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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