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North Sumatra govt wants to have shares with Inalum

The North Sumatra administration is seeking a share-ownership with PT Indonesia Asahan Aluminium (Inalum), an ...

Aceh holds "Kemilau Sumatera" event to promote tourism

Ten provinces in Sumatra are participating in a tourism exhibition dubbed "Kemilau Sumatera 2011" (Sumatra`s ...

South Sumatra`s imports surge 46 pct

South Sumatra province`s imports in the first four months of 2011 reached US$156.57 million, up 46.41 percent from the ...

President asks scout movement to prevent radicalization

President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono asked the scouts movement to revitalize activities and the nation character ...

Thousands of tourists visit Pagaralam

In 2010 some 10,340 tourists visited Pagaralam city, S Sumatera, head of Pagaralam tourism, art and cultural agency H ...

Number of damaged houses by earthquake now 864

The number of houses damaged by a 5.5-magnitude quake which struck North Tapanuli regency, North Sumatra, on Tuesday ...

West Sumatra hotel, restaurant taxes contribute Rp19 billion

Hotel and restaurant taxes collected in West Sumatra in 2010 amounted to Rp19 billion, said Yanti Sukamdani, chief of ...

Pertamina to pay Rp7.12 Trilllion in dividends

State oil and gas firm Pertamina has decided to distribute dividends of Rp7.12 trillion or 42.46 percent of its last ...

Agency detects 35 hotspots in Sumatra

The Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) of Riau Province has detected at least 35 hotspots in ...

Whirlwind damages houses in Deliserdang

Tens of houses and public facilities were damaged when a whirlwind hit Klumpang village, Hamparan Perak sub district, ...

Tourism seen as Samosir district`s best source of income

Endowed with beautiful natural scenery and unique cultural assets, the most potential source of income of Samosir ...

W Sumatera govt urged to act against illegal loggers

The Indonesian Forum for the Environment (Walhi) has renewed its call for the West Sumatra provincial government to ...

ASEAN summit opens RI pandora`s box of infrastructure projects

The 18th ASEAN Summit four weeks ago in Jakarta has unexpectedly opened the pandora`s box of Indonesia`s ...

RI, South Pacific nations to boost eco-tourism

In line with the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), Indonesia has offered its expertise in eco-tourism development ...

Indonesia, China extend marine cooperation

Indonesia and China have extended cooperation in the marine and fishery fields to boost the development in the marine ...