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Firms behind Indonesia's high-speed rail seek another $1bn loan from China
Published on 09/11/2022
» JAKARTA: The consortium building a China-funded high-speed railway in Indonesia is seeking a 16.1 trillion rupiah ($1.03 billion) loan top-up from China Development Bank (CDB) to fund a budget overrun on the project, company executives said on Wednesday.
Indonesia's China-funded rail project on track despite cost overrun
Published on 13/10/2022
» TEGALLUAR, Indonesia: A high-speed railway project in Indonesia, part of China's Belt and Road Initiative, is on track for a 2023 launch despite ongoing negotiations between the two countries about the project being over-budget, officials said on Thursday.
At least 174 dead after riot at Indonesia football match
AFP, Published on 02/10/2022
» MALANG, Indonesia: At least 174 people died at a football stadium in Indonesia when fans invaded the pitch and police responded with tear gas, triggering a stampede, authorities said Sunday.
2 China-made trains of Indonesia high-speed railway arrive in Jakarta
Published on 02/09/2022
» JAKARTA: A high-speed electric passenger train and an inspection train, made in China and customised for the Jakarta-Bandung high-speed railway project, arrived in the Jakarta Port from China's Qingdao Port on Thursday.
Explainer: How important is China-Indonesia trade, and what are the main exports?
Published on 27/07/2022
» Indonesian president Joko Widodo became the first foreign leader to hold a face-to-face meeting with President Xi Jinping since February on Tuesday.
Indonesian teacher sentenced to death for raping 13 students
AFP, Published on 04/04/2022
» An Indonesian teacher found guilty of raping 13 students at an Islamic boarding school, and who impregnated at least eight of the victims, was sentenced to death on Monday.
Women against the odds
Asia focus, Ismira Lutfia Tisnadibrata, Published on 21/03/2022
» It has been more than a century since International Women's Day was first celebrated in 1911, but the themes of women's empowerment and gender equality remain as essential today as they did then.
Indonesia teacher gets life in prison for rape of 13 students
AFP, Published on 15/02/2022
» An Indonesian court on Tuesday sentenced a teacher to life in prison for the rape of 13 students, in a case that has drawn national attention to sexual abuse in some of the country's religious boarding schools.
Asean needs a Middle Path
Asia focus, Paritta Wangkiat, Published on 17/01/2022
» Despite the economic downturn during the Covid-19 pandemic, China-sponsored infrastructure, trade and cooperation initiatives with Southeast Asian nations have been moving forward consistently -- amplifying the presence of Beijing in one of the world's fastest growing regions.
Indonesia conducts test flight using jet fuel mixed with palm oil
Reuters, Published on 06/10/2021
» JAKARTA: Indonesia conducted its first test flight using jet fuel partially from palm oil on Wednesday, a senior minister said, as the country plans to commercialise the fuel as it seeks creative ways to use the edible oil domestically.