Archive: 19 April 2007
4 articles found
Thu, 19 Apr 2007
Aceh province moves to exploit natural-resource potential
Aceh is a province that is blessed by abundant natural resources and wealth that have long lain undeveloped due to a 32-year insurgency that only recently came to an end.Now, in a new era of peace and development after the long years of civil unrest and the 2004 tsunami disaster, the opportunities...
Thu, 19 Apr 2007
Indonesians still prefer wet markets, survey shows
Living the life as a devoted mother/wife and a full-time career woman, 52-year-old Sri Widyawati refuses to be categorized as one of today's modern working moms -- when it comes to shopping, she always prefers to do it the traditional way!"I insist on buying fresh food every day from the itinerant...
Thu, 19 Apr 2007
NGOs to seek court review of Investment Law
A legal aid institution and a number of non-governmental organizations are to challenge the constitutionality of the recently enacted Investment Law, which they claim will prejudice the interests of the people."We will ask the Constitutional Court to review five articles of the neo-liberal Law No.
Thu, 19 Apr 2007
Riau Islands economic zone to be realized soon: Yudhoyono
JAKARTA (JP): The government will speed up the realization of Exclusive Economic Zones in three islands -- Batam, Bintan and Karimun -- in the Riau Islands province, said provincial governor Ismeth Abdullah Tuesday.