Jakarta - A logging operation planned by Asia`s biggest pulp producer in Indonesia`s Sumatra island threatens the habitat of rare orangutans, tigers and elephants, a joint report by five conservation groups said on Tuesday. A license has been given to a joint venture between Asia Pulp & Paper (APP) and the Sinar Mas Group to clear 50,... detail... »
Jambi - The Jambi Police` Mobile Brigade on Friday secured a cannon found by locals in Merangin regency, believed to be a leftover from World War II, an officer has said. "The locals found it and handed it over to us for security reason," head of the Brimob`s bomb squad unit, First Insp. Turis B, said. Turis said the cannon was made o... detail... »
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia - An Indian Muslim association will continue its bid to remove the word keling from the Kamus Dewan despite losing its appeal in the High Court recently. The Selangor and Federal Territory Angkatan Pelapor India Muslim (Apim) chairman Ramli Abdullah said it would be sending a memorandum to Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka ... detail... »
Jakarta - At least 100 municipalities and districts across the archipelago are yet to receive mobile libraries as promised by the National Library more than five years ago. Dady Rachmananta, head of the National Library, speaking on the library`s 29th anniversary on Sunday, which is also National Book Day, said most of the districts would ... detail... »
Bangkok, Thailand - Prominent historian Charnvit Kasetsiri recently lodged a petition with Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva and the reconciliation and political reform committee calling for the country‘s name to be changed from Thailand back to Siam. The former rector of Thammasat University and founder of its Southeast Asia Studies P... detail... »
Jakarta - The pen is sharper than a blade. This was an adagium used by social observer and woman activist Debra H. Yatim to describe the struggle of the Javanese lady aristocrat Kartini in breaking the old customs that barred women from access to education and the right to self-determination. She was the moderator of a film discussi... detail... »
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia - Exposing and explicating the process of any artistic endeavour is tricky business, because artists communicate through drama, dance, oil paints, song and music, among other things. So, when the artist must explain in words what they do in their art, the information often becomes either overtly technical – the ... detail... »
Makassar, South Sulawesi - Malaysian Prime Minister Tun Sri Mohd Najib arrived at Sultan Hasanuddin airport, South Sulawesi, at 2.50 pm local time for a social visit to descendants of the Gowa king here on Friday. The new Malaysian prime minister who had just attended the World Ocean Conference (WOC) in Manado, North Sulawesi, will also ... detail... »
Manado, North Sulawesi - Six countries attending the Coral Triangle Initiative (CTI) Summit here Friday launched CTI Leaders` Declaration to address threats to marine, coastal and small island ecosystems in the coral triangle region through accelerated and collaborative action. President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono of Indonesia, President&n... detail... »
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia - An ethnic Indian Malaysian group has lost a legal bid to remove a word considered offensive from a government-published dictionary, a lawyer said Friday. The court verdict is another setback for the minority community, which has grown increasingly outspoken in its accusations of economic and social discriminati... detail... »
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia - The word “keling” will remain in the Kamus Dewan after the High Court dismissed an Indian Muslim association`s appeal to remove the definition and use of the word in the Malay dictionary. High Court judge Justice Lau Bee Lan ruled in chambers that Article 8(2) of the Federal Constitution, which provides for the r... detail... »
Pekanbaru, Ria - Riau Airline plans to add three more planes to meet the requirement regulations of Law No. 1/2009 on flight services. Samudra Sukardi, president of the airline, said Wednesday the additional planes were needed to prevent the airline, which is majority-owned by the Riau provincial administration and several other provinc... detail... »
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