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Indonesia hikes rates for second straight month to stem inflation

Jakarta (AFP) - Indonesia's central bank hiked its key interest rate for the second month in a row Thursday to combat rising inflation stoked by fuel prices and the war in Ukraine.

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EU hopes for trade pact with Indonesia within two years

Jakarta (AFP) - The European Union hopes to strike a free-trade agreement with Indonesia within two years despite disputes with Southeast Asia's largest economy over palm oil and nickel, the bloc's trade commissioner said Tuesday.

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Indonesian gig drivers fear hardship after fuel price hike

Jakarta (AFP) - Sitting on the side of a Jakarta road anxiously waiting for his phone to ping, driver Muhammad Ridwan says it is now barely worth hurtling through thick smog every day to ferry passengers.

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Indonesia investigating Google over app store payment system

Jakarta (AFP) - Indonesia has launched an anti-trust investigation into Google over the tech firm's insistence that its payment system be used for purchases from its app store, authorities said Thursday, accusing it of unfair business practices.

AFP

Asean 'needs to double' green energy spending

JAKARTA: Southeast Asian nations need to more than double their annual investment in renewable energy to meet climate goals, according to a new report.

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Indonesia woos more digital nomads

JAKARTA: Indonesia is trying to attract more “digital nomads” to its shores by offering a more flexible visa, the country’s tourism minister said, in a move welcomed by the tourism industry on Bali.

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Indonesia and Norway plan to launch new pact to curb deforestation

Indonesia and Norway have agreed to start a new partnership to reduce carbon emissions from deforestation in the Southeast Asian country, officials said on Monday, after Jakarta ended a similar pact last year citing a lack of payments.

Reuters

Indonesia, Norway ink deal to reward rainforest protection

Jakarta (AFP) - Indonesia and Norway signed a deal Monday to reward deforestation reduction months after the collapse of a similar $1-billion agreement that was part of a UN-backed global initiative criticised for its ineffectiveness.

AFP

Recycling firm battles Jakarta's plastic waste emergency

Tangerang (Indonesia) (AFP) - As Indonesia's capital Jakarta grapples with overflowing plastic waste and pollution pours into the sea, one burgeoning business is trying to turn rubbish into revenue.

AFP

Jakarta's 'zombie' train confronts traffic apocalypse

Jakarta (AFP) - In a city known for monstrous traffic, "zombies" are rising up in a scary bid to get more people to use public transport.

AFP

Protests across Indonesia as anger mounts over fuel price increase

Thousands of people rallied in Indonesia's biggest cities on Tuesday, demanding the government reverse its first subsidised fuel price increase in eight years amid soaring inflation.

Reuters

Indonesia hikes fuel prices 30%

JAKARTA: Indonesia has raised its heavily subsidised fuel prices by about 30%, as the government moves to rein in ballooning subsidies despite a risk of mass protests.

Bangkok Post

First Chinese-made high-speed train cars arrive in Indonesia

An initial set of Chinese-made train cars for Indonesia’s first high-speed railway has arrived in Jakarta’s port

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G20 talks end with pledge to accelerate energy transition

Jakarta (AFP) - G20 energy talks in Bali ended Friday with the world's leading economies pledging to accelerate the transition to cleaner energy, but there was no binding agreement as officials struggle to overcome discord over Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

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2 China-made trains of Indonesia high-speed railway arrive in Jakarta

JAKARTA: A high-speed electric passenger train and an inspection train, made in China and customised for the Jakarta-Bandung high-speed railway project, arrived in the Jakarta Port from China's Qingdao Port on Thursday.

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Indonesian police on trial in lurid murder of general’s bodyguard

Public trust in police shaken after top police general and his wife arrested for fatal shooting of his bodyguard.

AFP

Truck crash outside Indonesia school kills 10, including students

Jakarta (AFP) - At least ten people, including four young children, were killed and more than 20 injured on Wednesday when a truck ploughed into a bus stop outside a school in a city adjacent to Indonesia's capital, police said.

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Indonesia parliament approves membership of China-backed regional trade deal

JAKARTA: Indonesia's parliament on Tuesday passed a law cementing the country's membership of the China-backed Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP), making it the latest Southeast Asian nation to join the world's biggest trade bloc.

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Time ripe for a review

After two years of virtual celebrations due to the Covid-19 pandemic, this year's Asean Secretariat held an in-person celebration on Aug 8 at its headquarters in Jakarta to mark the Association of Southeast Asian Nation's 55th anniversary.

Bangkok Post

Indonesia to investigate military officers for alleged murders in Papua

JAKARTA: Authorities in Indonesia's Papua region have detained six army officers and launched an investigation into their alleged involvement in the brutal murder of four civilians last week, military officials said on Monday.

Al Jazeera

Artists celebrate as Art Jakarta resumes after COVID hiatus

One of Southeast Asia’s largest and oldest art fairs is back in Jakarta after a two year COVID suspension.

AFP

Indonesian knights keep medieval sword-fighting alive

Jakarta (AFP) - Armed with blunt swords, a dozen would-be chevaliers are put through their paces in a gallant effort to keep alive European medieval martial arts taught hundreds of years ago.

Bangkok Post

Indonesia considers hiking fuel prices up to 40%

JAKARTA: Indonesia may raise heavily subsidised fuel prices by 30% to 40% to manage fiscal pressure from a ballooning subsidy budget, lawmakers from President Joko Widodo’s ruling coalition government told Reuters on Friday.

The Conversation

Jakarta-Bandung High-Speed Railway: Looking at the roles of Luhut, Rini Soemarno and Ridwan Kamil in securing China-Indonesia relationship

China and Indonesia have not always had smooth economic relations. One of the reasons is because there has been a history of hostility towards communism – the ideology adopted by China – in Indonesia, the world’s most populous Muslim majority nation. Communism in Indonesia has been banned since an alleged…

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