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news focus: Indonesia to be middle power or fence sitter?

Indonesia enjoyed the relatively high economic growth rate of 6.5 percent in 2010 and is now the leader of regional ...

Ministry deploys personnel, planes to help extinguish forest fires

The forestry ministry has mobilized personnel and three planes to help extinguish forest fires on Sumatra Island. ...

Peat forest fires obstructing carbon emission cutting efforts

The ongoing peat forest fires on Sumatra and Kalimantan Islands may cause Indonesia to miss its carbon emission ...

BMKG: hot spots in 361 locations in Sumatra

The number of hot spots in Sumatra island has been increasing rapidly to 381 locations, the Riau Meteorology, ...

Govt determined to fight forest fires as hot spots proliferate

The Indonesian government appears to be determined to reduce the number of forest fire hot spots by 20 percent ...

NOAA satellite detects 20 hot spots in Riau

The US NOAA ( National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration) satellite detected 20 hot spots in Riau Province, ...

Tanah Datar can be I.T. center

Japan`s Telecommunication Technology Committee (TTC) President Director Yuji Inoue is of the opinion that Tanahdatar ...

Holiday travelers still packing ferry ports

It is only one day again for Muslims to observe Idul Fitri or Lebaran holiday festivity but thousands of home-bound ...

Kalideres bus terminal seen desolate on Monday

This year`s Lebaran holiday exodus at Kalideres bus terminal in West Jakarta peaked on Saturday but on Monday the ...

Drivers`, passengers` health becomes concern during Idul Fitri exodus

Various Indonesian regions have taken a number of steps to anticipate the health risks of home-bound travelers and bus ...

Community health centers, hospital put on standby

Community health centers and Dr Pirngadi Regional General Hospital in Medan have been put on standby for 24 hours a ...

Holiday exodus at Kalideres terminal to peak Saturday

This year`s Lebaran holiday exodus at Kalideres bus terminal in West Jakarta is to reach the highest point on ...

Idul Fitri travel safety measures: from urine tests to snipers

Various measures have been taken to secure the impending exodus of over 15 million home-bound travelers wanting to ...

Thirteen new hotspots detected in Riau

At least 13 new hotspots have developed in Riau Province, according to the Riau Meteorology, Climatology and ...

BMKG detects 203 hot spots in Sumatra Island

The Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) has detected 203 hot spots across Sumatra island, an ...