#rural areas

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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, ...

President to subsidize sea toll transportation

The government plans to subsidize sea toll transportation to fulfill the transportation necessities of the people ...

Indonesia, Japan to cooperate in rural food security

Indonesia and Japan have agreed to establish cooperation to ensure food security in rural areas, Secretary General of ...

Social gap alarming: VP Kalla

Vice President M. Jusuf Kalla has said that the social gap among communities in Indonesia has reached such an alarming ...

Taisys affiliate Shanghai F-road wins 1st prize In The Wall Street Journal's financial inclusion challenge

- World-renowned financial news publication, The Wall Street Journal, invited enterprises from around the ...

Richest 62 people own same as half world`s population: Oxfam

The wealthiest 62 people now own as much as half the worlds population, some 3.5 billion people, as the super-rich ...