Indonesia Headlines
Sat, 10 Sep 2022 06:06:02 GMT6.1-Magnitude Earthquake Hits Indonesia Region: USGS
JAKARTA, INDONESIA - A strong 6.1-magnitude earthquake struck Indonesia's Papua region Saturday morning and was followed by a 5.8-magnitude aftershock minutes later, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) said.Both quakes hit at a relatively shallow depth...
Sat, 10 Sep 2022 02:55:11 GMTIndonesia beefs up COVID-19 control, security ahead of G20 summit
© Provided by Xinhua by Dames Alexander SinagaJAKARTA, Sept. 10 (Xinhua) -- Indonesia is beefing up COVID-19 pandemic control and tightening security against terrorists on the island of Bali in preparation for the Group
Fri, 09 Sep 2022 20:55:05 GMTPiyush Goyal meets Trade Ministers of IPEF partner countries on sidelines of ministerial summit in Los Angeles
Los Angeles [US], September 10 (ANI): Union Minister for Commerce and Industry Piyush Goyal on Saturday met with the Australian Trade Minister Don Farrell on the sidelines of the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework (IPEF) ministerial summit in Los Angele...
Fri, 09 Sep 2022 16:05:20 GMTIndonesia invites foreign investment to help develop railway industry
JAKARTA, Sept. 9 (Xinhua) -- Indonesia's transportation ministry said Friday that it is seeking foreign investment to develop its railway industry, as the country has planned to have 7,451 km of train tracks by 2024. As of 2020, the largest economy i...
Fri, 09 Sep 2022 16:05:20 GMTXinhua Asia-Pacific news summary at 1600 GMT, Sept. 9
ISLAMABAD -- United Nations (UN) Secretary-General Antonio Guterres here on Friday appealed to the international community for massive support for Pakistan to respond to the ongoing climate catastrophe devastating the lives of millions. According to ...
Fri, 09 Sep 2022 14:05:01 GMTRoundup: Indonesia beefs up COVID-19 control, security ahead of G20 summit
by Dames Alexander Sinaga JAKARTA, Sept. 9 (Xinhua) -- Indonesia is beefing up COVID-19 pandemic control and tightening security against terrorists on the island of Bali in preparation for the Group of 20 (G20) summit slated for November. The number ...
Thu, 08 Sep 2022 14:37:18 GMTPrannoy HS becomes world number one in BWF World Tour Rankings
Kuala Lumpur [Malaysia], September 8 (ANI): Ace Indian shuttler Prannoy HS is now the World's Number one player in the men's singles category in the BWF World Tour Rankings.
In the rankings updated on September 6, Prannoy emerged as the number one sh...
Thu, 08 Sep 2022 10:44:01 GMTPilot, co-pilot killed in Indonesian Navy's small plane crash
JAKARTA, Sept. 8 (Xinhua) -- The pilot and the co-pilot of a small plane of the Indonesian Navy were killed after the plane went down into the water off East Java province on Wednesday, Chief of Staff of the Indonesian Navy Admiral Yudo Margono said ...
Thu, 08 Sep 2022 07:49:04 GMTChinese "durian of soup" records soaring sales overseas
© Provided by Xinhua NANNING, Sept. 8 (Xinhua) -- On the last day of August, a shipment of 6,960 bags of prepackaged Luosifen, an iconic dish known for its pungent smell originating in the southern Chinese city of Liuzhou, left for Malaysia.The inst...
Thu, 08 Sep 2022 06:38:26 GMTPakistan floods: will rich nations ever pay for climate loss and damage?
A third of the country underwater. Crops washed away. Some 33 million people homeless. Billions of dollars of damage. A looming food crisis. And still the unprecedented rains come. Pakistan's mega-monsoon dumped up t
Thu, 08 Sep 2022 05:18:01 GMTPhilippine president says visits to Indonesia, Singapore "fruitful"
MANILA, Sept. 8 (Xinhua) -- Philippine President Ferdinand Romualdez Marcos has said that his visits to Indonesia and Singapore were "fruitful and engaging," resulting in "signed and sealed" investment commitments amounting to over 14 billion U.S. do...
Thu, 08 Sep 2022 00:21:41 GMTLiteracy finally on the reading list in Indonesia's curricula
For years, literacy has not been the centre of education in Indonesia. This could change after a long-awaited new curriculum was introduced during the pandemic.
When the Indonesian government first set about improving poor literacy levels in 2015 it...
Thu, 08 Sep 2022 00:21:31 GMTThe literacy myth
Literacy is not only about rankings. In Indonesia, misconceptions about literacy create a wider gap.
Indonesia has a celebrated literacy rate of 98.2 percent, claimed by many as a great success of literacy efforts. And yet in the OECD's
Thu, 08 Sep 2022 00:21:22 GMTListen up: how audiobooks could help literacy in Indonesia
Since adults learn differently to children, tapping into familiar mediums could help boost literacy.
For the Gen Xers of Indonesia, radio dramas of the eighties like Saur Sepuh - a show dramatising the power struggles of the Majapahit empire - were ...
Wed, 07 Sep 2022 20:55:08 GMTMuslim man installs Ganesh idol in Hyderabad depicting harmony, brotherhood
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], September 8 (ANI): A Muslim man has installed a Ganesha idol in Telangana's Hyderabad depicting communal harmony and brotherhood amid the recent reports of tensions in parts of the city.
The man, Mohd Siddiqui, a reside...
Wed, 07 Sep 2022 13:49:02 GMTEconomic Watch: Chinese "durian of soup" records soaring sales overseas
NANNING, Sept. 7 (Xinhua) -- On the last day of August, a shipment of 6,960 bags of prepackaged Luosifen, an iconic dish known for its pungent smell originating in the southern Chinese city of Liuzhou, left for Malaysia. The instant rice noodles, a s...
Wed, 07 Sep 2022 11:18:19 GMTChinese naval base in Cambodia raises security concerns, debt trap threat
Beijing [China], September 7 (ANI): Aiming to establish control and authority over global politics, China's upcoming naval base in Cambodia could be the latest example of establishing and fulfilling Beijing's hegemonic interests in Southeast Asia.
Bo...
Wed, 07 Sep 2022 10:05:01 GMTIndonesian Navy's small plane crashes above water off East Java
JAKARTA, Sept. 7 (Xinhua) -- A small plane operated by the Indonesian Navy went down during an exercise in the water off Indonesia's East Java province on Wednesday, a statement from the Indonesian Navy said. The plane, G-36 Bonanza T-2503, was carry...
Wed, 07 Sep 2022 06:30:01 GMTIndonesia's foreign reserves stand at 132.2 billion USD in August
JAKARTA, Sept. 7 (Xinhua) -- Indonesia's foreign exchange reserves stood at 132.2 billion U.S. dollars at the end of August, the same amount as in July, down from 136.4 billion in June, the country's central bank said on Wednesday. "This figure is in...
Wed, 07 Sep 2022 03:55:01 GMTVoA policy helps boost Indonesia's tourism recovery
JAKARTA, Sept. 7 (Xinhua) -- The visa-on-arrival policy has helped boost Indonesia's tourism recovery, encouraging more international travelers to visit Indonesia, especially to the resort island of Bali, Tourism and Creative Economy Minister Sandiag...
Tue, 06 Sep 2022 23:30:29 GMTRethinking cultural tourism in the wake of a pandemic
Tourism often sees tradeoffs between economic, social and environmental interests, but when COVID-19 emerged one city found opportunities.
Surakarta, an Indonesian city at the intersection between busy Yogyakarta and East Java, has long been a popul...
Tue, 06 Sep 2022 23:30:08 GMTIndonesia's rural villages offer lessons for global tourism
The Dieng Plateau is a case study of community-led tourism development done well. The programme has helped the entire economic region.
Up in the central highlands of Java, Indonesia, the village of Dieng Kulon seemingly floats in the clouds. Frosty ...
Tue, 06 Sep 2022 23:21:48 GMTFrom littered Bali beaches to sustainable tourism
Villagers in the island of Java set the rules for tourists visiting their area, working with the local government to help protect popular sites.
At the foot of Mount Sindoro, a popular tourist site in Indonesia's Central Java, locals set the rules f...
Tue, 06 Sep 2022 13:25:59 GMTUAE takes part in 3rd G20 Health Working Group in Indonesia
JAKARTA, 6th September, 2022 (WAM) -- The Ministry of Health and Prevention (MoHAP) has taken part in the 3rd G20 Health Working Group (HWG3) ...
Tue, 06 Sep 2022 09:04:30 GMTFAO supports Indonesia to develop sustainable cultivation
JAKARTA, 6th September, 2022 (WAM) -- The World Food and Agricultural Organisation (FAO) supports the government of the Republic of Indonesia ...
Tue, 06 Sep 2022 08:18:33 GMTKremlin comments on Truss victory
Moscow is skeptical whether the incoming UK prime minister can change relations for the better, Dmitry Peskov says
Russia does not expect its relations with the UK to impr...
Tue, 06 Sep 2022 06:47:52 GMTIndonesia raises fuel prices by 30 percent amidst surging subsidies
JAKARTA, Indonesia: President Joko Widodo increased some fuel prices by 30 percent this week to curb growing government spending on energy subsidies in Indonesia, Southeast Asia's largest economy.The move by Widodo risks causing protests and increasi...
Tue, 06 Sep 2022 06:27:07 GMTChina's angry defense of its "serious human rights violations" in Xinjiang
Hong Kong, September 6 (ANI): The Chinese government reacted furiously to the release of a report by the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights on 31 August, calling it "wholly illegal and invalid".
Michelle Bachelet released the 46-page r...
Tue, 06 Sep 2022 05:55:20 GMTChina strives to earn 'good image' in Gulf region
Beijing [China], September 6 (ANI): China is once again trying to influence the media in Kuwait to improve its image and build closer affiliations with the Gulf region which is of higher strategic value to Beijing. However, Kuwaiti media, aware of th...
Mon, 05 Sep 2022 21:09:26 GMT2023 Toyota Innova Hybrid To Get Sunroof, ADAS - Features Leak
Toyota Kirloskar Motor is set to bring in their new fourth generation Innova. Called the Innova Hycross, the all-new MPV is expected to be unveiled in November while launch date is set for early 2023. It is also rumored that the new Hycross could mak...
Mon, 05 Sep 2022 16:37:21 GMTSpecial camps held in Delhi to link voter ID with Aadhaar card
New Delhi [India], September 5 (ANI): As part of a drive of the Election Commission of India (ECI) to link the Aadhaar number of electors with their Voter ID, special camps were organised in all assembly constituencies of Delhi.
These camps were orga...
Mon, 05 Sep 2022 16:18:16 GMTPhilippines, Indonesia highlight defense, security cooperation
MANILA, Sept. 5 (Xinhua) -- The Philippines and Indonesia on Monday reaffirmed their defense and security commitments to strengthen border cooperation between the two Southeast Asian countries. Philippine President Ferdinand Romualdez Marcos, who is ...
Mon, 05 Sep 2022 08:44:01 GMT7 killed in road accident in Indonesia's Central Java
JAKARTA, Sept. 5 (Xinhua) -- At least seven people were killed and six others injured in an accident on a toll road in the Indonesian province of Central Java on Monday morning, police said. The fatal accident involving a minivan carrying 13 people o...
Mon, 05 Sep 2022 06:38:25 GMTQantas, the trying kangaroo: why things won't get better any time soon
Unlike many airlines, Australia's flag carrier Qantas has survived the pandemic. But its return to normal service - and profitability - is proving to be a bumpy ride. It could well get worse before it gets better.As domestic and international travel ...
Sun, 04 Sep 2022 22:17:23 GMTIndonesia's death penalty 'moderation' a misnomer
As Indonesia moves to shed its colonial, undemocratic past, its so-called 'moderate' death penalty laws - riddled with ambiguity - undermines any move forward.
Indonesia is on the cusp of the biggest criminal justice reform since independence.
The...
Sun, 04 Sep 2022 22:17:03 GMTFinding certainty in an uncertain Indonesian death penalty
Indonesia is changing its approach to the death penalty, but half-measures won't be enough to stop capital punishment outright.
Indonesia's new criminal code will ink a new chapter in the country's judicial history, but it won't stop the long-standi...
Sun, 04 Sep 2022 22:15:44 GMTIndonesia's zero tolerance drug laws leave hundreds on death row
Indonesia's war on drugs hasn't worked. Hundreds are on death row, executions are regular and the drug trade carries on.
Indonesia's war on drugs has been a feature of the country's heavy-handed criminal justice system. Over half of Indonesia's
Sun, 04 Sep 2022 11:08:40 GMTMoscow speaks out on potential Putin G20 trip
The Kremlin says all factors will be taken into account when deciding whether the Russian leader will participate in the event
Multiple factors, including security, will d...
Sat, 03 Sep 2022 10:23:34 GMTClean energy transition is key opportunity for Indonesia to diversify its economy: IEA
JAKARTA, 3th September, 2022 (WAM) -- Indonesia has a viable path to reaching its target of net zero emissions by 2060, bringing major benefit...
Mon, 29 Aug 2022 09:28:31 GMTMagnitude 5.8 earthquake strikes near Pariaman, Indonesia
JAKARTA, 29th August, 2022 (WAM) -- An earthquake of magnitude 5.8 struck West Sumatra near Pariaman, Indonesia, on Monday, Reuters quoted the...
Mon, 22 Aug 2022 20:32:02 GMTMagnitude 5.8 earthquake jolts Indonesian Island of Bali
DENPASAR, 22nd August, 2022 (WAM) -- A 5.8-earthquake rocked the Indonesian tourist island of Bali on Monday, Reuters reported.
The earthquak...
Sat, 20 Aug 2022 18:41:59 GMTIndonesia confirms first monkeypox case
JAKARTA, 20th August, 2022 (WAM) -- Indonesia has confirmed its first monkeypox infection, detected in a person who had returned from an unide...
Thu, 18 Aug 2022 11:00:25 GMTIndonesia eyes GDP growth of 5.3% next year
JAKARTA, 18th August, 2022 (WAM) -- The Government of Indonesia has set its economic growth target at 5.3% next year, President Joko Widodo sa...
Wed, 17 Aug 2022 10:52:43 GMTUAE leaders congratulate Indonesian President on Independence Day
ABU DHABI, 17th August, 2022 (WAM) -- President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan has sent a congratulatory message to President ...
Wed, 17 Aug 2022 10:40:52 GMTIndonesia targets 30 million MSMEs in digital ecosystem
JAKARTA, 17th August, 2022 (WAM) -- Indonesia plans to raise the number of micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) entering the digi...
Fri, 29 Jul 2022 23:23:07 GMTIndonesian VP receives a delegation from Abu Dhabi Forum for Peace
JAKARTA, 29th July, 2022 (WAM) -- Indonesian Vice President Ma'ruf Amin received Al-Mahfouz bin Bayyah, Secretary General of the Abu Dhabi For...
Wed, 27 Jul 2022 09:44:27 GMTVietnamese team arrives in Indonesia for ASEAN Para Games 11
JAKARTA, 27th July, 2022 (WAM) -- The Vietnamese sport team arrived in Surakarta, the Indonesian province of Central Java, on Tuesday evening...
Sat, 23 Jul 2022 11:34:41 GMTTorch relay begins for 2022 ASEAN Para Games in Indonesia
Grobogan, Indonesia, 23th July, 2022 (WAM/ANTARA) -- The 2022 ASEAN Para Games torch began today its journey on a relay course after its flam...
Wed, 13 Jul 2022 15:00:07 GMTPositive results for Mubadala Petroleum's Andaman acreage following exploration drilling campaign in Indonesia
ABU DHABI, 13th July, 2022 (WAM) -- Mubadala Petroleum, the Abu Dhabi headquartered international energy company, today announced that the dri...