Oct 25th 2011, 09:15 | Posted by sys admin

The Bureau of Meteorology (BOM) is releasing its long term forecast for the summer today - showing a trend toward another La Nina event. The system is forming in the central Pacific Ocean but is not as strong as the last wet season. Senior Forecaster Jim Davidson says the La Nina will deliver heavy rainfall and flooding.He says it will not be as severe or widespread as that experienced in Queensland between last November and January. The State Government said last month it would not be loweri...

Oct 25th 2011, 09:12 | Posted by sys admin

Hopes of finding more survivors from a massive earthquake that killed nearly 300 people in eastern Turkey are diminishing as more bodies are recovered by rescuers. "We recovered his baby bed," said a 34-year-old man whose nine-month-old nephew was lying beneath piles of rubble. His desperately sad and pleading eyes were speaking volumes about his suffering. "God willing we will find him alive too," he said, without diverting his eyes from the scene where rescue operations continued non-sto...

Oct 16th 2011, 05:00 | Posted by sys admin

Bogor - The process of reform and restructuring the United Indonesia Cabinet (KiB) Volume II takes longer than expected. But the deadline for the announcement of the new composition of the cabinet remain on before October 20, 2011. "The announcement and his inauguration on 19 October to elect ministers and deputy ministers," said presidential spokesperson, Julia Aldrin Pasha. Told reporters at the private residence of President Yudhoyono in Cikeas, Bogor, on Saturday (10/15/2011), he states t...

Oct 16th 2011, 02:40 | Posted by sys admin

Bogor - Following his appointment as Deputy Minister of Agriculture, Rusman Heriawan have a special request to President SBY. What is the demand at the end of his duties as Head of BPS? "I was talking to the president, with humility begged my successor also from Connecticut," said Rusman. This he gave at a private residence in Cikeas SBY, Bogor, on Saturday (15/10/2011). A few minutes earlier, the President commissioned him as deputy agriculture minister. Rusman asserted, the request is aimed...

Oct 16th 2011, 02:29 | Posted by rumi ridwan

REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, JAKARTA - Ministry of National Education (Kemdiknas) view of vocational education has great potential to prepare students to directly enter the workforce. Based on this view, the Ministry was initiated to add the study period Vocational High School to four years. "The addition was initiated after a meeting between ASEAN education ministers in Brunei late January. All the ministers believe that the vocational school is very potential," said Education Minister M Nuh told Reuter...