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Indonesia's planned purchase of F-15 jets in final stages, defence minister

Indonesia's planned purchase of F-15 fighter jets is in advanced stages and awaiting final sign-off from the government, the Southeast Asian country's defence minister said on Monday.

Reuters · Nov 21, 2022

Jakarta Islamic Center... a Cultural Destination in Southeast Asia

The Islamic Center in Jakarta is considered one of the most prominent Islamic and cultural destinations in South and Southeast Asia. Its importance stems from being the largest Islamic center in the biggest Islamic country in terms of population. Its affairs are managed by the Jakarta city government. The center…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Nov 17, 2022

Crown Prince Says Saudi Arabia to Sponsor Restoration of Jakarta Islamic Center

Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud has announced Saudi Arabia's sponsorship of the restoration of the Islamic Center in the Indonesian capital of Jakarta, following a fire last month, which damaged a huge part of the Center, the Saudi Press Agency reported Wednesday. Islamic Centers have a…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Nov 16, 2022

Firms behind Indonesia's high-speed rail seek another $1bn loan from China

JAKARTA: The consortium building a China-funded high-speed railway in Indonesia is seeking a 16.1 trillion rupiah ($1.03 billion) loan top-up from China Development Bank (CDB) to fund a budget overrun on the project, company executives said on Wednesday.

Bangkok Post · Nov 9, 2022

Why Indonesia is abandoning its capital city to save it

Indonesia’s capital Jakarta faces such climatic challenges that a new city is being built more than 1,000km away.

Al Jazeera · Nov 9, 2022

Indonesia to publish findings this week on 2021 Sriwijaya Air crash

Indonesian investigators will this week release the final report of a probe into the 2021 crash of a Sriwijaya Air flight that killed all 62 people on board, an official said on Tuesday.

Reuters · Nov 8, 2022

G20 host Indonesia has 'strong impression' Putin will skip Bali summit

JAKARTA: Russian President Vladimir Putin may miss next week's G20 leaders summit, his Indonesian counterpart Joko Widodo and host of the bloc of major economies told media on Monday.

Bangkok Post · Nov 8, 2022

K-pop show halted in Indonesia after crush

JAKARTA: The K-pop band NCT 127 was forced to end their first concert in Indonesia early after 30 people fainted in a crush, police said.

Bangkok Post · Nov 5, 2022

IP rights are key to sustainability

Indonesians are increasingly aware of the need to develop in a more sustainable manner. In October 2022, the Jakarta High Court rejected the government's appeal of a citizen lawsuit that found President Joko Widodo negligent in failing to tackle Jakarta's notorious air pollution. Report after report indicates the rapidly growing…

Bangkok Post · Nov 3, 2022

34-metre tsunami may hit Indonesia's islands in mega quake: research

JAKARTA: A tsunami as high as 34 metres could be triggered by an earthquake with a magnitude of 8.9 in and around Indonesia's Java and Sumatra islands, according to a report recently released by Indonesian researchers, although no timeline was given.

Bangkok Post · Nov 2, 2022