Category: Indonesia
Indonesia sets August HBA thermal coal price at 6-year high of $107.83/mt
Indonesia’s Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources set its August thermal coal reference price, also known as Harga Batubara Acuan or HBA, at a six-year high of [...]
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HERE’S WHY INDONESIA IS PRONE TO EARTHQUAKES
Thousands of buildings are damaged and rescue efforts are being hampered by power outages, a lack of phone reception in some areas and limited evacuation options. Several [...]
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Indonesia often quakes, but tourists to its beaches and jungles hold key to economic growth
On August 6, the Indonesian island of Lombok was shaken for the second time in 10 days. A 6.9-magnitude earthquake struck the tourist haven, razing buildings, shattering [...]
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Lights out for Indonesia’s LRT just days before Asian Games
Indonesia is investigating a series of malfunctions that have plagued its first light rapid transit (LRT) system just days ahead of the opening ceremony of the Asian Games, [...]
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Indonesia central bank says ‘intervening’ in FX market to defend rupiah
Indonesia’s central bank is intervening to defend the rupiah, a senior official said on Monday, after the currency fell 0.9 percent to 14,605, its weakest level since [...]
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Indonesia earthquake: Man urges government to help as he searches for his mother in the rubble
Lalu Fauzan paces up and down the towering pile of rubble that used to be his village mosque, listening for voices. When the two-storey building came crashing down, his [...]
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Death toll from quake that hit Indonesian island passes 430
The death toll from the earthquake that rocked the Indonesian island of Lombok a week ago has passed 430 and the government is estimating economic losses will exceed several [...]
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Indonesia plane crash: 12-year-old boy is only survivor after aircraft plunges into Papua jungle
A 12-year-old boy is the only survivor from a plane crash that left eight people dead in a mountainous region of Indonesia. The light commercial plane was reported missing on [...]
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Death toll, in the hundreds, rises from earthquake that hit Indonesia
The death toll from a powerful earthquake that hit the Indonesian island of Lombok a week ago has risen to 392, an official says. The number was likely to rise further still [...]
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Eight dead, one survivor in Indonesian plane crash
Indonesian search and rescue teams found eight victims and one survivor after a small plane crashed in the eastern province of Papua, police said on Sunday. The Dimonim Air [...]
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Giving Indonesia’s children with disabilities a chance
This Indonesian man has made it his life’s mission to educate children with disabilities. Tatang was seven years old when a surgery to improve his failing vision went [...]
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Indonesian conglomerate Salim Group invests in e-money app Youtap
Youtap aims to tap into Salim Group’s vast network as the company behind popular instant noodle brand Indomie Singapore-based e-money application Youtap announced on [...]
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Indonesian worker dies while cleaning septic tank
An Indonesian contractor died, believed to be due to inhalation of ammonia and methane fumes, while cleaning a septic tank drainage channel at the Senai International Airport [...]
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Indonesia’s ‘buzzers’ paid to spread propaganda as political elite wage war ahead of election
Dozens of “buzzers” are getting paid to spread propaganda to armies of followers as the political elite wage war in cyberspace in an attempt to maintain power. [...]
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Indonesia set for rematch of bitter presidential election
The presidential election in Indonesia next year may see a reprize of the testy 2014 contest between President Joko Widodo and retired general Prabowo Subianto after both men [...]
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