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RGE Director Anderson Tanoto was interviewed by CNBC on April 20, 2015, on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum on East Asia in Jakarta, Indonesia. He provided his thoughts and insights on a variety of topics. Above: Mr Tanoto interviewed by CNBC, April 20, 2015.(source: CNBC, “Who’s driving infrastructure development in Indonesia”)The following is […]
Tim Fenton, Deputy Head of Kerinci Central Nursery for Riau Andalan Pulp and Paper (RAPP), is a Canadian who has worked in Kerinci since 2010. His experience to-date in Indonesia spans from plantation best practice to research and development, as well as nursery. What is your role at RAPP? I oversee and ensure the implementation of […]
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 […]
On 11 February 2015, members of the new Indonesian government, international experts and business leaders came together, in Jakarta, for the Indonesia Summit 2015 hosted by the renown business publication, The Economist. Titled ‘New light or false dawn’, the event facilitates a series of engaging discussions on the future of Indonesia. APRIL, the pulp and […]
24 senior journalists and editors from Indonesia attended a three-day RGE Journalism Workshop in Singapore December 2-4 2014. This year’s workshop is in partnership with the Nanyang Technological University (NTU), the World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers, and the Singapore Press Holdings. The workshop, running into its third year, is organised by RGE, a […]
RGE’s Director for External Affairs Goh Lin Piao recently met senior public officials at an exchange from Africa to share with the Group’s philosophy, practices and programmes on sustainability and corporate social responsibility (CSR). Ethics & Integrity Institute (EII), a three-year old NGO that advocates ethics in organisations, led the ten-member Kenyan delegation in Singapore for […]
Every year, Indonesia and its neighbors brace for the dry season and the resulting haze that shrouds the skies and poses potential risks to health. In an editorial published in The Straits Times on 7 November 2014, chairman of the Singapore Institute of International Affairs (SIIA), Professor Simon Tay, reflects on the progress that the region […]
Asian Agri signed a pledge in New York, along with Wilmar, Golden Agri Resources, Cargill and the Indonesian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KADIN), to commit to responsible and sustainable palm oil production. The pledge signing took place at the “Indonesia Sustainable Palm Oil” meeting during the United Nations Climate Summit 2014 in New York […]