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Workers ask President Yudhoyono to hear their demands

Numerous workers in Batam, Riau Islands, have asked Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono to pay more ...

Indonesia potential for international cargo port investment

Indonesia`s strategic geographic position in the North Pacific Ocean to the Indian Ocean shipping lanes has the ...

Govt to build 24 fast missile-armed ships until 2024

The government has set itself the target of building 24 fast ships equipped with guided missiles over the next 12 ...

Batik sale in ASEAN market promising

Batik sale in the ASEAN market is promising and wide open as it has been officially recognized by UNESCO as one of ...

News Focus: Batam develops contemporary batik to support ASEAN trade center

Batam city administration develops a contemporary batik center in its bid to support the designation of the city as ...

Japanese companies defer investment plans in Batam

Several Japanese companies have postponed their plans to invest in Indonesia`s Batam island after last month`s ...

Thick haze blankets Riau`s Pekanbaru city

Haze that has blanketed the sky of Pekanbaru, Riau province`s capital city, over the past three days has thickened on ...

Embassy trying to get "open university" established branch in KL

The Indonesian embassy in Malaysia is making efforts to get an Open University (UT) branch opened in Kuala Lumpur to ...

Ten kiosks in Batam catch fire

A fire ravaged 10 kiosks at Tanjung Pantun market in Batam island on Sunday. The source of fire which broke out at ...