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President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono is scheduled to depart for Oslo, Norway, on Tuesday evening, to attend a climate change conference. “Several Indonesian delegations and I are about to leave for …
Indonesian President Yudhoyono leaves for Oslo to Attend Climate Change Forum Read MoreText and photos: Nicolai Wichmann / Plan Denmark Like many other primary schools in Indonesia, up until a year ago, Kalimaro Primary School on Central Java was rundown, dirty and …
Danish School-Building Teddy Bears in Indonesia Read MoreAround 80 people attended the May 17th celebrations at the Norwegian residence in Jakarta. The majority of the guests were Norwegians who live in Indonesia, but also their families and …
May 17 – Celebration in Jakarta Read MoreIt feels so painful to see my country so left behind from other nations,” said 44-year-old Burmese activist Khin Maung Win, expressing his frustration about the conditions in his homeland …
From the Freedom of Norway, a Voice for Burma Read MoreNorway is due for a noble cause in the form of protecting forests of Indonesia. Norway has planned to give Indonesia 1 billion dollar to help protect tropical forests as …
Norway Will Provide $1 Billion in Aid to Indonesia to Protect Forests Read MoreAll newly arrived immigrants should undergo courses in core societal values and be taught about how Swedish society works with municipalities obliged to offer 60 hours of teaching, a government …
Sweden Proposes Forced Immigrant Orientation Read MoreIn the first two months of the year, trade between oil-rich Norway and resource-rich Indonesia increased 326 percent from 2009, Royal Norwegian Ambassador to Indonesia Eivind S. Homme said to …
Norway’s Trade With Indonesia Tripled Read MoreAfter being subjected to a very intense campaign against Nestlé and its products, the company has announced that from today onwards it will no longer be using palm tree oil …
Nestlé Adapts Rainforest Friendly Company Policy Read MoreThe Royal Danish Embassy is pleased to announce the appointment of Mr. Chaidir Kesuma as new Danish Honorary Consul for Medan in Indonesia. Mr. Chaidir Kesuma is well known in …
New Danish Honorary Consul in Medan Read MoreThe seminar Nora’s Sisters has been organized around the world by Norwegian Embassies in cooperation with local institutions since the Ibsen year 2006. The idea behind the seminars is to …
Norwegian Ibsen With a Twist in Aceh Read MoreAmbassador Ewa Polano, together with two Swedish chefs residing in Bali, Lotta and Johan Lassesson, is starring the popular weekly culinary program ”Menu and Venue” on MetroTV. The shooting took …
The Swedish Ambassador as a TV Chef in Indonesia Read MoreOn Sunday 28th of March one could see a huge crowd gathering at a gallery building in Cikini, Central Jakarta – women and men chattering happily and children running around …
Finland Support 25 Years of Striving for Gender Equality Read MorePrime Minister Matti Vanhanen met several representatives of the Indonesian state leadership in Jakarta on Tuesday 27 April. The programme of the official visit included a discussion with President of …
Finnish Prime Minister Vanhanen Met Indonesian State Leaders Read MoreIndonesia and Finland agreed on Monday to enhance bilateral cooperation in environmental issues to contribute to international efforts addressing global warming. President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono and visiting Finland President Tarja …
Indonesia, Finland Get Together on Global Warming Read MoreScientists have discovered a new species of monitor lizard, a close relative of the Komodo dragon. Sam Sweet, a professor in the department of Ecology, Evolution and Marine Biology at …
Finnish Student Discover New Species of Monitor Lizard in Indonesia Read MorePresident Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono met Finland`s Prime Minister, Matti Vanhanen, at the presidential palace, here, Tuesday. President Yudhoyono`s spokesperson Dino Patti Djalal said the official visit by the Finnish prime …
Finland`s PM Meets Indonesian President YudhoyonoTuesday Read MoreFinnish Prime Minister Matti Vanhanen has offered the Indonesian government cooperation involving technology transfer and financial support in logistics system, a vice presidential spokesman said Tuesday. Yopie Hidayat, the spokesman, …
Finland Offers Indonesia Logistics Technology Transfer Read MoreFinnish Prime Minister Matti Vanhanen is expected to arrive in Jakarta on Monday night for a three-day visit from April 26-28, 2010, reports Antara News. According to a written statement from presidential …
Finnish Prime Minister to Indonesia Read MoreTravelers stranded in South East Asia due to the ashes from the volcanic eruption on Iceland may contact their nearest embassy for assistance with the services offered by the Consular …
Help to Stranded Travelers Read MoreThe Royal Danish Embassy in cooperation with the Indonesian Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources recently hosted the annual “Indonesian-Danish Sustainable Energy Seminar 2010”. The seminar was opened by Børge …
Great Interest for Danish Products at Energy Seminar Read MoreIndonesian Ambassador for Norway and Iceland Esti Andayani presented her credentials to the Norwegian King at the Royal Palace in Oslo, on Thursday, Third Secretary at the Indonesian Embassy in …
Indonesian Ambassador Presents Credentials to Norwegian King Read More“Swedish companies have a growing interest in Indonesia,” says Ambassador of Sweden, H. E. Ewa Polano. The visit of the Export Credits Guarantee Board shows the growing importance that is …
The Swedish Export Credit Guarantee Board visits Jakarta Read MorePrivate Banking with a Danish bank gives a kind of a “home field” advantage if you are Danish, says Alex Slot Hansen, Vice President for Private Banking.“When banking with us, …
Private Banking with “Home Field” Advantage Read MoreA Swedish tourist has died after falling 150 metres into the crater of an active volcano on the Indonesian island of Bali.The 25-year-old man slipped as he tried to peer …
Young Swede Dies in Bali Volcano Accident Read MorePress Release from the Norwegian Embassy in IndonesiaNorway and Indonesia has signed an agreement regarding Norwegian assistance to establishing a system for monitoring the vessel traffic off the coast of …
Indonesia and Norway to Cooperate on Improving Maritime Security in Malacca Straits Read MoreCement sales in Indonesia are expected to increase by as much as 6 percent in 2010. Says Urip Timuryono who is chairman of the Indonesian Cement Association, to Bloomberg News. …
Cement Sales in Indonesia On the Way to New Heights Read MorePress release from the Norwegian Embassy in IndonesiaThe Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) has done a tremendous effort to help the country out of the crisis that followed the 2006 riots. …
Norwegian Refugee Council in Timor-Leste Read MorePress release from Forest Peoples Programme Indigenous peoples denounce lack of transparency and participation in French-Norwegian partnership on forests and climate discussions. Indigenous peoples were excluded when forest countries and …
Indigenous Peoples to the Norwegian Government: Listen to Us! Read MoreThe Danish part of Greenpeace International criticise Nestle, the world’s largest producer of food, for using palm oil in their products, as for example the popular Kit Kat chocolate, reports …
Nestlé Forcing Out Orang-utans in Indonesia Read MoreThe number of Norwegian students going to Bali fell dramatically after two bombs hit Kuta, Bali in 2002, but the last years there have been a steadily increase in number …
Norwegian Students in Bali Reach 500 Read MoreThe Muhammadiyah Center has signed an agreement with Swedish Iron Road in order to use VMS to send videos out to their members. The videos will be sent out 2-3 …
Swedish Iron Road Mobile Technology Signs Agreement with Indonesia Muhammadiyah Center Read MorePress release from The Royal Danish Embassy in JakartaDue to increasing workload and security issues experienced by Danish missions in connection with receiving and handling visa applications, the Danish Ministry …
The Danish Embassy to Open a Visa Application Centre in Jakarta Read MoreA leaked draft to “Criteria for sustainable fuels” shows that the EU Commission plans to water drown the concept of sustainability, claims the Danish NGO Nepenthes, according to the Danish …
NGOs Alarms the EU: Palm Oil Plantations are Not Forest Read MoreOne of the leaders of the Islamist terrorist group Jeemah Islamiyah reported killed in the firefight off Indonesian police Tuesday. The terrorist who went by the name Dulmatin, writes Danish …
Bali Terrorist Killed Read MoreThe Singaporean navy warns that a terror group is planning one or more terror attack at oil tankers in the Malacca Strait, and the authorities in Malaysia, Singapore and Indonesia …
Threat of Terror Attacks in The Malacca Strait Read MoreThe Norwegian Embassay in Jakarta, Indonesia has just recently hired a new adviser, Hege Karsti Ragnhildstveit, for the Norwegian government on how to imply the Government of Norway’s International Climate …
The Norwegian Embassy in Indonesia Focus on Deforestation and Climate Change Read MoreThe Norway-based paint producer PT Jotun Indonesia is optimistic that it will be able to increase its sales by about 40 percent to at least Rp 550 billion (about US$58 …
Jotun Expects 40 Percent Growth in Indonesia Sales This Year Read MoreBo Tromborg is true a fighter. More than 10 years ago the now 37 year old Danish wood technician died three times during his hospitalization at Rigshopitalet – Copenhagen University Hospital …
Cheated Death Three Times Read MoreThe French pharmaceutical giant Sanofi-Aventis has entered 2010 with a new and aggressive pricing strategy for a number of countries in Southeast Asia and Novo Nordisk will inevitably be affected …
Novo Nordisk Threatened in Southeast Asia Read MoreDanish Poul Erik Kristensen is the owner of consulting firm IEN Consultants, which advises companies in Malaysia and construction companies on how they can create new buildings that are energy …
Danish Environmental Consultant Expands in Southeast Asia Read MoreIn addition to a more modern look and lay-out the Board added several links to other web pages, which might be of interest to people in the community. The INBC …
INBC Launches New Modern Web Page Read MoreA brand new website www.Workinginsweden.se aims to guide and inform anyone who is interested in moving to Sweden for work. The site mainly targets people from outside the EU, because …
New Website to Attract Workers to Sweden Read MoreNorwegian Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg said Tuesday he would put together a group of the world’s most important rainforest countries in order to fight deforestation.The group, initiated “as part of …
Norway Launches Country Group to Fight Deforestation Read MoreThe Swedish Embassies in Jakarta and Singapore together with the Swedish Business Association in Jakarta and Singapore will organize a Swedish Business Delegation to Indonesia. The business delegation will depart …
Business Delegation to Indonesia Read MoreDanish Ambassador to Indonesia Borge Petersen on Tuesday 15 December signed agreements to give US$10 million from Denmark to support good governance programs in Indonesia. Transparency International Indonesia (TII) and …
Denmark Gives US$ 10 Mil. for Good Governance in Indonesia Read MoreFinnish nationals will no longer need to apply for visa before visiting India, a move which India hopes will generate more tourist arrivals. Initially, only citizens of Singapore, New Zealand, …
Finnish Visitors to India Don’t Need to Apply for Visa Read MoreEvi Mariani of Jakarta Post on Tuesday covered the Lucia procession held by Swedish Ambassador Ewa Polano for the Swedish community in Indonesia, describing the exotic event as “Bringing a …
Bringing a Piece of Swedish Winter to Jakarta Read MoreBy Tobias Jagd After three years of searching, and many more of planning, the Singapore based company Ikano has finally found the right spot for the first Thai IKEA. …
IKEA Will Finally Open in Thailand Read MoreResources Jaya Teknik Management Indonesia (RMI) and the Danish company Union Engineering on 10 December signed an agreement to develop the application of CO2 technology in Indonesia. RMI is active …
Danish-Indonesian CO2 Business Deal Read MoreIn anticipation of a new report (“Collateral Damage: How the Bogus Campaign Against Palm Oil Harms the Poor”) scheduled for release at the UN climate change negotiations this week, Alan …
Bogus Anti-Palm Oil Campaigns Fuel Poverty Read More