Asia Indonesia About 82% of sago plants grow naturally while 18% is semi cultivated, with productivity 41% below its potential; a valuable source of nutrients, sago is now officially considered a key produce to diversify and strengthen local food supply and security
Asia Indonesia The country will order 42 Rafale fighter jets, confirmed French Defence Minister Florence Parly currently traveling in the country, thus establishing the beginning of a partnership that will increase the French presence in Indonesia
Asia Indonesia The country welcomed only 1,56 million foreign tourist visits in 2021, a drastic decline of 61,57% year-on-year according to Statistics Indonesia (BPS)
Asia Indonesia Since Jakarta is sinking, the capital will be moved to "Nusantara", a city that will rise 2.000 km from the current one, on the island of Java; work will begin with the approval of the budget law and the city will be ready by 2024
Asia Indonesia Real estate company PT Jakarta Propertindo has decided to open Jakarta International Stadium to the public until March 2022 to allow visitors to enjoy a first-hand experience of the new stadium in North Jakarta
Asia Indonesia 24.000 people have been evacuated on the island of Sumatra scourged by floods, with torrential rains causing rivers to overflow and flooding villages; environmental NGOs are pointing the finger at uncontrolled deforestation to make room for palm oil crops
Asia Indonesia Construction has begun on a new industrial zone on the island of Borneo, which officials said aims to use hydropower for plants that produce items including semiconductors, lithium-ion batteries, solar panels and aluminium products
Asia Indonesia Heavy rains over the past few days seem to be a cause of the eruption of Mount Semeru on the island of Java, which they could have triggered by eroding the hardened lava dome that acted as a cap
Asia Indonesia Indonesian energy company PT Pertamina is aiming to become a world-class sustainability-oriented energy player through the implementation of environmental, social and governance programmes
Asia Indonesia Cryptocurrency trading, growing in popularity in the world's largest majority-Muslim country, has been declared banned for Muslims by the National Council of Islamic Scholars
Asia Indonesia One fifth of oil palm plantations in the country, the world's largest palm oil producer, operate illegally within forest areas that are off-limits to commercial farming, as a new Greenpeace report showed
Asia Indonesia Dozens of Java leopards (Panthera pardus melas) have been found inhabiting Nusakambangan Island, as Cilacap Regional Conservation Resort chief Dedi Rusyanto said
Asia Indonesia Home to about a fifth of the world's mangrove forests, the country has gained more than 50.000 hectares of mangroves; the government is counting on the forestry sector to contribute to its carbon reduction targets