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297 hotspots for forest fires detected in Riau 27 Aug 2013 | 04:56 pm
PEKANBARU, RIAU - The Terra and Aqua satellite has detected 297 hotspots for forest fires throughout the Riau Province, according to the Pekanbaru meteorological, climatology, and geophysics station (...
Indonesia to modernize its military 27 Aug 2013 | 04:54 pm
JAKARTA - Army General Moeldoko said modernization of the military equipment will come first in his agenda as a new Indonesian military chief. "I will prepare a working program to modernize the milita...
'Not time yet for Jokowi to be presidential candidate' 27 Aug 2013 | 12:35 am
PURWOKERTO, CENTRAL JAVA - This is not the right time for Jakarta Governor Joko Widodo (Jokowi) to be nominated as a presidential candidate, according to a political observer. He stated that Jokowi co...
Airport operator wants Merpati Nusantara to pay their bills 26 Aug 2013 | 12:01 pm
DENPASAR, BALI - PT Angkasa Pura I has revealed that the debt owed to them for airport charges by PT Merpati Nusantara Airline has reached Rp. 38.4 billion (US$3,84 million.) According to Bisnis.com, ...
National holidays in Indonesia in 2014 26 Aug 2013 | 11:01 am
JAKARTA - National holidays set by the government for 2014 have increased by one day over 2013, totaling 15 days due to the addition of May Day. Shared public holidays, introduced by the government to...
Slower growth in tourists to Indonesia expected in 2014 26 Aug 2013 | 10:00 am
DENPASAR, BALI - The Indonesian Minister of Tourism and the Creative Economy, Mari Elka Pangestu has labeled as “optimistic” a target of 9.5 million foreign tourists in 2014. Quoted in Kompas.com, Pan...
Palue Island to be emptied over Mount Rokatenda danger 26 Aug 2013 | 07:43 am
JAKARTA - Residents living on the tiny island of Palue, in East Nusa Tenggara,will be moved to a nearby island over concern that the erupting Mount Rokatenda could become a larger threat, a disaster m...
Bali airport renovation not completed yet for APEC 26 Aug 2013 | 06:09 am
DENPASAR, BALI - Bali governor Made Mangku Pastika has expressed his disappointment over delays in completion and handover of the renovated Ngurah Rai International Airport. ...
Islamic organisations against Miss World (of course) 26 Aug 2013 | 06:08 am
DENPASAR, BALI - The Jakarta Globe reports that high-ranking Islamic leaders in Indonesia continue to object to plans to hold the Miss World Beauty Pageant in Bali in the week leading up to the final ...
East Timorese kidnapper of French boy in court 26 Aug 2013 | 06:05 am
DENPASAR, BALI - The trial of the Timor Leste woman charged in the attempted kidnapping of a 2-year-old French boy in June has commenced at the Denpasar District Court. ...