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Govt distributed Rp29 trillion in KUR funds in 2011

Chief Economic Minister Hatta Rajasa said the government had provided Rp29 trillion in smallholders` business credit ...

RI's govt to increase people`s access to smallholding credits

Chief Economic Minister Hatta Rajasa said the government would increase the people`s access to Smallholding Business ...

Number of Indonesia's poor down 0.13 million

The number of Indonesians living under the poverty line in September 2011 was 29,89 million (12.36 percent of the ...

Trash bank program to be implemented in several regions

Initiated by the Ministry of Environment, a trash bank program will soon be implemented in a number of regions across ...

US embassy recognizes Indonesian NGO`s fight against gender violence

The US Embassy`s Political Section has presented Misiyiah of the women`s advocacy NGO KAPAL Perempuan with a ...

Delta Summit ends with "Jakarta Delta Message"

A three-day Delta Summit ended here Friday with the adoption of a "Jakarta Delta Message" that stresses the need to ...

India produces 60 percent of world`s vaccines

India has taken significant strides in vaccine development but needs to work on ensuring that its benefits reach the ...

Asean, China to forge environmental protection partnerships

ASEAN member countries and China are determined to forge partnerships in environmental protection to ensure green ...

Turkey quake death toll reaches 264, set to rise

Some 264 people were killed and hundreds more feared dead on Monday after an earthquake struck parts of southeast ...

VP: Economy cannot be fully left to market mechanisms

Vice President Boediono said the government could not fully leave the economy to market mechanisms and therefore it ...

Ri govt must redefine fuel oil subsidy criteria

The government should redefine the criteria for the granting of subsidies, especially that for fuel oil, a legislator ...

Biosphere reserves should improve local people`s livelihoods

Besides protecting the ecology and biodiversity, the existence of biosphere reserves in Indonesia should also improve ...

New Report: Indonesian Forest Industry Employment Hits 3.7 million

-         New report shows forest-based industries are a major contributor to ...

RI forest industry`s employment hits 3.7 million

A new report by consultancy ITS Global has found that Indonesia`s forest-based industries including timber ...

Trash bank empowers people at grassroots level

Trash bank as part of efforts to overcome ubiquitous problem in Indonesia is also able to empower the people`s economy ...