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Archive: 17 February 2009

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Tangerang To Go for Hydroponic Agrobusiness

It really is simply hydroponics Iggy.

Info minister calls on public to buy Indonesian products

Originally Posted By: biznewsInfo minister calls on public to buy Indonesian products...........He said it was time to change the paradigm that quality and branded products were always imported products while domestic products were always poor.

Land certificate process made easy in C. Jakarta

JAKARTA: Starting Monday, the Central Jakarta chapter of the National Land Agency will run a mobile service called Larasita, acronym for the Public Service for Land Certification, in an bid to wipe out illegal fees often occurred in land certificate procedures.

Coal Sales to be Below Standard Price

TEMPO Interactive, Jakarta:Mineral, Coal, and Geothermal director general Bambang Setiawan has said the government has indicated coal businesses paying royalties to the government to be selling coal below the standard price.This has created concerns that the state’s revenues will decrease.

Tangerang To Go for Hydroponic Agrobusiness

you could use external supports quite easily; guy wires, stakes, etc. also, hydroponic plants typically grow very shallow and fibrous roots. also, they could be "dwarfed" using hard pruning.

Tangerang To Go for Hydroponic Agrobusiness

Originally Posted By: Polisi Cepekaren't they big huge trees? What medium would the roots be in so it didn't fall over?? They are more shrubby than tree-like, but they can grow quite tall - probably over 3 meters.

Tangerang To Go for Hydroponic Agrobusiness

aren't they big huge trees? What medium would the roots be in so it didn't fall over??

Tangerang To Go for Hydroponic Agrobusiness

it would be quite possible. the question is, would it be cost effective.

Tangerang To Go for Hydroponic Agrobusiness

Hydroponic "guava" eh? Nudge, nudge. Sure as hell no-one's growing a tree that size hydroponically.

Batam To Have Internet Center

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Info minister calls on public to buy Indonesian products

Jakarta, Feb 16 (ANTARA) - Minister of Communications and Information M. Nuh called on the Indonesian public here on Monday to prefer using domestic IT products including computers and laptops."This is important as a real effort to reduce potential lay-offs," he said.

State enterprises aim to boost real sector to counter slowdown

The Jakarta Post, JAKARTA State owned enterprises (SOEs) have increased capital expenditure up to a total of Rp 146.9 trillion (US$12.49 billion), in order to boost the growth of the real sector which has been slowing down due to the global economic downturn.

Govt to secure 65m tons of coal for the local market

Indonesia expects to secure 65 million tons of coal for the domestic market this year, in part thanks to a planned regulation requiring that coal contractors must sell part of their coal production to the domestic market.

Oil investment in weak market

The US$14 billion oil and natural gas mining contractors plan to spend this year on exploration and production development would not generate a lot of new jobs, which we badly needs, as the country is widely predicted to suffer from a steep economic downturn, with a projected growth rate as low as...

Tangerang To Go for Hydroponic Agrobusiness

TEMPO Interactive, Tangerang: The Tangerang municipality will soon implement hydroponic agro-business to improve its agricultural productivity. "We can develop red rice or guava in limited areas," said Tangerang mayor Wahidin Halim yesterday.

Indonesia Proposes Strong Collaboration In Tourism

BATAM, Indonesia, Feb 17 (Bernama) -- Indonesia is proposing a strong collaboration with Malaysia to increase the number of tourists to both countries.Apart from using tourism incentives such as low price packages, the republic has suggested that the two countries promote each other through...

Indonesia mulls "use local" decree, denies protectionism

JAKARTA (Reuters) - Indonesia plans to order its nearly four million civil servants to use local products ranging from footwear to heavy machinery to help the economy weather the global financial crisis, officials said on Monday.

Indonesia Grows at Slowest Pace in 2 Years on Exports

Feb. 16 (Bloomberg) -- Indonesia’s economy expanded at the slowest pace in more than two years as the global recession crimped demand and reduced prices of the nation’s palm oil, rubber and electronics exports.Southeast Asia’s biggest economy grew a less-than-estimated 5.

Batam To Have Internet Center

TEMPO Interactive, Jakarta: To transform Batam into a digital area, PT Telkom yesterday launched the Telkom Internet Center at Batam International port. This center is the first to be launched out of the 50 Internet points scheduled to be installed in Batam.