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RI`s peat forests can play important role in climate change

Peat swamp forests in Indonesia consist for 50 percent of tropical peat swamps and 10 percent of dry land, an ...

Tangerang officials check food items for radioactive materials

A number of officials of Medical Office and Trade and Industry Office of South Tangerang District are checking ...

Coalition Launches Military Action In Libya

French President Nicolas Sarkozy on Saturday announced the launch of military action in Libya, backed by Western ...

Forty percent of coral reefs in Gorontalo waters damaged

About 40 percent of coral reefs in the Gulf of Tomini in Gorontalo province waters is believed to have been damaged ...

Governor : high-rise buildings in Jakarta quake-proof

Jakarta Governor Fauzi Bowo said high-rise buildings in the Indonesian capital have been built to withstand ...

President opens IACA conference

President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono opened the International Association for Court Administrator (IACA) Asia-Pacific ...

Indonesia, Australia Agree to Control Illegal Fishing

Indonesia and Australia have agreed to step up cooperation in patrolling to reduce illegal fishing in the two ...

RI, Australia agree to fight illegal fishing

Indonesia and Australia have agreed to step up cooperation in marine patrols to reduce illegal fishing in their ...

Australian survives attack by four-metre croc

An Australian fisherman was recovering in hospital Thursday after surviving a terrifying attack by a four-metre ...

Japan grants rp1.8 billion for environmental project

The Japanese embassy in Jakarta had given aid worth not less than 19.2 million yen (Rp1.8 billion) for two "Jakarta, ...

Teachers in W Kalimantan get houses from Sinar Mas

Oil palm plantation company Sinar Mas Group has constructed two official residences for primary school teachers in ...

Indonesia to ratify ASEAN agreement on trans-boundary haze pollution

Indonesia will soon ratify the ASEAN Agreement on Trans-boundary Haze Pollution (AATHP) that has been ratified by ...

Environment minister leaves cabinet reshuffle to President

State Minister for the Environment Gusti Muhammad Hatta said he fully leaves the question of a cabinet reshuffle to ...

Govt urged to stop suspected liberalization programs

A non-governmental organization Monday urged the Maritime Affairs and Fisheries Ministry to stop a number of suspected ...

Minister warns of possible forest fires in June

Environment Minister Gusti Muhammad Hatta has warned of possible forest fires in the forthcoming dry season in June ...