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RI's govt called on to supervise fuel speculative buying

The Indonesian Consumer Institute (YLKI) for West Sumatra called on the regional government to keep watch on ...

Slovakian companies to invest us$1 bln in RI

President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono said that a number of private Slovakian companies want to invest US$1 billion in a ...

news focus: U-23 soccer team wishes Singapore, Thai players to play friendly

The Indonesian under 23 years old (U-23) soccer team wished to play Singaporean and Thai senior soccer players to hold ...

Mt Marapi erupts twice on Sunday

Mount Marapi in West Sumatra province erupted twice on Sunday morning, spewing volcanic ash. "A seismograph record ...

West Sumatra needs 600 tsunami early warning sirens

West Sumatra`s Disaster Operations Control Center (Pusdalops-PB) is in need of around 600 tsunami early warning ...

Mild quake hits Padang

An earthquake measuring 4.3 on the Richter scale hit the West Sumatra provincial capital of Padang on Sunday forcing ...

Minister proposes cultural approaches to cement ties with Malaysia

Communication and Informatics Minister Tifatul Sembiring has called for a deepening of Indonesia-Malaysia relations ...

Indonesia, Malaysian journalists express resolve to promote good relations

The Malaysia-Indonesia Journalists Solidarity Association (Iswami) at a meeting of journalists and culturalists here ...

Cabinet shake-up, now or never

The cabinet reshuffle discourse may have disturbed ministers but the president had better realize that it is now or ...

RI govt to speed up paddy planting amid drought

In spite of the drought, the government is ready to begin paddy planting this month, in an effort to cover this year`s ...

Some 38 hectares of paddy field in E. Java facing crop failure

Some 38 hectares of paddy field in East Java province are facing crop failure due to the current dry season, an ...

news focus: No need to worry about this year`s drought

The current drought which had caused water crises and affected 95,891 hectares of rice fields in the country is ...

Govt urged to form food ministry

The Indonesian Farmers Association (SPI) urged the government on Monday to form a food ministry soon as part of ...

W Sumatra`s forests suitable for kyoto protocol projects : observer

West Sumatra`s forests have the potential of being ideal hosts for climate change projects under the Kyoto Protocol, ...

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 ...