PALEMBANG. Permaculture is a design system that works towards harmonious integration of landscape and people to provide food, shelter, energy and other needs in a sustainable way. It takes into…

JAKARTA. In January 2010 the Government of Indonesia (GOI) began to fully implementing ASEAN-China Free Trade Agreement (ACFTA). This is not the first one, as Indonesia has joined a number of free trade agreements before: the ASEAN Free Trade Area (AFTA), ASEAN-Australia-New Zealand FTA, ASEAN-South Korea FTA, and the Indonesia-Japan Partnership Agreement.

The difference between ACFTA and other various free trade agreements is…

Hugo Chavez: “Had the climate been a bank, it would have been saved”

JAKARTA. UN Climate Change Conference 2009 which took place on 7-19 December 2009 ended with the recognition of “Copenhagen Accord” by COP 15th Session, which is not legally binding as expected by some countries. Major negotiations which became a means of gathering of…

RENGAS. There has been a 28-year-long land dispute between PTPN VII (State-owned Plantation Company) and peasants in Rengas Village. In 2009, Brimob (Indonesian Police’s Mobile Brigade) and security officers from PTPN VII were involved in an action to take out peasants’ land in Rengas…