Thailand Asks Indonesia to Explain Its Policies to OIC
Denpasar, Bali - Thailand has asked Indonesia to help explain its policies on Muslim minority in that country to the Organization of Islamic Conference (OIC).
Its foreign minister, Kasit Piromya, said it was one of the two issued being emphasized at the two countries` seventh foreign ministerial meeting here on Thursday. 3/9/2010
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Bali Wins Another Best Tourism Award
Denpasar, Bali - Bali has won "The Best Leisure Destination in Asia Pacific" award from the Business Travellers Asia Pacific magazine based in Hong Kong, a tourism official said.
The award would be presented to the Bali provincial government at Contrad Hotel in Hong Kong on September 10, Head of the Bali Provincial Tourism Office Ida Bagus Subhiksu said here on Monday. 25/8/2010
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DEWA RUCI WINS BEST CREW PARADE IN TALL SHIP RACE
DEWA RUCI WINS BEST CREW PARADE IN TALL SHIP RACE
Hartlepool, UK - Indonesia`s naval training ship KRI Dewa Ruci and its crew won the title of The Best Crew Parade in the carnival in Hartlepool, about five hours travel from London.
Taking part in the carnival on weekend were 85 tall ships, in which Dewa Ruci held various Indonesian cultural and art performances including the Reok Ponorogo masked dance, which had entertained people at Hartlepool, northeast of of County Durham, which has a population of 90,000.
11/8/2010
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YOGYAKARTA, THAILAND EXPLORE TOURISM COOPERATION
YOGYAKARTA, THAILAND EXPLORE TOURISM COOPERATION
Yogyakarta - Yogyakarta`s provincial administration and the Thai government are exploring tourism cooperation through a language training for tourist guides.
11/8/2010
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CANADA APPRECIATES DEMOCRACY''S DEVELOPMENT IN RI
Jakarta - Canadian Foreign Minister Lawrence Cannon here Thursday expressed appreciation for the extent democracy and protection of human rights had developed in Indonesia. 5/8/2010
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Cooperation between ITS and Seneca
On May 20th, 2010 a Memorandum of Intent (MoI) between Institute Teknologi 10 November Surabaya (ITS) and Seneca College has been signed at Seneca College, Toronto. 10/6/2010
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PRESS RELEASE " SAIL BANDA 2010: Small Islands for Our Future"
The Government of the Republic of Indonesia will host a marine festival called "Sail Banda 2010" in Maluku Province starting on July 24 until August 17, 2010. Sail banda 2010 will officially open with a yacht rally that flags off on July 24 in Darwin, Australia and will culminate in Ambon on August 3, 2010. 31/5/2010
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PRESS RELEASE "Dream 2010, The 2nd International Students Summer Program
University of Gajah Mada in Yogyakarta, Indonesia is going to conduct "Dream 2010, the 2nd International Students Summer program" on July 12th - 25th, 2010. The purpose of this program is to call youths from various backgrounds and cultures from all over the world to do a small research which is based on three interests: small medium enterprises, post-disaster management, and community empowerment. 26/5/2010
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Press ReleaseIndonesia is Ready to Host International Environment Ministers Conference
Indonesia's environmental diplomacy has once again achieved international acknowledgement. Indonesia has been entrusted to host an international environment minister's conference in Nusa Dua, Bali from the 21" to the 26th of February, 2010. The 11th Special Session of the Governing Council of the United Nations Environment Programme/Global Ministerial Environment Forum (SS 11 GC/GMEF) focus on the main theme of "Environment in the Multilateral System", will be the first major environmental forum since the Copenhagen Climate Conference in December 2009. 12/2/2010
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RI Religious Figures Form Interfaith Council
Jakarta - 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.
The initiators of the IRC''s establishment were representatives of all the religions existing in Indonesia, namely Islam, Catholicism, Christianity, Hinduism, Buddhism, and Confucianism, as well as the country''s two largest Muslim Organizations, Nahdlatul Ulama" (NU) and Muhammadiyah. 1/2/2010
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Indonesis to Host Moslem Conference on Climate Change
Jakarta - 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. 28/1/2010
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Pemerintah Indonesia Bantu Rp. 15 Milyar Untuk Korban Gempa Bumi di Haiti
Pemerintah Republik Indonesia telah membentuk Tim Bantuan Kemanusiaan Indonesia untuk Haiti yang dikoordinir oleh Badan Nasional Penanggulangan Bencana (BNBP). Unsur yang tergabung dalam tim ini berasal dari BNBP, TNI, Basarnas, Kementerian PU, Kemkes, Kemsos dan Kemlu serta beberapa wartawan. 25/1/2010
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Press Release Earthquake in Padang, West Sumatra
A strong earthquake has struck West Sumatera, Indonesia on Wednesday, September 30, 2009 at 17:16 PM. The epicenter of the quake was at a depth of 71 km, 0,84 degrees southern latitude and 99,65 degrees northern longitude and estimated magnitude of 7,6 Righter Scale 3/10/2009
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Iklan Tentang Penjualan Tiga Pulau di Indonesia
Sehubungan dengan beredarnya iklan penjualan pulau-pulau di Indonesia melalui website perusahaan Private Islands Online di Toronto, bersama ini diberitahukan bahwa iklan tersebut tidak benar dan telah diganti dengan penjualan saham usaha resort. Selain itu perlu juga disampaikan pernyataan dari Gubernur Sumatera Barat sebagai berikut: 31/8/2009
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National Komodo Park Finalist in New World Wonders Selection
Jakarta -The National Komodo Park in Indonesia’s East Nusa Tenggara Province has been selected as a finalist in the New Seven Wonders of Nature campaign after defeating around 440 nominations from 220 countries. 26/7/2009
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Press Release The Government of the Republic of Indonesia on the Bombing Incidents in Jakarta
The Government of Indonesia strongly condemns the acts of terror that took place in Jakarta this morning, Friday, 17 July 2009. The innocent civilians have once again fallen victims of this murderous carnage. 17/7/2009
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RI Tourism Industry Grows 1.69 Percent
Jakarta, - Indonesia's tourism industry grew around 1.69 percent from January to May, 2009 with foreign tourist arrivals reaching 2.4 million, up 40,098 from the same period last year. 6/7/2009
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RI Foreign Minister to Visit China to Strengthen Ties
Beijing - Foreign Affairs Minister Hassan Wirajuda is scheduled to visit China on July 1-2, 2009, to have talks with Chinese officials to strengthen bilateral ties.
"At the invitation of Chinese Foreign Affairs Minister Yang Jiechi, Foreign Affairs Minister Hassan Wirajuda will visit China for two days," Qin Gang, a spokesman of the Chinese Foreign Affairs Ministry, said in a press conference here on Thursday. 26/6/2009
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RI''s Overseas Representatives Expected to Promote Investment Potentials
Beijing - The Investment Coordinating Board (BKPM) has called on all Indonesian economic representatives abroad to actively promote the country''s investment opportunities and invite foreign investors to invest in Southeast Asia''s biggest economy. 16/6/2009
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RI Tourism Grows 1.53 Percent
Jakarta, (ANTARA) - Indonesia''s tourism grew 1.35 percent from January to April 2009 with foreign tourist arrivals reaching 1.89 million, up 28,570 from around 1.86 million recorded in the same period last year. 14/6/2009
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RI Foreign Minister Talks about Climate and Partnership in Washington
Jakarta, - Foreign Minister Hassan Wirajuda touched on concrete action to promote Indonesia-United States partnership in Washington on Monday local time.
"Hassan Wirajuda will talk about bilateral issues, democracy and climate change", a foreign ministry official Jopkie Kurniawan said in Jakarta, Monday. 9/6/2009
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Cairns Group to Discuss Doha Round in Bali
Jakarta, - Ministers and ministerial-level representatives of agricultural produce exporting countries in the Cairns Group will meet in Bali on June 7-9 to discuss the stalled Doha Round of talks on free trade. 6/6/2009
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Indonesia Supports Increasing ASEM Membership
Jakarta, - Indonesia supports a plan to add Australia and Russia to the membership of the Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM) forum at the 8th ASEM summit in Brussels, Belgium, in October 2010. 28/5/2009
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President Calls for Halt to Rapid Destruction of Coastal Resources
Manado - President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono asked on Thursday countries all over the world to stop the widespread and rapid destruction of the world''s marine and coastal resources by applying ecosystem-based adaptation measures. 14/5/2009
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Canada to Participate in IPA Exhibition 2009
Jakarta - The Canadian Embassy will take part at the Indonesia Petroleum Association or IPA exhibition which will run from May 5 to 7, 2009 at the Jakarta Convention Center. 5/5/2009
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President Opens ADB Annual Meeting in Bali
Nusa Dua, Bali Province - President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono officially opened the 42nd Annual Meeting of the Board of Governors of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) here on Monday. 4/5/2009
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President Calls for Integrated Transportation Development
Cengkarang, Banten - President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono called on experts and transportation officials to think of an integrated transportation development system. 28/4/2009
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4,000 Participants from121 Countries to Attend WOC in Manado
Jakarta - Marine and Fishery Minister Freddy Numberi reported to President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono here on Wednesday that some 4,000 participants from 121 countries would take part in the upcoming World Ocean Conference (WOC). 23/4/2009
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Canada, BRR Recognize Each Other’s Accompliments in Tsunami Reconstruction Efforts
Jakarta - Canadian Ambassador to Indonesia John Holmes and Aceh-Nias Rehabilitation and Reconstruction Agency (BRR) Director Kuntoro Mangkusubroto signed a "joint statement of achievement" on both sides'' accomplishments in tsunami reconstruction efforts. 16/4/2009
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American Tourist to Bali Up 4.55 Pct
Denpasar - A total of 8,986 American tourists visited Bali in the January-February 2009 period, an increase of 4.55 percent compared to 8,595 who came to the island paradise in last year''s corresponding period. 13/4/2009
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First Quarter Economic Growth Still Estimated Above 4 Pct: BI
Jakarta, - Bank Indonesia estimates that the country''s economic growth in the first quarter of 2009 was still above four percent although it had dropped from the figure for the fourth quarter of 2008. 7/4/2009
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Statistics Agency: RI Still Enjoys Trade Surplus
Jakarta, - Although its exports in January through February dropped sharply, Indonesia still enjoyed a trade surplus, according to the Central Bureau of Statistics (BPS) on Wednesday. 2/4/2009
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President Arrives in London
London - President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono and First Lady Ani Yudhoyono arrived in London on Monday evening after an 18-hour flight, to attend the G-20 Summit. 31/3/2009
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Canada Opens Job Opportunities for Indonesians
Deposers - Canada has opened job opportunities for foreign workers including from Indonesia, in the formal sector, a Canadian immigration lawyer, Louay Alghoul, said here on Monday. 30/3/2009
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Foreign Investors Still Have High Confidence on Indonesia Economy
Jakarta, - Foreign investors still believed the Indonesian economy will grow despite the ongoing global financial crisis.
The belief was expressed by some foreign investors in a closed meeting with President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono at the state palace here on Tuesday. 25/3/2009
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RI, Pacific Islands Discuss Ways to Cooperate
Nusa Dua, Bali Province, - Indonesia''s marine resources and fisheries ministry and the Pacific Islands Forum Fisheries Agency (FFA) met in Nusa Dua recently to discuss ways in which the two sides could cooperate, the ministry reported on Friday. 22/3/2009
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Canadian Envoy Leads Business Delegation to North Sumatra
Jakarta, - The Canadian Ambassador to Indonesia, John Holmes, will open the Canada-North Sumatra Business Forum in Medan (North Sumatra provincial capital) on March 19, 2009, it was reported here Wednesday.
The event would be part of a three-day visit by a Canadian business delegation to North Sumatra, the Canadian Embassy said in a press release, adding that the purpose of the visit was to expand bilateral relations between Canada and Indonesia. 19/3/2009
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Canadian Embassy Organizing Mining Mission in RI
Jakarta - The Canadian Embassy said on Friday it is organizing a mining mission to promote Canadian investment in Indonesia.
The program which will take place here on March 16-19 will feature a seminar on mining opportunities and doing business in Indonesia, the embassy said in a press statement. 14/3/2009
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President Wants South Sulawesi to Benefit from East Asian Economic Development
Makassar, South Sulawesi - President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has asked South Sulawesi''s authorities and people to benefit from East Asian economic development plans to improve their welfare and economic conditions. 13/3/2009
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Government Incentives for Companies Using Local Products
Jakarta - The government is considering incentives for private businesses which prioritize the use of local products for their operation.
"We are still considering the most appropriate form of the incentive," trade minister Mari Elka Pangestu said after a dialogue with businessmen grouped in the Association of Indonesian Young Businessmen (Hipmi) here on Tuesday. 11/3/2009
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RI, South Korea Agree to Enhance Cooperation in Four Fields
Jakarta - Indonesia and South Korea agreed on Friday to enhance cooperation in the fields of education, research and technology, forestry and defense. 7/3/2009
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RI, Malaysia Agree to Promote World Islamic Economic Forum
Jakarta - Indonesia and Malaysia have agreed to promote the World Islamic Economic Forum (WIEF) for the progress of Moslems.
Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono and Malaysian Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi agreed at a meeting here on Monday to continue promoting the WIEF which has now become an official annual forum meeting of Islamic countries. 3/3/2009
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President to Open World Islamic Economic Forum
Jakarta - President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono is on Sunday slated to open the 5th World Islamic Economic Forum (WIEF) which will take place in Jakarta March 1-4, 2009, a spokesman for the event''s organizers said.
Regional Representatives Council (DPD) Vice Chairman Irman Gusman who is concurrently the WIEF steering committee''s chairman, said Friday the forum''s theme this year was “Food and Energy Security and Stemming the Tide of the Global Financial Crisis." 1/3/2009
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President Yudhoyono Chairs IMT-GT Summit
Hua Hin - President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono chaired the 4th Summit of Indonesia-Malaysia-Thailand Growth Triangle (IMT GT) here on Saturday, prior to the opening of the 14th ASEAN Summit scheduled for later in the day.
Indonesia currently chairs the 4th IMT GT Summit and the 5th BIMP EAGA Summit, according to a statement issued by Dino Patti Djalal, a presidential spokesperson. 1/3/2009
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World Bank Provides $2.4 Million in Grant for Piped Water Connections
Jakarta - The Indonesian Government and the World Bank, in its capacity as administrator of the Global partnership on Output-Based Aid (GPOBA), signed an agreement on a grant worth US$2.4 million for expanding piped water supply to Surabaya's urban Poor. 24/2/2009
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BI Optimistic Economic Growth Rate to Reach 4-5 Percent
Jakarta - Bank Indonesia (BI) Governor Boediono has expressed optimism that Indonesia''s economy will reach a growth rate of 4 -6 percent in 2009.
"We are optimistic the national economic growth rate in 2009 will reach the level of 4 - 5 percent," Boediono said at the Finance Ministry here on Monday. 16/2/2009
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President: Aceh-Nias Disaster Management Holds Good Lesson
Jakarta - President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has asked all parties to take a valuable lesson from the management of the tsunami and earthquake disaster in Nanggroe Aceh Darussalam and Nias to implement it when other disasters happen. 14/2/2009
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RI''s Non Oil/Gas Exports Target to be More Realistic
Jakarta - Trade Minister Mari Elka Pangestu said here Tuesday that the revision of non oil and gas export target would be made more realistic to anticipate the weakening world economy.
"The revision of still under comprehensive considerations. We have to be ready to revise and act realistically since every nation should anticipate it," the minister said. 11/2/2009
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Minister: Pertamina to Become World Class Company
Jakarta - State Enterprises Minister Sofyan Djalil said he was optimistic state-owned oil company Pertamina can become a world-class company like Malaysia''s Petronas.
"Petronas has become big because it is always led by the right persons who implement the right policies. Pertamina must emulate Petronas," the minister said here Friday at his office. 9/2/2009
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