Tag Archives: Indonesia

Thursday, 27 July 2017 JAKARTA: 8 hot spots have been detected across Jambi. The hot spots have been monitored by the Aqua and Terra satellites since 23 July. Jambi Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency’s (BMKG) data and information division head Kurnia Ningsih said the eight hot spots were detected in …

Wednesday, 19 July 2017 JAKARTA: For the umpteenth time, a plane has experienced an accident at Wamena Airport in Jayawijaya, Papua. On Tuesday a cargo aircraft belonging to Tri MG veered off the runway for almost a kilometer when it landed at 12:30 p.m. local time. The left wheel and …

Monday, 17 July 2017 JAKARTA: 2 months after Indonesia’s most conservative province drew international headlines for publicly caning 2 young gay men for having sex with each other, the governor is considering making such whippings private to avoid negative media attention and prevent any adverse impact on outside investment. The …

Friday, 30 June 2017 JAKARTA: The remaining 141 7-Eleven outlets in Indonesia will cease operations today (Friday), said franchise-owner of the 24-hour convenience store, Indonesia PT Modern Internasional. In a statement to the Bursa Efek recently, its Director, Chandra Wijaya, said the decision was taken given the limited resources to …

Tuesday, 20 June 2017 Facebook Inc has received an in-principle approval to set up a domestic unit in Indonesia, said a senior government source from the Southeast Asian nation, home to the social networking giant’s fourth-largest user base. Indonesia has been pushing multinational technology firms to be locally incorporated, arguing …

Thursday, 25 May 2017 Surabaya (Indonesia) – Indonesian police Wednesday used a steamroller to crush thousands of bottles of alcohol and torched a huge stash of seized drugs ahead of Ramadan in the world’s most populous Muslim-majority country. Islam’s holiest month is due to begin this weekend, with observant Muslims …

Tuesday, 23 May 2017 KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysian palm oil futures rose about 1% to hit their highest in a week on Monday as strong export demand put the contract on track for a second straight session of  gains. Tight market supply also supported palm’s gains, traders said, with production growth weaker than anticipated. The …

Saturday, 20 May 2017 KUALA SELANGOR: Malaysia and Indonesia will retaliate against countries including the European Union (EU) which boycott palm oil, said Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak. Najib said he had discussed with Indonesian President Joko Widodo during the ASEAN Summit in Manila recently, that Malaysia and …

Saturday, 13 May 2017 JAKARTA: A neighbourhood in the Indonesian capital has informally declared itself a smoke-free zone as students plan further protests against what they see as an increased effort by cigarette companies to target the young. Indonesia has one of the highest rates of smoking and is the …

Friday, 5 May 2017 JAKARTA: Indonesia’s economic growth picked up a touch in the first quarter on firmer export prices of some commodities and stronger demand in major trading partners, though analysts were split on how far this momentum will carry through to the rest of the year.  South-East Asia’s …