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Friends and family of actor/writer/director John Paragon paid tribute to him earlier this week, laying him to rest at Hollywood Forever in a unique urn that memorializes his Jambi the Genie character ...

A community in Indonesia’s Jambi province has resorted to fish farming to raise money for its efforts to prevent wildfires in the community. In 2015, around 80% of the province’s peat forest was ...

Situated in the central part of Sumatra Island, the Merangin Jambi UNESCO Global Geopark comprises 12 out of the 24 sub-districts within the Merangin Regency, which forms part of Jambi Province, ...

Jambi was born only a year ago to his parents, Tua and Sugi, at the Philadelphia Zoo. And now, the zoo is planning a birthday celebration for the baby orangutan. Jambi was the first successful birth ...

Actor John Paragon, who brought Jambi the Genie to life on the children's series "Pee-wee's Playhouse," has died at age 66. The Times confirmed with the Riverside County Coroner that Paragon died ...

On the island of Sumatra, oil palm farmers blame a pair of translocated elephants for a rampage they say caused the worst damage to their crops in a decade. The two bull elephants were translocated in ...

John Paragon, the actor and comedian best known for playing Jambi the Genie on “Pee-wee’s Playhouse,” has died at age 66. TMZ reported Paragon passed away in April of unknown causes. Paragon got his ...