Andi Hajramurni, The Jakarta Post, Makassar | Fri, 11/11/2011 12:04 PM
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.
The Jakarta Post, Jakarta | Fri, 11/11/2011 11:07 AM
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…
The Jakarta Post, Jakarta | Thu, 11/10/2011 5:44 PM
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.
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.
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…
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…
The Jakarta Post, Jakarta | Wed, 11/09/2011 10:41 AM
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…