Grim picture as Indonesia enters sixth month of Covid-19 outbreak
JAKARTA, Sep 3, 2020, The Jakarta Post. As Indonesia enters its sixth month since COVID-19…
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.
Five destinations in Indonesia’s Bogor reopen to visitors
JAKARTA, Sep 1, 2020, The Jakarta Post. As the COVID-19 pandemic persists, a number of…
Govt bans Indian, Indonesian, Philippines pass holder from entering Malaysia
KUALA LUMPUR, Sep 1, 2020, Malay Mail. Senior Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri today announced…
[Analytics] What does the rise of semi-authoritarian regimes in Southeast Asia mean for the region?
Southeast Asia has seen the rise of governments that cannot be easily categorized as either…
Indonesia exports 2.2 tons of tuna from Maluku to Japan
JAKARTA, Aug 31, 2020, The Jakarta Post. Indonesia exported 2.2 tons of tuna from Maluku…
Indonesia imposes safeguard duty on Indian, Vietnamese ceramic tiles imports
JAKARTA, Aug 29, 2020, Jakarta Globe. Indonesia will reimpose a duty on ceramic tiles shipped…
Asia LNG price hovers above $4/mmBtu as hurricane disrupts US exports
HONG KONG, Aug 28, 2020, HBL. The average LNG price for October delivery into north-east…
Travel between Malaysia and Cambodia via Singapore to become available in days
PHNOM PENH, Aug 28, 2020, Khmer Times. Singapore Airlines has secured approval for passengers to…
Jokowi pushes for reform to prevent rent-seeking in business, trade
JAKARTA, Aug 27, 2020, The Jakarta Post. President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo urged his administration to…
Aceh’s toll roads should be connected to tourism centers: Jokowi
JAKARTA, Aug 25, 2020, ANTARA. President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) emphasized that the main corridor of…
Bali bans foreign tourists for the rest of 2020
JAKARTA, Aug 24, 2020, AFP. Foreign tourists won’t be allowed to visit Bali for the…
Attorney General’s office in Jakarta destroyed in 12-hour inferno
JAKARTA, Aug 23, 2020, Jakarta Globe. A massive blaze ravaged the main building of the…