[Analytics] Australia’s strategic appetite should take more account of Indonesia
Australia launched its 2020 Defence Strategic Update this month to bring defence policy up to…
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 West Sumatra city closes schools again after staff test positive for Covid-19
JAKARTA, Jul 20, 2020, The Jakarta Post. All schools in Pariaman, West Sumatra closed their…
[Analytics] What does the Covid-19 boom in gaming mean for Southeast Asia?
The global video game industry is booming despite the prevalent economic hardships caused by the…
[Analytics] Inside China’s plans to claim ocean dominance
Inch by inch. Step by step. China is stealing the South China Sea. Jamie Seidel…
[Analytics] Covid-19 crisis stirs military politics in Indonesia
Buffed Indonesian Army Chief of Staff General Andika Perkasa, whose military career didn’t seem to…
Jakarta extends transitional social restrictions, delays cinema reopening
JAKARTA, Jul 18, 2020, The Jakarta Post. Jakarta Governor Anies Baswedan announced on Thursday that…
[Analytics] As Trump and China trade hostilities, Southeast Asia is thrust onto the front line
The Trump administration’s assertive new policy in the South China Sea is putting Southeast Asian…
Indonesia sees uptick in Covid-19 transmission in poorly ventilated offices
JAKARTA, Jul 17, 2020, The Jakarta Post. The Health Ministry’s disease control and prevention director…
Vietnam rejects China’s ‘historical evidence’ argument in the South China Sea
HANOI, Jul 17, 2020, The Hanoi Times. Vietnam emphasizes that all countries have a common…
Indonesia’s new capital in the jungle project on the ropes
JAKARTA, Jul 17, 2020, SHM. Joko Widodo’s dream of being the Indonesian President who finally…
A coronavirus resurgence is threatening Asia’s hopes for reopening economies
SINGAPORE, Jul 16, 2020, ST. Asia’s coronavirus resurgence is sending chills across the region. Countries…
Full economic recovery in Indonesia in August 2020: World Bank
JAKARTA, Jul 16, 2020, ANTARA. Indonesia’s economy will start to open and recover from the…