[Analytics] Moving the capital of Indonesia: Jakarta Post
President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo surprised us this week when he revealed the plan to move…
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.
Flash flood hits Samosir in Indonesia
JAKARTA, May 4, 2019, The Jakarta Post. A resident, identified as Tiarma Situmorang, 65, of…
Prabowo Team reports incorrect vote data entries in Indonesian election
JAKARTA, May 4, 2019, ANTARA. The Information Technology (IT) Volunteers of the Prabowo Subianto Campaign…
Hyundai admits bribing Indonesian politician for power plant construction
SEOUL, May 2, 2019, The Korea Times. Major Korean builder Hyundai Engineering & Construction has…
[Analytics] Jakarta fired up over clash with Vietnam vessels
There has been a clash in the South China Sea over a move to intercept…
Jokowi team’s tally shows he is set to be re-elected
JAKARTA, May 1, 2019, The Straits Times. Indonesian President Joko Widodo’s campaign team yesterday released…
Abandon Jakarta: Indonesia again mulls plan for new capital
JAKARTA, Apr 30, 2019, AP. Indonesia’s decades-long discussion about building a new capital has inched…
Thailand tops growth in tourist arrivals to Vietnam
HANOI, Apr 30, 2019, VN Express. The number of Thai tourists visiting Vietnam posted the…
Three new techno parks to be developed this year in Indonesia
JAKARTA, Apr 29, 2019, The Jakarta Post. The Research, Technology and Higher Education Ministry has…
Death toll in Indonesian Bengkulu flood increases to 15
BENGKULU, Apr 29, 2019, ANTARA. The death toll from flood and landslides in Bengkulu Province…
1,539 Jakarta flood victims still take refuge
JAKARTA, Apr 27, 2019, ANTARA. Some 1,539, of the 2,258 Jakarta residents who fled their…
Why election officers lost their lives during the Indonesian general elections
BANDARLAMPUNG, Apr 26, 2019, ANTARA. A political observer pointed out that officers in charge of…