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Poverty in Indonesia becomes urban problem
Indonesia’s national development planning ministry is targeting a national poverty rate next year of 8.5 per cent to 9.5 per cent, down from the...
Sydney issues travel warning for Indonesia
Australia's Department of Foreign Affairs has issued a travel warning for Indonesia, including the tourist hotspot of Bali, because of the "high threat of...
World’s largest gold mine collapses again
The world’s largest gold mine has suffered another collapse just two days after restarting operations when a new tunnel at Indonesia’s Grasberg mine, located...
Indonesia, PNG join forces in oil & gas
Indonesia and Papua New Guinea are to set up joint operations to explore oil and gas reserves in border areas of New Guinea island.
According...
High risk of terror in ASEAN: Crisis group
Thailand, the Philippines, Myanmar and Indonesia are ranked high on a new list compiled by Aon Crisis Management, a UK-based firm specialising in risk...
Looking East: Indonesia, the next opportunity for Qatar
Indonesia, the largest economy and the most populous country in Southeast Asia, is opening up for more oil-related investments. The country needs new oil refineries to meet the domestic demand of its ever-growing population.
Cargill to boost palm oil investments
US food and agro-giant Cargill Inc. has said it will "aggressively" expand its palm oil holdings in Sulawesi, Indonesian Borneo and Sumatra in order...
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, Singapore most vulnerable to potential US recession
Southeast Asia could be seriously affected in case the US falls into recession, but some countries would be more badly hit than others, economists...