Batam, Riau Islands (ANTARA News) – National ship-building company PT Palindo Marine Industri (PMI) based in Batam has produced a warship, the KRI Clurit-641, that will soon reinforce the Indonesian Navy`s fleet. “We now have something to be proud of because we prove to have human resources capable of making a warship,” Defense Minister Purnomo [...]
Jakarta Globe- Paradise does exist, and it can be found in the heart of Central Kalimantan, say two scientists who recently returned from an expedition deep into one of Indonesia’s last remaining tracts of forest. Martin Holland and Tim van Berkel were part of the Heart of Borneo expedition to study animals and vegetation in [...]
Jakarta (ANTARA News) – Indonesia has begun targeting world`s bonsai lover tourists by among others holding an international Bonsai and Suiseki exhibition 2011, a bonsai lovers association chairman said. “Culture and Tourism Minister Jero Wacik is expected to open the international Bonsai and Suiseki Indonesia Exhibition 2011, which would be held from March 5 to [...]
Makassar, South Sulawesi (ANTARA News) – Indonesia plans to set up six corridors to accelerate development and economic expansion across the country, vice governor of South Sulawesi, Agus Arifin Nu`mang, said here on Wednesday. This is one of the topics discussed at the government`s recent meeting in Bogor, West Java, attended by heads of regions [...]
The Jakarta Post Indonesia is expected to become the first Asian country to conclude a legal timber trade agreement with the EU after negotiators on both sides agreed to conclude the agreement within the next three months. The agreement, namely the Forest Law Enforcement, Governance and Trade – Voluntary Partnership Agreement (FLEGT-VPA), is expected to [...]
TEMPO Interactive, Jakarta:Indonesian economy could grow up to 7.6 percent from 2011-2014 if the government increases its spending for transportation infrastructure by 20 percent each a year. Another requirement is that private sector participation should be increased to 50 percent. “This is a logical scenario,” said Standard Chartered Bank Economist, Eric Alexander Sugandi, during a [...]
Jakarta (ANTARA News) – President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has set an annual rice surplus target of 10 million tons that is considered achievable by Indonesia in the next five to 10 years. “The minimum rice surplus should be 10 million tons per year. We don`t think five million tons would be enough for self-sufficiency. It [...]
Jakarta (ANTARA News) – The government plans to set up an illegal logging prevention and eradication coordinating board (BKP3L) to synergize related government institutions in the fight against illegal logging. Forestry Minister Zulkifli Hasan, after a hearing with the House of Representatives` Commission IV to discuss a Bill on Illegal Logging Prevention and Eradication, here, [...]
Bogor (ANTARA News) – The government has prepared a program to speed up the achievement of economic development targets up to 2025. The economic development acceleration program would be formulated in documents which would be implementable with measurable targets, President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono said in his opening speech of a working meeting on government programs [...]
Jakarta (ANTARA News) – The Defense Ministry is to host a Jakarta International Defense Dialogue next March 23-25, Minister Purnomo Yusgiantoro said here on Friday. According to the minister, the dialogue would be participated in by defense ministers and 1,300 delegates from 40 countries in the Asia-Pacific region, Europe and Africa. He said the dialogue [...]
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