Some banks in Yogyakarta special province were ready to channel the first batch of reconstruction program fund to Seloharjo village in Pundong subdistrict in Bantul district which was severely hit by earthquake last May 27, an official said.
“The reconstruction fund will be given to 31 groups of people of Pundong, 13 groups of Dlingo subdistrict […]
DiGi, Malaysia’s mobile operator partly owned by Telenor, On October 06 revisited Yogyakarta in Indonesia after four months of a devastating earthquake in the surrounding areas which leave nearly 5, 000 dead and 40,000 injured.
This revisiting is to see the recovery process in the stricken area while making its own humble contribution to the people […]
Indonesia on Thursday paid the last standby loan to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) as part of the effort to ease the country’s debt burden.
Bank Indonesia Governor Burhanuddin Abdullah on behave of the Indonesian government carried out the payment of the loan worth US$ 3.18 billion.
“The payment indicates the fiscal confidence and flexibility of the […]
Lie Kiat Seng was initially bewildered when a female vagrant carrying her child turned down his invitation to drop by at the Budhimandala Sanggar Suci Lawang Temple in Malang, East Java, in 1998.
Usually, the woman would always accept the remaining snacks that 58-year-old Lie, who bears the Indonesian name Winantea Listiahadi, offered her at […]
Hundreds of people are expected to attend ceremonies Thursday in observance of the four-year anniversary of the bombings that claimed 202 lives in Kuta, Bali.
Oct. 12 will always be remembered by Indonesians and Australians as the day terrorism came to Bali. Dozens of foreign tourists died in the Saturday night attack, including 88 Australians.
A number […]
A House of Representatives special committee has agreed to draw up a new version of the pornography bill that members say will be more amenable to women, artists and non-Muslim indigenous cultures.
In a closed-door meeting of the committee, members agreed to articles that protected the sartorial preferences of people from indigenous cultures.
“A new stipulation carries […]
Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong has written to President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono to express his disappointment over smog from land-clearing fires in Indonesia that have blanketed parts of Southeast Asia.
In the letter, the Associated Press reported Lee stating that “Indonesia needed to deal with the problem in a timely and effective manner, so that […]
Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono contacted Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong by phone on Thursday to offer an apology for smoke from forest fires in Indonesia which had reached Singapore.
“The President offered an apology for the inconvenience the smoke has caused to the peoples of Singapore and Malaysia,” presidential spokesman Dino Patti Djalal said […]
Environment ministers from Southeast Asian nations afflicted by an acrid haze from land-clearing fires are to meet this week in Indonesia, the president’s spokesman has said.
Malaysia and Singapore have been angered by the haze from fires raging in Sumatra and Kalimantan in Indonesia, which every year drift over parts of the region, causing health problems […]
Iran and Indonesia may discuss possible cooperation in nuclear technology for nonmilitary purposes during an upcoming state visit by Indonesia’s Vice President Jusuf Kalla, Iran’s Ambassador Bahruz Kamal Vandi said Wednesday.
Vandi said the nuclear power option was one of several alternative energy sources he and Kalla discussed in a meeting.
“(Nuclear) energy is very important to […]
Pressure is intensifying on Indonesia to take action on the smoke haze blighting neighbouring countries as Singapore invited regional ministers to discuss “urgent” measures to tackle the problem.
Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong has written Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono to “express his disappointment” over the recurring problem, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said Wednesday.
Lee’s […]
Share prices ended the morning session narrowly mixed, with gains in selected blue chips including Astra International and Bank Mandiri, helping to offset some mild profit-taking in the broad market, dealers said.
The composite index ended the session up 3.636 points or 0.23 pct at 1,558.553 on volume of 1.12 bln shares worth 1.03 trln rupiah.
The […]