Category: Indonesia
Indonesia cracks down on online tobacco ads to deter young smokers
Indonesia, the world’s fourth biggest producer of cigarettes, will crack down on online tobacco advertisements in a bid to target youthful smokers, the communication [...]
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Brazil asks for WTO investigation of Indonesia on poultry trade
The Brazilian government has formally asked the World Trade Organisation (WTO) to open a panel to investigate Indonesian policies on Brazil’s poultry exports, the [...]
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Tight security as Indonesia court considers election challenge
Presidential candidate Prabowo Subianto claims ‘systematic’ fraud and abuse in Joko Widodo’s April vote win. Lawyers for Indonesia’s opposition called [...]
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‘Too many’ maps slow return of Indonesia’s indigenous land
A pledge by Indonesia to hand back control of customary forests to indigenous people is being hampered by overlapping land claims for mines, plantations, forests and public [...]
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Indonesia’s food, beverage industry growth expected to rebound this year
Food and beverage industry in Indonesia is forecast to log a higher growth this year after registering a contraction last year, an official said here on Thursday. The [...]
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Tight security as Indonesia court considers election challenge
Presidential candidate Prabowo Subianto claims ‘systematic’ fraud and abuse in Joko Widodo’s April vote win. Lawyers for Indonesia’s opposition called [...]
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Indonesia starts testing 30pct biodiesel in cars amid push to boost palm oil consumption
Indonesia on Thursday began testing biodiesel with a bio-content of 30 percent in cars, its energy ministry said, as the Southeast Asian nation pushes to boost local markets [...]
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Indonesian FinMin Indrawati: Bank Indonesia may ease monetary policy, IDR trades weaker
The Indonesian Finance minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati said late-Wednesday that country’s central bank, Bank Indonesia (BI), could ease its monetary policy, as global [...]
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World Bank grants $49.6 million loan for Indonesia’s urban planning programme
Indonesia has just received a $49.6 million loan from the World Bank to finance the government’s plan to integrate city planning across the nation. The loan, approved [...]
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Indonesia plans permanent moratorium on new forest clearance: minister
Indonesia’s moratorium on new forest clearing for palm plantations or logging operations, which has been regularly extended since 2011, will become permanent, the [...]
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No plan by foreign airline to ply Indonesian domestic routes: Top aviation official after president’s proposal
No foreign airline is planning to operate domestic routes in Indonesia, said Air Transportation director-General Polana Pramesti according to a report by news site Tempo. [...]
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Four alleged terrorists arrested in Indonesia
Anti-terror squad of Indonesian national police have nabbed 4 alleged terrorists in an outskirt of capital Jakarta, weeks after the city ended terror alert status, police [...]
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Jokowi has narrow window to reform economy: former minister
Indonesian President Joko “Widodo” Widodo has only a narrow window to lock in reforms needed to insulate the economy from escalating trade ructions and slowing [...]
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Democracy shields Indonesia from Belt and Road fallout
Beware the debt trap. Chinese workers are invading us. We are losing our sovereignty. These are some of the warnings that have emerged in the past month after Indonesia [...]
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Ahmad Dhani gets one year jail sentence for calling political rivals idiots
The Surabaya District Court has sentenced musician Ahmad Dhani Prasetyo to one year in jail for calling his political rivals idiots in a vlog. The court, presided by judge R [...]
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