Govt revokes 715 problematic bylaws

The government has revoked at least 715 regional bylaws which were considered to have hindered investment in Indonesia within the first 100 days of President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono's second-term administration. [...]

 

Indonesia will not develop nuclear power anytime soon: Minister

Energy and Mineral Resources Minister Darwin Zahedy Saleh said the government had yet to consider developing nuclear energy for electricity generation. [...]

 

Indonesia pushes for settlement of Doha Round

Indonesia and other member countries of the World Trade Organization (WTO) will continue pushing to solve the Doha Round of the WTO talks to the benefit of all in view of the importance of improving the world business climate. [...]

 

President asks Indonesian diplomats to help attract investment

President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono asked Indonesian diplomats Thursday to proactively help attract investment to the country in order to meet Rp 2,000 trillion (US$ 214 billion) in investment fund target per year. [...]

 

700 Freeport workers pray for peace

About 700 workers from US-based gold mining company PT Freeport Indonesia held a mass prayer Wednesday, calling for peace after a shooting incident broke months of calm at their workplace in January. [...]

 

National leaders gather to draw up five year plan

President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono on Tuesday kicked off a two-day meeting with Cabinet ministers and the country’s 33 governors to discuss national development plans for the next five years. [...]

 

Court favors indigenous Papuans

The Papuan Legislative Council will have to appoint 11 new members after the Constitutional Court issued a ruling on Monday favoring two Papuans who demanded that indigenous people be better represented. [...]

 

Indonesia’s economy on track, says World Bank

Indonesia’s economy has returned back on track following a period of lower growth last year due to the global economic crisis. [...]

 

RI submits emission cuts target to UN

Indonesia has lodged an official report on its emission reduction target to the UN on Sunday as doubts remain over the possibility of countries to reach an ambitious deal this year. [...]

 

London Conference on Afghanistan, 28 January 2010: Indonesia supports international efforts for peace and development process in Afghanistan

The attendance of a high ranking Indonesian delegation led by the Minister for Foreign Affairs Dr R M Mary M Natalegawa at the London conference on Afghanistan on 28 January underlined the Republic of Indonesia’s strong commitment to promoting international peace and regional security. [...]

 

Indonesia and the World 2010 (Part 2 of 2)

Indonesia's preoccupation with various global challenges in 2010 will not be at the expense of its commitment to contribute to peace, stability and prosperity of its own region - Southeast Asia . [...]

 

Part 1 of 2: Indonesia and the world 2010

By any measure, the first decade of the 21st century has been a momentous one for Indonesia . The decade witnessed the transformation of Indonesia into what has been hailed as the third largest democracy in the world. [...]

 

No Amdal, no coal mining in Kalimantan: Ministry

To prevent further environmental damage, the government has said it would revoke the licenses of mining firms operating in Kalimantan that do not have environmental impact analysis documents (Amdal). [...]