Indonesia

Torrential downpours triggered a landslide on Indonesia's main island of Java, killing at least 17 people and leaving nearly 100 others missing, with persistent rain hampering rescue efforts, officials said Dec. 13.
 

Environmental groups are demanding tighter rules on climate finance for poor nations after an Associated Press investigation showed Japan bankrolled coal-fired power plants with money earmarked for fighting global warming.

On the sidelines of U.N. climate talks in Lima, green groups on Dec. 4 urged the recently launched Green Climate Fund to exclude money for fossil fuels.

Islamic banking is growing faster than its conventional counterpart but is focused in a few core markets and risks missing an opportunity to build a global footprint, the EY consultancy said in a report Dec. 2.

BELGRADE - The Serbian delegation will harmonise and draft the agreements on airline transport with the U.S. and 13 more countries during the ICAO Air Services Negotiation Event (ICAN) in Indonesia, which will make room for network expansion of Serbia's national airline company Air Serbia.

BELGRADE - Serbian Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic received Indonesian Ambassador to Serbia Samuel Samson in a farewell visit on Wednesday.

BELGRADE - Serbian Foreign Minister Ivica Dacic and Indonesian Ambassador to Serbia Samuel Samson expressed during the ambassador's farewell visit on Friday mutual interest in further promotion of the political dialogue through exchange of top-level visits and intensification of all forms of bilateral and economic cooperation.

BELGRADE - Serbian President Tomislav Nikolic presented outgoing ambassador of Indonesia Samuel Samson with the Order of the Serbian Flag of the Second Degree.

The outgoing Indonesian ambassador was decorated by the medal for his merits in the development and strengthening of peaceful cooperation and friendly ties between Serbia and Indonesia.

BELGRADE - Serbia's Minister of Defence Bratislav Gasic and Indonesian Ambassador Samuel Samson agreed on Friday that the political relations between the two countries were good and improving further.

President decorates Indonesian ambassador

BELGRADE -- Serbian President Tomislav Nikolić has decorated Indonesian Ambassador to Serbia Semuel Samson with the Order of the Serbian Flag, Second Class.

This was announced in the Official Gazette of the Republic of Serbia.

All members of the Bulgarian team won medals at the XIX International Astronomy Olympiad in Bishkek.

The event took place on October 13-21, 2014 and brought together schoolchildren from over 20 countries.

The Bulgarian team returned home late on Tuesday, according to reports of the Bulgarian National Radio.