Pacific nations take further measures against coronavirus
AUCKLAND, Mar 16, 2020, RNZ. Pacific countries are continuing to take active measures to counter…
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.
Indonesian scientists call for lockdown ahead of Ramadan
JAKARTA, Mar 16, 2020, The Jakarta Post. A group of scientists from the Indonesian Young…
[Analytics] The Indo-Pacific Linus blanket
Countries, like the character Linus in the comic strip Peanuts, find it difficult to give…
[Analytics] The Muslim clerics preaching for Indonesia’s peat
Indonesia is home to vast peatlands that have been widely degraded to grow crops, such…
Indonesia’s minister of transportation tests positive for coronavirus
JAKARTA, Mar 15, 2020, ANTARA. Minister of Transportation Budi Karya Sumadi has tested positive to…
[Analytics] Engineered food on the rise in ASEAN
Other than its Instagram-able tourist destinations, Southeast Asia is well known for its variety of…
US sanction threat spurred Indonesia to drop Russia, China weapons deals
JAKARTA, Mar 14, 2020, SCMP. The Trump administration pressured Indonesia into dropping deals to buy…
Domestic coffee prices edge down in Vietnam
HANOI, Mar 14, 2020, VN Express. Vietnam’s domestic coffee prices slipped this week due to…
Indonesia’s govt says $1.6B income tax breaks available only in manufacturing sector
JAKARTA, Mar 14, 2020, Jakarta Globe. The government on Friday provided some details on new…
Herb mixture three times a day may help to fight coronavirus: Indonesia’s president Jokowi
JAKARTA, Mar 13, 2020, Bloomberg. Indonesia’s President Joko ‘Jokowi’ Widodo has been bolstering speculation that…
Two million bottles of carbolfuchsin prepared for disinfecting mosques in Indonesia
JAKARTA, Mar 13, 2020, ANTARA. The Indonesian Mosque Council (DMI) has readied two million bottles…
Norwegian multinational to develop $70M solar plant in a famous tourist destination in Indonesia
JAKARTA, Mar 12, 2020, VNA. Multinational Scatec Solar plans to invest 70 million USD to…