Asia Indonesia Indonesia and China have agreed a budget overrun of 18 trillion rupiah ($1,2 billion) for the Jakarta-Bandung bullet train; it will be Southeast Asia's first high-speed rail link when completed, in a few months time
Asia Indonesia Several Indonesian residents have filed a legal complaint in a Swiss court against the world's leading cement producer, Holcim, which they claim is doing 'too little' to reduce carbon dioxide emissions
Asia Indonesia The island of Bali welcomed the first group of Chinese tourists on Sunday with a charter flight
Asia Indonesia The Indonesian parliament will assess the legality of an emergency regulation signed by President Joko Widodo to replace a job creation law, while activists have called for a protest against the controversial decree
Asia Indonesia The Indonesian cryptocurrency market is unlikely to improve in 2023, with investors set to face another difficult year in a new regulatory environment
Asia Indonesia Parliament approved the extradition treaty with Singapore, by which Jakarta expects to help authorities bring to justice people accused of hiding billions of dollars of state money in the city-state
Asia Indonesia It ends today the auction in New York for selling of Widi reserve, an archipelago of a hundred uninhabited islands in a marine protected area and one of the most intact coral ecosystems on the planet; many fear this could compromise its biodiversity
Asia Indonesia Semeru volcano on the island of Java, the highest volcano in the archipelago, has erupted, forcing thousands of people to leave the area; authorities have declared a high alert, raising the level from three to four, the highest
Asia Indonesia A 5.6-magnitude earthquake in the town of Cianjur, about 75 km (50 miles) south of Jakarta, killed at least 300 people under landslides and collapsed buildings, and left thousands sheltering in tents
Asia Indonesia The country, the world's largest nickel producer, is studying the creation of a metal trade cartel similar to Opec, confirmed by the investment minister, for metals such as nickel and cobalt
Asia Indonesia Health Minister Budi Gunadi Sadikin emphasised the need to provide adequate education to the community so that they are not afraid to undergo breast cancer screening at health facilities to enable early diagnosis
Asia Indonesia The death of nearly 100 children in Indonesia has prompted the country to suspend the sale of all syrup and liquid medicines, which comes shortly after a similar incident in Gambia
Asia Indonesia Ministry of Health will work with a number of Japanese partners to develop the pharmaceutical and medical device industry domestically under the agenda of the "Indonesia-Japan Trade Forum on Pharmaceuticals and Medical Devices"