#west sumatra

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RI establishes parks to mark biodiversity day

Environmental Affairs Minister Gusti Muhammad Hatta has inaugurated several biodiversity parks to mark International ...

Environment minister asks local govts to make biodiversity data

Environmental Affairs Minister Gusti Muhammad Hatta has asked the local administrations in Indonesia to collect data ...

W Sumatra to produce 150 thousand tons of fish

The West Sumatra government has set itself the target of producing 150 thousand tons of cultured fish this year, West ...

Winning bidders of three oil/gas blocks announced

The Indonesian government announced the three winning bidders for three oil and gas blocks auctioned through a regular ...

PSSI hopes to elect new chairman at upcoming congress

The Indonesian Soccer Association (PSSI) will hold a congress here on Friday (May 20, 2011) which is expected to ...

Rp 39.38 bln to rebuild quake-hit W Sumatra schools

The government has allocated Rp39.38 billion in funds to reconstruct 179 school buildings in West Sumatra destroyed ...

Coalition air strikes on Libya draw condemnation in Indonesia

The western coalition`s air strikes on Libya have been denounced as unacceptable by various parties in Indonesia ...

Two-hundred-plus Indonesians in Japan still unaccounted for

As many as 267 Indonesian citizens in Japan are still unaccounted for following a huge earthquake and tsunami on ...

Corruption continues to hamper RI`s progress

Although its goivernment has allocated huge sums to tackle such pressing problems aa financial market instability, ...

Does president need salary raise?

Since last week the media and the public have been involved in a debate of whether or not the president`s salary needs ...

Boar Hunting Tradition Jambi`s Special Tourist Attraction

Wild boars and rats are annoying pests, destroying hundreds of hectares of rice fields and other crops every year in ...

Boar Hunting Tradition Jambi`s Special Tourist Attraction

Wild boars and rats are annoying pests, destroying hundreds of hectares of rice fields and other crops every year in ...

RI projected to become global seaweed producer

Marine Affairs and Fisheries Minister Fadel Muhammad has the ambition not only to turn Indonesia into a top global ...

Search for missing Sri Lankan fishing vessel terminated

The search for a missing Sri Lankan fishing vessel which had gone missing near Mentawai Islands, West Sumatra, was ...

Strong earthquake shakes Mentawai

An earthquake measuring 5.8 at the Richter scale again hit Mentawai islands, West Sumatra province, on Wednesday at ...