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District administrations allowed to establish village company

The government allows district administrations to establish company owned by villages that could increase their ...

Colombia`s FARC rebels give up guns in disarmament camps

Former fighters from Colombias FARC rebel group are handing over thousands of weapons and other materials to ...

President urges acceleration of rural development

President Joko Widodo has called for the acceleration of rural development by optimizing the use of village fund. ...

EARTH WIRE -- WWF, Arun to develop geothermal energy in Flores

World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) Indonesia, along with Indonesias largest liquefied natural gas producer PT Arun NGL, ...

EARTH WIRE -- 76 mln people in India have no access to safe water: Report

At least 76 million people in India do not have access to clean water, a report published by international charity and ...

IORA believes women`s empowerment crucial to improve public welfare

The issue of womens empowerment has been taken up as one of the priorities in regional cooperation among the 21 member ...

Business sector urges IORA to empower women

The business sector of the Indian Ocean Rim Association (IORA) urged governments and private sector to further ...

Govt speeds up development in Papua

The government of Indonesia will continue to speed up the development in Papua and West Papua provinces, according to ...

Fruits of the Past: Revisiting Indonesia’s trade policy

- Indonesia cannot afford to lose its focus on improving its trade policies. Joko Widodo’s administration has ...

Power firm launches mobile electrical service outlet

State-owned power firm PT PLN, which caters to the Papua and West Papua regions, has launched a mobile service car to ...

President discusses diversity with Christian organizations

President Joko Widodo discussed the topic of diversity and maintaining unity with two Christian organizations, the ...

Minister says Family Hope Program reduces poverty

Indonesian Social Affairs Minister Khofifah Indar Parawansa says the ministrys Family Hope Program (PKH), a ...

Ministry issues regulation to expedite rural electrification

The Energy and Mineral Resources Ministry (ESDM) has issued a ministerial regulation (Permen) to expedite the process ...

President preparing "gotong royong" economic policy

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) is preparing a Pancasila-based, or "gotong royong" (mutual help) economic policy, which ...

Poverty rate 28.54%, slightly lower in Papua

The Indonesia Central Bureau of Statistics (BPS) said poverty rate in the countrys poorest region Papua dropped ...