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Investment board inaugurates first plant in Suge Industrial Zone

Head of the Investment Coordinating Board (BKPM) Franky Sibarani inaugurated the first plant operating in the Suge ...

President Widodo not worried about declining popularity

- President Joko Widodo said he was not worried about his popularity declining for implementing unpopular policies as ...

Indonesia should protect its agriculture sector

With some 60-70 percent of its 240 million population hailing from the farming community, Indonesia needs to protect ...

Indonesian govt to boost development of fertlizer industry

Indonesian farmers need some 14 million tons of subsidized fertilizers annually, whereas the governments allocation ...

Disaster mitigation needs international cooperation: VP Kalla

The Indonesian Vice President M. Jusuf Kalla said every country, including Indonesia, needs international cooperation ...

More botanical gardens are needed to reduce carbon emissions

Indonesia only has a few botanical gardens, but they are expected to contribute to a great extent towards conserving ...

Oirata language in danger of extinction

The endangered Oirata language in Indonesia has a rich oral culture, with stories, songs, and histories passed on from ...

Indonesia did not have major natural disasters in 2012

Indonesia, a country which is prone to natural disasters - floods, volcanic eruptions, earthquakes, droughts, tsunamis ...

Significant Growth Across Mexico's Tourism Industry

- Mexico's Secretary of Tourism, Gloria Guevara released the Sixth Government Report on Tourism. The Report chronicles ...

Govt promotes botanical gardens as national priority

The government, directed by Presidential Regulation (Perpres) No. 93/2011 on Botanical Garden, is promoting botanical ...

news focus: govt to step up socio-economic approach toward Papua

Poverty and perceived injustices are believed to be among the problems triggering violence from time to time in ...

President: Govt ready to hold open dialog on Papua

President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono said the government was always ready to hold dialog with all components in the ...

Restore soil fertility to increase food production

Indonesia is striving to further increase food production and other agricultural commodities to ensure the attainment ...

NGO demands consistent implementation of soil fertility restoration programs

A non-governmental organization (NGO) advocating preservation of soil fertility (PKL) has demanded that the ...