Malaysia’s Mahathir says linking palm oil to deforestation ‘baseless’
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 23, 2019, Reuters. Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad on Friday (Aug 23)…
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 capital likely to move to East Kalimantan
JAKARTA, Aug 23, 2019, ANTARA. Agrarian Minister/National Land Agency Head Sofyan Djalil has signalled the…
Indonesia shuts down internet in Papua to stem ongoing unrest
MANOKWARI, Aug 22, 2019, AP, DPA. Indonesia has imposed an internet blackout in the Papua…
‘Something, if not many things, has gone wrong with the way we deal with Papua’ : The Jakarta Post
JAKARTA, Aug 21, 2019, The Jakarta Post. The outbreak of violent protests in West Papua…
[Analytics] Fearing tobacco’s fate, Malaysian palm oil industry fights back
On the morning of February 26, executives from a Washington consultancy presented a strategy paper…
[Analytics] Racism at heart of Jakarta-Papua conflict
Around Aug. 17 every year, Indonesians brim with nationalism. This year, one of the nationalism-evoking…
Situation with riot in West Papua has been under control: Indonesia’s police chief
SURABAYA, Aug 20, 2019, ANTARA. The situation in Manokwari, West Papua, has been brought under…
China’s WeChat and Alipay seek way to legally operate in Indonesia
JAKARTA, Aug 19, 2019, Jakarta Globe. Three local banks have applied to Bank Indonesia for…
[Analytics] Peace diplomacy a priority in Kashmir issue
Nearly four million Kashmiris have been under lockdown with movement restrictions and a near communications…
MRT Jakarta looks to Seoul for technical cooperation
JAKARTA, Aug 17, 2019, The Jakarta Post. MRT Jakarta will exchange engineers with its counterpart…
Indonesia president formally proposes relocating capital to Borneo
JAKARTA, Aug 16, 2019, Reuters. Indonesian President Joko Widodo on Friday formally proposed to parliament…
275,000 people suffered from acute respiratory tract infections due to fires in Indonesia
PALEMBANG, Aug 14, 2019, ANTARA. Fires raging through land and forest areas in South Sumatra…