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Nurturing Nature: Bukit Barisan Selatan National Park, Sumatra
By Barrie | 
No Comments » Extending from Tanggamus and West Lampung regencies in Lampung province to Kaur regency in Bengkulu, the 356,000-hectare Bukit Barisan Selatan National Park (BBSNP) is home to rare wildlife and vegetation as well as a haven for conservation researchers.
Studying the Ecological Value of Bats: Way Canguk, Sumatra
By Barrie | No Comments » As night falls, Way Canguk Research Station manager Meyner Nusalawo stands in a corner of the BBSNP, holding a walkie-talkie to keep in touch with his peers, who have put up nets between two trees in the middle of the park as a bat trap.
Indonesians in Focus: Nurhasanah and Marlina
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Ask any Jakarta resident and the chances are they will know what pempek Palembang is. It is a special delicacy from Palembang, South Sumatra, made from fish and sago. Considered an essential dish for Palembang people, pempek is known for its unique dark vinegary sauce and contrasting flavors. Like any other traditional dish across the country, pempek has become a commodity. Most likely tourists who visit Palembang will bring home pempek as a gift for their friends and family.
Bridge to Connect Java and Sumatra
By Barrie | No Comments » Banten Governor Ratu Atut Chosiah says her administration has agreed with Lampung province to start building a bridge over the Sunda Strait separating Java and Sumatra in 2009.
Kopi Luwak
By Barrie | No Comments » For Nusamba Wurintara, the most prized arabica coffee beans on his plantation are not those growing on bushes but the ones he finds among the undergrowth, wedged in the excrement of wild palm civets.
Benefitting from Agroforestry: West Lampung, Sumatra
By Barrie | No Comments » A number of factors have contributed to the success of the agroforestry system in West Lampung, which is one of the country’s major coffee producing areas. Coffee — particularly the robusta variety — remains the regency’s major commodity, accounting for 65 percent of the robusta coffee production in the province.
Illegal Logging: Riau, Sumatra
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President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono formed the Illegal Logging Response Team in the Province of Riau. Over the past eight months, the police have carried out a war against illegal loggers in this province, famous for its sailboats. Forestry Minister M.S. Kaban, who is said to be close to a number of timber dealers there, accused the police of overstepping their authority: clamping down on businesspeople licensed to operate in the forestry business, and threatening the viability of the paper and pulp industry.
Palembang Flea Market: Palembang, Sumatra
By Barrie | No Comments » Jakarta may have its Jl. Surabaya and Taman Puring flea markets but Cinde Market in Palembang is a bargain-hunter’s utopia. Cinde Market in fact comprises two markets, situated side by side. One is a traditional market in a two-story building on Jl. Sudirman, the other a flea market that takes up parts of Jl. Karet, Jl. Raden Muhamad, Jl. Raden Nangling and Jl. Cinde Welan.
Peatland Emissions Dangerous: Pekanbaru, Sumatra
By Barrie | No Comments » Degradation of peatland is more dangerous to the environment and will cause more climate change than deforestation as it releases more carbon into the atmosphere, says a researcher.
Earthquake Strikes Sumatra
By Barrie | 1 Comment » 
Rescue teams headed for Indonesia’s Sumatra coast on Thursday as aftershocks pounded the region where a powerful earthquake killed six people and perhaps many more the night before.
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