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Indonesia launches new multi-billion-dollar sovereign wealth fund
by Dessy Sagita - February 24, 2025 - 1:49pm
Indonesia on Monday launched a new sovereign wealth fund that will aim to manage state assets worth more than $900 billion as President Prabowo Subianto looks to turbo-charge growth in Southeast Asia's biggest ...
Indonesia begins voting with ex-general Subianto the favorite
by Dessy Sagita - February 14, 2024 - 8:36am
Indonesians began voting for a new president Wednesday with Defense Minister Prabowo Subianto the frontrunner despite concerns over his human rights record and claims of improper support from outgoing leader Joko...
Big power disputes cast shadow on Southeast Asia summits
by Dessy Sagita - September 7, 2023 - 12:00am
Southeast Asian leaders were holding meetings with top US, Chinese and Japanese officials in Indonesia on Wednesday, where big power rivalries and regional issues from the South China Sea to North Korean missiles...
Divided ASEAN grapples for united Myanmar stance
by Dessy Sagita - July 13, 2023 - 5:26pm
ASEAN foreign ministers were still working for a united position on the Myanmar crisis Thursday, a day after the bloc's ministerial meeting ended.
Southeast Asia seeks global recognition for 'special' kebaya craft
by Dessy Sagita - May 16, 2023 - 11:37am
What makes kebayas special is that they are worn by women of all ethnic backgrounds in a diverse region, according to Lim Yu Lin, who co-runs the family business her grandmother founded in 1955.
Indonesia quake survivors appeal for supplies as rain hampers rescue
by Dessy Sagita - November 23, 2022 - 5:45pm
Survivors of an Indonesian earthquake that killed at least 268 people appealed for food and water Wednesday, as heavy rain and aftershocks hampered rescue efforts among the rubble of devastated villages.
Hunt for buried survivors after Indonesia quake kills 162
by Dessy Sagita - November 22, 2022 - 10:54am
Rescuers searched on Tuesday for survivors buried under rubble after a strong earthquake on Indonesia's main island of Java killed 162 people, injured hundreds and left more feared trapped in collapsed building...
Indonesia passes one million coronavirus cases
by Dessy Sagita - January 26, 2021 - 8:08pm
The Southeast Asian nation of nearly 270 million has recorded 1,012,350 virus cases and almost 29,000 deaths, according to official data. But low testing rates mean the crisis is believed to be much more severe than...
Body parts found at Indonesian plane crash site
by Dessy Sagita - January 10, 2021 - 2:41pm
The Sriwijaya Air Boeing 737-500 plunged into a steep dive about four minutes after it left Soekarno-Hatta international airport in Jakarta on Saturday afternoon.
Traffic-choked Jakarta inaugurates mass rapid transit system
by Dessy Sagita - March 24, 2019 - 3:44pm
Indonesia's capital inaugurated its first mass rapid transit system on Sunday, a $1.1 billion project seen as crucial to tackling some of the world's worst traffic congestion.
Lion Air jet should have been grounded before fatal flight, Indonesia says
by Dessy Sagita - November 28, 2018 - 3:11pm
A Lion Air jet that crashed last month should have been grounded over a recurrent technical problem and never permitted to make the fatal flight, Indonesian authorities said Wednesday in a report that took aim at...
More body parts found from crashed Indonesian jet
by Dessy Sagita - October 30, 2018 - 4:03pm
Indonesian search teams Tuesday recovered more remains at the site of a crashed Lion Air jet that plunged into the sea with 189 people aboard, as a report said it had suffered an instrument malfunction the day ...
Indonesia announces surprise bid for 2032 Olympics
by Dessy Sagita - September 2, 2018 - 9:33am
Indonesia unveiled surprise plans to bid for the 2032 Olympics on Saturday as it rides high from its successful staging of the Asian Games.
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