Indonesia sends UNIFIL mission to Lebanon. Indonesia maintains its commitment in resolving prolonged conflict on the Lebanon-Israel border as it deploys 1,169 personnel in a peace keeping force to serve in the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL). The peacekeeping mission, titled...

Indonesian Eels Under Threat The Japanese love eating eels. But the market for this delicacy is facing a serious squeeze as the domestic eel has the status of an endangered species. A variety found in Southeast Asian waters is helping to ease this shortage. But the growing popularity of the...

Earthquakes hit Indonesia (6.8), Japan (6.8) and China (6.3). November 26, 2014 An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.8 (PTWC) occurred in Halmahera, Indonesia at 14:34 UTC on November 26, 2014. The epicenter was registered 160 km (99 miles) NW of Kota Ternate, 161 km (100 miles) NW...

Diiringi Tari Aborigin, KTT G20 Resmi Dibuka Perhelatan internasional 25 negara dengan perekonomian besar di dunia dan Uni Eropa, atau biasa disingkat menjadi KTT G20 resmi dibuka pada Sabtu (15/11), pukul 13.00 waktu setempat di Brisbane International Convention Center (BCEC), Brisbane,...

Korean show of unity as Asiad closes. Top leaders of North and South Korea made a rare show of unity on Saturday as the Incheon Asian Games closed in celebratory mood. Fans turned out in numbers to farewell thousands of athletes who have competed in the South Korean city over the past 15 days....

50 Tahun Beroperasi Shinkansen Jepang Tak Pernah Kecelakaan. Peringatan 50 tahun kereta peluru Jepang (Shinkansen) dilakukan Rabu (1/10/2014) pukul 05.30 pagi dengan pemotongan pita para pejabat transportasi Jepang dan peluncuran Shinkansen pertama. Peluncuran pertama kali Shinkansen di Jepang...

Maria Londa Persembahkan Emas Ketiga untuk Indonesia. Maria Natalia Londa menambah perolehan medali emas untuk Indonesia dari cabang lompat jauh, Senin (29/9/2014). Atlet 23 tahun ini mencatat jarak lompatan 6,55 meter yang juga mempertajam rekor pribadi. Dari enam kali percobaan, Maria tiga...

Ahsan/Hendra Sumbang Emas Kedua bagi Indonesia Ganda putra Indonesia, Mohammad Ahsan/Hendra Setiawan, menambah medali emas Indonesia di Asian Games 2014. Mereka meraih emas setelah mengalahkan ganda Korea Selatan, Lee Yong-dae/Yoo Yeon-seon, 21-16, 16-21, 21-17, pada laga final di Gyeyang...

Greysia/Nitya Persembahkan Emas Pertama Indonesia! Pasangan ganda putri Indonesia, Greysia Polii/Nitya Krishinda Maheswari, mempersembahkan emas pertama untuk Indonesia setelah memenangi laga final melawan pasangan Jepang, Misaki Matsutomo/Ayaka Takahashi, 21-15, 21-9, Sabtu (27/9/2014). Game...

United States-Indonesia Continuing Comprehensive Partnership. It was not too long ago when US Secretary of State John Kerry, in a speech in Honolulu, Hawaii, described Indonesia as holding “the promise of a democratic future”. With the recent success of peaceful and fair democratic...

Buka Acara Indonesian Night, Wamenparekraf Ajak Warga Meizhou Kunjungi Indonesia. Dalam rangka meningkatkan wisatawan Tiongkok dan mempererat kerjasama investasi dan perdagangan, Wamenparekraf RI, Sapta Nirwandar mengajak warga Tiongkok di Meizhou, terutama suku Hakka untuk berkunjung ke...

South Korea president opens Incheon Asiad amid K-Pop infused ceremony. South Korean President Park Geun Hye opened the Incheon Asian Games, South Korea, at a glittering, K-Pop inspired ceremony Friday as North Korean athletes received an unexpectedly warm welcome. “I declare the opening...

Indonesia to boost trade with Ecuador. Indonesia aims to boost trade with Ecuador and institute working partnerships aimed at developing both countries’ human resources as well as to explore potential investment opportunities. Director of the directorate for South America and the Caribbean...

Indonesia celebrates Independence Day. Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono and Vice-President Boediono led Indonesia’s 69th Independence Day celebrations in Jakarta on Sunday (Aug 17). For Dr Yudhoyono, the celebrations hold a special sentimental meaning. It was Dr...

A PTA mom/journalist tells how an Indonesian rhino became the hero of a book by elementary schoolchildren in Brooklyn, New York. A new children’s book, One Special Rhino: The Story of Andatu, written and illustrated by fifth graders at the P.S. 107 John W. Kimball Learning Center in Park...

Mama Panda Sulin gave birth to twins at Bifengxia. On August 3rd, returnee panda Sulin gave birth to a set of twin baby pandas at China Giant Panda Protection and Research Center. These are the first twin pandas born this year at the research center. Sulin and Yuanyuan mated naturally on March...

China earthquake death toll passes 400 More than 400 people have died in an earthquake (Sunday, August 3, 2014) that devastated Zhaotong, a Chinese village in Yunnan Province, officials said, as relatives faced the stark probability that rescuers would only find the remains of their loved...

Death toll from super typhoon Rammasun rises to 18 in China Strongest typhoon to hit southern China in 41 years leaves death and destruction in its wake as it heads towards Vietnam The death toll from super typhoon Rammasun has increased to 18 on Sunday as one more person was confirmed dead in...

Indonesia Tragedy on MH 17 It should have been a happy homecoming for Ninik Yuriani, 57, an Indonesian expatriate who had made Amsterdam her home for the past 17 years. After living in the Dutch capital since 1997, it was to be Ninik’s first chance to celebrate Idul Fitri with members of her...

A Giant, Mysterious Hole Has Opened up at the ‘End of the World’ in Siberia The gigantic crater and hole was first spotted by helicopter pilots earlier this week as they flew over the Tamal peninsula – a region appropriately called the “end of the world.” Experts and...

Typhoon Kills 54 in Philippines, Shuts Down Philippine Capital and Triggers Mass Evacuations A typhoon left at least 54 people dead, knocked out power in many areas, damaged a parked plane but spared the Philippine capital on Wednesday when its fierce wind shifted, officials said. Still,...

Germany Win World Cup. Germany has become the first European team to ever win a World Cup in the Americas, beating Argentina in Sunday’s final in extra time, 1-0. German substitute Mario Goetze scored in the 113th minute to account for the win at Maracana Stadium in Rio de Janeiro,...

World cup 2014 Closing Ceremony. Shakira headlines fairly normal World Cup closing ceremony After the Pitbull-infused rampage that was the 2014 World Cup opening ceremony, the last thing we expected was a fairly normal and straightforward closing show on Sunday in Rio de Janeiro. We were...

World Cup 2014: Netherlands beat Brazil 3-0 to claim third place in play-off Brazil’s traumatic World Cup ended with more pain on Saturday as they lost 3-0 to a superior Netherlands side in the third-place play-off at the Mane Garrincha National Stadium in Brasilia. Still struggling to...

Menlu RI Bahas Keterlibatan Diplomasi Indonesia dengan Akademisi – Akademisi Terbaik di Dunia Menlu RI Marty Natalegawa menyambut 150 peserta Seminar Asia Leadership Trek III di Gedung Pancasila, Kemlu RI (25/06). Bekerja sama dengan Universitas Harvard dibawah Centre for Asia Leadership...

Japan PM Abe wants to stage 2020 Robot Olympics Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe wants to stage a “Robot Olympics” in 2020, the same year Tokyo hosts the Summer Games, local media reported Thursday. Abe also revealed plans for a task force to develop Japan’s robot industry...

Opening Ceremony World Cup 2104 Brazil. World Cup Brazil: Jennifer Lopez, Pitbull, Claudia Leitte Perform at Opening Ceremony. Jennifer Lopez sambaed on the stage of the opening ceremony of the 2014 World Cup in Sao Paulo, Brazil Thursday afternoon (June 12), accompanying Pitbull and...

The opening ceremony of the 64th FIFA Congress, in Sao Paulo on 10 June 2014, was under the colour of Brazil, music and rhythm. Presenter Fernanda Lima first introduced FIFA President Blatter, who after his introductory speech gave the floor to Brazil’s Sports Minister Aldo Rebelo. It...

UK law introduces life sentence for cybercriminals The Computer Misuse Act 1990 is to be amended to make sure that hackers that launch serious attacks, such as those on critical infrastructure, could face life imprisonment. The Act sits under the Serious Crime Bill. In general, it outlines...

Miss Tibet is from Wisconsin — and she’s never been to Tibet How do you have a national beauty pageant when, according to some officials, you don’t even have a nation? Or when the core identity of your nation might not really welcome a beauty pageant at all. China considers Tibet to...