#rural areas

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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 ...

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 ...