Chinese cast net over neglected Papua New Guinea border zone
PORT MORESBY, Dec 19, 2020, RNZ. China has dismissed Australian concerns about a planned new…
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Indonesian firm exports first 3 locomotives to the Philippines
SURABAYA, Dec 13, 2020, PNA. State-owned train manufacturer PT INKA for the first time shipped…
Jokowi asks Elon Musk to study Indonesia as venue for SpaceX launch site
JAKARTA, Dec 12, 2020, Bloomberg. Indonesia invited SpaceX to assess the possibility of setting up…
Malaysia palm oil workers discouraged from going home: Rights groups
KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 11, 2020, Reuters. Some Malaysian palm oil plantations are discouraging foreign workers…
More than 100 million Indonesians go to the polls in regional elections
SINGAPORE, Nov 9, 2020, ST. More than 100 million Indonesians will cast their ballots for…
Indonesia gets first batch of vaccine from China’s Sinovac
JAKARTA, Dec 7, 2020, Bloomberg. The first batch of Covid-19 vaccine ordered from China’s Sinovac…
Indonesian minister and two senior ministry officials detained for bribery related to Covid-19 aid package
JAKARTA, Dec 6, 2020, ST. Indonesia’s Social Affairs Minister Juliari P. Batubara was detained by…
Nickel price at year-high as China seeks extra supply
JAKARTA, Dec 4, 2020, StockHead. Nickel prices have taken off as China struggles to source…
[Analytics] So-called ‘Papuan problems’ and colonial myths
Each year on December 1st, Papuans commemorate the day on which the embryo of a…
Indonesian volcano belches huge tower of smoke and ash
JAKARTA, Nov 30, 2020, AFP. Indonesia’s Mount Ili Lewotolok erupted Sunday, belching a column of…
ASEAN ministers gather to discuss transnational crime fight
HANOI, Nov 26, 2020, VNA. The 14th ASEAN Ministerial Meeting on Transnational Crime (AMMTC 14)…
Indonesia to chair G20 in 2022, exchanging presidency term with India
JAKARTA, Nov 23, 2020, ANTARA. Indonesia will chair G20 in 2022, exchanging its presidency term…