Jakarta needs more interactive museums
Source: The Jakarta Post
Kemang :: Indonesia | updated 2013-05-18 20:41:03 -0700 | political-news
Ramadian, who visited the Old Town with his family, eventually decided to roam around Fatahilla Square during the time remaining. My son preferred enjoying the scenery and open space here rather than visiting the old, dark museum, he said during...
Hopes beginning to fade for those still trapped in Freeport Indonesia mine
Source: China Post
Jakarta :: Indonesia | updated 2013-05-18 11:57:49 -0700 | travel-news
Freeport McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc. said on Saturday that rockfalls were hampering rescue efforts after a tunnel collapse four days ago at its giant Indonesian copper mine, with hopes fading of finding alive any of the 23 still missing....
Google boss Eric Schmidt may snub Prime Minister David Cameron over company's House of Commons ...
Source: The Independent
Bae :: Indonesia | updated 2013-05-18 21:04:22 -0700 | sports-news
The internet giant Google has thrown a corporate veil of secrecy around its billionaire executive chairman putting in doubt his scheduled attendance at a meeting in Downing Street on Monday with the Prime Minister. Eric Schmidt, a member of the...
Merangin teachers go on strike to protest unpaid allowances
Source: The Jakarta Post
Jakarta :: Indonesia | updated 2013-05-18 06:15:40 -0700 | political-news
The strike, which is being led by the Merangin Teachers Forum, is expected to last until the government responds to the issue. Teachers are still going to the schools but no classes are being held, the forum's secretary, Nukman, said...
Surakarta hosts traditional children games' festival this weekend
Source: The Jakarta Post
Jakarta :: Indonesia | updated 2013-05-18 02:55:12 -0700 | entertainment-news
The festival is being organized by the Suryo Sumirat Mangkunegaran dance group at the Plaza Sriwedari. There will be many kinds of traditional games on offer and songs to accompany the games that are rarely heard today, said Esti Andrini,...
16 hospitals withdraw from Jakarta healthcare program
Source: The Jakarta Post
Jakarta :: Indonesia | updated 2013-05-18 02:55:12 -0700 | health-news
Jakarta healthcare program The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Jakarta Sat, May 18 2013, 4:30 PM Jakarta Deputy Governor Basuki Ahok' Tjahaja Purnama confirmed that 16 hospitals had withdrawn from the Jakarta administration's healthcare program, Jakarta Health Card (KJS), due to their...
Monsanto eyes RI's corn rise on new seeds
Source: The Jakarta Post
Mojokerto :: Indonesia | updated 2013-05-18 02:06:45 -0700 | green-news
Monsanto Indonesia corporate affairs head Herry Kristanto said on Thursday that the company expected Indonesia's corn yield to increase from its current 4.95 tons per hectare to 7.5 tons per hectare by 2015, assuming that its technologically modified seeds would...
Leaders call for composure, restraint
Source: The Jakarta Post
Jakarta :: Indonesia | updated 2013-05-18 01:20:02 -0700 | political-news
The commission is slated to hold a plenary meeting on May 25 at the earliest...Suwena said that he has told all customary village chiefs across Bali to play an active role to maintain a conducive atmosphere during the election process....
Garuda to open new route from Bandung to Denpasar
Source: The Jakarta Post
Denpasar :: Indonesia | updated 2013-05-18 01:20:00 -0700 | political-news
Garuda to open new route from Bandung to Denpasar The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Archipelago Sat, May 18 2013, 2:22 PM Garuda to open new route from Bandung to Denpasar National flight carrier Garuda Indonesia has introduced its new domestic route...
Media brings more benefits to owner than public, says NGO
Source: The Jakarta Post
Jakarta :: Indonesia | updated 2013-05-18 01:19:58 -0700 | political-news
O Bambang Muryanto, The Jakarta Post, Yogyakarta National Sat, May 18 2013, 2:27 PM An NGO unveiled that media liberalization, which started in 1998, has served the owners' interests rather than those of the public. Media owners tend to use...
Poland to invest in tourism in Surakarta
Source: The Jakarta Post
Surakarta :: Indonesia | updated 2013-05-18 01:19:58 -0700 | political-news
First counselor Romuald Morawski from the Polish Embassy to Indonesia overseeing investment and trade promotion said that Polish investment in Surakarta would focus on maintenance and preservation of the city's heritage. Poland has a long experience in managing and maintaining...
Honda to spend Rp 3.3t on new motorcycle factory
Source: The Jakarta Post
Karawang :: Indonesia | updated 2013-05-18 01:19:54 -0700 | business-news
AHM production, engineering and procurement director David Budiono said the company would invest up to Rp 3.3 trillion (US$338.17 million) in the new plant, which would have the capacity to produce 1.1 million motorbikes a year. He said the new...
Adira, BII Finance upbeat despite gloomy market
Source: The Jakarta Post
Jakarta :: Indonesia | updated 2013-05-18 01:19:54 -0700 | business-news
PT BII Finance Center are optimistic businesses will continue to grow in 2013, despite the planned fuel price increase and the estimated drop in motorbike and car sales. The publicly listed Adira, part of Bank Danamon, hopes the company's total...
Government recognizes customary forests
Source: The Jakarta Post
Jakarta :: Indonesia | updated 2013-05-17 21:06:30 -0700 | green-news
On Thursday, the court decided to scrap the word state from Article 1 of the 1999 Forestry Law, which says customary forests are state forests located in the areas of custom-based communities. The court also ruled that the government had...
Maarif Institute fights radicalism
Source: The Jakarta Post
Jakarta :: Indonesia | updated 2013-05-17 21:06:30 -0700 | political-news
Over the past 10 years, Fajar said, Indonesia has been slowly doing away with pluralism and has turned more sectarian and exclusive. The persecution of Ahmadis and Shiites, he said, was proof that religious intolerance was on the rise in...
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