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Indonesia pitches Kalimantan as new growth hub at Borneo forum

Indonesia, Oct. 9 -- Indonesia plans to make Kalimantan and its new capital Nusantara engines of economic growth, National Development Planning Minister Rachmat Pambudy and Nusantara Capital Authority... Read More


Bulog posts Rp2.6 trillion profit as rice aid expands

Jakarta, Oct. 9 -- Indonesia's State Logistics Agency (Bulog) posted a Rp2.6 trillion (about US$145 million) profit through September 26, driven in part by rice distribution and government food assist... Read More


Green industry shift creates new economic opportunities, minister says

Jakarta, Oct. 9 -- Indonesia's Minister of Industry Muhammad Sarmuji said the transformation toward green industry could open new economic opportunities for national industry through energy efficiency... Read More


Finance minister details division of tasks among three deputies

Jakarta, Oct. 9 -- Indonesia's Finance Minister Suahasil Nazara detailed the division of tasks among his three deputy, with each still paying attention to other fiscal responsibilities. Speaking at a... Read More


Put state spending to work for industry

Jakarta, Oct. 8 -- Government spending on goods and capital is a direct stimulus for absorbing domestically manufactured products. Yet a high share of local procurement does not automatically translat... Read More


Indonesia taps domestic research to improve People's Schools

W Java, Oct. 8 -- Indonesia's Social Affairs Ministry and the National Research and Innovation Agency (BRIN) agreed on Thursday to apply domestic research and technology to improve the operations of P... Read More


Ministry promotes six tourism villages in educational tourism push

Jakarta, Oct. 8 -- The Indonesian Ministry of Tourism is promoting six tourism villages as prime destinations for educational trips (edutrips) for schools, bridging classroom curricula with educationa... Read More


Indonesia deports Thai fugitive wanted in corruption case

Tangerang, Banten, Oct. 8 -- The Directorate General of Immigration at Indonesia's Ministry of Immigration and Correctional Affairs, in collaboration with the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK), ... Read More


Sade Museum to complement Mandalika MotoGP sports tourism

Indonesia, Oct. 8 -- The Sade Museum in Rembitan Village, Central Lombok District, has been prepared as a cultural tourism destination complementing the Mandalika MotoGP, the motorcycle racing world c... Read More


Indonesia targets global Muslim tourists with halal tourism push

Jakarta, Oct. 8 -- The Indonesian government is preparing supporting facilities, including prayer spaces, as well as halal food and products, across key tourist destinations to attract more internatio... Read More