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Archive: 5 October 2010

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AFITA conference in Bogor on it application in agriculture

Bogor (ANTARA News) - Asian experts on the application of information technology in agriculture began a four-day meeting here Monday to discuss ways of speeding up the dissemination of information technology among Asian farmers.

Foreign tourist arrivals expected to exceed target

Jakarta (ANTARA News) - Minister of Culture and Tourism Jero Wacik said he was optimistic that the number of foreign tourists who visited Indonesia in 2010 would exceed the target of seven million."I am confident that the 7 million foreign tourist arrival target would be achieved or even...

Govt issues mineral, coal check prices

Jakarta (ANTARA News) - The government has issued an energy and mineral resources ministerial decisiion no 17 of 2010 on mineral and coal sales check prices."The regulation took effect September 23, 2010, must be followed by all mineral and coal producers," Mineral and Coal Director...

AFITA conference expected to encourage agribusiness

Bogor, West Java (ANTARA News) - The seventh international conference of the Asian Federation for Information Technology in Agriculture (AFITA) being held in Bogor, West Java, is expected to give a boost to the agribusiness sector, one of the meeting`s organIzers said.Prof. Dr.

Gov't urged to develop growth centers in E Indonesia

JAKARTA, Oct. 4 (Xinhua) -- The Indonesian government was urged to develop growth centers in the eastern part to fill economic gap with western and central ones, a press statement said here on Monday.Eastern Indonesia public figures, parliament and senate agreed that the economic gap pushed...

Indonesia Applies Highest Logistics Tariff

"In other countries, the percentage never reaches above five percent"VIVAnews - The costs for logistics in Indonesia are apparently higher compared to other countries. However, the efforts to reduce the amount have yet to be carried out by the government.