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year-ender : Jakabaring to become cradle of high-performing sports professionals?

Although Indonesia saw its dream of becoming the overall champion of the recent South East Asian (SEA) Games ...

Disaster-prone areas map ready early 2012

The government would have completed a map of disaster-prone areas early next year, a senior government official ...

Flood inundates over hundred houses in Riau

A flash flood has inundated over a hundred houses at Pawan Village, Rambah sub district, Rokan Hulu (Rohul) District, ...

Flood inundates eight villages in Riau, one person missing

One person went missing in a flood that inundated eight villages in Kampar Kiri Hulu subdistrict, Kampar district, ...

Polonia security nab passenger carrying 7.4 kg of meth

Security officers of Polonia Airport here on Friday nabbed a Garuda Indonesia passenger for carrying 7.4 kg of ...

Campaign on komodo unites Indonesian people

The komodo dragon, the world`s last remaining prehistoric giant lizard, is to be found only in Komodo National Park, ...

Riau schools short of geography teachers

Riau province is short of more than 100 geography teachers for its schools, especially in remote regions, a provincial ...

news focus: Indonesia on alert over return of bird flu

Health Minister Endang Rahayu Sedyaningsih has been closely following the apparent return of bird flu or avian ...

news focus: Sumatran tigers need to be protected

It`s tragic that amid a "Save Tigers` Home" tour in Sumatra by an NGO, a Sumatran tiger (Panthera Tigris Sumatrae) was ...

Sumatran tiger attacks Bengkulu villager

A Sumatran tiger (Panthera tigris sumatrae) attacked and injured Iwal (40), a resident of Pino Baru, Cawang village, ...

Police foil attempt to smuggle out 45 kg of meth

Lampung Police`s Bakauheni Seaport unit foiled an attempt to smuggle out 45 kg of methamphetamine here on Monday ...

Riau`s exports to seven main destinations fall

Riau province`s non-oil/non-gas exports to its seven main export destinations fell in July 2011, causing its overall ...

Tropical storm in Thailand to affect weather in Riau

A tropical storm in Thailand is predicted to create extreme weather conditions in parts of Sumatra, including Riau ...

Biosphere reserves should improve local people`s livelihoods

Besides protecting the ecology and biodiversity, the existence of biosphere reserves in Indonesia should also improve ...

Indonesia proposes bio-village in SSC int`l workshop

Forestry Minister Zulkifli Hasan said the Indonesian government proposed bio-village concept in the second ...