#crisis

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news focus: No need to worry about this year`s drought

The current drought which had caused water crises and affected 95,891 hectares of rice fields in the country is ...

RI`s forex reserves sufficient to safeguard rupiah : BI official

Indonesia`s foreign reserves are strong enough to safeguard the rupiah from money market pressures caused by the ...

Rupiah corrected by 80 points

Indonesia`s rupiah currency dropped 80 points against the US dollar on Monday driven by foreign investors` moves to ...

Forest fires could hinder C02 cutting efforts

Forest fire hot spots have been detected in around 10 provinces in Indonesia during the present dry season which has ...

Central bank optimistic rupiah to appreciate soon

Bank Indonesia (BI/the central bank) believed that the local currency rupiah would soon appreciate again because its ...

Drought escalates to all districts in E Java

The Regional Disaster Mitigation Agency (BPBD) has recorded that the drought in East Java has spread to 29 districts ...

Thaksin gives economic lecture in Cambodia

The fugitive ex-Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra on Saturday afternoon gave an economic lecture to approximately ...

RI FM addresses apec-sponsored meeting on women`s role

Foreign Affairs Minister Marty Natalegawa addressed the Women and the Economy Summit (WES), an Asia Pacific Economic ...

news focus: Indonesia to be middle power or fence sitter?

Indonesia enjoyed the relatively high economic growth rate of 6.5 percent in 2010 and is now the leader of regional ...

RI govt prepares stimulus package to address global crisis

The Indonesian government has prepared a draft stimulus package as part of efforts to anticipate the impact of global ...

PMI to distribute water to drought-affected regions

The Indonesian Red Cross (PMI) will distribute clean water to 15 drought-affected districts/cities in five ...

9 killed in fighting north of Yemen capital: tribal source

Nine people were killed in two days of clashes between tribal fighters who are opposed to Yemeni President Ali ...

Enough food stocks for drought-affected people : Minister

Coordinating Minister for People`s Welfare Agung Laksono said he could assure people living in drought-affected ...

Indonesia, Vietnam hope G-20 can prevent recurrence of crisis

Indonesia and Vietnam are hoping the Group of 20 countries can find the best possible way of preventing the ...

RI's reforestation program to absorb 47.6 bln tons of carbon gases

Indonesia is resuming its reforestation program this year, having set itself the target of planting at least 1.7 ...