The Age (Free subscription) | 10/14/2008
Prime Minister Kevin Rudd and Indonesia's President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono will brief APEC leaders next month on a plan for a disaster relief system for the Asia-Pacific region.
bloglis zamanku (Free subscription) | 10/13/2008
http://www.lampungpost.com/buras.php?id=2008101301340416 Senin, 13 Oktober 2008 Sikap Rasional Hadapi Krisis! "PRESIDEN Yudhoyono mengajak kita agar tenang, bersikap rasional menghadapi krisis global!" ujar Umar. "Bursa Efek Indonesia (BEI) dihentikan Rabu lalu akibat pelaku pasar panik, hingga bertindak irasional! Sebab itu, BEI ditutup sampai pelaku pasar kembali tenang dan bertindak didasari sikap...
People Daily (Free subscription) | 10/11/2008
Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono plans to make a speech on climate change at the 7th Asia-Europe (ASEM 7) summit in Beijing, the national news agency Antara Friday quoted a foreign ministry official as saying. "Indonesia is considered able to play a positive, constructive and important role on environment issues. The Chinese government has specifically invited President Yudhoyono to speak...
People Daily (Free subscription) | 10/10/2008
Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono said the present turmoil in the capital and financial markets cannot yet be considered as an economic crisis, according to Antara news agency. People should not too hastily say Indonesia was now undergoing an economic crisis, the president was quoted by Antara news agency as saying here Friday. Reiterating the 10 steps he had prescribed on Monday (October...
People Daily (Free subscription) | 10/10/2008
The Indonesian government plans to plant about 100 million trees within a month's time starting Nov. 28 as part of its program to mark the centennial of National Awakening, a cabinet minister said here Thursday. "President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono will declare Nov. 28 as Indonesia's Planting Day. As part of the 100 years of National Awakening celebrations, about 100 million trees will be planted across...
People Daily (Free subscription) | 10/09/2008
The Indonesian government attempted to boost export to the Latin American countries after the financial crisis hit the United States, according to Detikcom report on Thursday. "President Yudhoyono plans to lead a trade delegation to the countries in Latin America, such as Chile, Mexico and Peru, to exploit the market," said Bachrul Chairil, head of Indonesian Export Development Board (BPEN). Bachrul...
People Daily (Free subscription) | 10/09/2008
Indonesia's stock exchange or BEJ extended stock trading halt on Thursday, after President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono ordered to take the step on Wednesday night and asked the state-owned firms to buy back their shares as many as possible and keep their U.S. dollars in the country, State-owned enterprises minister Sofyan Djalil said. The decision was made after the president held a sudden meeting with...
People Daily (Free subscription) | 10/07/2008
Indonesian president Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono issued ten guidelines on concerns over financial crisis in the United States, the Indonesian Business reported Tuesday. The ten guidelines include maintaining six percent of economic growth, optimizing the 2009 state budget, mobilizing real sectors, developing trade with potential Asian countries such as China, and holding partnership with all stake holders....
People Daily (Free subscription) | 10/07/2008
Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono Monday urged domestic and foreign business players to further develop the domestic market amid the U.S.-led growing crisis, which he said would have a significant impact on the global demand for Indonesian products. "Let us exploit our domestic economy. We must expand our domestic market," The Jakarta Post quoted him as saying on its website. According...
Financial Time (Free subscription) | 10/07/2008
Indonesia's president met cabinet ministers, business leaders, economists and media chiefs in an unprecedented effort to bolster confidence in the economy as the stock market tumbled 10 per cent
People Daily (Free subscription) | 10/06/2008
Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono will convene a meeting Monday on the global economic crisis issue, drawing together economic ministers, business players, bankers and economists, the website of The Jakarta Post reported. Sri Mulyani Indrawati, acting Coordinating Minister for the Economy, said that the meeting was aimed at preparing Indonesia for the prolonged crisis. "The crisis in the...
The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | 09/29/2008
Jakarta - Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono said he would run for a second term in next year's presidential election, so that he could press on with economic and political reforms, media reports said Monday. God willing, I will run again...
Poverty News Blog (Free subscription) | 09/19/2008
from Asia Pulse MAJENANG, Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono called on all parties on Thursday to overcome poverty and unemployment with concrete steps and not just slogans. "It is not enough to put up only ads but there must be concrete steps to overcome it," he said in a dialogue with local community members and micro-businessmen. The head of state said prosperity, marked by the decreasing...
People Daily (Free subscription) | 09/16/2008
Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono said on Tuesday that the volatility on the country's stock market from the impact of the global economy would not lead to a repeat of the 1997's financial crisis, as the country economic fundamentals remain strong. The president said that the government and central bank would cooperate to ease the turmoil in the country's stock market. "We do not need to...
Law Blog - WSJ.com (Free subscription) | 09/09/2008
President Yudhoyono, tax cutter. From today's Wall Street Journal Asia
