GOVT PREPARING RP50 TRILLION TO STIMULATE GROWTH

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Jakarta, Jan 4 (ANTARA) - President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has said that the government is allocating Rp50 trillion in stimulus to generate economic growth and anticipate the impact of global eco

MALAYSIA NEEDS 200,000 HA OF LAND IN KALIMANTAN

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Kuala Lumpur, Jan 4 (ANTARA) - Malaysian Religious Affairs Minister Ahmad Zahid Hamidi said Malaysia's Hajj Saving Institution was seeking 200,000 hectares of land for oil palm plantations in Kali

UAE second largest Arab investor abroad

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Dubai, Jan 4, 2009 (WAM) - The UAE and its partners in the six-nation Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) pumped more than US$63 billion (Dh231bn) during 2006-07 in foreign direct investment (FDI) to ot

Low-cost carriers fly high despite global crunch

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Dubai, Jan 4, 2009 (WAM) - As budget airlines around the world are feeling the pinch of the global credit crunch, the Middle East low-cost carriers (LCCs) continued to fly high in 2008.

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