Jokowi announces East Kalimantan as site of new Indonesia’s capital
JAKARTA, Aug 26, 2019, The Jakarta Post. President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo has announced that two…
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PNG Governor warns Indonesian president Widodo over West Papua
PORT MORESBY, Aug 25, 2019, PNG Today. Papua New Guinea’s Port Moresby Governor Powes Parkop…
Malaysia’s king to go on 4-day visit to Indonesia tomorrow
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 25, 2019, FMT. The Yang di-Pertuan Agong Sultan Abdullah Sultan Ahmad Shah…
[Analytics] Why Indonesia needs to answer for its broken promises
Last weekend, the Indonesian police took 43 West Papuan students into custody for allegedly disrespecting…
[Analytics] No winning hands in palm oil trade war
It doesn’t have the same superpower cachet as the US-China trade war, but Indonesia and…
Indonesian capital likely to move to East Kalimantan
JAKARTA, Aug 23, 2019, ANTARA. Agrarian Minister/National Land Agency Head Sofyan Djalil has signalled the…
Indonesia shuts down internet in Papua to stem ongoing unrest
MANOKWARI, Aug 22, 2019, AP, DPA. Indonesia has imposed an internet blackout in the Papua…
‘Something, if not many things, has gone wrong with the way we deal with Papua’ : The Jakarta Post
JAKARTA, Aug 21, 2019, The Jakarta Post. The outbreak of violent protests in West Papua…
[Analytics] Fearing tobacco’s fate, Malaysian palm oil industry fights back
On the morning of February 26, executives from a Washington consultancy presented a strategy paper…
[Analytics] Racism at heart of Jakarta-Papua conflict
Around Aug. 17 every year, Indonesians brim with nationalism. This year, one of the nationalism-evoking…
Situation with riot in West Papua has been under control: Indonesia’s police chief
SURABAYA, Aug 20, 2019, ANTARA. The situation in Manokwari, West Papua, has been brought under…
China’s WeChat and Alipay seek way to legally operate in Indonesia
JAKARTA, Aug 19, 2019, Jakarta Globe. Three local banks have applied to Bank Indonesia for…