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Bengkulu to open 1,000 hectares of new rice fields

The Bengkulu agriculture service was reported to utilize 1,000 hectare of idle lands in the province for expansion of ...

Flood inundates 10,000 homes in Bekasi

A flood inundated around 10,000 homes in Bekasi city early Monday, forcing some 3,000 people to evacuate, according to ...

President Yudhoyono expected to inaugurate projects in Maluku

President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono is expected to inaugurate a number of projects in Maluku, Maluku Governor Karel ...

Indonesia Committed to Increasing Coverage of Clean Water Supply

The Indonesian government, as one of the signatory countries of The Millennium Declaration, is committed to achieving ...

Bill Gates Emphasizes Power of Goals and Measurement as Keys to Tackling Extreme Poverty

- In his fifth annual letter (http://billsletter.org ), Bill Gates, co-chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates ...

Flood hits 21 hamlets in North Sumatra

A flood hit 21 hamlets in North Sumatra`s Serdang Bedagai district on Wednesday due to the overflowing of Padang and ...

Yokogawa and McAfee Enter Partnership to Enhance Security of Industrial Control Systems

- Yokogawa Electric Corporation and McAfee today announced the signing of a partnership agreement to offer holistic and ...

Jakarta provincial budget set at Rp49.9 tln

The Jakarta legislative assembly approved on Monday the capital city`s budget at Rp49.9 trillion for this year. ...

Disaster mitigation agency strengthens command posts

The Jakarta Provincial Disaster Mitigation Board (BPBD) is strengthening a number of command posts and early warning ...

Pros and cons on idea to move capital city from Jakarta

Following major floods that almost crippled Jakarta recently, an idea to move Indonesia`s capital city to another ...

Handheld Launches New Version of its Algiz XRW Ultra-Rugged Notebook with Performance Improvements

-      Handheld Group [http://www.handheldgroup.com/regions/worldwide/ ], a fast-growing ...

Deep tunnel no solution for Jakarta floods

Jakarta Governor Joko Widodo`s plan to build a deep tunnel will not serve as a solution to the floods that hit the ...

Floods victims in N Jakarta worry about tidal waves

Flood victims in Penjaringan, North Jakarta, have been worried by reports of possible tidal waves hitting their ...

A lesson from current flooding of Jakarta

Last week`s devastation of Jakarta by floods has rendered the capital city heavy casualties and losses in material. ...

Pluit still under water

Pluit in North Jakarta was still under water on Wednesday with the water level standing at a range of 50 to 200 cm ...