[Analytics] Displacement in Indonesia’s borderlands a threat to indigenous populations
In late July, the Forest People’s Programme (FPP), a nonprofit that works on behalf of…
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 Papuan community leaders support extension of special autonomy status
JAYAPURA, Aug 10, 2020, ANTARA. Several Papuan community and religious leaders have appealed to the…
Indonesia to transfer $82 to the accounts of 13.8M workers every other month
JAKARTA, Aug 8, 2020, Jakarta Globe. The government would transfer a fixed amount of money…
Indonesia’s Q2 GDP contraction draws mixed views from economists
JAKARTA, Aug 7, 2020, BT. Economists appear mixed on Indonesia’s economic outlook following the release…
Indonesia imposes 10 per cent VAT on Facebook, Disney, Tiktok
JAKARTA, Aug 7, 2020, Bangkok Post. Indonesia has added more technology companies that will be…
East Nusa Tenggara governor places annual cap of 50,000 on Komodo Island visitors
KUPANG, Aug 6, 2020, ANTARA. To preserve Komodo Island as a conservation area, the number…
Cambodia lowers Covid-19 cash deposit from foreign travelers to $2,000
PHNOM PENH, Aug 6, 2020, Xinhua. The Cambodian government has reduced the cash deposit for…
India’s PM Modi fires a Ram arrow at China
NEW DELHI, Aug 6, 2020, The Asian Age. Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday reached…
Japan to promote trade document digitalization platform to ASEAN
HANOI, Aug 6, 2020, VNA. The Japanese Government plans to promote a platform to member…
Australia PM calls on US and China to ditch ‘law of the jungle’, settle disputes peacefully
CANBERRA, Aug 5, 2020, 9News. Prime Minister Scott Morrison has called on the United States…
[Analytics] Should the US put its military muscle where its mouth is on the South China Sea?
On July 13, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo declared that the US considers China’s…
[Analytics] How ASEAN benefits as Japan shifts production away from China
The Japanese government is encouraging firms to relocate manufacturing from China to Southeast Asia. As…