Chocolate to get more expensive as palm oil prices skyrocket
MANILA/JAKARTA, May 16, 2021, SCMP. The meteoric rise in palm oil prices is poised to…
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Landslide buries eight illegal gold miners in West Sumatra
JAKARTA, May 11, 2021, ANTARA. A landslide, triggered by torrential rains, killed eight illegal gold…
Indonesian consumers show growing confidence: Central bank
JAKARTA, May 10, 2021, Reuters. Indonesia’s consumer confidence index rose to 101.5 in April, from…
Terrorist tag in West Papua could worsen racism: Rights group
JAKARTA, May 7, 2021, RNZ. Human Rights Watch is urging the Indonesian government to rethink…
3 key trends are set to dominate consumer behavior in Asia in 2021: Survey
SINGAPORE, May 5, 2021, CNBC. The coronavirus economic recovery, continued tech adoption and increased demand…
South-east Asian economy gets lift from US-China tensions
JAKARTA, May 2, 2021, ST. When the United States Commerce Department signalled in late 2019…
Indonesia’s president upbeat about 2021 economic growth target being achieved
JAKARTA, May 1, 2021, ANTARA. Indonesia’s President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) is optimistic that the economic…
53 crew of lost naval submarine declared dead as Indonesia finds wreckage
JAKARTA, Apr 25, 2021, CNN. The wreckage of an Indonesian Navy submarine missing since Wednesday…
Indonesian Navy searches for missing submarine with 53 people on board
JAKARTA, Apr 22, 2021, CNN. Indonesia’s Navy is searching for a missing submarine with 53…
ASEAN members to discuss Myanmar at Jakarta summit
JAKARTA, Apr 21, 2021, VOA. Southeast Asian nations are set to discuss Myanmar’s governance crisis…
[Analytics] South Korea muscles in on global arms trade
South Korea celebrated its entry into the “elite group of fighter jet producers” this month,…
China ready to invest $1.38B in Indonesia: Envoy
PONTIANAK, Apr 17, 2021, ANTARA. China has confirmed plans to invest US$1.38 billion in Indonesia,…