On a recent four day working visit to the province of East Nusatenggara, President Bambang Yudhoyono said that he supports the province’s proposal to host “Sail Komodo 2013”, reported East Nusatenggara governor, Frans Lebu Raya. President Yudhoyono reminded , however, that the event must be well planned and vigorously promoted well in advance, and should [...]
Indonesia wants to attract more than 3.2 million tourists from other ASEAN member countries in 2011, a tourism official said. “This year, we set a target of attracting 3.2 million tourists from ASEAN to visit Indonesia,” Chrismiastutie, the culture and tourism ministry`s deputy director for ASEAN region, said here on Wednesday. ASEAN has always been [...]
Indonesia remains committed to implementing the Reduction of Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation (REDD+) with Norway. Indonesia remains fully committed although the presidential decree on a moratorium on peat land and natural forest conversion had not yet been signed so far, Vice President Boediono said as quoted by his spokesman, Yopie Hidayat, here on [...]
Indonesian Foreign Affairs Minister Marty Natalegawa on behalf of the Indonesian government appreciates the latest development on Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak step-down, on Friday (Feb 11) night. “The Indonesian government congratulate to the entire nation of Egypt who has been able to overcome today`s challenges,” Marty said in a press release received here, Saturday. Marty [...]
Unicef says it has allocated US$4 million for the development of education programs in Papua and West Papua provinces for the 2010-2012 period. The support is being provided in efforts to improve the quality of education offered in the two provinces, Sri Karna, a member of Unicef’s education staff in Biak, said on Friday, as [...]
Tourism in Indonesia, especially in the cultural city of Yogyakarta is expected to develop even faster following an important role played by tourist guides. Indonesian Tourism Humanity Friendship Forum (Fosipa) chairman Sarbini said in Yogyakarta over the weekend that the tourist guides had an important role to support the image of that tourism city with [...]
Vice President Boediono said that Indonesia should be developed into a center for economic growth, not as a mere energy supplier for other countries because energy need at home had also continued to increase. “Indonesia must become an economic growth center, not as a mere energy supplier,” Vice Presidential Spokesman Yopie Hidayat said here on [...]
In a sign that efforts by Indonesia as ASEAN chair can provide a climate conducive to Cambodia and Thailand resolving their border conflict amicably, the two countries are likely to agree to establish lines of communication with each other. After separately talking more than three hours with his Cambodian and Thai counterparts on Monday and [...]
Investors from South Korea, Taiwan and China will build 22 footwear factories in Indonesia in 2010, providing jobs for more than 60,000 people, according to an official. Industry Ministry secretary-general Ansari Bukhari said the footwear manufacturers had expressed their intentions to set up production facilities in Indonesia and had asked for government support to ensure [...]
ASEAN Flag Hoisting Ceremony at Indonesian Embassy, 12 April 2012
Innovation Norway to Open a Jakarta Office, Indonesian Residence – Oslo, 23 March 2012
Anak Indonesia at Reiseliv 2012
Indonesian Tourism at Reiseliv 2012
Gateway College Farewell Gathering, 19 January 2011
Indonesian Tourism at Reiseliv 2011