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Indonesia committed to manage forests and energy: President

Indonesia is committed to managing forests sustainably and accelerating the use of renewable energy, President Joko ...

Poverty rate widens in Southeast. Sulawesi

The Central Bureau of Statistics (BPS) of Southeast of Sulawesi said the number of people living below the poverty ...

28.28 million Indonesians live in poverty

More than 28.28 million Indonesian people live in poverty as of March 2014 compared to 28.17 million in the same ...

20 killed in tribal clashes in Kenya: police

At least 20 people were killed in inter-clan violence in northern Kenya on Sunday, the police said, further ...

Indonesia to host international tuna fishery workshop

Indonesia will host an international tuna fishery workshop to highlight the fact that several fishery industries in ...

Indonesia Committed to Increasing Coverage of Clean Water Supply

The Indonesian government, as one of the signatory countries of The Millennium Declaration, is committed to achieving ...

Number of bank account holders increased in 2012

Indonesia`s Central Bank`s Director of Payment Systems and Accounting, Boedi Armanto, said the number of bank account ...

VP reminds regional administrations to provide clean water for public

Vice President Boediono has reminded district and city administrations to provide clean water as basic necessity for ...

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 ...

Mimika allocates Rp1.5 billion for HIV/AIDS program

The local government of Mimika district, Papua, has allocated Rp1.5 billion for HIV/AIDS handling program in the ...

Govt projects 2012 growth at 6.5-6.9 pct

The government has projected the domestic economy to expand by a range of 6.5-6.9 percent in 2012, or slightly higher ...