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Dengue threat to remain in 2013

Dengue fever will continue to loom large next year, so all Indonesians should be prepared to deal with an ...

BI hopes sharia banking will finance productive economic activities

Bank Indonesia (BI) hopes the sharia banking system in Indonesia will help finance productive economic activities ...

Trash bank called effective in overcoming nation`s trash problem

The trash bank program is considered an effective concept to overcome trash problems in Indonesia and create a ...

Riau contributes Rp9.55 trillion in CPO export tax

Riau contributed 33.4 percent to the state revenue in crude palm oil (CPO) export tax, Governor of the province H.M. ...

RI predicted to experience lower economic growth in 2013

Prof Elfindri, an economist of the Andalas University, said Indonesia`s economic growth in 2013 was predicted to be ...

Mahfud to decide soon on possible presidential nomination

Constitutional Court (MK) Chairman Mahfud MD said he might soon decide whether he would nominate himself as a ...

AirAsia opens four new flight routes

AirAsia Indonesia has started maiden flights on four new routes, namely two from Medan (N Sumatra) to Banda Aceh and ...

Riau students urge un to impose sanctions on Israel

Hundreds of students staged a rally in the Riau provincial capital of Pekanbaru on Thursday urging the United Nations ...

Sharia banking industry grows rapidly this year: central bank

The national sharia banking industry grew 36.7 percent in the year to September 2012 from a corresponding period a ...

Rainy season sees parts of Indonesia hit by floods, landslides

The rainy season has only begun in Indonesia, which has only two seasons, rainy (November to March) and dry (June to ...

Deputy police chief calls for investigation of Pekanbaru torture case

National deputy police chief (Wakapolri), Commisioner General Police Nanan Sukarna, has asked for a thorough ...

Police officers suspected of being drug dealers arrested

Pekanbaru`s police have arrested four army servicemen and three police officers suspected of being members of drug ...

Hotel occupancy rate in Bukittinggi reaches 80 percent

The hotel occupancy rate in Bukittinggi city, West Sumatra, has reached 80 percent for this weekend, in light of the ...

PTPP Projects Third Quarter 2012 Net Profit to Jump 73%

PT PP (Persero) Tbk (IDX: PTPP), a leading Indonesian construction and investment company, projected its Net Profit ...

Japanese investors interested to invest in Riau

Japanese investors have expressed interest in making investment in some business sectors which are believed to have ...