With a historic low of foreign visitors, Singapore re-orientates to domestic travel
SINGAPORE, Jul 7, 2020, Bloomberg. In Indonesia, locals can soon fly from Jakarta to the…
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.
Bali eyes September re-opening for foreign tourists
JAKARTA, Jul 6, 2020, AFP. Bali says foreign tourists will be allowed to return by…
Indonesia set to become third coronavirus hot spot in Asia: Experts
JAKARTA, Jul 6, 2020, SMH. Indonesia will become the third coronavirus epicentre in Asia after…
[Analytics] Authentic flavours of Asian heritage food
What is Nasi Liwet? Or pempek? Ju hu char? Mallung or Wambatu Moju? Jaime Ee…
Racism against Papuans is isolated: Indonesia’s official
JAKARTA, Jul 5, 2020, RNZ. An Indonesian government official has characterised recent racism against West…
Indonesia now upper middle-income country: World Bank
JAKARTA, Jul 4, 2020, The Jakarta Post. Indonesia is now officially an upper-middle income country,…
Indonesia’s police thwart attempt to smuggle over 9,000 sea turtle eggs to West Kalimantan
JAKARTA, Jul 2, 2020, The Jakarta Post. The West Kalimantan Police have successfully thwarted an…
Indonesia’s sugar production projected to reach 540,000 tons in June-August
JAKARTA, Jul 2, 2020, ANTARA. Sugar production in Indonesia has entered its peak season and…
LG Electronics and LG Chemicals, Panasonic, Denso and many others to relocate $37B factories from China to Central Java
BATANG, Jul 2, 2020, Jakarta Globe. Seven companies from Japan, South Korea, Taiwan, and the…
[Analytics] ASEAN finally pushes back on China’s sea claims
In a sign of rising resistance to China’s Covid-19 strategic opportunism, the typically tight-lipped Association…
Indonesia’s president Jokowi visits Central Java to inspect coronavirus command post
JAKARTA, Jun 30, 2020, ANTARA. President Joko Widodo (Jokowi), on Tuesday, departed for Central Java…
Indonesia’s gas companies, state-owned electricity company sign deals on cheap gas supply for power plants
JAKARTA, Jun 29, 2020, The Jakarta Post. Four gas producers have inked deals to supply…