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Batam sets investment target of US$350 million for 2013

The Batam Free Trade Zone (FTZ) authority has set itself the target of attracting 90 foreign investors in 2013 with ...

Bulog ready to distribute rice to flood victims

The branch of the state logistics board (Bulog) in Riau province said it is ready to distribute rice for flood victims ...

Thousands of workers hold rally in Jakarta

Thousands of workers from the Indonesian Metal Workers Federation (FSPMI) of the greater Jakarta area (Jabodetabek) ...

Batam to become cinematography hub of Southeast Asia

The Government of Batam City, Riau Islands, is planning to make the city a hub of cinematography in the Southeast ...

Batam police confiscate meth worth Rp1 billion

The police in Batam, Riau Islands, have arrested an alleged narcotics courier and confiscated 512.46 grams of ...

No annexation of Semakau island by Singapore: navy

Indonesian Naval Chief of Staff Vice Admiral Marsetio said there is no annexation of Indonesia`s outlying island, ...

Bad weather to subside soon

Deputy of Science, Assessment and Information of the National Institute of Aeronautics and Space (LAPAN), Prof DR ...

Batam coastal areas to be developed into coconut plantation

The government plans to develop Batam municipality`s coastal areas into a coconut and cassava production center to ...

Probe into migrant workers` deaths in Malaysia badly needed

The peculiarity surrounding the recent death of three Indonesian migrant workers in Malaysia has become the ...

Tanjung Kasam power plant needs 40,000 tons of coal

The Tanjung Kasam steam power plant which has a capacity of 2x55 MW in the Batam city, Riau Islands needed some 40,000 ...

Manpower agency forms team to investigate shooting of workers

The National Agency for Placement and Protection of Indonesian Workers Overseas (BNP2TKI) has formed a team to ...

Ten foreign jazz musicians to perform in Batam

Ten foreign international jazz musicians will perform at the Asean Jazz Festival from June 22-23 in Harbour Bay, ...

Batam receives investment applications worth $9.850 mln in April

The Batam authorities have received investment applications worth US$9.850 million from six companies since early this ...

30 illegal immigrants sent to Tanjungpinang

Cilegon immigration authorities are moving 30 illegal immigrants to immigration detention centers on Tanjungpinang, ...

People's Republic of China Follows-Up The Cooperation of Marine Economic

The Minister of Marine Affairs and Fisheries, Sharif C. Sutardjo, on Wednesday (April 18) received the honourable ...