Indonesian president nominated as GGGI president
Jakarta – Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has been nominated as a candidate of president of the Seoul-based international environmental organization Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI) to replace Lars Lokke Rasmussen.President Yudhoyono accepted the nomination. The election of the GGGI president will … Continue reading Indonesian president nominated as GGGI president
Indonesian energy minister declared corruption suspect
Jakarta – The Corruption Eradication Commission or KPK, the Indonesian anti-corruption watchdog, declared on Wednesday that Energy and Mines Minister Jero Wacik is a suspect in a corruption case, The information was made public by Deputy Chairman of KPK Zulkarnaen.
Widodo attends to social issues first
Jakarta – A close aide to Indonesian president-elect Joko Widodo said on Tuesday that he and his running mate Jusuf Kalla would create the social security net first before deciding to increase the price of subsidized fuel to ease the state … Continue reading Widodo attends to social issues first
Indonesia’s power transition talks on schedule
Jakarta – Indonesian outgoing president Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono and president-elect Joko Widodo were scheduled to have a meeting aimed at smoothing transfer of power as energy subsidy issue would likely to highlight in the meeting.The upcoming meeting, scheduled on the island of … Continue reading Indonesia’s power transition talks on schedule
Defeated Indonesian presidential candidate accepts court ruling
Jakarta – Losing Indonesian presidential contender, former general Prabowo Subianto accepted the final decision of the Constitutional Court that rejects all of his allegations stipulated on his lawsuit on the result of last month’ s presidential race, party’s coalition spokesman said … Continue reading Defeated Indonesian presidential candidate accepts court ruling
Indonesian constitutional confirms Widodo as president
Jakarta – Indonesian Constitutional Court or MK on Thursday handed down its final decision that rejected all the challenges on the result of July’s presidential polls filed by losing presidential candidate, former general Prabowo Subianto, Chairman of the court Hamdan Zoelva … Continue reading Indonesian constitutional confirms Widodo as president
Indonesia: Tremendous foreign investment after election
Jakarta – Indonesia has recorded tremendous figure of foreign investment in share trading portfolio up to 55.5 trillion rupiah (about 4.75 billion U.S. dollars) following conclusion of a peaceful election, a senior official overseeing national stock exchange said here on Monday. … Continue reading Indonesia: Tremendous foreign investment after election
Indonesia: 15 tourists missing, 10 rescued after boat capsizes
Jakarta – A boat carrying foreign holidaymakers sank in waters off Lombok Island of central parks of Indonesia on Saturday evening, 15 tourists went missing and 10 others rescued safely, rescuer said on Sunday. The boat on route of Labuhan to … Continue reading Indonesia: 15 tourists missing, 10 rescued after boat capsizes
Moderate quake strikes off eastern Indonesia
Jakarta – An earthquake measuring 5.4 on the Richter scale jolted Maluku in eastern part of the country on Sunday, the Meteorology and Geophysics Agency said here. The quake struck at 09:38 a.m. Jakarta time (0238 GMT) with epicenter at 119 … Continue reading Moderate quake strikes off eastern Indonesia
Indonesia offers to mend tension on Korean peninsula
Jakarta – Indonesian Foreign Affairs Minister Marty Natalegawa said on Wednesday that the nation offered ways to pass on messages and idea between North and South Korea in a bid to build up new dynamism in creating peace on the Korean … Continue reading Indonesia offers to mend tension on Korean peninsula