On 12th of march, it is the anniversary of the Trisakati tragedy back in 1998. thousands of university students flocked to the street and surrounded the supreme court yesterday.They urged the institution to fully investigate the shooting tragedy of four students during the early reform movement in 1998. Student’s president of Trisakti University, Ilham Basari […]
National flag carrier Garuda Indonesia was surprised to hear the European Commission’s decision to extend the ban on the airline from entering European territory, local press said Monday.
The claimed earlier it had carried out the necessary measures to improve safety.
According to Garuda spokesman Pudjobroto, the EU decision […]
International flights are set to resume to and from the Indonesian ancient cultural city of Yogyakarta as Southeast Asia’s largest economy seeks to boost tourism, an official said Friday.
The head of Yogyakarta’s tourism office, Tazbir, said that flights from the Malaysian capital Kuala Lumpur would be served by Malaysian Airlines and Air Asia, with […]
Australia-based Indo Mines Limited will go ahead with plans to build a US$600 million pig iron plant in Kulon Progo, Yogyakarta, having secured the government’s approval for a 30-year contract of work for the operation, an official says.
Simon Sembiring, the Energy and Mineral Resources Ministry’s director general for geology and mineral resources, said Monday the […]
State-owned oil and gas Pertamina has set a target of Rp 22 trillion (US$2.41 billion) in profit this year, or slightly increase from last year’s profit of Rp 21 trillion.
“This year, we use crude oil price assumption of US$60 per barrel, while last year’s assumption is higher,” Maizar was quoted by Antara as saying.
Pertamina will […]
A group of Asian nations have agreed to tackle the growing problem of climate change and are set to clamp down on vehicle emissions.
Following a meeting of 20 Asian nations meeting in Indonesia last week, the countries have established the Yogyakarta Summary, which is a non-binding document setting out their commitment to improving air quality […]
Friendly relations and multi-faceted cooperation between Vietnam and Indonesia have been developing over the past 50 years, especially when the two countries signed a joint statement on strategic and comprehensive partnership in the 21st century in 2003, a joint conference agreed.
According to a press release by Vietnam’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Conference entitled “Building […]
Asia’s rapid economic expansion in the pastdecade has turned its skies into some of world’s most pollutedand is blamed for more than 500,000 premature deaths annually,delegates told a clean air conference.
Some 900 experts and government officials from 20 countriesmeeting in the Indonesian city of Yogyakarta urged the region toimpose tighter regulations on emissions, boost investment […]
Asia must impose tighter regulations on emissions and fuel efficiency standards to combat air pollution that contributes to some half-a-million premature deaths annually, Asian ministers and environmentalists said Wednesday.
The meeting in the Indonesian city of Yogyakarta heard how Asia’s rapid economic development has turned the region into the one of the world’s most polluted, with […]
Air quality has improved in some Asian cities, but pollution remains a threat to health and quality of life in others, says a major new air quality report launched yesterday. One particular challenge is that while vehicle emissions are being reduced, the volume of vehicles is rising rapidly.
The book, Urban Air Pollution in […]
Aceh Jaya regency in Aceh provincial capital of Banda Aceh was hit by flood Tuesday, following heavy rains pouring the regency since Sunday.
Fahmi, an official at the regency, said that at least 1,942 residents have to flee the areas because water has inundated their houses.
Aceh Jaya regency is frequently inundated because a dam to accommodate […]
The South Korean government handed over 115,800 bags of cement to Yogyakarta officials Thursday as part of its contribution to the rehabilitation and reconstruction of areas in Yogyakarta and Central Java affected by the May 27 earthquake.
Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA) said in a press release that the handover was part of a total of […]