#rural areas

Collection of rural areas news, found 543 news.

Market radio: towards establishing equitable market economy system*

Market Radio (Radio Pasar) is a radio programme. Radio Pasar does not literally, and automatically, mean the ...

Jokowi`s BBM price policy deserves appreciation and support

State-owned energy company PT Pertamina has acted quickly in responding to bold policy of President Joko Widodo ...

Government making West Papua more accessible

The Indonesian government has been making efforts to make West Papua province more accessible by constructing ports, a ...

Palapa ring project to be operational by 2018-end: Minister

Communication and Informatics Minister Rudiantara has said the Palapa Ring project will become operational at the end ...

Jokowi believes Indonesia can become SE Asia`s largest digital economy

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) believes that Indonesia will become the largest digital economy in Southeast Asia ...

Indonesia highly potential to develop digital economy: Jokowi

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) said Indonesia is highly potential to develop digital economy that the country should ...

ADB predicts Indonesia`s growth at five percent this year

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has predicted Indonesias 2016 economic growth will reach 5 percent, down from its ...

Make urbanization positive: VP

The time has come to change the negative image of urbanization into a positive one in the future, Vice President Jusuf ...

Indonesians living below poverty line smaller in number

The Central Bureau of Statistics (BPS) said the number of Indonesians living below the poverty line totaled 28.01 ...

Leprosy still prevalent in some areas

Leprosy is still prevalent in some areas of Indonesia even though the infectious disease is no longer a mystery and ...

President calls for acceleration of 35 thousand-MW power plant projects

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) has reiterated his call to accelerate the completion of 35 thousand-megawatt (MW) power ...

Banjarmasin`s rivers as drivers of urban development

Banjarmasin, the capital city of South Kalimantan province, stands proudly on the banks of many rivers, with its ...

VP, UN advisor discuss sustainable development in Indonesia

Vice President Jusuf Kalla and UN Secretary Generals Advisor for sustainable development Jeffrey Sachs discussed ...

Indonesian govt to develop renewable energy for rural electricity

The Indonesian government is planning to build power generators using new and renewable energies (EBT) to provide ...

President Jokowi launches Synergy Pprogram of Action

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) launched a Synergy Program of Action to boost the peoples economy in Brebes District, ...