Mass funeral for Papua flood victims as death toll passes 100
JAYAPURA, Mar 21, 2019, RNZ. Disaster agency officials said the death toll had climbed again…
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.
One day before last year’s fatal crash, Lion Air’s Boeing 737 Max 8 was reportedly saved by an off-duty pilot
JAKARTA, Mar 20, 2019, Bloomberg. As the Lion Air crew fought to control their diving…
Magnitude 4.2 earthquake jolts West Sumatra
JAKARTA, Mar 20, 2019, ANTARA. An earthquake measuring 4.2 on the Richter Scale hit West…
‘Several crucial flaws’: Report says FAA overlooked warnings on Boeing 737 MAX 8
TORONTO, Mar 19, 2019, Global News. French investigators said Monday the black boxes from Ethiopian…
[Analytics] China, Indonesia and India emerge as miners of Australia’s coal
The face of Australian coal production is changing as investors focused on environmental, social and…
[Analytics] Palm oil is at the heart of the next trade war
Palm oil emerged as a flashpoint in a potential trade war between the European Union…
At least 42 people dead in flash floods in Indonesia
JAKARTA, Mar 17, 2019, TASS. Flash floods in Indonesia’s Papua province have killed at least…
Papuans face violence, detentions, threats: US State Dept report
JAKARTA, Mar 17, 2019, RNZI. A new US government report has found West Papuans continue…
Indonesia’s toll road development must catch up with other countries
MEDAN, Mar 16, 2019, ANTARA. President Joko Widodo highlighted the need for Indonesia to catch…
[Analytics] South Pacific reimagines its colonial past
Island region is rewriting British explorer James Cook’s contested legacy on the 150-year anniversary of…
Jakarta risks overtaking China’s famously polluted capital soon: Greenpeace
JAKARTA, Mar 15, 2019, ANTARA. Greenpeace Southeast Asia warned that Jakarta risks overtaking Beijing’s reputation…
Gov’t considers ban on Boeing 737 in Indonesia
JAKARTA, Mar 13, 2019, ANTARA News. Maritime Coordinating Minister Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan said that the…