Showing 51 - 60 of 61
Capital idea: Indonesia ponders seat of government outside Jakarta
Asia focus, Ismira Lutfia Tisnadibrata, Published on 04/09/2017
» Millions of Jakarta residents are once more wondering what their lives might be like in the future as the Indonesian government has revived an old debate about relocating the capital.
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.
Crude controversy
Asia focus, Ismira Lutfia Tisnadibrata, Published on 10/07/2017
» A new documentary film showing conditions in West Timor years after an oil spill off the northern coast of Western Australia has raised the stakes in the debate over who is ultimately responsible.
Grab seeks bigger bite of Indonesian transport market
Asia focus, Ismira Lutfia Tisnadibrata, Published on 29/05/2017
» In the absence of reliable public transport in gridlocked Jakarta and other major Indonesian cities, the Malaysia-based ride-hailing app Grab has been quick to grab a big chunk of a massive market opportunity to expand its business.
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.
Waiting for take-off
Asia focus, Ismira Lutfia Tisnadibrata, Published on 26/12/2016
» The Indonesian transport ministry is preparing to start building new airports in 13 locations from 2017 to 2019 to meet the country's growing need for infrastructure and to increase the number of people using air transport for domestic and international travel.
Riding to work
Asia focus, Ismira Lutfia Tisnadibrata, Published on 14/11/2016
» Long before ride-hailing applications such as Go-Jek, Grab and Uber became available, motorcycle taxis were a fixture on the streets of Indonesia's major cities, providing an affordable and fast means of transport in the absence of a decent and reliable public transport network.
Burning Issue
Asia focus, Ismira Lutfia Tisnadibrata, Published on 26/09/2016
» Religious authorities in the world's largest Muslim country have added their moral weight to efforts to curb the annual forest burning, which also blankets Indonesia's regional neighbours in choking haze.
Haj hassle
Asia focus, Ismira Lutfia Tisnadibrata, Published on 19/09/2016
» Indonesia is intensifying its push for a bigger quota for haj pilgrims in a bid to clear a decades-long backlog of applicants awaiting their turn to go to Mecca. Authorities in the world's most populous Muslim country also want and avoid further embarrassment after hundreds of its citizens were found to have taken part illegally in the pilgrimage that ended last week.
Smoked out
Asia focus, Ismira Lutfia Tisnadibrata, Published on 12/09/2016
» Tobacco farmer Budidoyo Siswoyo has felt the adverse impact of the unseasonally heavy rain that kept pouring during the dry season this year. He has nothing to show for his efforts since he planted his crop in April on his two-hectare farm in Temanggung, Central Java.