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Workers to have hospital as "gift" on independence day

When the Indonesian people will celebrate the country`s Independence Day on August 17 this year, blue-collar workers ...

Batam sets investment target of US$350 million for 2013

The Batam Free Trade Zone (FTZ) authority has set itself the target of attracting 90 foreign investors in 2013 with ...

PLN fuel consumption reaches 8.2 mln kiloliters

State-owned power utility firm PLN consumed 8.2 million kiloliters of fuel in 2012, or 12 percent higher than its ...

Thousands of workers hold rally in Jakarta

Thousands of workers from the Indonesian Metal Workers Federation (FSPMI) of the greater Jakarta area (Jabodetabek) ...

Batavia Air leaves debt to Hang Nadim airport of Batam

Batavia Air, which was declared bankrupt yesterday left Rp255 million in debt to Hang Nadim International Airport of ...

Batam to become cinematography hub of Southeast Asia

The Government of Batam City, Riau Islands, is planning to make the city a hub of cinematography in the Southeast ...

Batam police confiscate meth worth Rp1 billion

The police in Batam, Riau Islands, have arrested an alleged narcotics courier and confiscated 512.46 grams of ...

BNN exposes inter-province narcotics distribution network

The National Narcotics Agency (BNN) in East Java managed to uncover a narcotics distribution ring after the ...

Semen Indonesia opens packing plants in Papua

Publicly listed cement company PT Semen Indonesia Tbk.(SMGR) has set up a packing plant in Sorong, West Papua, to meet ...

No annexation of Semakau island by Singapore: navy

Indonesian Naval Chief of Staff Vice Admiral Marsetio said there is no annexation of Indonesia`s outlying island, ...

Boat wrecked in Malaysian waters

A boat with 48 Indonesian passengers bound for Batam, Indonesia, has been wrecked in Ramunia Bay, Pengerang, Malaysia, ...

Thousands of workers conduct rally in Jakarta on Wednesday

About 5,000 to 10,000 labor workers are planning to conduct a rally in Jakarta on Wednesday (Jan 16) to protest ...

Batam coastal areas to be developed into coconut plantation

The government plans to develop Batam municipality`s coastal areas into a coconut and cassava production center to ...

Probe into migrant workers` deaths in Malaysia badly needed

The peculiarity surrounding the recent death of three Indonesian migrant workers in Malaysia has become the ...

Tanjung Kasam power plant needs 40,000 tons of coal

The Tanjung Kasam steam power plant which has a capacity of 2x55 MW in the Batam city, Riau Islands needed some 40,000 ...