#tropical

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RI sees another trade deficit with China

Indonesia recorded another deficit in its trade with China during the first two months of this year, as the two ...

Dangdut music to go international

Soon, Indonesians will not be the only ones shaking their bodies and swinging their hips to dangdut music, but so ...

Copious tourist attractions support Visit South Sulawesi 2012

The `Visit South Sulawesi 2012` tourism campaign is touted to be a great success as it is supported by many tourist ...

Orangutans Free At Last

In the Indonesian or Malay language, the word "orangutan" literally means "man of the forest", and this is not so ...

news focus: heart of Borneo designated as "world`s lungs"

Kalimantan Island or also known as Borneo is host to a vast area of the country`s remaining tropical rainforests ...

List of key Grammy Award winners

The 54th Grammy Awards were handed out in Los Angeles on Sunday, honoring the best music and artists of 2011 across ...

Private and Public Partners Unite to Combat 10 Neglected Tropical Diseases by 2020

-     Partners pledge innovative, coordinated action aimed at new World Health Organisation ...

President: 45% of Kalimantan island for biodiversity conservation

President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has signed a regulation that 45 percent of Kalimantan island must be used for ...

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 ...

Indonesia extends US $500,000 in relief aid for Philippine flood victims

The Indonesian government has provided US$500,000 in relief aid to the Philippines for flash flood victims in the ...

Govt keeps monitoring RI citizens` conditions in Philippines

The government is continuously monitoring the conditions of Indonesian citizens in the Philippines after tropical ...

Cianjur gets unesco award for preserving angklung

The Cianjur district administration in West Java province has received an award from the United Nations Educational, ...

US `ready` to help Philippines after deadly storm

US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton sent condolences to the Philippines Saturday after more than 600 people were ...

Dengue fever needs serious anticipation

Dengue fever, an acute infectious disease caused by a virus transmitted by Aedes Aegypti mosquitoes, is feared to ...

Govt imposes anti-dumping duties on Cavendish banana

The government has decided to impose anti-dumping duties on the import of Cavendish bananas from the Philippines under ...