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Jokowi relies on infrastructure for era of competition

REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, MOROTAI -- President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) stressed the importance of infrastructure development to provide a backbone to gain strong footing in "this era of competition."Indonesia is entering the era of stiff competition,Jokowi said when commissioning a number of infrastructure projects in Maluku and Papua and Papua Barat with a ceremony held in Morotai on Tuesday afternoon.Those who are...

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NTT focused in infrastructure development in border areas

REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, KUPANG -- East Nusa Tenggara (NTT) has been focused in the past two years on development of infrastructure especially in frontier areas of Timor bordering with East Timor.Land, sea and air transport facilities and irrigation facilities are being built or planned to be built, Governor Frans Lebu Raya said."The infrastructure agenda is wide in coverage including construction and...