August 03, 2019 5:00 AMJAKARTA • Indonesian rescuers were battling high tides and strong winds yesterday in a search for 31 people missing after a fishing boat sank in waters off Borneo island, killing at least four, an official of the search and rescue agency said. Go to Source Author: straitstimes.com Post date: 2019-08-03 03:05:03 […]Continue reading

August 02, 2019 7:36 AMJAKARTA (BLOOMBERG) – Indonesia’s crackdown on waste imports is backfiring with its plastic recycling industry in disarray and hundreds of containers of used materials clogging its ports. Go to Source Author: straitstimes.com Post date: 2019-08-02 03:00:39 Category: AMJAKARTA Tag: 2019 Post ID: 8875

July 20, 2019 5:00 AMJAKARTA • Indonesia’s Komodo Island will close by the beginning of next year, East Nusa Tenggara (NTT) Tourism Agency head Wayan Darmawa has announced. Go to Source Author: straitstimes.com Post date: 2019-07-20 03:02:35 Category: AMJAKARTA Tag: 2019 Post ID: 8472

July 19, 2019 5:00 AMJAKARTA • New opportunities may be beckoning in Singapore’s backyard, on the nearby islands of Batam, Bintan and Karimun – collectively known as the BBK special economic zone. Go to Source Author: straitstimes.com Post date: 2019-07-19 00:05:29 Category: AMJAKARTA Tag: 2019 Post ID: 8430

July 12, 2019 5:00 AMJAKARTA • Indonesia plans to start building next year its longest sea bridge to connect two islands near Singapore and boost growth as well as trade with the neighbouring hub. Go to Source Author: straitstimes.com Post date: 2019-07-12 00:05:19 Category: AMJAKARTA Tag: 2019 Post ID: 8208

July 11, 2019 9:27 AMJAKARTA (REUTERS) – When Ms Resti Novita Sari booked to fly from Jakarta to her hometown of Padang to visit family for the Eid holiday, airfares were 40 per cent to 60 per cent higher than she had paid in previous years. Go to Source Author: straitstimes.com Post date: 2019-07-11 03:05:19 […]Continue reading

July 10, 2019 5:00 AMJAKARTA • Indonesia said yesterday it would send more than 210 tonnes of garbage back to Australia, as South-east Asian nations push back against serving as dumping ground for foreign trash. Go to Source Author: straitstimes.com Post date: 2019-07-10 00:01:16 Category: AMJAKARTA Tag: 2019 Post ID: 8043

July 09, 2019 5:00 AMJAKARTA • Indonesia, the world’s largest archipelagic nation, is fast losing its coastal areas due to rising sea levels and unsustainable economic activities. Go to Source Author: straitstimes.com Post date: 2019-07-09 03:05:08 Category: AMJAKARTA Tag: 2019 Post ID: 7993

July 08, 2019 8:46 AMJAKARTA (THE JAKARTA POST/ASIA NEWS NETWORK) – Ever since taking office in Flores, East Nusa Tenggara, in December, Nagekeo Regent Johanes Don Bosco Do has been receiving grim reports from residents living in coastal areas in the northern and southern parts of the regency. Go to Source Author: straitstimes.com Post date: […]Continue reading