Sungailiat, Bangka (ANTARA News) - The Indonesian government has declared ten regions in the country top tourist destionations in a move to boost the national tourism industry."The policy to declare ten regions top tourist destinations will hopefully encourage each of the regions to improve...

The Jakarta Post | Sat, 10/18/2008 4:00 PM | BusinessBusiness owners in Batam free trade zone have threatened to put their operations on halt if the local state power firm insisted on imposing an increase of 14.8 percent in electricity tariffs.

Editorial: Tourism Minister's Wacik's Pollyannaish Reaction to the Current Economic Crisis is Ripe with Danger for Indonesia's Tourism Industry.(10/18/2008) Stock markets around the globe have lost trillions in value.

Friday, 17 October, 2008 | 23:51 WIBTEMPO Interactive, Bandung:Limited educational facilities is the main impediment to producing more oil experts in Indonesia. "ITB can only take in few students due to lack of facilities," said Bandung Institute of Technology (ITB) rector Djoko Santoso,...

Friday, 17 October, 2008 | 23:57 WIBTEMPO Interactive, Jakarta:Maluku government hopes the central government will support post-conflict rehabilitation and reconciliation by developing the infrastructure and energy in the region to attract investors in the tourism and fishery sectors.