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Palm oil backlash
Asia focus, Ismira Lutfia Tisnadibrata, Published on 30/09/2019
» With its palm oil diplomacy in Europe in tatters amid raging forest fires -- many of them set to clear land for palm planting -- Indonesia is working harder to shore up sales in markets such as China and India, while boosting the proportion of palm used in biodiesel at home.
Indonesia-Australia pact could create economic powerhouse
Asia focus, Ismira Lutfia Tisnadibrata, Published on 11/03/2019
» Indonesia and Australia have set their sights on becoming a joint economic powerhouse under a landmark trade deal that has finally been signed after nine years of negotiations.
Palm oil perseverance
Asia focus, Ismira Lutfia Tisnadibrata, Published on 04/03/2019
» Palm oil producers in Indonesia are undeterred by the growing consumer backlash closer to home in Asia against the commodity, which has long had a negative image in Europe where it is seen as a major cause of environmental destruction and deforestation.
Meeting the challenges
Asia focus, Ismira Lutfia Tisnadibrata, Published on 29/10/2018
» Countries in East Asia-Pacific have been advised to better prepare themselves for disasters following the earthquakes in Indonesia last month.
Indonesia struggles with human trafficking networks
Asia focus, Ismira Lutfia Tisnadibrata, Published on 08/01/2018
» Tyas Weningsih Putri left her village in Kendal, Central Java in August 2016 to try her luck for a second time as a migrant worker in Malaysia.
Regional pact brings hope for migrant workers
Asia focus, Ismira Lutfia Tisnadibrata, Published on 27/11/2017
» The much-touted Asean Consensus on the Protection and Promotion of the Rights of Migrant Workers represents a ray of hope for some 90,000 Indonesian workers in Brunei, Malaysia and Singapore. But whether words will be translated into actions is an open question.
Indonesia and Thailand charting clear maritime boundaries
Asia focus, Ismira Lutfia Tisnadibrata, Published on 31/07/2017
» Indonesia and Thailand are embarking on what could be a long and tedious negotiation process to determine the border of the exclusive economic zones (EEZ) between the two countries in the Andaman Sea.
Indonesia and Australia aim for trade pact by year-end
Asia focus, Ismira Lutfia Tisnadibrata, Published on 05/06/2017
» Indonesia and Australia hope to complete negotiations for a free trade agreement by the end of this year, following a successful seventh round of talks this month, which resulted in agreement on more "early outcomes" from the deal.
Casting a wider net
Asia focus, Ismira Lutfia Tisnadibrata, Published on 15/05/2017
» After decades of enduring severe impact from illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing in its vast, resource-rich waters, Indonesia says it's time that the United Nations recognised illegal fishing as a transnational organised crime.
Catching a wave
Asia focus, Ismira Lutfia Tisnadibrata, Published on 13/03/2017
» The states along the rim of the Indian Ocean aim to make the vast body of water a focus for future economic growth by pursuing a "blue economy" that emphasises inclusive and sustainable development of the ocean's natural resources and maritime cooperation.