#rural areas

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Indonesian biomass stove penetrates intl market

The Biomass stove, which has been created by Brawijaya University, Malang, East Java province, lecturer Muhammad ...

Government to modernize rural areas

The Indonesian government has arrived at a firm decision to modernize rural areas as part of President Joko Widodos ...

Infant mortality rate in Indonesia decreases

Infant mortality rate in Indonesia decreased significantly over the last 25 years, falling from 84 deaths per ...

Intensive steps planned to overrcome poverty

The Indonesian government is planning to take labor intensive measures to develop retention basins and extend seed ...

Number of Indonesian poor reaches 28.5 million

The Central Bureau of Statistics (BPS) said that the number of poor people in Indonesia in March 2015 stood at 28.59 ...

Indonesian government to cut red tap in disbursement of rural fund - (d)

The Indonesian Finance Minister Bambang Brodjonegoro said the regulation would be simplified on the disbursement of ...

Economy expected to grow better in second semester

The Indonesian government hopes that the countrys economy would perform better in the second semester of 2015 after ...

Empowerment of coastal villages inevitable

The empowerment of coastal villages and fishing communities across Indonesia is inevitable, as it aims to improve the ...

Urbanization gives rise to social problems

The influx of new migrants seeking employment in cities usually gives rise to social problems if the existing ...

President Jokowi asks national police to improve public services

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) has urged the National Police (Polri) to improve public services by ensuring security ...

Indonesia prioritizes development in rural areas

The government of President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) and Vice President M. Jusuf Kalla is undeniably serious about ...

Improving sanitation facilities on government`s top priority

Indonesia is one of the several countries still facing sanitation problems, as most of its population, particularly in ...

Govt to build hundred independent, prosperous villages

The Indonesian government is ready to build a hundred independent, prosperous villages, as part of President Joko ...

New GSMA Study Finds Thailand Can Increase GDP by US $23 Billion by 2020 Through Effective Mobile Broadband Policy

- The GSMA today issued a new report highlighting how effective government policy in Thailand could increase mobile and ...

Plan to develop 35 thousand-MW power plants not ambitious: President Jokowi

The Indonesia governments plan to develop power plants, with a combined generation capacity of 35 thousand megawatts ...