Saturday, May 25 2013, 02:30 AM

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NTT voters gamble on election

Voters in East Nusa Tenggara (NTT) have reportedly placed large bets on the second round of the gubernatorial election, held…

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  • Chinese tourist dead after diving in Bulukumba

    A Chinese tourist died after diving at Tanjung Bira beach in Bulukumba, South Sulawesi, with local authorities suggesting it was a result of a lack of oxygen.

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  • S. Sumatra railway will harm protected forests: Walhi

    The Indonesian Forum for the Environment (Walhi) on Friday rejected South Sumatra administration’s plan to construct a 273-kilometer railway through the province, saying it will destroy up to 709 hectares…

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  • 60% of W. Sulawesi officials 'not qualified'

    Up to 60 percent of officials in the West Sulawesi administration do not have academic backgrounds relevant to their current positions, the local human resources agency says.

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  • Maluku needs 70,000 tons extra rice per year

    With only 58,000 tons of rice stocks, Maluku still needs 70,000 tons of rice per year to serve its 1.5 million population local agricultural office spokesman Suryadi Sabirin says.

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  • Gov't kicks off dredging of Citarum River

    The government kicked off on Wednesday the dredging of the Citarum River, the largest and lengthiest river in West Java, a Rp 1.3 trillion (US$145.6 million) project planned to be…

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  • Green effort

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    Volunteers from the Citarum Mitigation Team carry out their river conservation program in Bandung, West Java, on Wednesday. The team has been given Rp 1.2 trillion worth of state funding…

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  • Local heroes

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  • NGO to report judges in sexual abuse trial

    An NGO in Yogyakarta has announced plans to report to the Judicial Commission a panel of judges at Bantul District Court who acquitted a man accused of sexual abuse, saying…

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  • Second komodo dragon dies in Surabaya Zoo in a month

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    A komodo dragon was found dead in its cage in Surabaya Zoo on Tuesday morning.

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