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Economy
Indonesia Investment Board is Optimistic on Google
Indonesia Investment Coordinating Board (BKPM) confirms on Google’s investment plans in Indonesia this year. BKPM is sure the permit issuance will be smooth and there will be no regulation difficulties that may hinder Google from investing. “They (Google) have confirmed their investment here,” said Gita Wirjawan, Chief of BKPM. However, Gita admitted that he hasn’t [...]
Indonesia Refuses to Abide Prohibition of Blue Fin Tuna Trading
Indonesia refuses a suggestion on banding blue fin tuna trading. In an international trading convention for wild plantation and animals species in Doha, March 12-25, blue fin tuna which mostly lives in the Atlantic Ocean is proposed to be categorized as protected species from any trading activities or Appendix 1. Chief of Data, Statistics Information [...]
Travel and Leisure
Raja Ampat, Discovering the Sea Ghost at the Island of the Four Kings
Raja Ampat in English means The Island of The Four Kings. It is an island surrounded by magical sea with enchanting natural phenomenon full of biological varieties one can best imagine. It has 1,320 species of fishes with 75% of total world’s coral varieties. Raja Ampat has 10 times more of total coral species can [...]
The Ring of Fire: An Expedition on the Magical Volcanoes of Indonesia
One of Indonesian news conglomeration, Kompas, organizes a grand expedition called The Ring of Fire. This expedition explores volcanoes and continental plates in Indonesia which entwined as The Pacific ring of fire. It starts from Toba caldera, then climbing up to volcanic rings of Sinabung and Sibayak, the infamous Krakatau, Agung and Rinjani. Team will [...]
Others
President SBY Confirms; First Lady Will Not Go for the 2014 Election
Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, both as Chief Mentor of Demokrat party and the President of the Indonesia confirms that the First Lady, Ani Yudhoyono, will not go for the 2014 presidential election. This statement is to end the public speculations on AY’s participation at the next election. “The answer to a question if Mrs. Ani Yudhoyono [...]
Indonesia Refuses to Abide Prohibition of Blue Fin Tuna Trading
Indonesia refuses a suggestion on banding blue fin tuna trading. In an international trading convention for wild plantation and animals species in Doha, March 12-25, blue fin tuna which mostly lives in the Atlantic Ocean is proposed to be categorized as protected species from any trading activities or Appendix 1. Chief of Data, Statistics Information [...]
Illegal Practices Threat International Trade of Tuna
INDONESIA – The effort to optimize international trading of tuna meets its drawback dealing with illegal trading towards. Indonesia is suspected smuggling blue fin tuna to Japan and is subject to sanctions because of that. General Secretary of People Coalition for Just Fisheries (Kiara), Riza Damanik, stated in one of his visit to Jakarta that [...]