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US expands 'dolphin-safe' tuna rules
Business, Reuters, Published on 24/03/2016
» WASHINGTON: The United States on Tuesday announced that tougher rules for labelling Mexican tuna imports as "dolphin-safe" would be expanded to the rest of the world in a bid to end a long-running trade dispute with Mexico.
Human trafficking trial opens amid fears for witnesses
Reuters, Published on 15/03/2016
» The trial of 92 suspected human traffickers, arrested after the discovery of shallow graves of migrants in a southern jungle, began in Bangkok on Tuesday and the attorney-general's office said it would be over within a year amid fears about the safety of witnesses.
Indonesia steps up efforts to protect shaky markets
Business, Reuters, Published on 26/08/2015
» JAKARTA: Indonesia stepped up efforts to protect its battered financial markets from global volatility yesterday, imposing new daily limits on how much shares can fall and organising a concerted share buy back programme.
Indonesia's GDP growth slows
Business, Reuters, Published on 06/08/2015
» JAKARTA — Indonesia's economic growth in the second quarter dropped to its slowest since 2009, with prices for commodity and energy exports remaining weak and President Joko Widodo unable to push badly needed infrastructure projects past bureaucratic snarls.
Prawit confident US sanctions won't follow TIP report
Reuters, Published on 15/07/2015
» Thailand will likely avoid US sanctions even if it stays on the lowest tier of an annual State Department human-trafficking report, Defence Minister Prawit Wongsuwon said Wednesday, days before the crucial progress report is due out.
Indonesia pushing free-trade pacts with S. Korea, EEA
Reuters, Published on 20/04/2015
» JAKARTA — Indonesia will aggressively pursue talks on free-trade agreements with countries such as South Korea and the three European Economic Area nations, in its latest move to boost exports, a government official said Monday.
Jakarta says 4G smartphones must be 'made in Indonesia'
Reuters, Published on 03/04/2015
» JAKARTA — When Polytron became the first Indonesian company to produce 4G-capable smartphones last year, it changed the “Manufactured in China” inscription on its handsets to “Made in Kudus,” a town in Central Java.
China, East Asia forecasts trimmed
Reuters, Published on 06/10/2014
» SINGAPORE — The World Bank cut its 2014-16 growth forecasts for developing East Asia and China, and cautioned of capital-flight risks to Indonesia while growth in China is seen slowing due to policy measures aimed at putting the economy on a more sustainable footing.
Report: Forced labour rife in Malaysia
Reuters, Published on 17/09/2014
» KUALA LUMPUR — Nearly a third of some 350,000 workers in Malaysia's electronics industry — a crucial link in the international consumer supply chain — suffer from conditions of modern-day slavery such as debt bondage, according to a study funded by the US Department of Labor.
Widodo to set cabinet in early October
Reuters, Published on 26/08/2014
» JAKARTA — Indonesia's Joko Widodo will announce his cabinet team in early October as he steps up preparations to become the next leader of the world's third largest democracy, a senior adviser to the president-elect said.