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Indonesia’s new presidential palace will look like a monstrous Garuda
The presidential palace in Indonesia’s planned new capital on Borneo island will look like a giant Garuda,...
Doubts over Indonesia’s new capital plans
Indonesia’s plan to build a new capital from scratch on Borneo island, which has already taken a...
Gone with a bang: Lights out in Jakarta’s largest red-light district
Bulldozers on February 29 penetrated into North Jakarta's notorious red-light district of Kalijodo and started banging on the first dozens of buildings with the...
Hyundai eyes $1.6b Indonesia railway project
Hyundai Engineering and Construction Co. (Hyundai E&C), one of South Korea's largest builders, said on February 5 it wants to take part in a...
Sarawak, Sabah scratch MASwings plans
The state governments of Sarawak and Sabah have withdrawn its initial plans to buy stakes in Malaysia Airlines' regional carrier MASwings
Sarawak's Minister of Tourism,...
Direct investments into Indonesia up 28%
Domestic and foreign direct investments into Indonesia rose by 28.1 per cent in the first half of 2012, the country's Investment Board announced on...
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Thailand’s cab drivers grow vegetables on their idle taxis’ roofs
The collapse of tourism and the prolonged lockdowns and curfews in Thailand due to the Covid-19 pandemic have led to serious disruptions in many...
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Thailand seeks ways to bring its dead tourism industry back to life
Thailand is desperately trying to revive its collapsed tourism industry by introducing new incentives for visitors, betting on higher vaccination rates against Covid-19 that...