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Mott MacDonald helps improve water supply in Indonesia

2/25/2013 10:03 AM EST  -   Mott MacDonald
Mott MacDonald is providing technical assistance for a project that will address water shortages in Indonesia’s third largest city, Bandung, and its surrounding areas.

Watershed degradation, rapid urbanisation and industrialisation, as well as slow development of surface water sources, have created overdependence on groundwater as a primary source of water. As a result, the rate of water extraction from local...

Indonesia: Massive growth of High Net Worth Individuals over last four years

10/12/2012 6:56 AM EST  -   Reportbuyer
As of 2011, there were over 37,400 HNWIs in Indonesia, with a combined wealth of US$241 billion
The total number of High Net Worth Individuals (HNWI) in Indonesia increased by 67% between 2007 and 2011, while HNWI wealth rose by 91% says a new report. Indonesia – 2012 Wealth Book: Asia’s Emerging Giant, available from...

Global agricultural equipment demand to rise 6.7% annually to 2016

8/15/2012 11:45 AM EST  -   Reportbuyer
According to the report 'World Agricultural Equipment: Forecasts for 2016 & 2021 in 20 countries' world demand for agricultural equipment is expected to increase 6.7% per year through 2016 to $173.5 billion. Growth will be driven primarily by sales gains in rapidly developing nations as these countries continue to mechanise their agricultural sectors....

Securitas acquires security services company in Indonesia

4/30/2012 5:00 AM EST  -   Securitas
Securitas has acquired the security services company PT Environmental Indokarya in Indonesia. Enterprise value is estimated to MSEK 19 (MIDR 26,400).
PT Environmental Indokarya has annual sales of approximately MSEK 37 (MIDR 51,400) and approximately 1,200 employees. The company is the major security services company in guarding services to Embassies in Indonesia.

The Indonesian security market is estimated to...
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UT Arlington researcher awarded $725,000 to look for new species in Indonesia

4/20/2012 1:01 PM EST  -   University of Texas at Arlington
When UT Arlington assistant biology professor Eric Smith was a graduate student in 1996, he and a fellow student, Michael Harvey, pulled out a globe and started looking for a new place to explore.

They chose Indonesia. A trip on a shoestring budget allowed them to spend ten days in the jungle looking for frogs, lizards, turtles and other life. The pair returned to Texas with some unique specimens and a desire to go...
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Full Scholarships for High School Students to Study Abroad

12/22/2011 11:21 AM EST  -   AFS Intercultural Programs/USA
Applications due January 11


New York, NY – 55 full scholarships are available for students to study for up to one year abroad with the Kennedy-Lugar Youth Exchange and Study (YES) Abroad program. Sponsored by the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, the YES Abroad program is a component of Kennedy-Lugar YES, a student exchange program between Americans and...

Local experiences in adapting to climate change can influence policy

5/9/2011 3:00 AM EST  -   Stockholm Environment Institute
Press release: 9 May 2011

New research shows how local climate adaptation lessons can inform public policy based on analysis from climate adaptation expertise in Sweden, Canada and Indonesia.
STOCKHOLM – Mainstreaming of climate adaptation into sectoral policies is now a political priority. Often this relies on an up-scaling model where lessons learned from local change processes are used to inform decision...

Hyundai Lends Helping Hand to Quake-Stricken Indonesia

11/10/2010 5:17 AM EST  -   Hyundai Motor Company
(Seoul, Korea) Hyundai Motor Company, South Korea’s largest automaker, joins the international community’s humanitarian relief efforts in Indonesia, a country hard hit by the recent natural disasters.

 

Hyundai will donate US$100,000 to the quake-stricken country through Indonesia’s Metro TV today, in hopes of a quick recovery. The donated fund will be distributed to local relief organizations for humanitarian...