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Indonesia still needs to import food in 2016

Although it claims to have had a surplus of rice in 2015, Indonesia still imported rice throughout the year and will ...

RI cannot avoid importing food commodities in 2016: Minister

The government has said it is still faces difficulties in avoiding food commodity imports in 2016 because it needs the ...

President to launch Rotiklot dam project in eastern border region

President Joko Widodo is scheduled to conduct the groundbreaking for the Rotiklot dam development project in West ...

Government to build two dams to control floods in Jakarta

The government will build two dams in West Java as part of its efforts to control floods in Jakarta, Public Works and ...

Japan to solve land subsidence issue in Jakarta

Japan will help Jakarta in dealing with land subsidence that has been reaching 18 centimeters per year, and is ...

President prioritizes food, infrastructure development

President Joko Widodo reiterated that during the first year of his leadership, along with Vice President Jusuf Kalla, ...

Economic ministers should make a breakthrough: President

President Joko Widodo has urged the economic ministers to make a breakthrough in resolving investment problems, ...

Speed train project not cancelled: President

President Joko Widodo said the government has not cancelled its high speed train project between Jakarta and ...

Indonesia to survive current global economic slowdown: President

President Joko Widodo said here Thursday that Indonesia would be able to overcome the challenge of the current global ...

Deficit widens in 2016 on more fund for infrastructure

The government has allowed the deficit to widen in the 2016 draft state budget for the sake of its ambitious ...

Indonesia has potential to become developed, prosperous country: President

Indonesia is likely to become a developed and prosperous nation based on its own social and economic capital, ...

Food self-sufficiency must be realized: President

President Joko Widodo said here on Wednesday that self-sufficiency in food is one of the goals that the government ...

Steps have been taken to avert drought disaster: Minister

The Public Works and Housing Ministry said it has taken a number of steps to avert damage by extreme dry season this ...

Indonesian drought will not cause rice shortage

The ongoing drought affecting various parts of Indonesia will not cause shortage of rice this year as the government ...

Indonesia bracing for worse impact of El Nino

The weather phenomenon El Nino has started to take toll in some parts of Indonesia. Harvest failures were ...