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100,000 inexpensive houses to be built in 50 Indonesian cities

The state-owned enterprise for housing, Perum Perumnas, will build 100 thousand inexpensive houses in 50 Indonesia ...

PDIP member hopes transparent voting on fuel price hike

A parliament member from the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDIP), Rieke Dyah Pitaloka expressed hope that ...

Kepri trauma clinic center for RI migrant workers

The Riau Islands province (Kepri) is establishing a trauma clinic center for troubled Indonesian migrant workers (TKI) ...

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 ...

DPD rejects plan to raise fuel prices

The Regional Representative Council (DPD) has rejected the government`s plan to raise the price of subsidized fuel, ...

Eight foreign firms eager to invest in Batam

Eight foreign companies expressed interest in investing a total of US$10.4 million in Batam, Riau Islands province, ...

Five foreign firms invest $13.9 mln in Batam last month

Five foreign companies invested US$13.9 million in Batam in the Riau Islands province, in February this year, ...

2012 Sail Morotai was Officially Launched

A big event of 2012 Sail Morotai was officialy launched by the Coordinating Minister of People Welfare, Agung Laksono ...

Indonesia seeking to boost Batam-Bintan-Karimun area development

The government of Indonesia will boost the growth of special economic zones of Batam, Bintan and Karimun and for that ...

Indonesia, S'pore to evaluate bilateral cooperation

Indonesia and Singapore are to evaluate developments in their bilateral ties when leaders of the two neighboring ...

Dutch parliament rejects RI`s Leopard tank purchasing plan

The Dutch parliament has officially rejected Indonesia`s plan to buy 100 Leopard tanks, a House of Representtatives ...

Govt to build 14 fast missile boats until 2014, minister

The Indonesian government has set a deadline to build 14 fast missile boats by 2014, Defence Minister Purnomo ...

Number of tourists to s sumatra up 20 pct

The number of tourists to South Sumatra in 2012 may increase by 20 pct from last year`s. "We will try to ...

PT Pembangunan Batam ready for gas supplies to industries

Batam regional company PT Pembangunan Batam has established cooperation with state gas company PT PGN and PT Inti ...

Tugboat capsizes after being hit by high waves

A tugboat, the Billion I, towing a barge loaded with 2,000 tons of bauxite, sunk around 500 meters from Satu Barelang ...