#rural areas

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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 ...

Tanzania loses 80% of forest in Eastern Arc Mountains: WWF

World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF), the worlds leading conservation organization, said on Sunday that Tanzania has lost ...

Nepal pm says toll could rise to 10,000

The death toll from Nepals devastating earthquake could reach 10,000, the prime minister said on Tuesday, as residents ...

Five thousand Indonesian villages to have internet access this year

Villages, Disadvantaged Regions Development and Transmigration Minister Marwan Jafar has set a target to provide ...

Indonesian National Museum collaborates with Google to create virtual tour

The National Museum of Indonesia is collaborating with internet giant Google to enable internet users and digital ...

Esemka to serve as rural transportation vehicle

The locally made car "Esemka" is an ideal mode of transportation for the farmers and can also be used in rural areas, ...

Ehsanollah Bayat Receives Human Rights Award For Exceptional Humanitarian Contributions to Healthcare, Education, Human Rights, and Democracy From Afghanistan's Independent Human Rights Commission

- In recognition of the 66th anniversary of the United Nations' Universal Declaration of Human Rights, Dr. Sima Samar, ...

Siloam Hospitals Again Awarded Indonesian Healthcare Services Provider of the Year by Frost & Sullivan

Siloam Hospitals Group has again been honoured with Healthcare Services Provider of the Year at the Frost & ...

Scotland rejects independence in historic referendum

Scotland has rejected independence in a referendum that leaves the United Kingdom intact but opens the door to wider ...

Jokowi agrees with proposal to switch over subsidy from fuels to farm

Indonesian President-elect Joko Widodo (Jokowi) said he agreed with suggestion to switch subsidy on oil fuels (BBM) ...

A Study on the Street Vendors of Kathmandu

In Kathmandu, thousands earn their living selling goods on streets, sidewalks and in other public places. Due to a ...