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Fri, 25 Jun 2021 06:10:40 GMT
How Karpowership was torpedoed by substandard environmental studies
The R225 billion powerships deal may have been wrecked this week when the environment department refused to authorise the Turkish-led consortium's projects in three port

Fri, 25 Jun 2021 04:05:02 GMT
Emerging East Asia bond yields diverge as COVID-19 uncertainty continues
MANILA, June 25 (Xinhua) -- China, China's Hong Kong, Indonesia and Vietnam posted declines in yields on both short-term and long-term government bonds, while South Korea, Malaysia and the Philippi

Thu, 24 Jun 2021 22:09:07 GMT
Garuda Indonesia Serves Jakarta-Kuala Lumpur Flights amid Malaysia Lockdown en.tempo.co
Garuda Indonesia Serves Jakarta-Kuala Lumpur Flights amid Malaysia Lockdown Tempo.co English

Thu, 24 Jun 2021 16:44:01 GMT
Xinhua Asia-Pacific news summary at 1600 GMT, June 24
JAKARTA -- Former president of Timor-Leste Kay Rala Xanana Gusmao received his first shot of Chinese Sinovac COVID-19 vaccine in the country's capital Dili Thursday. After getting his jab, X

Thu, 24 Jun 2021 16:18:23 GMT
Indonesia jails cleric 4 years for fake COVID-19 status
JAKARTA, June 24 (Xinhua) -- An Indonesian court has sentenced a controversial cleric to four years in jail for not supporting the government's efforts to handle the COVID-19 pandemic and lying on

Thu, 24 Jun 2021 16:18:22 GMT
Indonesia records highest daily spike of 20,574 COVID-19 cases
JAKARTA, June 24 (Xinhua) -- Indonesia on Thursday recorded 20,574 newly-confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, marking the highest daily spike and bringing the total tally to 2,053,995,

Thu, 24 Jun 2021 15:50:13 GMT
Indonesia- policy to remain on hold for some timeCapital Economics
Bank Indonesia (BI) left its policy rate unchanged at 3.5% today and signalled that it was in no rush to adjust its monetary policy settings again this year. We expect rates to remain low to support t

Thu, 24 Jun 2021 12:41:22 GMT
How palm oil became the world's most hated, most used fat source
Palm oil is everywhere today: in food, soap, lipstick, even newspaper ink. It's been called the world's most hated crop because of its association with

Thu, 24 Jun 2021 07:13:34 GMT
Indonesia to set up its own bullion bank to boost domestic gold trade
The government of Indonesia is planning to establish a national bullion bank that will allow trading of gold domestically as soon as 2024, according to the country's Trade Minister Muhammad

Thu, 24 Jun 2021 03:37:18 GMT
5.6 magnitude quake hits 253 km S of Ambon, Indonesia
Hong Kong, June 24 (ANI/Xinhua): An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.6 jolted 253 km south of Ambon, Indonesia at 2.24 GMT on Thursday, the U.S. Geological Survey said. The epicenter, with a depth of

Thu, 24 Jun 2021 00:41:55 GMT
Experts chide Indonesian governments Work From Bali initiative - Coconuts Bali
Experts chide Indonesian government's Work From Bali initiative Coconuts Bali

Wed, 23 Jun 2021 16:44:08 GMT
Xinhua Asia-Pacific news summary at 1600 GMT, June 23
NEW DELHI -- India attracted a total foreign direct investment (FDI) inflow of 6.24 billion U.S. dollars in April 2021, which was 38 percent higher compared to the total inflow of 4.53 billion doll

Wed, 23 Jun 2021 16:05:09 GMT
Xinhua world news summary at 1530 GMT, June 23
TEHRAN -- Iran decried on Wednesday a U.S. move to seize dozens of Iranian websites' main domains as "a systematic attempt by the United States to undermine global freedom of expression and silence

Wed, 23 Jun 2021 13:18:03 GMT
Landslide in former mining site kills 2 in western Indonesia
JAKARTA, June 23 (Xinhua) -- A landslide killed two illegal miners and injured four others in a former mining site early Wednesday in the Indonesian province of Bangka Belitung Islands, local polic

Wed, 23 Jun 2021 13:18:02 GMT
Indonesia detects 211 more contagious variants of concern
JAKARTA, June 23 (Xinhua) -- As many as 211 or 9.41 percent of the total 2,242 samples of COVID-19 cases tested with the whole genome sequencing method in Indonesia are more contagious variants of

Wed, 23 Jun 2021 13:18:01 GMT
Indonesia records highest daily spike of 15,308 COVID-19 cases
JAKARTA, June 23 (Xinhua) -- Indonesia on Wednesday recorded 15,308 newly-confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, marking the highest daily spike and bringing the total tally to 2,033,421

Tue, 22 Jun 2021 20:12:26 GMT
Vaccination tours to west promise Covid shots for Indonesians
JAKARTA, Indonesia: Some Indonesian residents are traveling to wealthier countries to receive Covid vaccinations."It just so happens that I haven't gotten the vaccine here, so I might as we



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