:: FEATURE

Thousands of DC Elementary School Students Will Taste Indonesian Delicacies on January 25, 2011

On January 25, 2012, all students in around 126 elementary schools in Washington, D.C. will have Indonesian Food in their breakfast and lunch menus, as part of 'Indonesian Food Day' program, organized by DC Public School, Embassy Adoption Program, and Indonesian Embassy in Washington, D.C.

Press Release:
English
Indonesia

:: NEWS

RI Government to Issue Four Series of State Islamic Bonds

The government is preparing to issue four series of state Islamic bonds (SBSN) on January 31, 2012 to finance infrastructure projects.

"An auction will be done on January 31, 2012 with the settlement on February 2012 and indicative target of Rp1 trillion," the director general of debt management of the ministry of finance, Rahmat Waluyanto, said here on Friday.

Indonesia Makes Its Case at Davos

A delegation of local officials and business leaders presented opportunities available in Indonesia to participants of the 2012 World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, Switzerland on Friday.

Tourism and Creative Economy Minister Mari Elka Pangestu said that the forum was a strategic opportunity to reinforce Indonesia's position on the world's economic map, to promote the country and to attract investors.

Indonesian Inflation to Slow Amid Easing Food Costs

Indonesia's inflation rate may slow to around 3.5 percent in January from a year earlier as the increase in food prices remains benign, according to the head of the central bank.

That would be the smallest gain in consumer prices since March 2010, when they increased 3.43 percent. Inflation rose 3.79 percent in December. "The harvest season is coming. Food prices are rising, but just a little, not much," Darmin Nasution...

Minister Stresses Need to Develop Nuclear Energy

Research and Technology Minister Gusti Muhammad Hatta said it was now the time for Indonesia to begin developing nuclear energy to fulfill the country`s energy needs and food resources development to improve people`s welfare.

"If people are willing and able to accept nuclear energy, we have to begin before we run out of natural resources such as coal and others," said the minister here Friday.

WB Approves "Program for Results" as Financing Instrument

The World Bank has approved a "Program-for-Results" (PFORR), a new financing instrument that ties loans extended to client countries to verified development results, the bank said in a press release.

"Financing through the `Program-for-Results` requires greater accountability from the partner countries and in turn will help them continue demonstrating sustainable long-term outcomes...

More News...

:: Indonesian Quotient

  • Amb. Dino Patti Djalal Remarks at IMSA - MISG Muktamar 2011
    December 24, 2011

:: EVENTS

  • 2012 INDONESIAN ARTS AND CULTURE SCHOLARSHIP

    Application deadline: February 15, 2012









    The 2012 Indonesian Arts and Culture Scholarship offers 1 American Citizen to learn and experience Indonesian traditional arts and culture for three months period, from March 31- July 13 2012. The awardees will live within or around the Art centers, allowing them to experience the local heritage and to interact with local communities. This in lines with the objective of the program; to encourage better understanding amongst different cultures of the participants, to understand Indonesian diverse arts and cultural heritage, and to cultivate a cultural cooperation to help thrive diplomatic relations in the region and worldwide.
    • more events...

:: MULTIMEDIA

  • Video

    Features various of video documentation on Indonesia, on Embassy event, and video Gado-Gado which currently aired on MhZ Television, also the documentation on various activities by the Indonesian Communities.

  • Photo Gallery

 
 
2020 Massachusetts Ave. N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20036, USA
Tel 202 775 5200 - Fax 202 775 5365
Copyright © 2008 The Embassy of The Republic of Indonesia, Washington, D.C.