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Progressive CPO tax illogical: observer

The imposition of a progressive tax on crude palm oil (CPO) exports is irrelevant and illogical, a number of quarters ...

Babel to host international agar-wood seminar

An international gaharu (agar wood) seminar is scheduled to be held in Bangka Tengah district, Bangka-Belitung (Babel) ...

Sigararutang coffee penetrates international market

The Sigararutang coffee from North Tapanuli district, North Sumatra province, is now able to reach the international ...

BI : core inflation improving

The rate of core inflation in Indonesia is improving and has already reached a quite low level compared to previous ...

Brebes urged to stop imported onion trade

The Indonesian Farmers Association (HKTI) has urged the Brebes district government to put a halt to the inflow of ...

Observer: Timor Sea pollution issue must be addressed immediately

President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono (SBY) should address the Timor Sea pollution issue to protect the economy of local ...

Govt exempts food-related items from import duties to curb inflation

The government has decided to suspend import duties on food-related items until December 31, 2011, the latest in a ...

Floods inundate tens of houses in E Java

Floods inundated tens of houses in Blega village, Madura district, East Java on Sunday. A source said the flood ...

Bali produces 150,000 tons of seaweed in 2010

The Indonesian island resort of Bali has been able to produce 150,000 tons of seaweed in 2010 or increased by 42.8 ...

RI's seaweed production target achievable

Indonesia`s target to be the world`s biggest seaweed producing country with an output of 10 million tons by 2015 is ...

VP to observe food resilience programs in 9 provinces

Vice President Boediono will observe and evaluate the implementation of food resilience programs at 12 regions in 9 ...

Philippine investor to build cacao processing plant in 2011

A Philippine investor will soon prove its seriousness in making an investment in West Sulawesi by building a cacao ...

Brisk trade for eels and snails in North Korea

Not everyone in reclusive North Korea is finding life tough. Take the mud snail and eel farmers --they are doing a ...

Govt urged to let Bulog function as sugar buffer stock

A number of sugar industry experts have urged the government to revise the present sugar trading system to enable the ...

Indonesia, IRRI cooperate in developing superior seeds

The Agriculture Ministry and International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) work together in the development of ...