President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono said Indonesia is serious about conserving its forests to contribute to the balance of the environment and climate. Speaking to the press aboard an Oslo-bound presidential plane on Wednesday, he said the seriousness was reflected by concrete action rather than a mere slogan or plan to maintain the area of the [...]
TRANSCRIPT JOINT PRESS BRIEFING THE PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF INDONESIA AND PRIME MINISTER OF NORWAY AFTER THE OPENING OF OSLO CLIMATE AND FOREST CONFERENCE HOLMENKOLLEN PARK HOTEL RICA, OSLO-NORWAY MAY 27, 2010 Prime Minister of Norway Welcome to this press conference. First of all, I would like to express how glad I’m together, to [...]
The government plans to direct climate change aid committment from Norway worth US$1 billion for saving peatland forests in Sumatra, Kalimantan and Papua, Gusti M Hatta said. “We will direct it for saving peatland forests and it will be discussed with governors. We are made more optimistic by the aid,” the environment minister said here [...]
Education reform should be followed up with innovation, President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono said here on Tuesday. Speaking at the peak event of National Education Day 2010 at the State Palace, the president said that to restore the education system`s basic value, school curriculum, evaluation and teaching methods should be reviewed. To develop future innovation, students [...]
People in the border regions in East Kalimantan which have merely been watching Malaysian television, can now watch Indonesian television, especially TVRI, following the introduction of satellite. “Now 14 regencies and towns are receiving information broadcasts, especially people in the RI-Malaysia border regions,” head of East Kalimantan TVRI station Kemas Tolib said here Monday. Tragically, [...]
Minister of Defense Purnomo Yusgiantoro said the Indonesian Defense Forces (TNI) would install radar to monitor activities in the country’s waters from Ambalat in East Kalimantan to Tahuna in North Sulawesi. “All the territorial waters in the region from Ambalat to Tahuna would be covered by marine radars,” the minister said on the sidelines of [...]
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic Indonesia and the Embassy of the Republic of Indonesia in Oslo proudly invite you to participate in the 2010 Indonesian Arts and Culture Scholarship Programme to be held in Bandung (West Java), Denpasar (Bali), Solo (Central Java), and Surabaya (East Java) on 26 July to 22 October [...]
Chief of the Investment Coordinating Board (BKPM) Gita Wirjawan said investment in the first quarter of this year reached Rp42.1 trillion. “Investment in the first quarter of this year reached Rp42.1 trillion consisting of 574 projects,” Wirjawan said here on Sunday. He said that the foreign investment was recorded at Rp35.4 trillion or US$3.8 billion [...]
Indonesia will ratify a nuclear test ban treaty soon, says the foreign minister, after previously deciding to hold off on ratification until the US made the first move. Marty Natalegawa told the House of Representatives on Thursday that he would officially announced the ratification of the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty (CTBT) during the Non-Proliferation Treaty [...]
The Transport Ministry looks set to licence two Russian airline companies to fly to Indonesia this year. The two Russian airlines, Transaero and Aeroflot, would serve direct flights linking the two countries starting at the end of this year, Air Transport Director Tri S Sunoko said in a press statement on Friday. Transaero which had [...]
