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Kadin suggests reallocation of fuel subsidy budget to infrastructure

The Indonesian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Kadin) has suggested the Indonesian Government to divert the ...

A lesson from current flooding of Jakarta

Last week`s devastation of Jakarta by floods has rendered the capital city heavy casualties and losses in material. ...

Leuphana "Digital School" Launches in 91 Countries

-Students from all over the world design models for life in the city - architect Daniel Libeskind leads pilot ...

Otis Opens LEED® Gold Standard Plant in Chongqing, China

- On September 21, Otis Elevator Company [http://www.otisworldwide.com/a1-home.html ], a unit of United Technologies ...

Indonesia calls for improved cooperation among Asia-Pacific countries

Indonesia has called on all Asia-Pacific countries to step up cooperation in exchanging experience, knowledge and ...

High urbanization levels in cities can boost crime rate

High urbanization can lead to an increase in the crime rate of big cities like Jakarta, sociologist Musni Umar of the ...

Qatar Launches Discussions on Sustainabiliy at Rio + 20

-     Qatar's vision for innovative green growth and development took center stage at the Qatar ...

G20 urges action to counter rising costs from natural disasters

Leaders of the world`s largest economies, while meeting at the G20 Summit in Los Cabos, Mexico, recently highlighted ...

Turkey vows to strengthen economic ties with Iran

Turkish environment ministry expressed the country`s determination to strengthen its commercial and economic relations ...

China, India and Vietnam to Lead Transport Infrastructure Growth in 2012

-     Construction IQ has released the Land Transportation Outlook 2012 ( ...

HIV/AIDS cases increasing in various Indonesian provinces

With the general public having scant understanding of how HIV/AIDS is transmitted and people still tending to ...

Asia needs sense of urgency to meet MDG anti-poverty goals

Asia has made the most progress in meeting the Millennium Development Goals (MDG) but a sense of urgency is now needed ...

RI hopes to be high income country in 2025

The government expects Indonesia to become one of high income countries in 2025 by developing its potentials ...

RI hopes to be high income country in 2025

The government expects Indonesia to become one of high income countries in 2025 by developing its potentials ...

Unep: loss of natural habitats threatens migratory birds

The annual migration of an estimated 50 billion birds representing around 19 per cent of the world`s 10,000 bird ...