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IMF sees Myanmar as Asia's next economic bright spot

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has recently commended Myanmar's economic reform efforts, saying that the nation ...

Rights development must be balanced with welfare improvement

Vice President Boediono said respect or enforcement of human rights must go hand in hand with improvement of the ...

Failing Climate Negotiations Put Indonesia at Crossroads

-      - NGO says Indonesia should safeguard economic growth now that this week's climate ...

Food insecurity still haunting Indonesia by otniel tamindael - (d)

Indonesia is still confronted by the challenge of food security for its 234 million population, the fourth largest in ...

VP: Economy cannot be fully left to market mechanisms

Vice President Boediono said the government could not fully leave the economy to market mechanisms and therefore it ...

ADB loan for improvement of Indonesia`s local governments

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) is extending $200 million to aid Indonesia?s push to develop strong regional ...

Western Union Launches Global Campaign

-Ra.One first Bollywood film to collaborate in a global mass-media campaign         ...

President: do not base development on market mechanism

Development and efforts to reduce the number of poor people should not be based only on the law of economy and market ...

Govt to provide scholarships to 2,000 fishermen`s children

The government is planning to provide scholarships to 2,000 children of fishermen across the country this year, a ...

RI in no hurry to build nuclear power plant

The leaking of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant following the powerful earthquake in Japan last March 2011 ...

Dalai Lama urges restraint in Tibet monastery crisis

The Dalai Lama has urged restraint in a standoff with security forces at a Tibetan Buddhist monastery in China, ...

Trade NGO: Green Protectionism in Timber and Paper Industry Threatens Trade War With China

-     Brussels and Washington Should Think Twice Before Acting     As the ...

EU provides 15-million-Euro grant to support Asean single market

The European Union (EU) is to provide a 15 million Euro grant to ASEAN to support its members efforts to form a ...

Only 5 pct of RI graduates want to be entrepreneurs

Manpower and Transmigration Minister Muhaimin Iskandar said only around 5 percent of the country`s university ...

US NGO defends RI palm oil industry

An American non-governmental organization (NGO) has come out in defense of Indonesia`s palm oil industry, saying it ...