Sabang int`l seaport to operate in 2012

Monday, November 23rd, 2009

Aceh province`s Sabang international seaport which is now under construction is scheduled to commence operations in 2012, the port`s administrator said. "The project is to support the economic growth of the Sabang Free Port and Trade Area," Sabang Port Administrator Teuku Saiful Ahmad said here on Friday.

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RI to stop importing cows weighing over 350 Kg

Monday, November 23rd, 2009

Agriculture Minister Suswono said that Indonesia would import cows that weighed not more than 350 kg each so that they could be raised in the country first before being slaughtered. "So far, Indonesia has been importing cows weighing more than 350 kg. Many of the imported cows even weighed between 400 ...

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Govt to review fertilizer prices in April 2010

Monday, November 23rd, 2009

Visiting Indonesian Agriculture Minister Suswono said here on Friday the government would review domestic fertilizer prices in April next year. "Fertilizer prices in the country will be reviewed in April 2010 because the amount of state budget funds to subsidize them has decreased," the minister said.

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VP visits small scale industry in Italy

Monday, November 23rd, 2009

ndonesian Vice President Boediono and his entourage on Thursday visited a small-scale ceramics industry at Dereto, about a one-hour`s drive from Rome. Boediono, accompanied by his wife, Herawati, was greeted by Dereto Mayor Alfaro Verbena upon arrival.

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