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Pelni sells three ships to reduce losses

Indonesia state-owned shipping company PT Pelni will sell three of its 32 ships to counter the companys losses, its ...

RI seeking to become global hub of muslim fashion: Minister

Indonesia has a target of becoming a global hub of Muslim fashion by 2020, together with the growing Muslim fashion ...

Urban muslims support Jokowi

Among the urban Muslim community presidential candidate Joko "Jokowi" Widodo and his running mate Jusuf Kalla ...

Lukman Hakim to replace Suryadharma Ali as religious affairs minister

The deputy general chairman of the United Development Party (PPP), Lukman Hakim Saefuddin, will be inaugurated as the ...

RI, Australia agree to solve bilateral issues

Indonesia and Australia have agreed to solve various problems, which have disrupted good relations between the two ...

Yudhoyono meets Abbott in Batam

President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono arrived at the Hang Nadim Airport in Batam, Riau Islands, on Wednesday to meet ...

Batam to have two botanical gardens

Batam City, Riau Islands Province, will have two botanical gardens having different functions, to be located ...

Indonesia Targets To Fully Control Airspace Over Batam-Natuna by 2016

Indonesia has targeted to take full control of its airspace over Batam dan Natuna in the Riau Islands Province by ...

President proposes Mirza for another tenure as BI deputy governor

President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono had proposed Mirza Adytiaswara for another term of office as the senior deputy ...

Malaysia deports 736 Indonesian migrant workers

Malaysia has in the past three days deported 736 Indonesian problematic migrant workers through Tanjungpinang, Riau ...

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 ...