Indonesia Headlines
Tue, 05 Jul 2022 02:30:01 GMT15 fishermen missing as boat capsizes in eastern Indonesia
JAKARTA, July 5 (Xinhua) -- Rescuers continued searching for 15 fishermen who went missing after their boat sank in the Arafura Sea, an Indonesian official said on Tuesday. The boat, KM Setia Makmur 06, was hit by huge waves during poor weather when ...
Mon, 04 Jul 2022 15:27:45 GMTCEPA agreements with India, Israel, Indonesia to achieve national economy's growth by 2.6% by 2030: Thani Al Zeyoudi
ABU DHABI, 4th July, 2022 (WAM) -- Dr. Thani bin Ahmed Al Zeyoudi, Minister of State for Foreign Trade, said the comprehensive economic partne...
Mon, 04 Jul 2022 09:41:10 GMTGerman chancellor predicts how world will look in 2050
Olaf Scholz says a multipolar world will emerge with many influential countries pursuing their own interests
The world in 2050 will be multipolar, with many influential co...
Mon, 04 Jul 2022 09:18:33 GMTChina pledges to continue to foster friendly ties with Myanmar
Naypyidaw [Myanmar], July 4 (ANI): China has pledged to continue "friendly ties" with Myanmar and economic relations as Foreign Minister Wang Yi made his first visit to the country since last year's coup.
Wang Yi has become the highest-ranking offici...
Sun, 03 Jul 2022 22:05:39 GMTAustralian PM Pledges Military Aid on Kyiv Visit
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese on Sunday pledged further military support to Ukraine, including armored vehicles and drones, while meeting Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Kyiv.Making the first ever visit to Ukraine by an Austra...
Sun, 03 Jul 2022 15:27:14 GMTCommission on Limits of Continental Shelf to hold 55th session in New York
New York [US], July 3 (ANI): The Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf will hold its fifty-fifth session from 5 July to 19 August in New York, US.
The purpose of the Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf (CLCS) is to facilitat...
Sun, 03 Jul 2022 13:18:01 GMTChina's Zheng/Huang claim Malaysia Open mixed doubles title
KUALA LUMPUR, July 3 (Xinhua) -- China's Zheng Siwei and Huang Yaqiong won the mixed doubles title at badminton's 2022 Malaysia Open that concluded here on Sunday. Zheng and Huang stormed to a 21-13, 21-18 victory over Thailand's Dechapol Puavaranukr...
Sun, 03 Jul 2022 12:55:28 GMTAIFF condoles death of former Indian goalkeeper EN Sudhir
New Delhi [India], July 3 (ANI): All India Football Federation (AIFF) condoles former India International and goalkeeper EN Sudhir who passed away earlier on Sunday.
Sudhir who made his international debut against Indonesia in Rangoon (currently Yang...
Sun, 03 Jul 2022 08:18:31 GMTChina's FM Wang Yi to visit Southeast Asian countries; aims to reassert ties
Beijing [China], July 3 (ANI): China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi will pay an official visit to Myanmar, Thailand, Philippines, Indonesia and Malaysia from July 3 to July 14.
Zhao Lijian, China's Foreign Ministry Spokesperson, on Friday announced that ...
Sun, 03 Jul 2022 05:37:17 GMTPM Modi delivers 'strong message' at G7 Summit
Munich [Germany], July 3 (ANI): In the recently concluded G7 meeting in Germany, Prime Minister Narendra Modi underlined the necessity to address the Ukraine conflict in a peaceful manner through dialogue and peace and pitched India as a solution pro...
Sat, 02 Jul 2022 16:05:05 GMTAxelsen, Momota to contest badminton's Malaysia Open men's singles final
KUALA LUMPUR, July 2 (Xinhua) -- Top men's singles shuttler Viktor Axelsen of Denmark will face Japan's Kento Momota in the final of badminton's 2022 Malaysia Open, following their respective victories in the semifinals on Saturday. Axelsen outplayed...
Sat, 02 Jul 2022 14:55:32 GMTPM Modi's message at G7 summit: Address Ukraine conflict through dialogue, peace
Schloss Elmau [Germany], July 2 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi has a clear message for the world's richest nations comprising G7 to address the Ukraine conflict in a peaceful manner through dialogue and peace and pitched India as a solution prov...
Sat, 02 Jul 2022 03:30:01 GMTChinese speed climbers dominate IFSC Climbing World Cup in Villars
GENEVA, July 1 (Xinhua) -- The Chinese sport climbing team pocketed five out of six medals in the speed events at the IFSC Climbing World Cup stop in Villars, Switzerland on Friday. China's Long Jianguo, Wu Peng and Long Jinbao swept the men's event,...
Fri, 01 Jul 2022 19:55:02 GMTChina's growing influence poses threat to dominance of US
Beijing [China], July 2 (ANI): China's growing influence poses a threat to the dominance of the existing superpower country, the US and also threatens the peace and security in the Indo-Pacific region.
"China has become the world's second-largest eco...
Fri, 01 Jul 2022 19:36:54 GMTUAE President, Indonesian President witness signing of Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement
ABU DHABI, 1st July, 2022 (WAM) -- President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan witnessed the signing of the UAE-Indonesia Compre...
Fri, 01 Jul 2022 19:21:46 GMTCEPA with UAE to bring economic prosperity to Indonesian SMEs, common people: Indonesian envoy
By Binsal Abdulkader
ABU DHABI, 1st July, 2022 (WAM) -- The Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) signed between Indonesia and t...
Fri, 01 Jul 2022 19:21:46 GMTCEPA with UAE to bring economic prosperity to Indonesian SMEs, common people: Envoy
By Binsal Abdulkader
ABU DHABI, 1st July, 2022 (WAM) -- The Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) signed between Indonesia and...
Fri, 01 Jul 2022 18:14:35 GMTUAE President receives Indonesian President
ABU DHABI, 1st July, 2022 (WAM) -- President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan today received Joko Widodo, President of Indonesi...
Fri, 01 Jul 2022 16:26:44 GMTUAE President, Indonesian President perform Jumuah Prayer at Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque
ABU DHABI, 1st July, 2022 (WAM) -- President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan and Joko Widodo, President of Indonesia, performe...
Fri, 01 Jul 2022 16:18:02 GMTXinhua Asia-Pacific news summary at 1600 GMT, July 1
JAKARTA -- Statistics Indonesia (BPS) on Friday announced that the inflation stood at 4.35 percent year on year in June, the highest in five years, exceeding the upper limit of Bank Indonesia's target range of 4 percent. The June inflation rate was c...
Fri, 01 Jul 2022 16:05:33 GMTChinese FM to attend several high-level international meetings
BEIJING, July 1 (Xinhua) -- Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi will chair the seventh Lancang-Mekong Cooperation Foreign Ministers' Meeting in Myanmar and attend the G20 Foreign Mi
Fri, 01 Jul 2022 16:05:33 GMTChinese shuttlers advance at Malaysia Open 2022
KUALA LUMPUR, July 1 (Xinhua) -- The Chinese shuttlers continued their winning streak at the Malaysia Open 2022, advancing into the semifinals in several categories on Friday. Olympic gold medalist Chen Yufei outplayed Japan's Nozomi Okuhara 14-21, 2...
Fri, 01 Jul 2022 16:05:26 GMTIndonesia posts inflation at 4.35 percent in June
JAKARTA, July 1 (Xinhua) -- Statistics Indonesia (BPS) on Friday announced the inflation stood at 4.35 percent year on year in June, the highest in five years, exceeding the upper limit of Bank Indonesia's target range of 4 percent. The June inflatio...
Fri, 01 Jul 2022 13:37:11 GMTSindhu, Prannoy lose in quaterfinals of Malaysia Open 2022
Kuala Lumpur [Malaysia], July 1 (ANI): Olympic medalist and India's ace shuttler PV Sindhu crashed out of the ongoing Malaysia Open 2022 after losing to Taiwan's Tai Tzu-Ying in the quarterfinals of the women's singles category on Friday.
Playing on ...
Fri, 01 Jul 2022 09:36:51 GMTRussian Missile Strike in Odesa Kills 17
Early morning Russian missile strikes in Ukraine's Odesa region Friday killed at least 17 people. Dozens of people were injured in the strikes. At least one of the targeted sites was a residential building.Russia's defense ministry said Thursday it h...
Fri, 01 Jul 2022 06:06:09 GMTExplainer: Why Indonesia's Leader is Visiting Kyiv, Moscow
JAKARTA, INDONESIA - Indonesian President Joko Widodo, whose country holds the rotating presidency of the Group of 20 leading rich and developing nations, is visiting Ukraine and Russia for meetings with the leaders of the two warring nations after a...
Fri, 01 Jul 2022 03:03:06 GMTTaliban hikes coal prices after Pakistan PM approves imports from Afghanistan
Kabul [Afghanistan], July 1 (ANI): The Taliban increased the price of coal by 30 per cent after Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif approved of importing coal from Afghanistan.
The Ministry of Finance of Afghanistan raised the price of coal from U...
Fri, 01 Jul 2022 01:33:42 GMTIndonesian villager captures 14 foot crocodile with single rope
SULAWESI, Indonesia: Using just a rope, an Indonesian man, supported by fellow villagers on the island of Sulawesi, captured a wandering 14 foot crocodile.In a video, the crocodile can be seen being secured around the jaws by the 53-year-old villager...
Thu, 30 Jun 2022 20:30:12 GMTRussian, Indonesian presidents discuss Ukraine, food supplies
MOSCOW, June 30 (Xinhua) -- Russian President Vladimir Putin and visiting Indonesian President Joko Widodo on Thursday discussed the current situation in Ukraine and the supplies of grain and fertilizers amid a global food shortage. During a joint br...
Thu, 30 Jun 2022 17:03:09 GMTRussia has no restrictions on export of fertilizers: Putin
Moscow [Russia], June 30 (ANI/Sputnik): Russia has no restrictions on the export of fertilizers or food products, Russian President Vladimir Putin told Indonesian counterpart, Joko Widodo, on Thursday.
During their meeting in Kremlin, Widodo raised t...
Thu, 30 Jun 2022 17:03:09 GMTJulia Roberts, George Clooney reunite for romantic comedy
Washington [US], June 30 (ANI): Two of the biggest stars of Hollywood, Julia Roberts and George Clooney have reunited yet again for a romantic comedy titled 'Ticket to Paradise'.
According to the Hollywood Reporter, the trailer of the movie follows t...
Thu, 30 Jun 2022 15:37:20 GMTMalaysia Open: Carolina Marin, Lee Zii Jia suffer shock exits
Kuala Lumpur [Malaysia], June 30 (ANI): Carolina Marin and local hero Lee Zii Jia suffered shock exits at the ongoing Malaysia Open 2022 on Thursday.
The Asian badminton champion lost 19-21, 21-19, 16-21 to Indonesia's Shesar Hiren Rhustavito. Other ...
Thu, 30 Jun 2022 14:21:00 GMTChina and Russia want to create G7 alternative media
Germany's Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung reports that Beijing and Moscow hope to expand BRICS to include four more nationsChina and Russia want BRICS, a club of five major emerging economies, to become a counterweight to the Western-dominated Group o...
Thu, 30 Jun 2022 14:11:43 GMTIt's Not Just Bulgarians: Why Half the World Likes Putin
Nearly half of even approve of Putin's war, according to several surveys, the latest of which is from Eurobarometer. But this is clearly not a unique phenomenon. The West is indeed united against Putin, but in the rest of the world the picture is qui...
Thu, 30 Jun 2022 13:13:21 GMTChina, Russia want to create alternative to G7 media
Germany's Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung reports that Beijing and Moscow want to expand BRICS to include four more nationsChina and Russia want BRICS, a club of five major emerging economies, to become a counterweight to the Western-dominated Group o...
Tue, 28 Jun 2022 20:34:30 GMTIndonesia's farmers adapt to climate change
As the effects of climate change become more apparent, long-held traditions will need to be resurrected. Others will need to be abandoned.
April and May are the traditional harvest season for rice in Indonesia. As the rainy season starts to abate, f...
Thu, 16 Jun 2022 22:38:29 GMTUAE president receives Indonesian Minister of Maritime Affairs
ABU DHABI, 16th June, 2022 (WAM) -- President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan today received the Coordinating Minister for Mari...
Thu, 16 Jun 2022 17:50:02 GMTUAE Minister of State for Defence Affairs receives Coordinating Minister for Maritime Affairs of Indonesia
ABU DHABI, 16th June, 2022 (WAM) -- Mohammed bin Ahmed Al Bowardi, Minister of State for Defence Affairs, has received General Luhut Binsar Pa...
Mon, 06 Jun 2022 22:07:07 GMTNasdaq Dubai welcomes listing of two Sukuk issuances by Government of Indonesia with total value of US$ 3.25 billion
DUBAI, 6th June, 2022 (WAM) -- Nasdaq Dubai today welcomed the listing of two Sukuk tranches issued by the Government of Indonesia, with a tot...
Fri, 27 May 2022 08:44:49 GMTMagnitude 6.4 earthquake strikes off Lospalos, East Timor
LOSPALOS, 27th May, 2022 (WAM) -- An earthquake of magnitude 6.4 struck near the coast of Lospalos in East Timor on Friday, Reuters quoted the...
Mon, 23 May 2022 21:16:40 GMTPresident of East Timor receives UAE Ambassador to Indonesia
DILI, 23rd May, 2022 (WAM) -- President of East Timor, Jose Ramos-Horta, has received Abdullah Salem Al Dhaheri, the UAE Ambassador to Indones...
Sat, 21 May 2022 15:49:58 GMTEast Timor adopts Document on Human Fraternity as national document
DILI, 21st May, 2022 (WAM) -- Jose Ramos-Horta, President of East Timor, expressed his happiness at the decision made by his country's parliam...
Sat, 21 May 2022 10:00:41 GMTIndonesia eyes 587 GW power from clean energy plants by 2060
JAKARTA, 21st May, 2022 (WAM/ANTARA) -- Indonesia is planning to develop clean energy power plants to generate 587 gigawatts (GW) of power by ...
Thu, 19 May 2022 18:07:40 GMTRepublic of East Timor to adopt Document on Human Fraternity as national document
DILI, 19th May, 2022 (WAM) -- The newly elected President of East Timor, Dr. Jose Ramos-Horta, has announced his country's adoption of the Doc...
Thu, 19 May 2022 11:22:46 GMTEarthquake of magnitude 6.1 strikes Sumatra, Indonesia EMSC
SUMATRA, 19th May, 2022 (WAM) -- Earthquake of magnitude 6.1 struck southwest of Sumatra in Indonesia in wee hours of Tuesday, Reuters quoted ...
Tue, 17 May 2022 08:51:39 GMTEarthquake of magnitude 6.1 strikes Sumatra, Indonesia
SUMATRA, 17th May, 2022 (WAM) -- Earthquake of magnitude 6.1 struck southwest of Sumatra in Indonesia in wee hours of Tuesday, Reuters quoted ...
Sat, 14 May 2022 09:28:05 GMTIndonesian President mourns passing of Sheikh Khalifa
JAKARTA, 14th May, 2022 (WAM) -- Indonesian President Joko Widodo has mourned the death of His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan.
"I...