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The 2013 Edition of the Ground Breaking High Level Forum on Water and Sanitation in Africa

The November 21 to 23 High Level Forum on water and sanitation for all in Africa presents an unprecedented opportunity ...

IFC Invests Record $438m in Indonesia to Support Infrastructure Development, Expand Access to Finance

IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, sees attractive investment opportunities in Indonesia in the long-term, despite ...

Govt urged to reduce mass migration after Idul Fitri

The government should come up with measures to manage and reduce mass migration from rural to urban areas after Idul ...

IFC Arranges $85 Million Financing for Moya Indonesia to Improve Access to Drinking Water

IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, has arranged financing of $85 million for PT Moya Indonesia to improve access ...

UN expert ends Indonesian visit with recommendations on adequate housing

United Nations Special Rapporteur Raquel Rolnik ended her visit to Indonesia with some recommendations after ...

Peabody Energy Chairman And CEO Delivers China Development Forum Address On Economic, Environmental Benefits Of 21st Ce

- In an address to the China Development Forum Economic Summit in Beijing, Peabody Energy Chairman and CEO Gregory H. ...

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 ...