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Strong 6.2 magnitude quake strikes off eastern Indonesia
AFP, Published on 28/08/2018
» A strong 6.2 magnitude earthquake struck eastern Indonesia on Tuesday, the US Geological Survey said, but there was no tsunami warning or immediate reports of damage.
Independent in Indonesia
Life, John Clewley, Published on 21/12/2022
» Interest in recorded music, led by DJs and "crate-diggers", has shone a light on some fascinating popular music genres over the past 20-odd years. Soundway Records, set up by Miles Claret in the UK, released its first compilation in 2002 on Afrobeat, funk and fusion from Ghana in the 1970s, and since then has released compilations on African, Caribbean, Latin and Asian music (mainly focusing on the period from 1950s to 1980s, when popular genres were being created by newly independent countries).
Indonesia searches for a new top oilman
Asia focus, Ismira Lutfia Tisnadibrata, Published on 20/02/2017
» Indonesia has two weeks left to determine who will be the next leader of the state-controlled energy company Pertamina, after its two top executives were ousted on Feb 3 because of what its major shareholder said was a lack of teamwork.
Indonesia's torchbearers
Life, Kong Rithdee, Published on 04/11/2016
» A woman who rises above the trauma of polygamy in Sulawesi; a Muslim girl and her transvestite father, who works the street of Jakarta; three sisters in a courtship game; a war veteran confronting the harsh aftermath of newly independent Indonesia. At the Tokyo International Film Festival this year, Indonesia is the focus of the Crosscut Asia section, a programme that telescopes national cinema for social and aesthetic angles.
Indonesia weighs changes needed to join TPP
Asia focus, Published on 23/05/2016
» Six months after the full text of the Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP) agreement was made public in November, Indonesia is still examining the roughly 6,000 pages of trade provisions as it assesses its compatibility with the deal.
'Name your own island,' Indonesia tells investors
Asia focus, Ismira Lutfia Tisnadibrata, Published on 16/01/2017
» Investors willing to commit funds to developing some of Indonesia's more remote islands, thousands of which are still officially unnamed, will soon be able to leave their mark on the map ... literally.
Indonesia tracks terrorist funding to Australia
Asia focus, Published on 11/01/2016
» Indonesian financial intelligence specialists are lobbying their Southeast Asian counterparts to adopt a stronger regional approach to tracking the flow of terrorism funding, based on an existing cooperation model between Indonesia and Australia.
Indonesia needs to shift to a new gear
Asia focus, Wanant Kerdchuen, Published on 04/01/2016
» Indonesia in 2016 could face another bumpy ride as economic reforms have yet to bear fruit. However, Finance Minister Bambang Brodjonegoro is confident that Southeast Asia's biggest economy has what it takes to take advantage of Asean economic integration.
Malaysia, Indonesia to stop towing away migrants
Published on 20/05/2015
» Malaysia and Indonesia said Wednesday they would no longer turn away migrant vessels, responding to world pressure by offering to take in a wave of boatpeople if they can be resettled or repatriated within a year.
Bank Indonesia cuts interest rate
Published on 17/02/2015
» Indonesia’s central bank unexpectedly cut its main interest rate for the first time in three years, joining global counterparts in easing monetary policy to support Southeast Asia’s biggest economy as inflation cools.