Jakarta starts poultry hunt as ban takes effect
JAKARTA - Officials carrying out door-to-door checks in Jakarta to enforce a ban on backyard poultry were overwhelmed by the number of birds they found, authorities have said.

Indonesian City defies order to cull poultry as bird flu claims new victims
JAKARTA - Coloured chickens are put on sale at a market in Indonesia, where residents are ignoring a ban on raising domestic poultry that has been imposed to halt the spread of bird flu. The disease has killed six people this year, but health officials...

Poultry ban enforced in Jakarta
JAKARTA - New rules have come into effect in the Indonesian capital, Jakarta, banning people from keeping domestic birds.

Govt to regulate domestic poultry trade to curb bird flu
JAKARTA - Indonesia`s agriculture ministry intends to regulate domestic poultry trading actvities in an effort to curb the spread of bird flu in the country.

Indonesia: Demand falls as backyard poultry is banned
JAKARTA - Demand for poultry products in the Indonesian capital Jakarta has fallen by as much as 50 per cent amidst confusion about how the H5N1 virus is passed to humans.

Jakarta To Relocate Poultry Facilities
INDONESIA - Authorities in the Indonesian capital Jakarta are preparing to relocate poultry storage and slaughtering facilities to prevent further outbreaks of bird flu during the rainy reason.

Jakarta backyard farming banned
JAKARTA - Following the rapid increase of bird flu fatalities, the Indonesian capital city Jakarta administration Wednesday decided to ban backyard farming among its residents without providing compensation to poultry owners.

Chicken sellers report sales slump
JAKARTA - The outbreak of bird flu in the city has caused the incomes of poultry vendors in traditional markets to plummet.

Backyard farmers reluctant to end lives of birds in prime
JAKARTA - Backyard farmers gave mixed responses Tuesday to the city administration's call for them to slaughter their birds to stop the spread of bird flu.

Indonesia to ban chickens from backyards
INDONESIA - Indonesia is preparing to ban backyard poultry farming after four people died from bird flu last week.

Indonesia To Ban Poultry Processing In Residential Area's
JAKARTA - The Jakarta administration has pledged its ongoing commitment to formulating and producing an ordinance prohibiting poultry breeding and slaughterhouses in residential areas of the city.

Ross Asia Association Meeting Held in Bali
INDONESIA - Aviagen, the world's leading poultry breeding company, recently held is fourth Ross Asia Association meeting in Nusa Dua Bali.

San Miguel to put up hitech feed mill in Manado
INDONESIA - Food and agribusiness giant San Miguel Corporation (SMC) is reportedly planning to establish a modern feed mill in Manado, Indonesia in a bid to produce cheaper feed products for Mindanao's animal and halal poultry industries.