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News Focus: Batam develops contemporary batik to support ASEAN trade center

Batam city administration develops a contemporary batik center in its bid to support the designation of the city as ...

Batam`s wholesale market suggested to be Batik market

Batam city councilor Rekaveny has suggested that Jodoh wholesale market in the city be developed into a batik market. ...

Batam designated as ASEAN batik trade center

The Trade Ministry has designated Batam city in Riau Islands province as an ASEAN Batik Trade Center, a local trade ...

PSSI hopes to elect new chairman at upcoming congress

The Indonesian Soccer Association (PSSI) will hold a congress here on Friday (May 20, 2011) which is expected to ...

RI patrol catches six Vietnamese fishing boats

The patrol boat Hiu 010 of the Marine Affairs and Fisheries Ministry had been reported to catch six Vietnamese fishing ...

Indonesia, Singapore to develop BBK Free Trade Zone

The Indonesian and Singaporean governments cooperate in the development of Batam, Bintan and Karimun into an ...

Embassy trying to get "open university" established branch in KL

The Indonesian embassy in Malaysia is making efforts to get an Open University (UT) branch opened in Kuala Lumpur to ...

Minister calls for improvement of free trade zone system

Finance Minister Agus DW Martowardojo has called for the improvement of the system and concept of the country`s Free ...

Finance minister to discuss FTZ with businessmen

Finance Minister Agus Martowardojo is scheduled to meet with businessmen and local government officials here on Monday ...

Ten kiosks in Batam catch fire

A fire ravaged 10 kiosks at Tanjung Pantun market in Batam island on Sunday. The source of fire which broke out at ...

Batam, Singapore predicted to be haze-free

Haze from Sumatran forest fires is not likely to reach Batam and Singapore as the winds in the region are ...

Arrest of Nababan discriminatory : Megawati

The arrest of PDIP cadre Panda Nababan by anti-graft investigators for allegedly receiving bribes in the 2004 election ...

Indonesian navy to investigate possible asphalt spill from sunken tanker

The Indonesian Navy Headquarters in Tanjungpinang, Riau Islands province, is to monitor and investigate 1,100 tons of ...

Singapore remains main market for Riau Islands` exports

Singapore remains Riau Islands` biggest export destination, buying up to 63.06 percent of the province`s overall ...

Former minister Hari Sabarno questions his naming as corruption suspect

Former home affairs minister Hari Sabarno questioned his naming as a suspect in an alleged corruption case in the ...