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Asia focus, Ismira Lutfia Tisnadibrata, Published on 27/06/2022
» Asian economies are bouncing back amid the so-called Great Reset triggered by the Covid-19 pandemic. But a cautious mood prevails given the possible short-term risks of new waves of the virus, rising inflation and political instability.
Asia focus, Ismira Lutfia Tisnadibrata, Published on 22/02/2021
» Indonesia is seeking to spur much-needed investment in infrastructure projects to revive its pandemic-battered economy with the launch of a sovereign wealth fund.
Asia focus, Ismira Lutfia Tisnadibrata, Published on 29/06/2020
» Life aboard a Chinese fishing vessel was a nightmare of abuse for Mashuri, who says he's never going to sea again. The 22-year old Indonesian is now safely back on dry land, working as a technician at a motorcycle garage in Lumajang, East Java.
Asia focus, Ismira Lutfia Tisnadibrata, Published on 04/11/2019
» President Joko Widodo embarked on his second term with an inaugural speech that offered Indonesians a dream that their country would become one of the world's top five economies by 2045. The lineup of his new cabinet speaks volumes about his sharpened focus on spurring business and economic growth.
Asia focus, Ismira Lutfia Tisnadibrata, Published on 26/08/2019
» Indonesia is bracing for the possibility of more regional embarrassment and condemnation as authorities battle to extinguish forest fires in more than a thousand hotspots in Sumatra and Kalimantan.
Asia focus, Ismira Lutfia Tisnadibrata, Published on 06/08/2018
» After safely evacuating more than a thousand hikers trapped on Mount Rinjani after the 6.4 magnitude earthquake that struck Lombok on July 29, authorities have been assessing the damage and its impact on the Indonesian island's residents and tourism industry.
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.