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Bank lending rate should be lowered to stimulate investment: VP

The bank lending rate, which currently stands above 10 percent, should be lowered as part of the efforts to stimulate ...

President calls on people to stay competitive

President Joko Widodo here on Thursday called on the people to not be apprehensive of competing with other ...

BI maintains interest to prevent capital outflow

Bank Indonesia (BI) said it has maintained its benchmark interest rate (BI rate) at 7.5 percent this year to prevent ...

Military confiscates 168 firearms to secure Lampung

The Sriwijaya Regional Military Command has confiscated 168 firearms, including some home-made ones, over the past ...

US filmmaker Michael Moore opens home to Syrian refugees

US filmmaker Michael Moore is opening his home in Michigan to Syrian refugees, in a rebuke to the states governor who ...

Police chief declares Poso safe ahead of regional head elections

National Police Chief General Badrodin Haiti has declared that Poso District in Central Sulawesi Province is safe and ...

People must be sensitized to importance of trees

The National Tree Planting Day commemoration in Indonesia, to be held November 28, 2015, is considered an important ...

Indonesia facing crisis in energy supply, PLTN a solution

Indonesia is already facing crisis in energy security marked by frequent blackouts notably in the regions, an expert ...

Jakarta governor amends regulation on rallies following NGO protests

Jakarta Governor Basuki Tjahaja Purnama (Ahok) has amended a gubernatorial regulation of 2015 governing freedom of ...

President calls for security alert during regional head elections

President Joko Widodo has called on all security personnel to be on alert during the upcoming simultaneous regional ...

Ensure that people`s rights are secured in regional elections: President

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) has called on election organizers to ensure that the political rights of the people are ...

Jakarta governor revises regulation on freedom of expression

The Jakarta authorities are revising Gubernatorial Regulation No. 228 of 2015 on controlling the implementation of ...

Indonesia still needs further preparations to face AEC

Indonesia still needs to improve in the economic field to face the challenges and capitalize on the opportunities ...

Govt to produce fifth package of economic policies

President Joko Widodo said here on Wednesday that he would come up with the fifth package of economic policies on ...

President asks regional administrations to simplify regulations

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) asks regional administrations to simplify investment regulation to darw more investors ...