Oil palm plantations in Sumatran wetland worsen flooding in communities
JAKARTA, Sep 12, 2020, Mongabay. Newly published research has linked the spread of oil palm…
Indonesia
Indonesia is one of the 12 founding members of APEC. It is an economy with a population of 261 million people. When it co-founded APEC in 1989, Indonesia’s real GDP was USD 288 billion, and its real per capita GDP was USD 1,600. By 2016, its real GDP more than tripled at USD 1 trillion, while its per capita GDP more than doubled at USD 4,000.
Indonesia’s finance ministry empowers export-oriented business to boost economy
JAKARTA, Sep 9, 2020, ANTARA. The Finance Ministry has empowered export-oriented micro-, small-, and medium-scale…
Indonesia adds Twitter, Zoom to tech companies that must pay 10 per cent VAT
JAKARTA, Sep 9, 2020, Reuters. Indonesia on Tuesday added 12 more companies, including social media…
Jokowi asks for ‘bureaucratic flexibility’ in dealing with pandemic
JAKARTA, Sep 8, 2020, The Jakarta Post. President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo has emphasized the importance…
[Analytics] Sino-US differences over South China Sea appear to be irreconcilable
The on-going conflict between China on the one hand and the “Free World” led by…
Southeast Asia’s GDP growth to contract by 4.2 per cent in 2020: ICAEW
SINGAPORE, Sep 7, 2020, BT. Recovery prospects look brightest for Vietnam, according to the latest…
Malaysia bars entry of Indonesian citizens
JAKARTA, Sep 7, 2020, The Jakarta Post. Indonesians, as well as citizens of several other…
Nearly 300 Rohingya migrants reach Indonesia ‘after seven months at sea’
JAKARTA, Sep 7, 2020, IBT. Nearly 300 Rohingya migrants reached Indonesia early Monday claiming to…
Indonesia’s illiteracy rate falls to 1.78 per cent in 2019
JAKARTA, Sep 5, 2020, ANTARA. Indonesia’s illiteracy rate fell to 1.78 percent of the total…
Jakarta launched free internet for students
JAKARTA, Sep 4, 2020, Jakarta Globe. A community center building in Johar Baru, Central Jakarta,…
APEC summit to be held online Dec 4
SINGAPORE, Sep 4, 2020, Kyodo. The annual summit of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum will…
Malaysia’s lawmaker urges govt to reconsider blanket ban on foreign nationals entering
KUALA LUMPUR, Sep 4, 2020, Malay Mail. Former International Trade and Industry (Miti) deputy minister…