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Lifestyle 8 years ago

Bogor marathon runners to pass through 'Obama-Jokowi track'

Runners participating in the upcoming Bogor Marathon in West Java on Sunday will take the path walked by President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo and former United States president Barack Obama during the latter's recent visit to the Bogor State Palace.

National 8 years ago

My frogs have been eaten by a monitor lizard: Jokowi

Thousands of pet frogs kept by President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo at the Bogor Presidential Palace in West Java “have been eaten” by a monitor lizard, the president said in a televised interview.

City 8 years ago

New stamp series launched to celebrate anniversary of Bogor Botanical Gardens

Philatelists can now add to their stamp collections as the Bogor Botanical Gardens’ Plant Conservation Center and state-owned postal firm PT Pos Indonesia have launched a new stamp series of orchid species from 34 Indonesian provinces.

City 8 years ago

Bogor mayor says city's famous park a symbol of diversity

A home to thousands of plant species, the Bogor Botanical Gardens serves as the front yard of Bogor and the lungs of the city

City 8 years ago

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Bogor Botanical Garden last bastion for flora

Two hundred years ago, the Bogor Botanical Garden, locally known as Kebun Raya Bogor, was founded under the government of the Dutch East Indies in the hope that it would become a shelter to collect seeds from around the globe.

National 8 years ago

Bogor Botanical Gardens rally efforts to save Indonesian orchids

The head of the Center for Plant Conservation at Bogor Botanical Gardens (KRB), Didik Widyatmoko, said on Monday that in order to save rare and endangered orchids found in Indonesia's natural forests, cooperation with several private institutions was necessary.

Environment 8 years ago

LIPI to publish postage stamps featuring orchids from across Indonesia

The Indonesian Institute of Sciences (LIPI) is set to publish a special anggrek (orchid) postage stamp series that features various orchids from Indonesia's 34 provinces.