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Inflation to weaken people`s purchasing power

Despite predictions that the country`s economic growth may reach seven percent or over this year, the upward trend in ...

Govt to expand farmland area by 2 mln hectares

The government has set itself the target of expanding the country`s agricultural land area by 2 million hectares in ...

Govt sets 2011 inflation rate at 5.3 pct

President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono said the inflation rate in 2011 was expected to remain around 5.3 percent."We want ...

News Focus: Inflation specter looms over RI`s economic horizon

The inflation specter looms over Indonesia`s economic horizon despite the projected sound economic performance for ...

Climate change begins changing food production pattern

Climate change is now no longer a potenial threat to Indonesia`s food production but a phenomenon that has already ...

Two presidential instructions expected to maintain food resilience

Two presidential instructions (Inpres) are expected to be issued at the end of this month on measures to safeguard ...

Govt to pursue nine ways to stabilize food prices

President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono said the government would implement nine solutions to keep the domestic food prices ...

President wants rice market operations continued until grand harvest

President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has called for the continuation of market operations until the next grand harvest ...

BI keeps its interest rate at 6.5 percent

Bank Indonesia has decided to keep the BI Rate at 6.5 percent but at the same time also called for close monitoring of ...

Golkar politician slams minister Hatta Rajasa for unrealistic statements

A Golkar Party politician has criticized chief economic minister Hatta Rajasa for creating a "false sense of pride" by ...

Rupiah weakens 10 points early Wednesday

The rupiah weakened against the US dollar in the Jakarta interbank spot market here Wednesday on profit taking ...

Ninety fishermen in Mataram hit by high waves

Some 94 fishermen in Mataram, West Nusa Tenggara, had been hit by high and strong waves damaging and inundating their ...

Banten fishermen sell furniture to feed families

A number of traditional fishermen in Lebak district, Banten province, have sold their valuable furniture items, such ...

Govt does not consider Bromo eruptions extraordinary event

The government has been handling the impacts of the on-going Mount Bromo eruptions in East Java through general ...

Rice Prices in Yogyakarta Begin to Drop

Rice prices at a number of traditional markets in Yogyakarta have begun to drop following several weeks of market ...