Foreign Affairs Minister Marty Natalegawa installed 11 consuls general here Friday, in accordance with Presidential Decree No. 44/M/2010.
Bank Indonesia governor Darmin Nasution said Asian currencies are appreciating including the rupiah because economic growth in the region is better than in the US.
Credits grew at an average of 19.6 percent in the first semester this year compared to the same period last year.
The government has issued Presidential Regulation (Perpress) Number 46 of 2010 on the establishment of a National Anti-terrorism Agency (BNPT).
President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono would give a state address to mark the Independence Day next month before a joint session of the Regional Representatives Council (DPD) and House of Representatives (DPR), Sudi Silalahi said.
Religious Affairs Minister Suryadarma Ali has asked Islamic organizations in the country not to conduct sweeps on entertainment centers ahead of the Islamic fasting month.
President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono warned here Friday there was no longer any need for a dichotomy of military and non-military camps in building Indonesia was unnecessary.
Bank Indonesia (BI) Deputy Governor Hartadi A Sarwono said the central bank would keep monitoring the movements of the rupiah`s exchange rate so that it would not appreciate too fast.
Former Vice President Jusuf Kalla has offered several ways to solve the problem of recent gas cylinder explosions.
State oil company PT Pertamina is planning to disburse a standby loan of US$250 million to anticipate the possibility of the government increasing the subsidized fuel oil volume.
Ten percent of 160 earthquake and tsunami detecting instruments in Indonesia is out of order.
Former Vice President Jusuf Kalla has admitted he bears a "moral responsibility" for the government`s program to replace kerosene with liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) in households.
Maluku`s fishery potential can boost the province`s s economy, said Fisheries and Marine Affairs Minister Fadel Muhammad.
At least 500 scouts across the country stage coastal and a marine salvage mission in Ambon from July 29 to August 3, 2010.
The United Nations has acknowledged Indonesia`s commitment to increasing the safety of 3,156 schools and 105 hospitals, according to an official report.
A bomb exploded in Bangkok early on Friday, seriously wounding a man and stoking fears of civil unrest following a deadly blast five days ago and violent anti-government protests in April and May.
Maluku Governor Karel Albert Ralahalu has expressed eagerness to organize an international windsurfing competition in the provincial city of Ambon.
Salehuddin (30), a resident of Gampong Koto, Central Kluet sub district, South Aceh District, Aceh, was trampled to death by a herd of elephants, Friday.
- The Malaysia External Trade Development Corporation (Matrade) recently concluded a specialised marketing mission to Jakarta and found tremendous business opportunities for Malaysian construction companies.
The government will speed up the absorption of smallholder business credits (KUR) in the second semester so that it would surpass the Rp13.15 trillion target by the end of the year, Hatta Rajasa said.
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