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Farmers being encouraged to boost soybean production

The Indonesian government is encouraging farmers in various regions in the country to increase soybean production in ...

Foreign investors to build sugar factory in Central Aceh

A foreign investor is building a sugarcane processing mill which will have an annual production capacity of 4,000 ...

Indonesian minister attends soybean grand harvest in W. Nusa Tenggara

Agriculture Minister Suswono attended a soybean grand harvest in Sukarara Village, Jonggat Subdistrict, Central ...

On World Rhino Day, efforts to boost rhino conservation intensify

World Rhino Day 2013 was celebrated on September 22 in many countries, including Indonesia, with demands made for ...

Safari Park celebrates World Rhino Day

The Indonesian Safari Park (TSI) in Cisarua Bogor, West Java, celebrated the World Rhino Day 2013 in cooperation with ...

Minister calls for control over soaring soybean prices

The government must control soybean prices, bring more areas under soybean cultivation, and improve Indonesia`s ...

Several firms postpone bond issues

A number of domestic companies have postponed bond issues this year due to sluggish capital market, according to ...

Forest fires return in Riau province

Following a prolonged rainy season, Indonesia is currently experiencing a very dry period that has again triggered ...

Fighter planes monitor fires in Riau

Several of the Air Force`s Hawk 100/200 fighter planes have been deployed to monitor bush fires in Sumatra`s Riau ...

Haze forces temporary closure of schools in Pekanbaru

The Pekanbaru education office has temporary closed kindergartens and elementary schools partly in the city, which ...

Jakarta index shrink, rupiah loses more value

The Jakarta composite index fell in the opening trade on Tuesday to follow the regional trend. The index of the ...

Sorghum planting movement in Belu successful

Sorghum planting movement initiated by State Enterprises Minister Dahlan Iskan early 2013 on 200 hectares of land in ...

Megawati Soekarnoputri rejects sugar import

Former president Megawati Soekarnoputri said she rejected the importation of sugar because the country was able to ...

Orangutans habitat displaced by oil palm expansion, says official

The massive expansion of oil palm plantations in Central Kalimantan has led to increased environmental damages and ...

Indonesian state firm to buy cattle ranch in Australia

State Enterprises Minister Dahlan Iskan said he will soon appoint a state firm to buy 1 million hectares of land in ...