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Melita F.

Melita was part of the Social CSR team for Asia Pulp & Paper (APP) until 2012.

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Students showcase thier work at the Indonesian Protecting the Future celebration.

Education is a forever gift. That simple sentence inspires Asia Pulp & Paper (APP) to always spread its wings and embrace as many parties as possible in order to work together to develop education in Indonesia. In this case, APP is supporting another aspect of learning specifically about the environmental in fun ways through the Indonesian …

Rossy Goes to Campus event at the University of Jambi.

Upon hearing the name Rosiana Silalahi or Rossy for short, I flashed back to 2003, when I watched her interview the President of the United States, George W. Bush. Her smart, intriguing questions have earned her 5 times Indonesia’s Best Public Affairs News Anchor in 2004 to 2007. And on Saturday, April 29th 2011, the …

Indonesia’s Education Minister speaks to students at SD Kendayakan during the One Million Books for Children event.

A champion is not something you become by winning a competition. A champion is somebody you become through a process of self-improvement, sacrifice, service, and yes, the attainment of goals normally out of reach of all except those willing to pay the price. That was the message from Mr. Muhammad Nuh, Education Minister, and Mr. …

Location: Province of Central Java, Indonesia Coordinates: S7 45 7.992 E110 29 30.012

Tourism is the third largest source of foreign revenue coming into Indonesia annually. Culture and Tourism Minister Jero Wacik predicted earlier this year that Indonesia will welcome an estimated 7.7 million foreign tourists this year, up from roughly 7 million in 2010. The economic impact is tremendous with approximately $8.3 billion expected to be injected …