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Indonesia’s First Lady gets criticised for comment
“Stupid”. This was the comment left by the wife of Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono on October 18 after an exchange on the online...
Indonesian workers demand 50% minimum wage rise
Around 7,000 Indonesian workers took to the streets of the capital Jakarta on October 17, demanding that the government raise wages and adding to...
Indonesia, South Korea to complete trade talks
South Korea and Indonesia on October 12 agreed to complete negotiations on an economic pact that includes free trade provisions by the end of...
Obama cancels trips to Indonesia, Brunei
President Barack Obama canceled plans to attend summits in Indonesia and Brunei on October 10 due to the continued US government shutdown. The US...
Obama’s ASEAN trip confirmed for October
The White House on September 14 confirmed that US President Barack Obama will travel to ASEAN from October 6 to 12 and visit four...
Harrison Ford threatened with deportation from Indonesia
Hollywood actor Harrison Ford, famous for movie series such as Star Wars and Indiana Jones and a number of great blockbusters, has been accused...
Indonesia to take action to support the rupiah
The Indonesian government and central bank have indicated that they will take concerted action to prevent further depreciation of the rupiah and to support...
Indonesia announces $173b budget for 2014
The Indonesian government unveiled a $173 billion budget draft for 2014 on August 16 that is aimed at boosting a slowing economy before elections...
Resources energise Kalimantan growth – but at what cost?
In Kalimantan, the Indonesian side of the island of Borneo, the abundance of coal, oil and gas in the Indonesian state of Kalimantan has...
Indonesia’s president scores high on social media
Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono made it to a celebrity on Twitter where he has gained nearly 2.7 million followers as of July 6...
Indonesia’s role as regional heavyweight
“We are blessed with every kind of energy that you can think of,” an Indonesian energy expert recently gushed during a forum at the...
Indonesia pressured to ratify fire treaty
ASEAN nations gathering in Brunei for a meeting of foreign ministers have urged Indonesia to take greater action to prevent the regularly occurring smoke...
Eight Indonesians arrested as Singapore haze creeps back – Join the discussion
Is Indonesia rounding up scapegoats? Will the Singapore haze return?
While fingers have been pointed at both Malaysia- and Singapore-linked companies operating in Sumatra, the...
Indonesian president apologises for haze disaster
Indonesian president Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono on June 25 apologised to Singapore and Malaysia for the hazardous smog that forest fires have blown over the...
ASEAN leaders use social media on haze issue
Leaders of haze-affected countries in ASEAN, namely Singapore, Malaysia and Indonesia, took to social media tools such as Twitter and Facebook to find a...
Indonesia to raise fuel prices amid protests
The Indonesian government in a late-night budget session on June 17 decided to heavily raise subsidised fuel prices, a highly unpopular move in the...
IKEA comes to Indonesia
Swedish do-it-yourself furniture chain IKEA will open its first store in Indonesia in Alam Sutera, Tangerang in the western suburbs of Jakarta, it emerged...
Indonesia: Time over for cheap gasoline?
Pressure on state finances caused by huge spending on fuel subsidies has forced the government in Jakarta to announce a 45 per cent increase of petrol prices for later in 2013. A risky, but necessary move.
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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...