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Poisonous Tomcat beetle strikes in Pamekasan

An outbreak of poisonous insects, known as Tomcat rove beetles, has again struck, infecting Islamic elementary teacher ...

Workers say fuel price hike reduces their buying power

The Alliance of Confederations and Federations of Workers Unions said the planned fuel price hike will reduce workers` ...

Poisonous Insects Still Spreading Horror In Java

The outbreak of poisonous rove beetles in East Java, which have infected around 560 people in 12 districts, has ...

Govt`s poverty reduction target remains despite fuel price hike

The government assured the public here on Wednesday that it would not cut its poverty reduction target despite its ...

Indonesia to send up to 10,000 for UN peacekeeping mission

Indonesia intends to send up to 10 thousand personnel to join UN peacekeeping missions, becoming one of the 10 largest ...

RI intends to invest in Vietnam`s food sector

The Indonesian government intends to invest in the food sector in Vietnam, Agriculture Minister Suswono said. "At ...

Government`s compensation for 2012 fuel hike plan

The government`s plan to raise fuel prices in April has also increased people`s concerns about the rising costs of ...

President names statistics chief deputy agriculture minister

President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono named chief of the National Statistics Agency, Rusman Heriawan, deputy minister of ...

Indonesian nuclear is not for war

Head of the National Nuclear Energy Agency (Batan) said that Indonesian nuclear will not be used for war, but for the ...

UNESCO checking world cultural heritage site candidates in Bali

A UNESCO team is currently on a five-day visit in Bali, from October 13 to 17, 2011, to check four sites proposed by ...

ASEAN agriculture, forestry moving towards 2015, beyond

As ASEAN moves toward the realization of the ASEAN Community in 2015, and achieving the Millennium Development Goals, ...

Land expansion needed to achieve food production target: minister

Agriculture Minister Suswono said that Indonesia needed the support of more land to achieve its target of 10 million ...

ASEAN plus three to intensify food security cooperation

Rice is an important factor in achieving food security in the Southeast Asian region as around two-thirds of world ...

VP calls for closer ASEAN cooperation in food sector

Vice President Boediono said it was important for ASEAN member countries to enhance their cooperation in the food ...

VP Boediono opens AMAF meeting

Vice President Boediono opened the 33rd ASEAN Ministerial Meeting on Agricultural and Forestry (AMAF), the 11th ...