Archaeologists find remains of Washington's boyhood home

"From Eric Marrapodi CNN Washington Bureau FREDERICKSBURG, Virginia (CNN) -- After nearly three years of excavation, archaeologists have confirmed the discovery of the site of George Washington's boyhood home near the banks of the Rappahannock...

Indonesia`s First Resources rises on Singapore debut

"From the net proceeds of about 185.3 million from the sale of new shares, the company will spend 89.5 million dollars on expanding plantations, constructing more mills and acquiring additional production facilities.It will spend 81.2 million dollars to buy additional stakes...

Forestry Ministry organizes parallel events during UNFCCC

"The ministry would launch the Readiness of the Reducing Emission from Deforestation in Developing Countries (REDD) on Thursday (Dec. 6), a statement of the forestry ministry said here on Tuesday. A workshop on forest policy and conservation, reforestation, plantation,...

Five state firms expected to go public in 2008

""Actually, sixteen state firms ate the target of our revitalization and privatization program. But at present only five of them have sufficient potential to enter the capital market," Djalil said on Monday. He said his office would select which state-owned companies were...

Elephants attack plantation areas in Aceh

""Many crops were damaged in the wild elephants rampages," he said. Meanwhile, Teungki A. Rani Ulele Lhok, a local village head, said the elephants` behavior had made the villagers restless. They had tried to drive the animals away by using a traditional method but it did not...

Auction of Maui Pineapple Cannery marks the end of an era

"Hawaiian pineapple first came on the scene in the late 19th century with the development of a "smooth cayenne" variety by Captain John Kidwell. However, the big boost in the industry's popularity came from a young Harvard graduate named James Dole, whose cousin Sanford Dole...