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Most Expensive Coffee in the World

A civet farm at a coffee plantation producing the world's rarest and most expensive coffee in Liwa, a town in Sumatra, Indonesia, 07/10/2010.

by Tri Saputro in Indonesia on 07/10/2010

Governor of North Sumatra, H Syamsul Arifin SE and tourists from the Netherlands beat Gondang sideline in the opening exhibition of Micro and Medium Enterprises in Independence Square, Medan, North Sumatra, Indonesia.

Arts & Entertainment

Gondang Sideline

Governor of North Sumatra, H Syamsul Arifin SE and tourists from the Netherlands beat Gondang sideline in the opening exhibition of Micro and Medium...

by Sutanta Aditya in Indonesia on 15/07/2010

Nearly two weeks after the earthquake that struck western Sumatra, the relief effort shifts from search and rescue to aid and reconstruction. Padang, Indonesia, 13/10/2009.

Environment

Relief In Sumatra: Aftermath of the Earthquake

Nearly two weeks after the earthquake that struck western Sumatra, the relief effort shifts from search and rescue to aid and reconstruction. Padang...

by Jonathan Kougl in Indonesia on 12/10/2009

BREAKING NEWS

07/10/2010 - Most Expensive Coffee in the World - Indonesia - A civet farm at a coffee plantation...
15/07/2010 - Gondang Sideline - Indonesia - Governor of North Sumatra, H Syamsul...
12/10/2009 - Relief In Sumatra: Aftermath of the Earthquake - Indonesia - Nearly two weeks after the earthquake...
04/10/2009 - Luminda - Indonesia - Luminda is 12 years old and comes from...
04/10/2009 - Two Brothers - Yakup and Sabri - Indonesia - 10 yrs old Yakup and his 19 yr old...
01/10/2009 - The earthquake in Padang Indonesia - Indonesia - The earthquake in Padang, West Sumatra...

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Indonesia street punk thriving in Jakarta
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Celebration as global population reaches 7 billion
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Civet Coffee: One of the World's Most Expensive - Bali
Civet coffee is one of the world's most expensive and low-production varieties of coffee made from the beans of coffee berries which have been eaten by the Asian Palm Civet then pa...
Men's wrestling final at the SEA Games XXVI - Palembang
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Women's wrestling final at SEA Games XXVI - Palembang
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Artistic gymnastics contest underway in Indonesia - Palembang
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Bookie arrested in drugs seize - Surabaya
Police secure a haul of drugs with a street value of IDR 1.5 billion, belonging to a bookie in Binjai, North Sumatra named Ponijo, aka Benny (49), who was arrested for connections with ...
Carrion flower blooms in home garden
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U.S Government supports a Basic Education Program in Indonesia
USAID Assistant Administrator for Asia Nisha Biswal visited the Sedati Gede 02 Primary School, Sidoarjo to see the progress of the U.S. Government’s partnership with the Government of I...
Thousands cross at the port of Merak for Eid-ul Fitr
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Bibit Samad Rianto holds press conference on corruption - Jakarta
Vice chairman of the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) Bibit Samad Rianto, held a press conference about the alleged cases against Mohammad Nazarudin, Indonesia. 12 August 2011
Minister of Transmigration expresses sorrow over execution
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Malaysian citizens arrested after smuggling drugs into Indonesia
Indonesia police arrested two Malaysian perpetrators of an international drug smuggling network, and seized evidence of methamphetamine weighing 8 pounds, Jakarta, Indonesia. 14th July ...
Rafflesia Arnoldii in bloom - the giant flower from Indonesia
Stock Image: Rafflesia Arnoldii, the giant flower is blooming in Joni Hartono's front yard. He lives in Batang Palupuh, West Sumatra, Indonesia. 29/07/2010
Batak Tribe Protests the Indonesian President
Protesters from the Batak ethnic group protest the title of King of Batak, given to President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono as he is not considered to be a descendant of the tribe himself ac...
Aid Finally Reaches Mentawai Tsunami Victims
An earthquake and tsunami struck the Mentawai Islands at 21:40 local time on Monday 25 October. By Thursday rescue crews had still not arrived, but NGOs had dropped some supplies at the...
Deforestation in Sumatra
The business of pulp, palm oil and wood are causing the deforestation of Sumatra, the largest island owned by Indonesia, and is contributing global climate change to the extinction of m...
Most Expensive Coffee in the World
A civet farm at a coffee plantation producing the world's rarest and most expensive coffee in Liwa, a town in Sumatra, Indonesia, 07/10/2010.
Endangered Sumatran Tiger Dies in Trap
A dead Sumatran tiger pictured after being trapped by residents who believed the tiger had attacked a local man as its prey, at the Biosphere Reserve buffer zone of Bukit Batu in Pekanb...
Sinabung Refugees
Sinabung Karo volcano in northern Sumatra, erupted after nearly 400 years. Around 30,000 people were displaced because their homes were threatened. Most fled to Kabanjahe, about 10 kms ...