Category: Indonesia
BNPB Predicts There Will be 500 Earthquakes in Indonesia Next Year
Head of Information Data centre and Public Relation of National Disaster Management Agency (BNPB) Sutopo Purwo Nugroho said in 2018 the agency predicted the earthquake will [...]
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Indonesia tightens security for Christmas, New Year
Indonesia will deploy 250,000 security personnel across the country ahead of Christmas and New Year celebrations, particularly in Christian-majority areas, authorities said [...]
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Cautious politics in Indonesia as government tackles challenges
INDONESIAN President Joko Widodo may have two years left in his term, but as 2017 draws to a close, so too, in effect, does his first term in office. Regional elections in [...]
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Indonesia, UN majority reject US decision on Jerusalem
Indonesia along with the majority of United Nations member states on Thursday defied the US` policy on Jerusalem and declared President Trump`s recognition of the Holy city [...]
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Indonesia urges recognition of UN vote on Jerusalem
Indonesia has requested that all member states of the United Nations respect the result of the vote over Jerusalem. Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Armanatha Nasir said [...]
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Jokowi ally restores ‘neutrality’ in Indonesian military
It took Air Chief Marshal Hadi Tjahjanto, the new Indonesian Armed Forces (TNI) commander, just 12 days to impose his authority by reversing his predecessor Gen Gatot [...]
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66 arrested, 4 beaten in pro-Papuan independence rallies across Indonesia
West Papuan students have demonstrated to reject Indonesia’s occupation and were joined by an unprecedented wave of solidarity from people across Indonesia, reports the [...]
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Indonesia relaxes import regulations for 6 commodities
Trade minister Enggartiasto Lukita said on Wednesday he had signed six regulation drafts to relax import procedures and requirements for six types of commodities in a bid to [...]
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Pact on geodesy, geomatics collaboration inked by Taiwan and Indonesia
Taiwan and Indonesia signed December 20 an agreement to foster cooperation in geodesy and geomatics, the scientific fields concerned with measuring the Earth and gathering, [...]
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Indonesian Islamist militants threaten to raid businesses where Muslims forced to wear Santa hats for Christmas
Islamic Defenders Front warn of ‘sweeping operations’ to stop non-Christians being forced to participate in festivities contrary to their beliefs Indonesian [...]
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Indonesia hails Fitch’s upgrade on sovereign notes
Indonesia hailed the recent Fitch Ratings’ upgrade on the nation’s sovereign notes rating from BBB- with positive outlook to BBB with stable outlook, saying that [...]
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Indonesian police warn Islamists against raids in search of Santa hats
Indonesian police appealed on Thursday for tolerance and respect for other people’s religious celebrations after an Islamist group threatened to raid businesses to [...]
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Indonesian pangolin faces extinction due to trafficking: Study
Pangolins in Indonesia are at risk of extinction because of an illicit trade that sees thousands of the critically endangered animals trafficked each year, a study showed [...]
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Indonesia wins Fitch ratings upgrade
Indonesia won a second sovereign rating upgrade this year, with Fitch Ratings raising its assessment to the second-lowest investment grade, months after S&P Global [...]
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Indonesia, Chile sign CEPA
Indonesia and Chile have signed the Indonesia-Chile Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA), Trade minister Enggartiasto Lukita announced on Wednesday. The two [...]
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