Category: Indonesia
Norway starts payments to Indonesia for cutting forest emissions
Almost a decade after Norway signed a $1 billion deal with Indonesia to help protect its tropical forests, the first payment for reduced emissions will be made after [...]
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Papuan groups declare boycott of Indonesia’s elections
Two Papuan groups have declared that West Papuans won’t vote in Indonesia’s upcoming elections. The Indonesian People’s Front for West Papua, or FRI West [...]
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Tough policing is restoring Indonesia’s fisheries
Scuttling illegal vessels is reducing illegal activity but better cooperation with China, which owns the world’s largest fleet of distant water fishing vessels, is [...]
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ConocoPhillips eyes Indonesia future with new Repsol discovery
Spain’s Repsol made a new gas discovery in Indonesia just a few miles from ConocoPhillips’ operations, likely sparking new interest in the Houston oil and gas [...]
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Unicorns become an unexpected symbol of Indonesia’s second presidential debate
After a lacklustre start to Indonesia’s presidential debates last month, the second round began on a more heated note. President Joko Widodo and Opposition Leader [...]
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Bali looks to turn the tide on Indonesia’s plastic waste
It’s not even 07:00 and hundreds of men and women are walking up and down Bali’s western coast, grabbing all the rubbish they can find. Large excavators and [...]
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Indonesian presidential hopefuls vow energy self-sufficiency through palm
Indonesia’s two presidential candidates pledged on Sunday (February 17) to achieve energy self-sufficiency by boosting the use of bioenergy, particularly fuelled by [...]
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Noise, smoke near Indonesia electoral debate was fireworks, police say
Indonesian police said on Sunday a suspected explosion outside the venue of a live presidential debate in the capital Jakarta was caused by fireworks. Police officials said a [...]
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Indonesian presidential hopefuls vow energy self-sufficiency via palm
Indonesia’s two presidential candidates pledged to achieve energy self-sufficiency by boosting the use of bioenergy, particularly fuelled by palm oil, to cut costly oil [...]
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Unicorns are real: Tech baffles Indonesian candidate
Indonesia’s presidential candidates debated some of the most pressing issues facing the world’s third-largest democracy: dilapidated infrastructure, struggling [...]
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Indonesia’s Garuda cuts air ticket prices under govt pressure
Indonesia’s national flag carrier Garuda has slashed ticket prices by 20 percent, the company said on Thursday, following a public outcry over high fares and a call by [...]
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Indonesian firms owe $1.3 billion in forest damage fines: Greenpeace
Indonesian firms owe at least $1.3 billion in unpaid fines for environmental damage caused by widespread forest clearing and deadly fires linked to tens of thousands of [...]
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Malaysia, Indonesia in talks to release fishing boat
Wisma Putra is discussing with its Indonesian counterparts for the release of a fishing boat detained by the republic’s authorities yesterday, said deputy Home minister [...]
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Few eco commitments and suspect funding for Indonesia presidential hopefuls
Indonesia’s President Joko Widodo and his rival in this year’s election, Prabowo Subianto, are expected to address the issues of environmental protection and [...]
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Australia targets March signing of stalled Indonesia trade deal
Australia said Friday a long-awaited trade deal with Indonesia will be signed in March, following months of diplomatic tension over Canberra’s contentious plan to move [...]
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