Saudi's Binladin Group to complete agricultural investment study soon Nov 19, 2008
Aside from Papua, Alwi said the government had also offered land in Kendari, Central Sulawesi and in Lampung for the Binladin project. Middle East companies have been aggressively investing in agricultural businesses around the globe to help them secure future food supplies as their own climatic conditions and geographical location are considered unfavorable for the production of sufficient agricultural produce. (Jakarta Post, Indonesia -- Business)
Baru Sadarun: Fighting to preserve coral reefs Sep 23, 2008
After graduating, he dived into the marine world through his work as a coral researcher for the Southeast Sulawesi government and also as a lecturer at Haluoleo University in Kendari. Provoked by reports of coral reef destruction in the country, he completed his master's degree in marine technology focusing on coral reef transplantation, at the Bogor Institute of Technology in 1998. (Jakarta Post, Indonesia -- Features)
From 2009 onward, we will be very healthy: WOM president Jun 23, 2008
In March, we opened several branch offices in regions including in Gorontalo, Kendari, Pare-Pare, Bengkulu and Kendari. The responses there has so far been very positive. (Jakarta Post, Indonesia -- Business)
Airport conditions May 14, 2008
KETUT PUSTA ADNYANA Kendari, Southeast Sulawesi. Their hospitality is an underachievement: delivering a less than ideal welcoming image, not user-friendly, poorly lit, dirty toilets, ticket scalpers and gangsters in the parking lots. (Jakarta Post, Indonesia -- Editorial)
Fruit and veggies reinvent themselves in sinful Kendari desserts Feb 10, 2008
A friend once brought me back a silver filigree necklace from Kendari ... The staple food of Kendari is sago, but for the Wolio people from Buton it is cornmeal mixed with rice ... When I asked my friend what she liked about the food in Kendari, she smiled and said the dishes were as soft as the silk threads woven into traditional clothing, compared with the spicier dishes available elsewhere on the island. (Jakarta Post, Indonesia -- Features)
Rights and poverty Dec 15, 2007
IJEH Kendari, North Sulawesi Delay of SBY visit President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono is delaying a visit to Europe until the EU lifts a ban on Garuda to fly into European airspace. The European air safety experts found serious failings in maintenance, operating, certification and administrative standards. (Jakarta Post, Indonesia -- Editorial)
Local governments still doing little to improve investment climate Nov 30, 2007
Kendari municipality in Southeast Sulawesi, for example, set up a one-stop service back in 2001. "With this combined service, it now takes between just two and 12 days to get a business permit from the Kendari municipal administration," said the head of the city's business licensing office, Ferial Bunggasi. (Jakarta Post, Indonesia -- Business)
Idul Fitri in Indonesia: How can it be on different days? Oct 11, 2007
In the Central Indonesia Time Zone (except for Kendari and Makassar) and the Eastern Indonesia Time Zone, the crescent falls below the horizon. If the first method (a conjunction before sunset) or the second method (wujudulhilal) are applied this year, the following day (Oct. (Jakarta Post, Indonesia -- Editorial)
Mike Hilliard: Working for the empowerment of poor children Jul 29, 2007
Today, the orphanage is home to 115 children from a variety of places including Poso (Central Sulawesi), Kendari (Southeast Sulawesi), Ambon (Maluku) and Jakarta. The couple decided to open an orphanage after they realized that so many children in the country did not go to school. (Jakarta Post, Indonesia -- Features)
Djumawati: Taxi driving is women's work, too May 27, 2007
Djumawati was born in Kendari, Southeast Sulawesi province, in 1968 and completed her high school education there. She moved to Jakarta in 1989 to work. (Jakarta Post, Indonesia -- Features)
