PLN HAS LONG WAITING LIST OF WOULD BE SUBSCRIBERS

Pontianak (Antara West Kalimantan) - General Manager of the West Kalimantan branch of Perusahaan Listrik Negara (PLN) Bima Putra Jaya said there are 18,000 people in the waiting list seeking to be subscribers of the state company in the province. Bima said PLN is determined...

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WEST KALIMANTAN IMPLEMENTS SUSTAINABLE MANAGEMENT OF PEATLANDS

Pontianak (Antara West Kalimantan) - West Kalimantan Vice Governor Christiandy Sanjaya said that the provincial administration is encouraging the Peatlands Restoration Team to implement the sustainable management of peatlands in the province. "The team consists of...

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WORLD CULTURE FORUM 2016 KICKED OFF WITH SUBAK CULTURAL VISIT

 Bali  (Antara West Kalimantan) -- The cultural visit to one of Indonesia's World Heritage Sites, Subak in Jatiluwih, Tabanan, Bali in Oct. 10, marked the commencement of the World Culture Forum 2016 (WCF) held in Bali, Indonesia. In conformity with theme, 'Culture...

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GUANGDONG ENTERPRISES SEEK FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT AS THEY "GO GLOBAL"

NEW YORK City,  (Antara West Kalimantan) -- The recent launch event of 2015 Report on the Sustainable Development of Chinese Enterprises Overseas kicked off at the United Nations Headquarters in New York, hosted by United Nations Development Programme, the Research Center in State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission of the...

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SAIL KARIMATA STRAIT GATHERS STEAM AS FOREIGN YACHTS ARRIVE

Pontianak (Antara West Kalimantan) - Eleven foreign yachts have arrived at a pier located in Sukabangun Village, Delta Pawan Sub-district, Ketapang District, West Kalimantan Province, to participate in the Wonderful Sail 2 Indonesia, being called Sail Karimata Strait,...

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LIPI HOLDS SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY FESTIVAL IN SERPONG, OCT 3-5

Tangerang (Antara West Kalimantan) - The Indonesian Institute of Sciences (LIPI) is holding an International Science and Technology Festival at the Indonesia Convention and Exhibition Hall in Serpong, Banten Province, from Oct. 3 to 5, 2016. "In fact, this festival...

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LIGHT REACTION LAUNCHES IN VIETNAM

Vietnam--(Antara West Kalimantan)-- +Light Reaction, an outcomes-driven performance advertising business that is part of Xaxis, announced today the launch of operations in Vietnam. Light Reaction's pay-for-performance media model provides advertisers with a risk-free way to drive real outcomes such as sales, subscriptions and other concrete forms...

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INDONESIA TO SEND 11 START-UPS TO TURKEY

Jakarta (Antara West Kalimantan) - The Creative Economy Agency (Bekraf) will send 11 start-ups to the Start-up Competition and Conference Eurasia (Europe and Asia) in Istanbul, Turkey, to be held from 6 to 10 October 2016, bringing together 428 start-ups from 135 countries. "From...

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TOYOTA READY TO INVEST RP5.4 TRILLION IN INDONESIA

Jakarta (Antara West Kalimantan)- The Toyota Motor Corporation (TMC) group is ready to invest Rp5.4 trillion in Indonesia this year, according to Industry Minister Saleh Husin. Husin received the pledge during a meeting with TMC Executive Vice President Seiichi Sudo in...

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VICE PRESIDENT OPENS 24TH GAIKINDO INTERNATIONAL AUTO SHOW

Jakarta (Antara West Kalimantan) - Vice President M. Jusuf Kalla, on Thursday, officially inaugurated the 24th Gaikindo International Auto Show at the Indonesia Convention Exhibition in BSD City being held on August 11-21, 2016."I would like to laud this exhibition and express hope that the event is not intended to increase consumption but would...

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WEST KALIMANTAN POLICE FOIL ATTEMPT TO SMUGGLE METH FROM MALAYSIA

Pontianak (Antara West Kalimantan) - The Sambas Police in West Kalimantan Province have foiled an attempt to smuggle 6.46 kilograms of crystal methamphetamine and 39,730 pills of happyfive from Malaysia into the Aruk border crossing in Indonesia. Two individuals...

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FISHERIES SECTOR NEEDS SIMPLIFICATION OF LICENSING PROCEDURE

Pontianak (Antara West Kalimantan) - General chairman of the West Kalimantan Chamber of Commerce and Industry Santyoso Tio said the fisheries sector needs simplification of licensing procedure. Fishing companies complained about a number of regulations issued by the government...

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MALAYSIAN AUTHORITIES SUSPECTED OF NEGLECTING DRUG SMUGGLING INTO WEST KALIMANTAN

By: Andilala Pontianak (ANTARA News) - Mayor of Pontianak Sutarmidji suspects that the Malaysian authorities are neglecting a large number of attempts to smuggle drugs into West Kalimantan. "They say that Malaysia has advanced equipment, but then how can drugs in such...

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CHINA DONATES HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF BOOKS TO AL AZHAR UNIVERSITY IN JAKARTA

  Photo document of Library of Al Azhar University, Jakarta. (perpustakaan.uai.ac.id) Jakarta (Antara West Kalimantan) - China donated hundreds of thousands of books to and opened a library at Al Azhar University of Indonesia on Tuesday (Sept. 27) as part of efforts...

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U.S. ASTRONAUTS PERFORM SEVEN-HOUR SPACEWALK OUTSIDE STATION

NASA astronauts Jeffrey Williams (pictured) and Kate Rubins (reflected in Williams' visor). (nasa.gov)   Cape Canaveral (Antara West Kalimantan) - Two U.S. astronauts sailed through a seven-hour spacewalk outside the International Space Station to pack up a spare...

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CHINESE COMPANY AGREES TO PROCESS GARBAGE TO GENERATE POWER

Kuching (Antara West Kalimantan) - The Pontianak city administration will cooperate with Shanghai Electric Group Co Ltd and Zhong Sheng Hua Tai International Energy Co Ltd, a Chinese state company, to process city garbage to generate electricity. "A memorandum of understanding...

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