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…Chinese-funded East Coast Rail Link after it was suspended for a year following Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad’s election. Mahathir had called the deal ‘unfair’ and was the first regional leader…
…billion by 2025 if the digital ecosystem is improved. Indonesian airline Garuda is also testing larger Chinese made drones to transport cargo around the archipelago, with plans to begin operating…
…with Indonesian e-payment companies Facebook is in discussions with major Indonesian digital payments players. The Indonesian e-payment business and market is expected to see nine-fold growth in the next five…
…for the first time and SoftBank saved WeWork with a US$9.5 billion cash injection. Indonesian President Joko Widodo’s new cabinet announced Indonesian President Joko Widodo’s (Jokowi) second term started…
…elections to begin next week: Five Indian states will go to the polls, including key states of West Bengal, Tamil Nadu, and Kerala. The elections will be a strong indicator…
…rest of their pro-democracy colleagues resigned in protest. NEXT WEEK IN ASIA Indonesia local elections: Indonesia will hold regional elections on 9 December across 270 regions. The elections will see…
…of hurting his chances of re-election, Indonesian President Joko Widodo, better known as Jokowi, is better positioned today to take hard decisions than he was in his first term. In…
…to the polls: New Zealand will hold general elections on 17 October. Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern’s Labour party is widely expected to maintain its double-digit lead in the elections. …
…to hold parliamentary elections. Prime Minister Lee has said that elections will give the government a fresh mandate to tackle the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic and will “clear the…
…to outline strategies to revive consumption and give struggling sectors a boost. Indonesian president Joko Widodo to visit Australia: President Widodo and Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi will travel to Australia…
…weeks on trade deal; Seoul to keep intel-sharing pact with Tokyo; Hong Kong’s crucial Sunday election; Huawei sets up AI lab in Singapore and more. XI EMPHASISES EQUALITY AND…
Asian Insider brings you insights into a fast-changing region from our network of correspondents. 13 November 2019 In today’s bulletin: Six people were injured in the Indonesian city of…
…and politics, and domestic political changes in Indonesia. In the lead up to the 2014 Indonesian general election Dr Sukma served as Foreign Affairs Adviser to President Jokowi and played…
…fertile environment for foreign investment. It is arguably the region’s most robust democracy, holding four national parliamentary elections and three direct presidential elections with a relatively free press and a…
…Her Excellency Sri Mulyani Indrawati, Indonesian Minister of Finance, and Dr Wimboh Santoso, Chairman of the Board of Commissioners of the Indonesian Financial Services Authority (OJK). The Minister outlined Indonesia’s…
…elections in November, which the NLD party won in a landslide. The military contests the election result. Power has now been handed over to commander-in-chief Min Aung Hlaing. Local and…
