Indonesia president considers cutting fuel price amid falling global oil prices
JAKARTA, Mar 18, 2020, Reuters. Indonesian President Joko Widodo on Wednesday asked his cabinet ministers…
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Shootings by armed Papuans break out outside Freeport’s mining areas in Indonesia
TIMIKA, Mar 18, 2020, ANTARA. Several shootings by armed Papuan criminals broke out outside the…
[Analytics] Extremist charities spread in Indonesia
The Indonesian government has arrested more than 1100 suspected terrorists since 2015, with still more…
[Analytics] The big questions over Malaysia’s coronavirus partial lockdown
The measures, which will be in place from March 18-31, are mainly aimed at limiting…
Pacific nations take further measures against coronavirus
AUCKLAND, Mar 16, 2020, RNZ. Pacific countries are continuing to take active measures to counter…
Indonesian scientists call for lockdown ahead of Ramadan
JAKARTA, Mar 16, 2020, The Jakarta Post. A group of scientists from the Indonesian Young…
[Analytics] The Indo-Pacific Linus blanket
Countries, like the character Linus in the comic strip Peanuts, find it difficult to give…
[Analytics] The Muslim clerics preaching for Indonesia’s peat
Indonesia is home to vast peatlands that have been widely degraded to grow crops, such…
Indonesia’s minister of transportation tests positive for coronavirus
JAKARTA, Mar 15, 2020, ANTARA. Minister of Transportation Budi Karya Sumadi has tested positive to…
[Analytics] Engineered food on the rise in ASEAN
Other than its Instagram-able tourist destinations, Southeast Asia is well known for its variety of…
US sanction threat spurred Indonesia to drop Russia, China weapons deals
JAKARTA, Mar 14, 2020, SCMP. The Trump administration pressured Indonesia into dropping deals to buy…
Domestic coffee prices edge down in Vietnam
HANOI, Mar 14, 2020, VN Express. Vietnam’s domestic coffee prices slipped this week due to…