The Australian government has set aide 15 million Australian dollars for a program to support West Sumatra’s rehabilitation and reconstruction following the magnitude 7.9 earthquake that hit the province in September 30, 2009.
Australian Ambassador Bill Farmer expressed his country’s commitment to helping West Sumatra recover from the earthquake’s devastating impact when visiting the [...]
March 3, 2010 | Published in
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The Indonesian government has donated US$1 million in cash for victims of the powerful earthquake which devastated Chile recently.
The donation was symbolically presented by Coordinating Minister for People`s Welfare Agung laksono, who was accomapnied by Foreign Affairs Minister Marty Natalegawa and Social Affairs Minister Salim Segaf Al Jufrie, to Maria Fernanda Villa of the Chilean [...]
March 2, 2010 | Published in
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The Culture and Tourism Ministry has selected 10 tourist destinations across the archipelago to be promoted and developed this year.
Tourism development director general Firmansyah Rahim said the places were chosen from 22 that were short-listed previously for their potential to attract visitors.
“We will arrange local and international accesses to the 10 destinations,” Firmansyah said on [...]
February 26, 2010 | Published in
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President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono (SBY) has called on the Indonesian people to unite, pray and work to realize the national ideals.
The president made the appeal during a `zikir` (chanting in praise of Allah) event organized at the National Monument (Monas) here on Saturday morning. Hundreds of people attended the event despite a drizzle.
“We must be [...]
February 13, 2010 | Published in
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Children from various ethnic backgrounds happily shouted or knocked on doors of houses of Indonesian-Chinese around their neighborhoods asking for angpao distributed during Imlek Chinese New Year.
Others played in the street, performing a modified barongsai lion dance in various forms while their parents either sold snacks and accessories typical to Imlek or visited their Chinese [...]
February 13, 2010 | Published in
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Culture and Tourism Minister Jero Wacik has appointed Eddy Silitonga, a senior Indonesian singer, as promoter of Indonesia around the world traveling by land.
The journey would include visits to 49 countries in five continents and take more than nine months, a press release from the culture and tourism ministry said here on Tuesday.
Silitonga’s program as [...]
February 10, 2010 | Published in
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The government has raised the cost for Aceh and Nias reconstruction by Rp6.64 trillion in the 2010-2012 period.
“The money will include Rp 5.6 trillion for Nanggroe Aceh Darussalam (NAD) province, and Rp 1.06 trillion for Nias Island,” Director for Special Regions and Underpriviliged Areas Suprayoga Hadi said in Jakarta Monday (8/2).
He said the allocation of [...]
February 10, 2010 | Published in
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The government plans to allocate Rp270 trillion in funds for its poverty eradication program 2010-2014, according to a minister.
“For the implementation of the programs aimed at eradicating poverty in regions particularly, a budget of Rp270 trillion will be allocated,” National Development Planning Minister/Head of the National Development Planning Board (Bappenas) Armida S.
Alisyahbana said in her [...]
February 2, 2010 | Published in
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Foreign tourists and businesspeople from 64 countries have welcomed the new policy allowing a visa-on-arrival extension for up to 60 days, saying it will encourage people to spend more time in the archipelago.
A new regulation stipulates that from Jan. 26 onward, Indonesia will provide a 30-day visa-on-arrival, with the possible extension of another 30 days.
The [...]
January 28, 2010 | Published in
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President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has said Indonesia wanted to boost innovation in science and technology in the coming years with the government to continue increasing the budget allocation for such in the state expenditure.
For 2010, the Indonesian government has only allocated Rp 1.9 trillion (approximately US$205 million) or less than 1 percent of the total [...]
January 22, 2010 | Published in
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