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Indonesia Calls the World to Save Coral Reefs

Fri, 13 Jul 2012 15:02:03 +0700

Indonesia calls and urges international community to give serious and real attention in sabing coral reefs as well as fishery resources in Coral Triangle area. This Coral Triangle area is marine area which is known for the rich of biology biodiversity and marine potential. It has been said by the ...

Russia rejects UN sanctions against Syria

Fri, 13 Jul 2012 12:45:17 +0700

Russia rejected calls for sanctions against Syria on Thursday, while the United States warned the UN mission to the conflict-stricken country should be withdrawn without new measures.

Indonesia-Japan agree to expand bilateral cooperation

Fri, 13 Jul 2012 12:01:02 +0700

Japan`s foreign minister Koichiro Gemba and Indonesia`s Marty Natalegawa have agreed to promote cooperation between the two countries both in bilateral and multilateral issues.

New Invention Makes iPads Waterproof

Fri, 13 Jul 2012 11:26:16 +0700

SEAL SHIELDS(TM) allow touch screen devices to be washed, in order to prevent cross contamination infections in healthcare. JACKSONVILLE, Fla., July 12, 2012 (ANTARA/PRNewswire) -- Seal Shield LLC today announced delivery of the world's first iPad waterproofing solution for ...

Microsoft Announces New Cloud Opportunities for Partners

Fri, 13 Jul 2012 10:19:30 +0700

New guidance, training and programs for Windows Server 2012 and Windows Azure unveiled at Worldwide Partner Conference TORONTO, July 10, 2012 (ANTARA/PRNewswire) -- During the second day of Microsoft Corp.'s annual Worldwide Partner Conference (WPC), top executives from the ...

Clashes erupt in central syrian town, some 200 allegedly killed

Fri, 13 Jul 2012 09:45:39 +0700

Syria`s state TV said late on Thursday that armed groups have committed a massacre in al- Traimseh town of central Hama province in order to frame the Syrian troops, as activists alleged that at least 200 people have been killed in the same town.

ASEAN hails eased US sanctions on Myanmar

Fri, 13 Jul 2012 00:03:34 +0700

Phnom Penh (ANTARA News/AFP) - Southeast Asian nations on Thursday welcomed a US decision to ease sanctions on Myanmar in reward for democratic reforms, but repeated calls for all restrictions to be lifted on the former pariah state. Washington on Wednesday allowed its firms to invest in ...

Nigerian fuel tanker fire kills 92: witness

Thu, 12 Jul 2012 22:08:34 +0700

Niger Delta (ANTARA News/Reuters) - At least 92 people including women and children were killed on Thursday after a gasoline tanker crashed on the east-west road in Nigeria`s oil-producing Niger Delta and caught fire as people tried to scoop up fuel, a Reuters witness said. "Early this morning ...

Pusri distributes 794,000 tons of subsidized urea fertilizer

Thu, 12 Jul 2012 21:16:41 +0700

State fertilizer company PT Pupuk Sriwijaya (Pusri) distributed 794,453 tons of subsidized urea fertilizer among farmers in nine provinces in Indonesia in the first half of this year.

Buru District government not firmly regulate mining activity

Thu, 12 Jul 2012 21:10:21 +0700

The Buru District government in Maluku Province is considered lenient with the regulation of gold mining activity at Gunung Batok area on Buru island that has led to a bloody violence.

Chinese city declares war on piranhas

Thu, 12 Jul 2012 21:05:06 +0700

Beijing (ANTARAews/Reuters) - A southern Chinese city is on the alert for piranhas after two people were attacked in a river, and is offering a 1,000 yuan ($160) reward for every fish caught, dead or alive, state media reported on Thursday. The government of Guangxi region`s Liuzhou is asking ...

Slipi-Bekasi skytrain line to cost Rp10 tln

Thu, 12 Jul 2012 20:53:02 +0700

State construction company PT Hutama Karya Persero has projected the planned construction of 22-km sky-train line linking Jakarta and its eastern outskirts of Bekasi will cost an estimated Rp10 trillion.

Indonesian govt guarantees availability of food stocks

Thu, 12 Jul 2012 20:49:00 +0700

The government has ensured that there are food stocks in the country to last through the holy fasting month of Ramadhan, which is expected to begin on July 20-21, according to chief economic minister Hatta Rajasa.

Purchase of IMF bonds not disrupt RI`s forex reserves

Thu, 12 Jul 2012 20:47:03 +0700

Bank Indonesia Governor Darmin Nasution gave the assurance on Thursday that the purchase of IMF bonds will not disrupt the country`s foreign exchange reserves at the central bank.

Govt not to extend contract of PT Koba Tin

Thu, 12 Jul 2012 20:41:30 +0700

The government has decided not to extend the contract of PT Koba Tin for tin mining in Bangka Belitung.

US and Indonesian navy warships to conduct joint exercise

Thu, 12 Jul 2012 20:25:16 +0700

US navy warship USS Benfold will conduct an exercise with two Indonesian navy warships in Bali waters, according to the chief of the naval base in Bali, Col I Wayan Suarjaya.

Separatism must be stopped: Yudhoyono

Thu, 12 Jul 2012 20:19:45 +0700

Separatism of any kind in Indonesia must be stopped because it poses a serious threat to national integrity, President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono said in Magelang, Central Java, on Thursday.

Jakarta Election Supervisory Committee receives 54 complaints

Thu, 12 Jul 2012 20:11:33 +0700

The Jakarta Election Supervisory Committee has announced that it received 54 complaints from local people about fraud during the Jakarta gubernatorial elections on July 11.

Obama eases sanctions against Myanmar

Thu, 12 Jul 2012 20:11:02 +0700

Washington (ANTARA News/Xinhua-OANA) - U.S. President Barack Obama on Wednesday eased sanctions on Myanmar, allowing American companies to do business in the southeast Asian country. In his statement, the president called the move "a strong signal" of U.S. support for reform undergoing in ...

Govt to evaluate food stocks

Thu, 12 Jul 2012 20:08:26 +0700

The government will hold a meeting next week to discuss and evaluate the availability of food stocks in light of the fasting month that will begin on July 20-21.