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News Focus - Government continues to mechanize agriculture by Andi Abdussalam

Agriculture is one of the main sectors of Indonesian economy, which is why the government continues to advance this ...

Bank Indonesia prepares program to diversify coconut products

Representative of Bank Indonesia (BI) in North Maluku said it is preparing a program to help prop up coconut fruit ...

Agriculture ministry guarantees Indonesia to be free from e.coli bacteria

The Agriculture Ministry, through the Agricultural Quarantine Agency, guarantees that Indonesia is free from ...

Pressure on rupiah not yet over in short term: Darmin

Coordinating Minister for Economy Darmin Nasution said the pressure on rupiah would not yet be over although it is ...

Steps to borrow maize from private firms inappropriate: Observer

The government`s step to borrow 10 thousand tons of maize from two large feed mill companies is inappropriate, ...

News focus - Government needs to ensure enough rice stocks by Andi Abdussalam

The government needs to take anticipatory steps in case of a possible scarcity of rice stocks ahead of the Christmas ...

Task forces deployed to monitor year-end food prices

Supplies of food and other basic necessities usually run short in the run-up to Christmas and New Year, thereby often ...

Government should ensure supply of medium-quality rice: House Speaker

Speaker of the House of Representatives Bambang Soesatyo has called on the government to ensure adequate supply of ...

Trade ministry deploys officials to reviews commodity stock, prices

The Trade Ministry is deploying 260 personnel to check the availability of basic necessities stock and prices across ...

News Focus - Government continues to strengthen creative economy

The Indonesian government is focusing on developing the creative industry as a backbone of the country`s economy, with ...

News Focus - Coal price decline contributes to Indonesia`s CAD

The decline in the prices of coal in the world market is also believed to contribute to the widening of the country`s ...

Upward trend in coal prices expected to continue

The upward trend of coal prices is expected to continue until the year end and exporters are hoped to utilize the ...

Indonesia needs to boost exports of rattan products

Indonesia is the largest rattan producer in the world and has some 40 types of rattan that can be tapped commercially, ...

Do not say prices up while actually stable: President

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) here on Sunday asked parties to not say prices are going up while they are actually ...

News Feature - Indonesia needs efficiency in sugar production by Andi Abdussalam

Indonesia, which has extensive and fertile land, should logically be able to maintain its sugarcane plantations and ...