeking to set up a Peatland Ecosystem Restoration Body after the peatlands in Sumatra and Kalimantan ...

Indonesians Urged to Beseech God for Rains as Prolonged Drought Hits Hard

- Indonesia is now being hit hard by the current prolonged drought induced by El Nino weather phenomena that has ...

Indonesia continues to develop ecotourism

Indonesia continues to develop ecotourism in a bid to conserve the environment and improve the well-being of the local ...

Orangutans need immediate protection

The world celebrated International Orangutan Day on August 19 to recognize the great ape and to help encourage the ...

Panasonic Toughbook(TM) Brings Configuration Management Solution Nearer to Home

Panasonic, an industry leader in rugged, reliable mobile computers since 1996, today announced the launch of its new ...

Indonesia promoting eco-tourism to protect rainforests

Indonesia is promoting eco-tourism in numerous regions as one of the means of protecting its rainforests while helping ...

Southeast Asia's Melting Pot Just Got Hotter: Now You Can Yelp in Malaysia

- On a map, Malaysia looks like two open palms. To the west is peninsular Malaysia - the southernmost part of ...

$260 Bar of Chocolate Comes from Rare 19th Century Cacao Trees

Many people are wondering how To'ak Chocolate can charge $260 for a single bar of chocolate. New DNA tests confirm ...

Mount Tambora National Park Transformed Into New Ecotourism Destination

In 1816, Europe and North America experienced an unusual climatic phenomenon termed, "the year without a summer" due ...

AKOYA Oxygen Golfing Community Offers 20% Higher Investment Values

- Luxury real estate developer DAMAC Properties has revealed more details within AKOYA Oxygen, making it one of the ...

Environmental NGOs, Businessmen Criticize New Peatland Regulation

- It is crucial that peatlands in Indonesia are protected as they cover some 22 million hectares of land in the ...