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Capital idea, Indonesia. Now for some reality
News, Daniel Moss, Published on 21/08/2024
» Capital cities don't just happen. They develop slowly over decades, perhaps centuries, before resembling their creator's dream -- if they ever do. Indonesia is discovering such massive endeavours are hard work and prone to delays. Economics has an annoying habit of intruding.
Investors sought for 'Nusantara'
News, Poramet Tangsathaporn, Published on 18/09/2023
» The Indonesian government is rolling out incentives to attract Thai companies to invest in its new capital city, Nusantara.
Indonesia to court Thai investors
News, Poramet Tangsathaporn, Published on 28/08/2023
» Indonesia has launched a three-month plan to promote people's diplomacy in Thailand.
Malaysia eyes secondary locations to attract Thais
News, Poramet Tangsathaporn, Published on 08/07/2023
» The Malaysia Tourism Promotion Board, also known as Tourism Malaysia, will promote secondary tourist destinations in the neighbouring country to attract Thai travellers.
Lake bridge needs review
News, Editorial, Published on 24/10/2022
» The cabinet last week approved 6.6 billion baht for construction of two bridges in southern region -- one of which raises fears about its impact on rare and endangered Irrawaddy dolphins in Songkhla Lake.
Seized rug may have come from poached clouded leopard
News, Post Reporters, Published on 03/06/2021
» A rug seized in a crackdown last week might have come from one of two clouded leopards caught on camera in the wild at the Erawan National Park in Kanchanaburi's Sri Sawat district last December.
New ant species discovered
News, Post Reporters, Published on 21/07/2020
» The National Science Museum (NSM) on Monday announced that its researchers had discovered five new species of ants in Southeast Asia.
2 orangutans going home to Indonesia next month
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 09/11/2019
» The Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation will repatriate two orangutans to Indonesia under the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (Cites) treaty by the end of December.
Locals want swift action from Jakarta
News, Assawin Pakkawan, Published on 21/09/2019
» Southern residents affected by haze from Indonesian forest fires gathered yesterday in front of the Indonesian consulate in Songkhla's Muang district calling on the Indonesian government to do more to tackle the problem.
Bangkok must remain capital
News, Editorial, Published on 02/09/2019
» Should Bangkok be stripped of its status as capital? The debate over whether Thailand's capital should be moved has been mounting since Indonesia's President Joko Widodo announced last week that he will relocate his country's capital from Jakarta to a site east of Borneo island.