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Fighting illegal fishing
is a net gain
Indonesian waters represent some of the richest fishing grounds in the world. Yet many of the country’s fishing communities struggle to compete with widespread illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing — accounting for a loss of nearly half their revenue of roughly US$4 billion. [Read more…]
‘Dirgahayu’ Indonesia:
A reflection of accomplishments,
challenges and strategies
Darmawan Prasodjo, Durham, North Carolina | Opinion | Mon, August 15 2011, 8:00 AM
A couple of days ago my family attended an Indonesian food bazaar in Raleigh, North Carolina, to commemorate Indonesia’s Independence Day. Undeterred by the blazing sun and clad in red and white to show patriotic spirit, we sang Indonesia’s national anthem “Indonesia Raya”, which [Read more…]
Law of One Price defeats
oil subsidy
Fuel shortages are spreading across Indonesia like an ominous red flag signaling that we have systemic problems. Long gasoline lines are everywhere, even as government subsidies grow to all-time highs with the [Read more…]
Smart power strategy to
deal with shortage of electricity
Indonesians know all about brownouts and blackouts. These rotational power interruptions are a frustrating daily experience that adversely affect the growth and development of all economic sectors. [Read more…]
Balancing growth with environmental
sustainability
President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono told CNN recently that Indonesia was committed to achieving a 26 percent reduction in CO2 emissions by 2020 while concurrently maintaining its rapid economic growth. [Read more…]