17.8 hectares mangrove forest being rehabilitated

"Mangrove forest functions to restrain tidal wave. Recently Jakarta mangrove forest is 376.52 hectares located in Angke Kapuk North Jakarta and Kepulauan Seribu district, 14 hectares of it has been scraped by sea water. Because of that, Jakarta Provincial Government through...

Anger grows over Indonesia’s power crisis

"Companies operating in Indonesia have criticised the government over power cuts and Jakarta’s attempts to deal with them, including an edict forcing factories to move production to weekends from next week. A series of potential blackouts are scheduled for this week and...

Indonesia to accept ETimor atrocities report

"Indonesia is expected to accept the findings of a truth inquiry which blames it for crimes against humanity during East Timor's independence vote in 1999. Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono and his East Timorese counterpart, Jose Ramos-Horta, will formally accept...

Demand for food and fuel may lead to destruction of forests

"A new report has warned that demand for land to grow food, fuel crops and wood is set to outstrip supply, leading to the probable destruction of forests. According to a report by BBC News, the Rights and Resources Initiative (RRI) has calculated that rising demand for food,...

Jakarta protests Yale University over green index

"The government will lodge a formal protest against Yale University over its newly released environmental performance index (EPI) report, which ranked Indonesia among the world's least environmentally friendly countries. The university's EPI report, published in Newsweek's...

Jakarta talks on Palestine homes today

"RIYADH: More efforts to establish an independent Palestinian state and a renewed move to generate global support for capacity-building for Palestinians will top the agenda of a high-profile ministerial conference which opens in Jakarta today. Representatives from more than...

Indonesia, Brazil agree to cooperate on biofuel

"The leaders of Indonesia and Brazil agreed Saturday that their developing nations, home t o much of the world's remaining tropical forest, would cooperate on biofuels after talks covering climate change and food. The two nations signed an agreement for Indonesia to send...

Bali bombers say they are ready to die

"Three Indonesian Muslim militants on death row for the 2002 Bali bombings reaffirmed their readiness Thursday to die provided the execution is done in accordance to the Islamic laws, their lawyers said. 'In principle it (the planned execution) is no problem, as long as it...

Indonesian man executed for mass murder

"JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) -- Indonesia has executed a man for killing 42 women and girls in a series of ritual slayings. An Attorney General Office spokesman said 57-year-old Ahmad Suradji was killed by firing squad late Thursday. Police have said Suradji lured his victims to...

Indonesia: Work weekends to save energy

"JAKARTA, Indonesia - Indonesian manufacturers are being told to move some of their production work to the weekends as part of a new energy-saving plan, the government announced Thursday, as the capital prepared for two weeks of blackouts because of power shortages. The...

Business as usual at 'bomb target' cafe

"Four foreign tourists were occupied eating and drinking at Bedudal Cafe on Wednesday afternoon. They seemed unbothered by the news that the cafe was an alleged bomb target of a group of terror suspects. The suspects were captured by the police's anti-terror squad last...