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Indonesian government to build 10 new sugar factories

The agriculture ministry would build 10 new sugar factories to reduce imports of raw sugar and to create self ...

Indonesia to streamline foreign businesses on outer isles in 2015

Indonesia, which has so far encountered problems with its frontier areas both on land and the outer islands, will ...

Indonesia set to become world`s largest cocoa producer

Indonesia is set to become the worlds largest cocoa producer in 2020 relegating the Ivory Coast currently the largest ...

Eva Bande vows to continue fighting for farmers` rights

Agrarian activist from Central Sulawesi Eva Susanti Bande voiced her support for the farmers here on Tuesday, ...

Only firms developing sugar mills to be issued import permits

The government will issue sugar import permits only to companies developing sugar mills with the aim to meet domestic ...

People now reluctant to join transmigration programs: Kalla

It is not easy to ask people to transmigrate now because there are many jobs available in Java, Vice President Jusuf ...

Singapore is Indonesia`s main trade,investment partner

Singapore was among the five countries with the largest foreign direct investment (FDI) in Indonesia in 2013 and could ...

President to review licenses of companies converting peatlands

President Joko Widodo has said he will review the licenses of companies that have converted peatlands into monoculture ...

Indonesian youngster receives ASEAN champions of biodiversity award

Indonesian youngster Adeline Tiffanie Suwana has won the ASEAN Champions of Biodiversity award for her contributions ...

President Jokowi should take action against forest fire perpetrators

Forest fires and haze on the islands of Sumatra and Kalimantan continue to create trouble for Indonesia despite the ...

N. Sulawesi exports CCO to Malaysia and the United States

North Sulawesi exported crude coconut oil (CCO) to Malaysia and the United States last month, the regional Industry ...

CPO biodiesel to help lower state expenditure by US$2.43 bln

The use of crude palm oil (CPO) as biodiesel fuel can reduce the state expenditure by US$2.43 billion, according to ...

Yudhoyono`s call for mangrove protection goes unheard

President Yudhoyonos repeated calls for protecting mangroves in Indonesia seem to have fallen on deaf ears as their ...

Mangrove forests continue to decline every year

The mangrove forest areas in Indonesia continue to decline every year as the result of coastal reclamation and land ...

Environmental NGOs, Businessmen Criticize New Peatland Regulation

- It is crucial that peatlands in Indonesia are protected as they cover some 22 million hectares of land in the ...