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PRESIDENT HIGHLIGHTS SOME RESULTS OF FIRST 100 DAYS PROGRAM President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono here on Thursday highlighted part of the government's achievements in implementing its first 100-days program....(more detail) -Antara, 29 January 2010- |
RI RELIGIOUS FIGURES FORM INTER-FAITH COUNCIL A number of interfaith figures here Thursday declared the formation of an Inter-Religious Council (IRC) in Indonesia to optimize the role of religious communities.... (more detail) -Antara, 29 January 2010- |
MALUKU COMMUNITY IN NETHERLANDS TO HELP PROMOTE "SAIL BANDA 2010" Maluku-born people in the Netherlands are ready to support the international marine event "Sail Banda 2010" in Maluku by intensively promoting it in European countries, a local tourism official said.... (more detail) -Antara, 28 January 2010- |
RI FOREIGN MINISTER ATTENDS LONDON CONFERENCE ON AFGHANISTAN Indonesian Foreign Minister Marty Natalegawa attended a conference on Afghanistan in London on Thursday.... (more detail) -Antara, 28 January 2010- |
YUDHOYONO TO SET UP NATIONAL COMMITTEE FOR INNOVATIONS President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono plans to set up a national committee for innovations (KIN) to deal with global economic challenges, chief economic minister Hatta Radjasa said....(more detail) -Antara, 28 January 2010- |
RI-US INTERFAITH MEET STRESSES RELIGIOUS TOLERANCE PROMOTION IN SCHOOLS A number of religious leaders and youth figures from Indonesia and the United States participating in an Interfaith Dialogue here have agreed to promote religious tolerance in schools in their respective communities.....(more detail) |
CHOPPERS EC-725/225 DEVELOPED FROM SUPER PUMA Helicopters EC-725 and EC-225 which are the latest products of Eurocopter are developments of chopper S-332, better known as Super Puma....(more detail) |
INDONESIA SUPPORTS COPENHAGEN ACCORD Indonesia will soon express support to the Copenhagen Accord reached at the 15th UN climate change talks in Copenhagen, Denmark, in December 2009...(more detail) |
INDONESIA TO HOST MOSLEM CONFERENCE ON CLIMATE CHANGE Indonesia will host an international Moslem conference on climate change, which will be the first of its kind in Bogor, West Java, on March 1-2, 2010, a committee member said....(more detail) -Antara, 27 January 2010- |
MINISTER TO PROPOSE VERIFICATION FOR SEVEN KINDS OF IMPORTS To protect domestic industries from the impact of free trade, Industry Minister MS Hidayat is to propose compulsory verification for seven kinds of imported goods....(more detail) |
DECREE REVISION TO INCREASE USE OF HOME-MADE PRODUCTS The government will soon finish the revision of Presidential Decree No. 80/2003 on Good and Service Procurement in an effort to increase the use of home-made products, a senior minister said.... (more detail) -Antara, 27 January 2010- |
RI, US CO-SPONSORING FIRST INTERFAITH DIALOG Indonesia and the United States are to co-sponsor a major interfaith conference in Jakarta from January 25-27, 2010, a US Embassy press release said on Monday....(more detail) |
WEST SULAWESI PRODUCES 150,000 TONS OF COCOA PER YEAR Cacao estates in West Sulawesi province are now producing more than 150 thousand tons of cocoa per year... |
KOREAN INVESTOR TO BUILD PLTA IN MAMUJU A Korean investor has expressed readiness to make an investment in a hydro-power plant (PLTA) in the Karama river basin in Mamuju, West Sulawesi province.... (more detail) |
TERNATE TO BE DEVELOPED INTO SCIENCE TOURISM DESTINATION The municipal government of Ternate, capital city of North Maluku province will develop the region into a science tourism destination especially relating to history, flora and fauna.... (more detail) -Antara, 25 January 2010- |
IMMIGRATION TO INTRODUCE VOA SINGLE TARIFF The Directorate General of Immigration of the Law and Human Rights Ministry will introduce a single tariff system to Visa on Arrival (VOA) management ...(more detail) -Antara, 27 January 2010- |
FOREIGN MINISTER OPENS RI-US INTERFAITH DIALOGUE Foreign Minister Marty Natalegawa here Monday officially opened the first Indonesia-US interfaith dialogue that will run until January 27, in Jakarta on Monday...(more detail) -Antara, 25 January 2010- |
WHO APPROVES RI'S PROPOSAL TO DECLARE JULY 28 HEPATITIS DAY The World Health Organization (WHO) has approved Indonesia`s proposal to declare July 28 as World Hepatitis Day.... (more detail) -Antara, 24 January 2010- |
BATAM APPROVES 1,132 FOREIGN INVESTMENT PROJECTS UNTIL 2009 The Batam authority approved 1,132 foreign investment projects valued at US$5.662 billion and 173 domestic investment projects valued at Rp3.245 trillion until 2009.... (more detail) -Antara, 24 January 2010- |
RI TO IMPLEMENT NEW VoA SYSTEM IN FEBUARY Indonesia is to implement a new, and more lenient Visa-on-Arrival (VoA) system for citizens of many countries starting in February 2010, a Culture and Tourism Ministry official said....(more detail) |
RI INTENDS TO HOST NEW SEVEN WONDERS SELECTION MEETING Indonesia intends to host an international meeting to select the New Seven Wonders in 2011, a senior tourism official said....(more detail) -Antara, 23 January 2010- |
RI-SPONSORED RESOLUTION ADOPTED BY WHO EXECUTIVE BOARD MEETING The Indonesian delegation to a WHO executive board meeting in Geneva has successfully sponsored a resolution on improvement of people`s health through safe and environmentally sound waste management, an Indonesian official said. at the 126th session of the WHO executive board in Geneva...(more detail) -Antara, 23 January 2010- |
INDONESIAN TOURISM INDUSTRY REMAINS COMPETITIVE IN 2010 Indonesia`s tourism industry remained able to compete with such countries as Singapore, Malaysia, and Thailand amid the world`s declining tourist visits, an official said...(more detail) |
RI-US INTERFAITH MEETING TO TAKE PLACE IN JAKARTA A group of religious and civil society leaders from Indonesia and the United States are to meet here next week to strengthen interfaith cooperation, a government official said.... (more detail) -Antara, 23 January 2010- |
RI OPENS 10 NEW REPERSENTATIVE OFFICES ABROAD Indonesia has officially opened nine new embassies and one Asean representative office this week. The nine embassies are in Kazakhstan, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Oman, Mozambique, Panama, Equador, Bosnia-Herzegovina and Croatia...(more detail) -Antara, 23 January 2010- |
RI, CHINA TO EXPLORE COOPERATION IN DEFENSE INDUSTRY The Indonesian and Chinese governments are exploring the possibility of forging bilateral cooperation in the field of security and defense industries to strengthen their relations...(more detail) -Antara, 22 January 2010- |
RI TO BE INVITED TO LONDON CONFERENCE ON AFGHANISTAN Indonesia will be invited to attend the London Conference on Afghanistan to be co-hosted by UK Prime Minister Gordon Brown, Afghanistan President Karzai and United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon in London on January 28, 2010....(more detail) -Antara, 22 January 2010- |
KOREA CHOOSES INDONESIA TO RECEIVE KSP PROJECT SUPPORT The Korean Ministry of Strategy and Finance and the Korean Development Institute had chosen Indonesia to receive the incentive support under the Korean knowledge sharing program project.....(more detail) -Antara, 22 January 2010- |
PRESIDENT TO OPEN WORLD ENVIRONMENT MINISTERS MEETING IN BALI President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono is expected to open the 11th meeting of world environment ministers which will take place in Bali February 21-26, 2010. ...(more detail) |
RI HEALTH MINISTER ATTENDS WHO EXECUTIVE BOARD SESSION IN GENEVA Indonesian Health Minister Endang Rahayu Sedyaningsih is currently attending the 126th session of the WHO executive board in Geneva to discuss such issues as influenza pandemics....(more detail) -Antara, 21 January 2010- |
PRESIDENT HOPES INDONESIA TO BECOME INNOVATIVE NATION President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono said he wished to make Indonesia a nation capable of creating or developing various technological and scientific solutions to overcome various shortcomings in the country.....(more detail) |
PRESIDENT OBAMA ENDORSES US-INDONESIA SCIENTIFIC COOPERATION U.S. President Obama has reportedly endorsed the U.S.-Indonesia scientific cooperation in the field of technology research and development to the two countries' relations....(more detail) -Antara, 21 January 2010- |
JOGJA WALK HERITAGE INTERNATIONAL TO BE HELD AGAIN The Yogyakarta Tourism Agency will this year again hold the Jogja Walk Heritage International....(more detail) |
FOREIGN MINISTRY REPATRIATES 50 SHIP CREW MEMBERS FROM MYANMAR The Foreign Ministry has repatriated a total of 50 ship crew members from Yangon, Myanmar, who arrived in the country on Monday (Jan 18) night by Malaysian Airlines....(more detail) -Antara, 20 January 2010- |
RI, SOMALIA TO LIBERALIZE TWO-WAY TRADE IN CERTAIN GOODS Somalia has agreed to exempt three groups of Indonesian commodities from import duties under a bilateral cooperation agreement signed recently, Indonesia's trade minister said...(more detail) -Antara, 19 January 2010- |
WEST SUMATRA PRODUCES MILKFISH BAIT TO CATCH TUNA West Sumatra in 2010 begins producing a total of 15,000 milkfish per week to be produced into bait to catch tuna fish in the region`s waters, the provincial governor has said....(more detail) -Antara, 18 January 2010- |
US ENVOY FOR SCI-TECH COOPERATION TO VISIT RI Indonesia will be the first predominantly Muslim country to be visited by a US envoy exploring science and technology cooperation based on President Barack Obama's commitment to mend the US relations with the Islamic world...(more detail) -Antara, 17 January 2010- |
INDONESIAN FM PRAISES VIETNAM'S ASEAN CHAIRMANSHI Indonesian Foreign Minister M. Natalegawa has praised Vietnam at the start of the year it WILL hold the regional organization's chair, saying that "Vietnam has started its ASEAN chairmanship very well."...(more detail) |
INDONESIA PREPARES STEPS TO DEAL WITH ACFTA Indonesia has prepared at least ten steps to deal with the implementation of the Asean-China Free Trade Agreement (ACFTA) as of January this year....(more detail) |
ASITA URGES INTRODUCTION OF TAX REFUND SYSTEM FOR TOURISTS The Association of Indonesian Tour and Travel Agencies (ASITA) has called on the government to immediately implement a tax refund scheme for foreign tourists to stimulate their spendings in the country....(more detail) |
MOST "SAIL BANDA" ACTIVITIES TO TAKE PLACE IN AMBON Most of the activities in the international marine event "Sail Banda" in July-August 2010 will take place in Ambon city, Maluku`s provincial capital, Ambon Mayor Jopi Papilaya said here on Saturday....(more detail) -Antara, 16 January 2010- |
RI-US BEGIN DISCUSSIONS ON SECOND DEBT-FOR-NATURE DEAL TO SAVE FORESTS The United States government was pleased to announce on Friday the start of discussions toward conclusion of a second debt-for-nature agreement under the US Tropical Forest Conservation Act (TFCA) to finance tropical forest conservation...(more detail) -Antara, 16 January 2010- |
RI TO INCREASE SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY COOPERATION WITH US Indonesia will increase its cooperation in science and technology with the US through discussion meetings of scientists from various fields, an academic said....(more detail) -Antara, 16 January 2010- |
RI DISPATCHES HUMANITARIAN TEAM TO HAITI Indonesia has sent a team to Haiti to help in humanitarian activities for victims of a 7.0 earthquake that had hit that country....(more detail) -Antara, 16 January 2010- |
PRESIDENT SATISFIED WITH FIRST 100-DAYS PROGRAM President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono is satisfied with the performance of the Second United Indonesia Cabinet in carrying out the government's first 100 days program...(more detail) -Antara, 15 January 2010- |
VP: EDUCATION REMAINS MAIN PRIORITY Vice President Boediono has stated that education remains the government`s main priority because education is a crucial element for national progress....(more detail) - -Antara, 15 January 2010- |
PRESIDENT EVALUATES PROGRESS IN FIRST 100-DAYS PROGRAMS President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono at his office on Thursday chaired a cabinet plenary session to evaluate progress in the implementation of the government's first 100-days programs....(more detail) -Antara, 15 January 2010- |
TIRE EXPORTS TO EGYPT EXPECTED TO REACH US$100 MILLION The chairman of the Indonesian Tire Companies Association (APBI), A Aziz Pane, estimated that the value of Indonesia's tire exports to Egypt would reach US$100 million in 2010.... (more detail) -Antara, 15 January 2010- |
RI TO SEND DISASTER RESPONSE TEAM TO HAITI President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has instructed the National Disaster Management's Quick Response Unit (SRC-PB) to send a team to Haiti to help victims of the powerful earthquake that hit the Carribean country last Tuesday (Jan 12)....(more detail) , -Antara, 15 January 2010- |
RI TO RAISE NON-OIL EXPORTS TO EGYPT BY 10 PCT Indonesia will increase its non-oil/non-gas exports to Egypt by 10 percent in 2010 following closer trade relationship between the two countries, ... (more detail) |
RI, LAOS CONSIDERING JAKARTA-VIENTIANE FLIGHT ROUTE Indonesia and Laos are exploring the possibility of opening a direct flight route between Jakarta and Vientiane... (more detail) -Antara, 13 January 2010- |
JAPANESE EXPERTS TO CONDUCT FEASIBILITY STUDY OF AGRIBUSINESS TERMINAL A group of Japanese experts will soon conduct a feasibility study of an agribusiness terminal in Penengahan subdistrict, South Lampung regency.... (more detail) |
MINISTER: 100-DAY PROGRAM ALMOST COMPLETELY READY The government`s first 100-day program in the economic field is running smoothly and almost 100 percent accomplished, Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs Hatta Rajasa said here on Tuesday....(more detail) |
40 PCT OF RI'S EXPORTS TO JAPAN DONE UPON EPA Around 40 percent of Indonesia's non-oil and gas exports to Japan have been carried out using a low-tariff facility according to the Indonesia-Japan Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) effective as of July 2008, Mari Pangestu said..... (more detail) -Antara, 12 January 2010- |
KADIN MORE OPTIMISTIC ABOUT ECONOMY IN 2010 The Indonesian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Kadin) is optimistic towards the country's economy in 2010 raising its maximal projection of growth to 6.5 percent....(more detail) |
ASEAN, CHINA HELD FORUM ON FREE TRADE AREA ASEAN and China have successfully concluded a forum on the China-ASEAN Free Trade Area (FOCAFTA) which started Sunday (Jan. 10) in Nanning City in China`s Guangxi Zhuong Autonomous Region. ...(more detail) -Antara, 11 January 2010- |
CENDERAWASIH UNIVERSITY TO BUILD RENEWABLE ENERGY RESEARCH CENTER Cenderawaih State University (Uncen) will build a renewable energy research in Papua under a RI-Dutch cooperation scheme....(more detail) |
ASEAN IS FOUNDATION OF EAST-ASIA AND PACIFIC: MINISTER The Indonesian government considered the concept of East Asian community or the Asia Pacific region can not be realized without the ASEAN Community as its main foundation....(more detail) -Antara, 09 January 2010- |
FOREIGN MINISTRY TO IMPROVE MIGRANT WORKERS' PROTECTION SERVICES The Foreign Affairs Ministry will strive to improve its services to protect Indonesian migrant workers abroad in 2010, Foreign Affairs Minister Marty Natalegawa said...(more detail) -Antara, 09 January 2010- |
RI TO CONTINUE ACTIVE ROLE IN MULTILATERAL DIPLOMACY: FOREIGN MINISTER Indonesia will continue to put a great deal of efforts into multilateral diplomacy this year, Foreign Affairs Minister Marty Natalegawa said here on Friday. ... (more detail) -Antara, 08 January 2010- |
FOREIGNERS MAY IN FUTURE STAY, OWN PROPERTY IN RI :MINISTER Foreigners in Indonesia may in the future be given the right to stay and own property in the country so they can contribute to the national economy, Public Housing Minister Suharso Manoarfa said....(more detail) -Antara, 08 January 2010- |
RI TO FOCUS ON SUPPORTING ASEAN COMMUNITY 2015, MINISTER Indonesia will focus on enhancing the realization of ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian
Nations) Community by the year of 2015, Minister of Foreign Affairs .... (more detail) |
RI STILL COMMITTED TO HELP SOLVE WORLD CONFLICTS, MINISTER Indonesia will keep its commitment to help solve the world conflicts in 2010, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Marty Natalegawa said during his yearly press conference speech here on Friday.... (more detail) |
BALI TO FACE AFTA WITH PRODUCTS' QUALITY IMPROVEMENT :GOVERNOR In the face of the ASEAN Free Trade Area (AFTA) Bali will emphasize improvement of the quality of its tourism products, small industries and handicraft household products, the island's top administrator said....(more detail) |
JAMU TO BE USED IN PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICES: MINISTER Jamu or traditional Indonesian herbal medicine will in future be used in public health services alongside conventional drugs, Health Minister Endang Rahayu S. said here Wednesday....(more detail) -Antara, 07 January 2010- |
RI, JAPAN DISCUSS NEW COOPERATION IN DISASTER-MANAGEMENT TECHNOLOGY Indonesia and Japan on Wednesday discussed new bilateral cooperation in the Information and Technology (IT) sector, especially their use in disaster-management.... |
MINING INVESTMENTS IN 2010 TO REACH US$2.5 BILLION The Indonesian government plans to invest up to US$2.502 billion in the general mining sector namely minerals, coal and geothermal in 2010, an official said here on Tuesday... (more detail) |
RI'S NON-OIL/NON-GAS EXPORTS EXPECTED TO GROW 6-7.5 PCT Trade Minister Mari Elka Pangestu said Indonesia's non-oil/non-gas exports in 2010 are expected to grow by 6 to 7.5 percent along with the global economic recovery.... (more detail) --Antara, 6 January 2010- |
TAX RECEIPTS ACCOUNT FOR 97 PCT OF TARGET Indonesia's tax receipts in 2009 stood at Rp565.77 trillion, accounting for 97.99 percent of the target set in the revised 2009 state budget, a tax official said..... (more detail) |
RI'S 2009 INFLATION HITS 10-YEAR LOW Indonesia's inflation fell to a ten-year low of 2.78 percent in 2009, the Central Statistics Board (BPS) said on Monday.... (more detail) |
PRESIDENT SATISFIED ABOUT COUNTRY'S 2009 ECONOMIC PERFORMANCE President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono said Indonesia`s economic performance in 2009 was quite sound despite the global economic crisis.... (more detail) |
GOVT TO CONSIDER HERO'S TITLES FOR GUS DUR, SOEHARTO President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono will put proposals to name the late former presidents Abdurrahman Wahid (Gus Dur) and Soeharto through the mechanism required by the law, a presidential spokesman said.... (more detail) |
SPECIAL TEAM SET UP TO ANTICIPATE FTA'S IMPACTS Indonesia has set up a special team with members from various ministries and businesses to anticipate the impact of the implementation of the Asean-China Free Trade Agreement and CEPT AFTA.... (more detail) |
RI PROJECTS THIS YEAR'S FISHERY PRODUCT EXPORTS AT US$2.9 MILLION Indonesia sets its 2010 fishery product exports at US$ 2.9 million, a marine and fisheries affairs official said..... (more detail) |
GOVT TRYING TO BREAK BARRIERS TO RI'S FISHERY EXPORTS The government is trying to break barriers to Indonesia's fishery exports, including to the European Union, a minister said..... (more detail) - -Antara, 4 January 2010- |
GUS DUR'S DEATH, SORROW FOR ALL ELEMENTS A Bogor Interfaith Social Agency (Basolia) figure, KH Zaenal Abidin, said that the death of KH Abdurrahman "Gus Dur" Wahid brought sorrow for all religious followers and national elements..... (more detail) -Antara, 03 January 2010- |
ASEAN-6 SET TARIFFS AT ZERO Starting on the first day of 2010, Brunei Darussalam, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore and Thailand can import and export almost all goods across at no special tariffs, it was reported here Friday....(more detail) |
VIETNAM 2010 ASEAN CHAIRMAN Vietnam officially assumed the position of ASEAN chairman on Januray 1 till December 31, 2010, replacing Thailand... (more detail) - -Antara, 2 January 2010- |
CATHOLICS HOLD GUS DUR JOINT MEMORIAL PRAYERS Some Catholics and inter-faith charity agencies welcomed the new year by holding joint inter-faith prayers on behalf of former President Abdurrahman Wahid at the Cathedral, Bogor, West Java, Thursday (31/12) .... (more detail) |
SINGAPORE LEADERS CONVEY CONDOLENCES ON GUS DUR'S DEATH Singapore leaders conveyed condolences on the death of former president Abdurrahman Wahid, or intimately addressed to by Gus Dur.... (more detail) |
PRESIDENT NAMES GUS DUR "FATHER OF PLURALISM" President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has declared the late former president Abdurrahman Wahid "Father of Pluralism" in recognition of the deceased's examplary ability to transcend the nation's multi-faceted diversity.... (more detail) |
AUSTRALIAN GOVT EXPRESSES CONDOLENCES OVER DEMISE OF GUS DUR The Australian government expressed condolences over the demise of Indonesia`s former president Abdurrahman, intimately addressed to by Gus Dur, who passed away on Wednesday..... (more detail) |
NAJIB CONVEYS CONDOLENCES TO GUS DUR'S FAMILY Prime Minister Najib Razak Thursday conveyed his condolences to the family of Abdurrahman Wahid and the people of Indonesia over the death of the former Indonesian president.... (more detail) |
JAPAN, US EXTEND CONDOLENCES ON GUS DUR'S DEMISE The Japanese and United States governments Thursday extended condolences on the demise of former Indonesian president Abdurrahman Wahid popularly known as Gus Dur.... (more detail) -Antara, 1 January 2010- |
PRESIDENT PAYS LAST RESPECTS TO GUS DUR President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono on Wednesday night paid his last respects to former president Abdurrahman Wahid or Gus Dur who died of complications at Cipto Mangunkusumo Hospital earlier in the day.... (more detail) |
PRESIDENT LEADS GUS DUR'S STATE FUNERAL President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono led a state funeral for former President Abdurrahman Wahid or more popularly known as Gus Dur at a family graveyard in Jombang, East Java, on Thursday.... (more detail) |
PRESIDENT DECLARES WEEK-LONG NATIONAL MOURNING FOR GUS DUR'S DEMISE President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono on Wednesday declared a week of national mourning on the demise of former president Abdurrahman Wahid popularly known as Gus Dur.... (more detail) |
FORMER PRESIDENT ABDURRAHMAN WAHID PASSES AWAY Former president Abdurrahman Wahid, or Gus Dur, passed away at Cipto Mangungkusumo Hospital at 18.40 local time on Wednesday, his personal secretary said... (more detail) |
NGO PLANTS 5,000 TREES IN ACEH TO MARK TSUNAMI ANNIVERSARY Aceh Green Initiative (AGI) activists on Wednesday planted 5,000 trees in Banda Aceh city and Aceh Besar district as part of the fifth anniversary of the tsunami that hit Aceh in 2004. ... (more detail) -Antara, 31 December 2009- |
RI TO HOLD ASIAN CONSTITUTIONAL COURTS CONFAB IN 2010 Indonesia will host the Conference of Asian Constitutional Courts in Jakarta in July 2010.... (more detail) |
RI NAVY TO PRIORITIZE BORDER AREAS IN SECURITY PATROLS The Indonesian Navy is to give priority to the country's sea border areas in its security patrols in 2010, a spokesman said.... (more detail) |
RI'S ENERGY, MINERAL REVENUES EXCEED STATE BUDGET TARGET Indonesia's energy and mineral resources sector contributed Rp235.3 trillion to state revenues this year, surpassing the target of Rp230.2 trillion set in the revised 2009 state budget, a minister said.... (more detail) |
TOURIST ARRIVALS IN BALI EXCEED TARGET Denpasar - The number of tourist arrivals in Bali is likely to hit a record high of 2.1 million in 2009, well above the target of 1.8 million for the year, a tourism official said... (more detail) |
VP TO ATTEND CHRISTMAS CELEBRATION IN MANADO Manado, North Sulawesi - Vice President Boediono is scheduled to attend a Christmas celebration in Manado, North Sulawesi Province, on Monday afternoon... (more detail) |
MAKASSAR CITY WILL OPEN MUSEUM IN MALAYSIA The Makassar city administration, South Sulawesi province, will open a museum in Malaysia in 2010, cultural office spokesman said..... (more detail) |
RI TROOPS IN LEBANON MODEL TO OTHER UN PEACE-KEEPERS The rising image of Indonesian troops in conducting their task as part of the UN peace-keeping force in Lebanon became a model to peace-keepers from other countries in the war-torn country in the year 2009.... (more detail) |
WEST KALIMANTAN'S URANIUM RESERVES ENOUGH TO GENERATE POWER 150 YEARS Indonesia's West Kalimantan province has uranium reserves enough to generate electricity for 150 years, a local development planning official said here on Saturday.... (more detail) |
BANDA ACEH BEING PREPARED TO BECOME HARD PORT CITY Banda Aceh is being prepared to have a seaport for very large ships by 2014, Aceh Governor Irwandi Yusuf said here on 26 December.... (more detail) |
MALAYSIA TO SET UP MUSEUM IN MAKASSAR The Malaysian government will open a museum gallery in Makassar, provincial capital of South Sulawesi, in 2010, a Malaysian official said.... (more detail) |
VP LEADS TSUNAMI COMMEMORATION IN ACEH Banda Aceh - Vice President Boediono led the commemoration of the fifth anniversary of tsunami disaster in Aceh on Saturday.... (more detail) |
ASEAN SG AND DSGs MEET INCOMING CHAIRS OF ASEAN The Secretary-General and Deputy Secretaries-General of ASEAN for ASEAN Political-Security Community (APSC), ASEAN Economic Community (AEC) and ASEAN Socio-Cultural Community (ASCC) were on a first-ever 2-day visit to Vietnam on 22-23 December 2009..... (more detail) |
ASEAN ACCORD ON DISASTER MANAGEMENT ENTERS INTO FORCE The ASEAN Agreement on Disaster Management and Emergency Response (AADMER) entered into force on Thursday after being ratified by all of ASEAN's 10 member countries.... (more detail) |
PRESIDENT EMPHASIZES IMPORTANCE OF NATIONAL STABILITY Surabaya, East Java - President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono emphasized the importance of national stability and security for the sake of the economic development amid the current global turmoil.... (more detail) |
ACEH TO OBSERVE FIFTH YEAR AFTER 2004 TSUNAMI Some 2,500 people are expected to particpate in a natural disaster response simulation to be held in Aceh Besar district as part of the fifth anniversary of the tsunami that hit Aceh in year 2004.... (more detail) |
RI MUST INCREASE PRODUCTIVITY, COMPETITIVENES AHEAD OF AFTA : ECONOMIST Indonesia must not open its domestic market widely but enhance productivity and competitiveness in the face of the ASEAN Free Trade Area in 2010, an economist said here Monday..... (more detail) |
INDONESIA TO HOST 2010 FAEA MEETING Indonesia will host the 2010 ASEAN Economists Association Federation in 2010, General Secretary of the Indonesian Economic Scholars Association (ISEI PP) Anggito Abimanyu, said here Monday....(more detail) |
RI TO PREPARE CONCRETE STEPS AFTER COPENHAGEN TALKS President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono said Indonesia will prepare a number of concrete steps after the UN climate change talks in Copenhagen, Denmark.... (more detail) |
RI HAILS COPENHAGEN ACCORD President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono said Indonesia hails the endorsement of the Copenhagen Accord concept to be part of the UN climate change summit.... (more detail) |
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