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Ahok plans to remove all slums in Jakarta by 2015

The acting governor of Jakarta, Basuki Tjahaja Purnama, said that he plans to rid the capital city of all slum areas ...

"Sepatu Baru" to compete in Berlin Film Festival

An Indonesian film entitled "Sepatu Baru" ("New Shoes"), produced by Makassar filmmaker will compete with 16 other ...

Govt prepares Rp6 tln for basic infrastructures

The Public Works Ministry is preparing at least Rp6 trillion in funds to build various basic infrastructure facilities ...

Jakarta governor to focus on slum area development

Jakarta Governor Joko Widodo or Jokowi said his administration will focus on the slum area management in the ...

Dahlan and Jokowi to build low cost apartments in slum areas

Minister for State Enterprises Dahlan Iskan said state construction companies will cooperate in building six low ...

The World Entrepreneurship Forum Announces Winners of its 2012 Awards

-     Originating from four continents and symbolizing with their success stories the very sense of ...

New Jakarta governor to be inaugurated on Monday

Monday, October 15, 2012 will be the historical moment for Joko Widodo popularly called as Jokowi and Basuki Tjahaja ...

Jokowi pledges to start Jakarta development from slum areas

Joko Widodo (Jokowi) pledged he would start Jakarta`s development from the slum area if he is elected governor of the ...

Indonesian govt encourages developers to build low-income people apartment

Public Housing Ministry (Kemenpera) has called on developers to build public apartment complexes for the low-income ...

Royal anthem reigns at top UK charts

A royal anthem marking Queen Elizabeth`s 60 years on the British throne climbed to the top of the UK pop ...

Over 14 thousand Jakarta slum dweller families to be relocated

A total of 14,075 families living in slums on the banks of the Ciliwung river in Jakarta are to be relocated to ...

Slum inhabitants near Ciliwung river to be relocated

Inhabitants of the slums along the Ciliwung riverside are going to be relocated to government-subsidized apartments, ...

Plane crashes into Philippines slum, 13 dead

A light aircraft crashed into a crowded slum near Manila`s international airport on Saturday, killing 13 people, ...

At least 120 dead in Kenyan pipeline fire

At least 120 people were burned to death on Monday when a pipeline burst into flames in a Nairobi slum as local people ...

Ical doles out money to poor families

Aburizal Bakrie fulfilled his promise to give Idul Fitri gift to the poor in Tanah Tinggi, Central Jakarta, on ...