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Issue of cigarette smoking must not be left unresolved: Minister

Health Minister Nila Djuwita Moeloek highlighted that the issue of cigarette smoking, notably the steady rise in the ...

Jakarta governor-elect promises to complete five-year term

Jakarta Governor-elect Anies Baswedan and his running mate, Deputy Governor-elect Sandiaga Uno, have reiterated their ...

Jakarta Election Commission officially announces Jakarta governor-elect

The General Election Commission (KPU) of Jakarta has officially announced the name of Anies Baswedan as the Jakarta ...

Import products dominate domestic textile market

The Indonesian Textile Association (API) said imported products dominated 70 percent of the countrys domestic textile ...

President wants West Java to boost economic growth

President Joko Widodo has asked the province of West Java to boost its economic growth so that more job opportunities ...

Infrastructure, work ethics key to beat competition: President

President Joko Widodo highlighted the importance of infrastructure and work ethics in the current era on Friday, ...

Singapore, biggest investor in Indonesia in 2015

Singapore was the biggest largest investor in Indonesia in 2015, according to Capital Investment Coordinating Board ...

Peatland Restoration Agency established to prevent forest fires

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi), under Presidential Regulation No. 1 of 2016, dated January 6, 2016, has established a ...

Environment ministry to establish peat land restoration agency

The Indonesian Ministry of Environment and Forestry will establish a Peatland Restoration Agency for land conservation ...

Target overshot in state budget deficit, 2.8 percent of GDP

Finance Minister said the target was overshot for the state budget deficit in 2015 reaching Rp318.5 trillion or 2.8 ...

Riau police discharged 62 officers in 2015

The Riau provincial police discharged 62 officers for committing serious violations last year. "Besides ...

Visa free facility, criminality

In early April 2015 a number of Chinese tourists complained about being forced to pay illegal levy by Indonesian ...

State expenditures soar in run-up to yearend: Minister

The Ministry of Finance noted that the realization of state expenditure in the Revised 2015 State Budget (APBNP) had ...

Rizal Ramli rejects Israel visa-free proposal

Coordinating Minister Rizal Ramli said he rejected the proposal visa-free visit for Israel. "There is a visa-free ...

Pertamina targets US$1.61 billion net profit

State-owned energy company PT Pertamina has set a target of earning a net profit of US$1.61 billion next year despite ...