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It is so embedded in our daily lives that we often take its value for granted. Amidst the constant barrage of emails and digital messages that flood our computers and mobile devices, we often forget the value of paper. “The thing that I really enjoy about paper-making is that every sheet of paper we produce […]
Sulaiman and Muhammad Sarkawi were both born and raised in Kerinci. Today, both have their own businesses. Sulaiman is 38 years old and supplies coco peat which is used as a soil bed to the leaf cuttings prepared in Riau Andalan Pulp & Paper’s (RAPP) nurseries. Muhammad Sarkawi, aged 31 owns a manpower agency which […]
The town of Pangkalan Kerinci, commonly known as Kerinci, is part of Pelalawan – a regency of the Riau Province; the economic hub of the island of Sumatra and one of the richest provinces in Indonesia due to its abundance of natural resources. Travelling to Pelalawan involves firstly flying to Pekanbaru in Riau and then […]
Indonesia, Southeast Asia’s largest economy continues to see growth momentum despite the slowdown in the global economy. The World Bank expects Indonesia’s GDP to expand to 5.2 percent this year, picking up moderately to 5.5 percent in 2016; largely due to private consumption growth remaining relatively stable, increase in fixed investment spending and a gradual […]
A common ingredient in many products on supermarket shelves – ranging from food-related to personal care – palm oil is the most widely used vegetable oil in the world. It holds a market share of 38 percent of the world’s major oil and fats today. With a rising global population and affluence especially in the emerging economies such […]
RGE director Anderson Tanoto wrote a blog post for the World Economic Forum on East Asia 2015. The April 19-21, 2015 event – its 24th edition – is held in Jakarta, Indonesia. The following is an excerpt of the post: Nearly half (48%) of the population live in rural areas outside urban settings. We often forget […]
PT Riau Andalan Pulp and Paper’s (RAPP) Abdul Gafur is in Webometrics’ Top 500 Researchers in Indonesian Institutions, based on data collected in the fourth week of February 2015 from the public profiles of researchers working in Indonesian institutions. Being the only industrial representative in a list dominated by government and university based researchers, 206-ranked […]
Canadian-based Woodfibre LNG Limited launched Ask WoodFibre LNG, a community engagement web portal for the Woodfibre LNG Project, on April 1, 2015. The interactive website aggregates questions and answers (Q&As) on the Woodfibre LNG Project for its stakeholders, which include local communities and non-governmental organisations. Visitors can access the website to engage the Project team […]
Asian Agri received the Best Community Program Award at the 7th Annual Global CSR Summit and Awards 2015. The award recognises Asian Agri’s continuing commitment to improving the economic conditions of the local communities, comprising smallholders and independent farmers. Mr Kelvin Tio, Managing Director of Asian Agri, was on hand to receive the award. “We do not just build […]
APRIL released an Action Plan for sustainable forest management March 2015. The Action Plan was developed following the Stakeholder Advisory Committee (SAC) December 2014 meeting and based on their recommendations relating to the KPMG Performance Registrar Inc. (KPMG) specified auditing procedures on APRIL’s Sustainable Forest Management Policy (SFMP). In January 2014, APRIL announced their Sustainable Forest Management Policy (SFMP) […]