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Government expresses commitment to increase quality of economic growth

The government has expressed its commitment to increasing the quality of economic growth in an attempt to help reduce ...

Maritime minister urges ASEAN countries to help reduce marine waste

Indonesian Maritime Coordinating Minister Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan has sought cooperation of the Association of ...

`No smoking` advertisement creates greater impact

Jakartas Provincial Secretary Saefullah said that the public service advertisement regarding the dangers of smoking ...

Government`s development plan running on right track

In a bid to advance the country, the government is laying down its development programs on a Medium-Term National ...

Indonesia, Canada launch local economy development program

Indonesian National Development Planning Minister Bambang Brodjonegoro and Ambassador of Canada to Indonesia Peter ...

EU supports gender equality in Indonesia

The European Union (EU) launched an "EU-Indonesia Blue Book 2017," having gender equality as its main theme, to ...

Indonesian Army pledges to build one million toilets

The Indonesian Army of TNI AD has pledged to build a million toilets for families from different villages across the ...

WB approves financial support for social assistance program

The World Banks Board of Executive Directors approved a US$200-million (Rp2.6 trillion) financing to support the ...

Biotech/GM crops surge to a new peak of 185.1 million hectares in 2016

- Today, the International Service for the Acquisition of Agri-biotech Applications (ISAAA) released its annual report ...

Richest 62 people own same as half world`s population: Oxfam

The wealthiest 62 people now own as much as half the worlds population, some 3.5 billion people, as the super-rich ...

Rice imports to reinforce food resilience

On paper, Indonesias rice production is adequate to meet its domestic needs, yet uncertain climate conditions such as ...

Terrorists neutralized, people urged to remain calm: Deputy Police Chief

Deputy Police Chief Com. Gen. Budi Gunawan has urged all people living and working in Jakarta to stay calm as all the ...

Rice imports aimed at curbing poverty rate: VP

Vice President Jusuf Kalla defended rice imports from Pakistan and India, saying they are aimed at curbing poverty ...

Poverty rate rose in September 2015

The number of Indonesians living in poverty rose by 780 thousand to 28.51 million in September 2015, from 27.73 ...

President Jokowi orders ministers to understand real problems

President Joko Widodo has ordered his ministers to gain a comprehensive understanding of the real on-field problems in ...