Another first for AirAsia Aug 16, 2008
Tourist attractions in Pekan Baru include the Great Mosque of An-Nur, Alam Mayang Fishing Garden, Sang Nila Utama Museum, Riau Cultural Park, Princess Kaca Mayang Garden, and Sari Valley Artificial Lake. For ceramic lovers, they can browse for the goods in the old market called Pasar Bawah in the city. (The Star Online, Malaysia)
Low-cost housing development to increase up to 30 percent Feb 26, 2008
"Demand for low-cost houses has increased, especially in Batam in the Riau islands, Pekan Baru, Semarang and Makassar.". Teguh said the association aimed to build around 130,000 low-cost houses throughout the country this year. (Jakarta Post, Indonesia -- Business)
Latest death in Indonesia from bird flu takes toll up to 87 Oct 11, 2007
The Indonesian health ministry says the 44-year-old woman was from Pekan Baru city on Sumatra, and was apparently treated for fever at several hospitals before finally being admitted to Arifin Achmad hospital on October 4th where she died the following day. Azizman Saad, the head of bird flu management at the hospital says the woman became sick after she bought chicken in a market last month. (News-Medical.net)
FACTBOX-Bird flu's spread around the globe Oct 10, 2007
Oct 8 (Reuters) - The World Health Organisation confirmed on its Web site on Monday the death of a 44-year-old Indonesian woman from Pekan Baru city on Sumatra island from bird flu. The outbreak of highly pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza began in Asia in 2003. (Reuters)
One more Indonesian man dies of bird flu Sep 7, 2007
Three days after having the germs, the man was admitted into Santa Maria hospital of Pekan Baru, the capital of the province, on Aug. 28 before he was admitted to the bird-flu designed hospital in the capital. Experts fear that the highly pathogenic H5N1 virus could mutate in a certain level that can make them transmittable among humans, which can cause a pandemic where million people would be killed. (People's Daily Online)
Indonesian man suspected of having bird flu Sep 5, 2007
Three days after the man felt the germ of the disease, he was admitted in Santa Maria hospital of Pekan Baru, the capital of the province on Aug. 28 and then on Sept. 2 he was admitted to bird-flu designed hospital of Arifin Ahmad in the capital. Experts fear that the highly pathogenic H5N1 virus could mutate in a certain level that can make them transmittable among humans that can cause a pandemic where million people can be killed. (Xinhuanet, China)
Another month in Batam jail? May 12, 2007
In response to TODAYs queries, Singapores Ministry of Foreign Affairs said that a representative from its consulate in Pekan Baru at Riau "has been in contact with the two detained executives of PT Karimun Granite and has also visited them at the detention centre in Batam". It added: "We have also been in touch with the Indonesian authorities. We understand that they are being charged with carrying out acts detrimental to the conservation of forest reserves. We will continue to render the two... (Channel NewsAsia, Singapore)
ASEAN ministers to review 12-year-old haze efforts Mar 2, 2007
"12-15 years we have a lot of sub-committees - nothing has moved. Since October 2006 when we felt the urgency of the haze problem, we convened the meeting in Pekan Baru - a lot moved in the last 6 months. So what it shows is there's political will," said Singapore's Environment Minister Dr Yaacob Ibrahim. Singapore's plan to collaborate directly with a province in Jambi, Sumatra to tackle forests fires has inspired the grouping. (Channel NewsAsia, Singapore)
RI may let third party join Singapore training Feb 23, 2007
We are still trying to find ways to avoid deadlock," Dadi said. DCA is an agreement to facilitate Singapore's military trainings inside Indonesian territory, including air, land and naval exercises. Air force training, which consists of air combat maneuvering areas and air weapons areas as well as an overland flight training space, will be done above Pekan Baru in Riau. For naval training, Indonesia has provided Kayuara island in the South China Sea. Army training will be conducted on the... (Jakarta Post, Indonesia)
