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Jakarta index closes higher

The Jakarta composite share price index closed higher on Thursday on positive sentiment brought about by the US ...

Economies target 1 million students exchange in 2020

Leaders of the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) economies said they will target having a million students ...

Indonesia eager to become regional power through APEC

What benefit can Indonesia reap in hosting the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) in Nusa Dua, Bali, after ...

Majority of lower district heads in Jakarta have poor performance: Ahok

Deputy Governor of Jakarta Basuki Tjahaja Purnama said only 40 percent of heads of sub-district and kelurahan, the ...

IFC Invests Record $438m in Indonesia to Support Infrastructure Development, Expand Access to Finance

IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, sees attractive investment opportunities in Indonesia in the long-term, despite ...

US public opposed to Syria strike: Polls

Two new polls out Tuesday have found strong opposition to US military intervention in Syria among a war-weary American ...

Dollar dominates money changers` transactions

The Association of Foreign Exchange Traders (APVA) said the US dollar dominated transactions at money changers in the ...

Freeport signs MoU on copper smelter

PT Freeport Indonesia (PTFI) has signed a memorandum of understanding with PT Indosmelt (Indosmelt) and PT Indovasi ...

Remuneration board expected to recommend increase of labor wages

Manpower and Transmigration Minister Muhaimin Iskandar hoped that the Remuneration Board would issue recommendation on ...

Indonesian government pledges to fix overcrowded prisons

Two jailbreaks that happened in Sumatra in July alone have exposed how poor and vulnerable the condition of ...

President Yudhoyono pays zakat

President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono paid alms (zakat) on Wednesday through the National Zakat Agency (Baznas) in ...

Employers Association proposes 20 pct increase of minimum wage in 2014

The Indonesian Employers Association (Apindo) has proposed a 20 percent increase of provincial minimum wage or UMP in ...

S. Korean scientists identify aging-related gene

A group of South Korean scientists has identified a gene that may help slow the rate of aging and also treat or ...

Indonesia prays for peaceful, democratic Egypt

Given its close relationships with Egypt and the fact that thousands of Indonesians are in Egypt, Indonesia has ...

Inalum to be back to Indonesia

PT Indonesia Asahan Aluminium (Inalum) will be back to the Indonesian government on November 1, 2013, industry ...