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  • Two ministers to facilitate geothermal projects in forest areas

    Mon, December 19 2011 21:18

    Energy and Mineral Resources Minister Jero Wacik and Forestry Minister Zukfili Hassan on Monday inked an agreement to facilitate implementation of geothermal energy projects in production and protected and development of the same energy sources in conservation forest areas..

  • District parliament rejects Bedugul geothermal exploitation

    Fri, December 16 2011 12:44

    Bali Legislative Council (DPRD) rejects the exploitation of a geothermal project project after the governor and the council issued a similar recommendation for the project in Bedugul, Tabanan regency, Bali..

  • Three human-elephant conflicts during 2011 in Way Kambas

    Tue, December 13 2011 20:05

    Way Kambas National Park recorded three conflicts between local villagers and elephants during 2011..

  • Man held over stuffed panda trade in Tokyo

    Mon, December 12 2011 17:33

    Police in Tokyo have arrested a man accused of trying to sell a stuffed giant panda -- an endangered species -- to Chinese tourists for three million yen ($40,000), police and reports said Monday..

  • Jakarta to issue improved moratorium map

    Fri, December 9 2011 14:52

    The Chair of Indonesia`s REDD+ task force said that the Ministry of Forestry will this week release an updated moratorium map to display which areas are protected under a two-year ban on new concessions in primary forests and peatlands..

  • Samosir district to build geopark

    Thu, December 8 2011 19:41

    The Samosir district administration in North Sumatra will build a geopark worth Rp20 billion to add to the Lake Toba region`s marine tourism potentials, a local official said here Thursday..

  • Walhi disappointed by advanced countries` suspension of emission reduction

    Wed, December 7 2011 23:53

    The Indonesia Environment Forum (Walhi) expressed disappointment here on Wednesday over the developed countries for continuing buying time with regard to gas emissions reduction by 40 percent by 2020 as called for by the Kyoto Protocol..

  • Police name orangutan killers in Kutai Timur suspects

    Wed, December 7 2011 19:47

    Two people have been named suspects for killing an orangutan in Jukaya village in the sub-district of Telen, Kutai Timur, East Kalimantan..

  • RI govt seriously protecting wild life

    Mon, December 5 2011 22:47

    Forestry Minister Zulkifli Hasan said the government was seriously committed to protecting wild life species such as orangutans..

  • RI delegation to Durban meeting asked to remember national interest

    Thu, December 1 2011 23:50

    President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has reminded the Indonesian delegation to the upcoming climate change meeting in Durban, South Africa, not to forget the national interest while fighting for global causes..

Karunia Bhakti driver runs, afraid of being beaten up

Karunia Bhakti driver runs, afraid of being beaten upLukman Iskandar (43), the driver of Karunia Bhakti passenger bus that plunged into a ravine killing 14 people on ...

RI calls for end to violence in Syria

RI calls for end to violence in SyriaForeign Affairs Minister Marty M Natalegawa has again urged an end to the escalating violence against civilians in ...

OJK to have three executive commissioners

OJK to have three executive commissionersThe future Financial Services Authority (OJK) will have nine commissioners, including three executive commissioners, ...

Inter Milan team to visit RI in May

Inter Milan team to visit RI in  May A team of Italian football club Inter Milan is going to visit Jakarta next May 2012 to hold an exhibition match with ...

"Gillard shoe" put on eBay

A shoe advertised as the one Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard lost when she was bundled to a car by her ...