The 26th Trade Expo Indonesia, Jakarta, 19-23 Oktober 2011

Debra Pangestu Just three hours from the capital, colonial-era plantations provide a taste of a different era. Visitors can stroll through the shrubs, hand pick their own leaves or take a tour of the processing facilities. (Debra Pangestu/JG Photo) Jakarta Globe, Tucked in the highlands of West Java, away from the endless hustle engulfing Jakarta, [...]

by Armando Siahaan Jakarta Globe, CNNGo published an article last week that ranks the 50 most delectable eats on the planet, and one of Indonesia’s most popular dishes, rendang, made it onto the list at number 11. Unfortunately, neither nasi goreng, sate ayam nor Indomie made the culinary hall of fame, with rendang being the [...]

Matthew Lee, Associated Press, Nusa Dua I concur: Indonesian Foreign Minister Marty Natalegawa, right, and US Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton attend a joint press conference during a Joint Commission meeting between the two countries at the Ayodhya Hotel in Nusa Dua, Bali, Indonesia, 24 July 2011. (AP/Saul Loeb, Pool) US Secretary of State [...]

Jakarta (ANTARA News) – The inceasingly bright growth prospects of Indonesia`s automotive market are boosting the government`s belief that the country can eventually become a car parts industry base for East Asia, chief economic minister Hatta Rajasa said. “If we consistently entertain the idea that Indonesia is an ideal place for automotive companies to base [...]

Jakarta (ANTARA News) – Indonesia expects investment in the country to increase by 15 percent to Rp240 trillion this year. The Capital Coordinating Board (BKPM) in its press statement here on Tuesday said until the first quarter of this year investment had reached Rp53.6 trillion. The total consists of Rp14.1 trillion in domestic investment and [...]

Μια Ιστορική Ματιά στην Ινδονησία Ο πρώτος γνωστός ανθρωποειδής κάτοικος της Ινδονησίας ήταν ο αποκαλούμενος “Ανθρωπος της Ιάβας”, ή Homo erectus, που έζησε εδώ πριν από μισό εκατομμύριο χρόνια. Πριν από περίπου 60,000 χρόνια, οι πρόγονοι των σημερινών Παπούα κινήθηκαν ανατολικά μέσω των νησιών, φθάνοντας τελικά στη Νέα Γουινέα και την Αυστραλία πριν από 30,000-40,000 [...]

Jakarta (ANTARA News) – President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has called on Energy Minister Darwin Zahedy Saleh to prepare taking measures to save energy, including efficiency in the use of subsidized fuel oil. Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs Hatta Rajasa said at Halim Perdanakusuma airport the president made the call for energy efficiency at a limited [...]

Wakatobi, SE Sulawesi (ANTARA News) – Coordinating Minister for People`s Welfare Agung Laksono here on Saturday launched Sail Wakatobi-Belitong (SWB) 2011. The main objective of the SWB is to make Wakatobi (Southeast Sulawesi Province) and Balitong (Bangka Belitung Province, Sumatra) national and international tourist destinations, according to Agung. The event is also expected to promote [...]

TEMPO Interactive, Jakarta:Indonesia, with its 237.6 million citizens, is the fourth largest populated country after China, India, and the United States in 2010. The National Demographics and Family Planning Agency (BKKBN) chairman Sugiri Syarief said that Indonesia’s population growth rate is about 1.49 percent per year. “That means, the population increases by 3.5 million to [...]