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Indonesians smoke 302 billion pieces of cigarettes

Indonesian smokers consumed at least 302 billion pieces of cigarettes in 2013, placing Indonesia on the top of the ...

Advanced Energy for Life Campaign Launched to Build Awareness and Support to End "World's Number One Human and Environme

- Calling global energy poverty the world's number one human and environmental crisis, Peabody Energy (NYSE:BTU) today ...

Indonesia`s demographic dividend might cause a "time bomb"

Indonesia is facing a demographic dividend "time bomb" as the unemployment rate among youngsters has reached 19.9 ...

Indonesia needs 30 years to become advanced nation

Having been classified as a middle-income country since the early 1990s, Indonesia needs about 30 years to come out of ...

Health Ministry aborts controversial campaign on condom use

The health ministers policy on the use of condoms, yet again, triggered controversy and opposition, particularly from ...

Health Ministry stops campaign bus with objectionable slogan

Due to the controversy surrounding the operation of a bus meant for an HIV/AIDS information campaign, the Health ...

VP ask Netherlands to resolve palm oil export problems

Indonesian Vice President Boediono has urged Netherlands Prime Minister Mark Rutte to resolve obstacles in Indonesias ...

Rapid population growth to affect basic necessities

Indonesias rapid population growth poses a great challenge to the country as it works to provide the populations basic ...

Indonesia health ministry launches action plan for maternal mortality rate reduction

Indonesia`s health ministry has launched the Action Plan for the Acceleration of Maternal Mortality Rate Reduction ...

Clean water shortage hits some areas

Several parts of Indonesia have been experiencing drought-like conditions over the past weeks and the government is ...

OECD forecasts spending on public health to rise rapidly in decades

Public spending on health and long-term care in the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) ...

Indonesian Government Launches Twelve Years Universal Education Program

The Ministry of Education and Culture of Indonesia today officially initiated the Twelve Year Universal Education ...

Some 4.6 million elderly in Indonesia prone to be neglected

Some 4.6 million out of 18 million elderly people in Indonesia are prone to be neglected, Social Affairs Minister ...

"Pasar malam", world`s biggest promotion of Indonesia potentials

"Pasar Malam" Indonesia, or the Indonesian Fair (PMI), is the world`s largest promotional event held by the Indonesian ...

The 113th Canton Fair: "Great Opportunities for Emerging Markets"

- As a window onto the Chinese marketplace, the Canton Fair - China's most prestigious trade event - is proving ...