#rural areas

Collection of rural areas news, found 560 news.

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 ...

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 ...