RI asks UN for world status for park
RI asks UN for world status for park
PONTIANAK, West Kalimantan: Indonesia is requesting the United
Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
to declare a national park area located near its border with
Malaysia a world heritage site, an official said.
The forestry ministry's regional conservation director Adi
Susmianto said Indonesia needed support from UNESCO to preserve
the Betung Kerihun National Park, where illegal logging is
rampant.
A world heritage site must be freed from logging activities.
The park is located adjacent to Malaysia's Lanjak Entimau
National Park on the island of Borneo. According to Adi, Malaysia
has also demanded that its own park be declared a world heritage
site.
Adi was visiting Kapuas Hulu regency in West Kalimantan in a
bid to attend the promotion event of the Betung Kerihun National
Park.
Indonesia has three national parks, which are world heritage
sites -- Lorentz National Park in Papua province, Ujung Kulon
National Park in Banten province and the Komodo National Park in
East Nusa Tenggara province. -- JP
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Japan to contribute on maritime safety and security
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Japan to help RI on maritime safety
JAKARTA: Japan will send a coast guard delegation, consisting
of 12 people, here on Wednesday to help Indonesian law enforcers
improve their ability to secure the country's maritime territory.
The Japanese delegation will be led by the head of the Japan
Police's Sea International Crime division, Tatsuro Matsuwaki.
They will also take part in a joint patrol on the Java Sea on
Thursday and discuss antipiracy, antiterrorism and law
enforcement against illegal drugs with their Indonesian
counterparts, Information and Cultural Attache of the Japan
Embassy here, Sachiko Furuya, told The Jakarta Post on Tuesday.
The Japanese delegation will also give a patrol ship to
Minister of Communications Syamsul Mu'arif in Batam on Oct. 10.
The ship will operate on the Malacca Strait. --JP
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RI hosts international teachers meet
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RI hosts international teachers meet
BOGOR, West Java: At least 75 teachers from 12 countries are
attending the third International Teachers Conference here as a
forum for cultural and intellectual exchanges among them.
The event's organizing committee chairwoman, Tina Wingawati,
said teachers participating in the conference were offering
programs to each other and working together in a joint project
that would involve their students back home.
Indonesia is represented by 16 teachers, mostly from outside
of Jakarta.
The ongoing conference, which opened on Sunday and will run
through Thursday, is organized by the Asia-Europe Foundation in
cooperation with Bogor-based Madania International School as part
of the implementation of agreements reached during the Asia-
Europe Meeting in Bali last July.
Organizers will select three top teachers during the event,
each will be awarded US$2,500.
President Megawati Soekarnoputri is scheduled to receive
participants of the conference at the State Palace on Wednesday.
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