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  • news focus: importer of toxic waste likely to be named suspect

    Tue, February 14 2012 00:38

    The Indonesian authorities are now investigating the entry into the country of 113 containers of hazardous wastes imported from Britain and the Netherlands, and will likely name those behind the importation of the toxic goods..

  • news focus: RI concerned over violence in Syria, calls for peaceful solution

    Tue, February 14 2012 00:31

    The anti-government protests in Syria and the harsh responses by President Bashar Al-Assad`s regime has reportedly killed over 6,000 people since March 2011..

  • Indonesian Muslims discouraged from observing Valentine's Day

    Mon, February 13 2012 18:52

      Saying that Valentine's Day is not in accordance with Islamic teachings as embodied in  shariah, ulema,  Islamic scholars, in several Indonesian cities have warned Muslims not to celebrate the day..

  • Whitney Houston found dead in Calif. hotel, age 48

    Sun, February 12 2012 15:32

    Whitney Houston, whose soaring voice lifted her to the top of the pop music world but whose personal decline was fueled by years of drug use, died on Saturday afternoon in a Beverly Hills hotel room. She was 48. The cause of her death was under investigation Saturday night, the eve of the ....

  • Twenty-six fatalities in two bus accidents in West Java

    Sun, February 12 2012 09:59

    Two traffic accidents in which two buses plunged into ravines killing a total of at least 26 people in Sumedang and Bogor districts, West Java, happened within less than two weeks this month. On Wednesday night (Feb.1), twelve passengers were killed and 22 others injured after a bus ....

  • Plan to mass-produce Esemka car gets thumb-up

    Fri, February 10 2012 06:07

    Plans to mass-produce the student-made Kiat Esemka car has received a thumbs-up from the Association of Young Indonesian Businessmen (HIPMI) as they prepare for the opening of 33 dealerships across the country this year..

  • Indonesia hopes to boost cpo exports to Pakistan

    Wed, February 8 2012 16:36

    Indonesia, the world`s largest crude palm oil (CPO) producer, hopes it will boost its annual exports of palm oil to Pakistan to over US$550 billion in the coming years after both nations signed a preferential trade agreement (PTA) last week..

  • KPK expects more suspects in athlete village scandal

    Sat, February 4 2012 14:59

    The disclosure on Friday that Democrat Party (PD) cadre Angelina Sondakh is named a suspect is expected to serve as an entry point for investigators to uncover other suspects in an alleged corruption scheme involving construction of an athletes village..

  • news focus: Muslim legislators conference emphasizes women`s roles, democracy

    Tue, January 31 2012 23:59

    After having discussions for a week in Palembang, South Sumatra, over 330 legislators from 40 member states of the Parliamentary Union of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (PUIC), issued declarations emphasizing the roles of women and the promotion of democracy among other things..

  • Multiple death accident reminds Indonesians about DUI danger

    Tue, January 31 2012 23:08

    A beautiful Sunday morning turned into a nightmare for Teguh Hadi Purnomo and his six relatives, who hailed from Jepara, Central Java, when suddenly a minivan hit them and killed four of them..

Singapore needs land for exercise

Singapore needs land for exerciseThe secretary general of the opposition Indonesia Democratic Party Struggle (PDIP), Tjahjo Kumolo, said Singapore ...

Floods in urban areas said to increase poverty in East Asia-Pacific

Floods in urban areas said to increase poverty in East Asia-PacificThe World Bank has stated that flooding in urban areas and cities creates a higher risk of increasing poverty in the ...

RI govt preparing three scenarios for fuel price hike

RI govt preparing three scenarios for fuel price hikeThe government is creating three scenarios to prepare for a hike to prices of subsidized fuel as part of efforts to ...

RI`s Uber Cup team wins first victory

RI`s Uber Cup team wins first victoryIndonesia's women`s team chalked up their first victory in the Uber Cup Asian zone qualifying rounds after outclassing ...

Adele rules at Grammy event with six awards haul

Adele rules at Grammy event with six awards haulBritish songstress Adele dominated at the 54th annual Grammy Awards ceremony with a clean sweep of six top honors ...