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Indonesia reduces foodstuff imports

Indonesia is steadily reducing the import of foods such as corn and rice, President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) has said. ...

President pledges to further increase rural fund budget

President Joko Widodo pledges to further increase the budget for rural fund to Rp120 trillion 2018 from Rp47 trillion ...

Acceleration of infrastructure development is today`s catchword

The key to success in transforming backwardness into modernity is infrastructure. Indeed civilization is often gauged ...

Program to open new rice fields in East Nusa Tenggara to continue in 2017

Head of the East Nusa Tenggara provincial Agriculture and Plantation Service Yohanes Tay Ruba said the province would ...

WCF Bali Declaration focuses on culture to drive sustainable development

The World Culture Forum 2016 (WCF 2016), held in Nusa Dua, Bali, ended on Thursday with the Bali Declaration, which ...

WCF 2016: interpreting water as the source of life

- Subak or water irrigation system for rice field became the main focus in symposium 2 held as a side event of World ...

Iran-Indonesia-PRC’s spirit in preserving cultural heritage objects

- The efforts to preserve intangible cultural heritage have been as extensively conducted as those for tangible ...

WCF 2016 commences with visit to Subak

The World Cultural Forum 2016 (WCF 2016), held in Nusa Dua, Bali, commenced on Oct. 10, with participants visiting the ...

World Culture Forum 2016 kicked off with Subak Cultural Visit

- The cultural visit to one of Indonesia's World Heritage Sites, Subak in Jatiluwih, Tabanan, Bali in Oct. 10, marked ...

Govt expects food self-sufficiency in 2018

Food self-sufficiency is expected to be realized in 2018, and there will be no imports in 2016, Vice President Jusuf ...

Povernment planning to optimize hydropower

The government, through the State-Owned Enterprises (SOE) Ministry, is planning to optimize the use of dams, not only ...

Government sets aside Rp70 trillion for 65 dam projects

The government has decided to set aside Rp70.1 trillion to build 65 water reservoirs until 2022, an official said ...

Government to build 769 km new roads

Minister of Public Works and Public Housing Hadimulyono Basuki said the government is targeting to complete the ...

Allocating budget for infrastructure

Adequate infrastructure, including connectivity, is vitally important for economic development and prosperity of the ...

Russian Ambassador lauds President Jokowi`s speech

Russias Ambassador to Indonesia Mikhail Galuzin has lauded President Joko Widodo (Jokowi)s speech in which he had ...