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Seven-meter-long python caught by local residents

Local residents of Bengkulu, a province in Sumatra Island, have caught a python that was seven meters long with a ...

Singapore`s satellite detects 45 hot spots in Sumatra

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration 18 (NOAA 18) satellite of Singapore has detected at least 45 hot ...

Past Year Marked By Intense RI-UNESCO Engagement

The year 2011 has been quite special for Indonesia and UNESCO as President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono spoke at a UNESCO ...

Sunda Strait prone to piracy : Police

The Sunda Strait, a waterway separating Java island from Sumatra island, is prone to piracy, police said. ...

Govt urged to pay serious attention to javan rhino

The government should pay serious attention to the survival of the Javan Rhinoceros (rhinoceros sondaicus) whose ...

More prehistoric artifacts waiting to be unearthed in Indonesia

More and more prehistoric artifacts have been surfacing in Indonesia`s islands from Sumatra to Papua over the years, ...

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 ...

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 ...

VP Boediono officially closesSail Wakatobi Belitong

Vice President Boediono here on Thursday (Oct 13) officially closed Sail Wakatobi Belitong 2011. "The Sail ...

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 ...

news focus: Babel poised to host sail Wakatobi Belitong peak event

Bangka Belitung (Babel) Province has been busy making preparations for the peak event of Sail Wakatobi Belitong (WWB) ...

Sunda strait bridge's construction to take 10 years

Work to build the Sunda Strait Bridge (JSS) will take 10 years to complete, according to Wiratman Wangsadinata, the ...

Political agenda must not disrupt working programs: President

President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono said Indonesia`s political atmosphere ahead of the 2014 general elections may ...

Forest fires could hinder C02 cutting efforts

Forest fire hot spots have been detected in around 10 provinces in Indonesia during the present dry season which has ...