Each 21 April, Indonesia celebrates ‘Kartini Day’. On this day, Indonesians remember the life and efforts of Raden Ayu Kartini, who has become a patriotic figure (national hero) and a symbol for (defending) women’s rights (female education in particular) as well as gender equality.

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Growth of Indonesia’s non-oil and gas manufacturing industry in the first half of 2014 reached 5.49 percent (year-on-year) and thus outpaced the country’s general economic growth of 5.17 percent (yoy) over the same period. Indonesia’s manufacturing industry growth was particularly supported by growth in a number of sectors: Food, Drinks and Tobacco (+9.62 percent), Wood and Other Forest Products (+6.35 percent), Transportation Equipment Industry and Machinery (+4.52 percent), and Other Industrial Products (+15.77 percent).

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