things are now becoming clearer: thug taxi drivers in bali want bluebird shut down because they can't cheat and steal from bules any more. Bali Blue Bird taxi drivers seek police protection Drivers of Bali Blue Bird taxis have asked protection from Denpasar Police following protests and violence by...

JAKARTA, Feb. 15 (Xinhua) -- Indonesian government has promised to provide more attention on reviving manufacturing, service sectors, among the hardest hit by the global crisis last year so as to provide more employment, the Jakarta Post reported here on Monday.

JAKARTA, Feb. 17 (Xinhua) -- Indonesian Health Ministry has banned hospital on using the name of "international" before having been accredited by the Joint Commission International, a senior official said here on Wednesday. Director General for Public Health Services of the ministry Farid.

Bogor (ANTARA News) - The Indonesian government will continue campaigning for increased use of domestic products to maintain their leading position in the country, a spokesman said, To that end, the government had asked all cabinet ministers to also appreciate and prefer to use domestic products,...

Jakarta (ANTARA News) - Indonesia will tighten the implementation of SNI standard requirements to prevent the inflow of cheap and low quality products following the implementation of the Asean-China Free Trade Agreement (ACFTA), a minister said.

Japan said Tuesday it would be ready to increase investment here should the Indonesian government remove obstacles hampering economic growth, including power problems and bad roads. The statement was made at a meeting between the Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC) and the government,...

Indonesia will host an Asia-Pacific ministerial conference from Apr. 14 to Apr.17, offering infrastructure projects worth at least US$5 billion, officials say. The 2010 Asia-Pacific Ministerial Conference on Public-Private Partnerships (PPP) for Infrastructure Development will be held at the...

Australia and New Zealand are reacting to Indonesia’s plans to improve the output of four food commodities through the new “food resilience” programs, Agriculture Minister Suswono says. “Self-resilience programs are yet to start but New Zealand and Australia are already panicking,”...