Narendra Modi to visit Indonesia from November 14-16 to attend G20 summit: MEA
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Indonesian city of Bali from November 14 to 16 to attend the G20 summit, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) announced on Thursday. India will assume the Presidency of the powerful grouping from the current chair Indonesia on December 1. The G20 or Group of 20 is […]
Sriwijaya Air crash places Indonesia’s aviation safety under fresh spotlight
By Jamie Freed, Stanley Widianto SYDNEY/JAKARTA: Indonesia’s chequered air safety record is again in the spotlight after a Sriwijaya Air jet carrying 62 people crashed into the Java Sea minutes after takeoff on Saturday, marking the country’s third major airline crash in just over six years. Before the crash there had been 697 fatalities in […]
Indonesian plane crashes after take-off with 62 aboard
By Stanley Widianto, Tabita Diela JAKARTA:A Sriwijaya Air plane crashed into the sea on Saturday minutes after taking off from Indonesia’s capital Jakarta on a domestic flight with 62 people on board, and their fate was not known. The Boeing 737-500, en route to Pontianak in West Kalimantan, disappeared from radar screens after taking off […]
India asks importers to buy palm oil from Indonesia, not Malaysia: Report
NEW DELHI: India is likely to import more palm oil from Indonesia amid the government’s informal advisory to refiners not to buy the commodity from Malaysia following its remarks on the new citizenship law and Kashmir issue, according to government and industry sources. On Monday, the commerce ministry held a detailed meeting with edible oil […]
India, Indonesia power Facebook’s daily active user base growth to 2.45 billion
NEW DELHI: Social media giant Facebook has seen a nine per cent growth in its daily active user base to 1.62 billion in the September 2019 quarter, driven by markets like India and Indonesia. The US-based company saw its net income growing 19 per cent to $6.09 billion in the September 2019 quarter from the […]
Indonesia’s Joko Widodo wins second term as president
JAKARTA: Indonesia’s Joko Widodo has been re-elected as president of the world’s third-biggest democracy, the elections commission said early Tuesday, beating rival Prabowo Subianto, a retired general who has vowed to challenge any victory for the incumbent leader. The commission was expected to announce the official results of the April 17 poll on Wednesday in […]
Indonesia’s Garuda says to cancel 49-jet Boeing 737 deal after crashes
Indonesia’s national carrier Garuda has told Boeing it will cancel a multi-billion-dollar order for 49 Boeing 737 Max 8 jets after the model was involved in two fatal crashes. The move could spark more cancellations from other major carriers, an aviation analyst said, as Boeing and US federal regulators get set to face their first […]
Indonesia tsunami survivors remain jittery as deaths hit 429
By NINIEK KARMINI SUMUR: Panicked residents, police and soldiers in this remote fishing village clobbered by a devastating weekend tsunami ran to higher ground Tuesday, shouting “Water is coming! Water is coming!” and reciting verses from the Quran as emergency messages were broadcast over mosque speakers. It proved to be a false alarm, but a […]
Indonesia keen to buy sugar from India; seeks duty cut
NEW DELHI: Indonesia is interested in buying sugar from India but wants latter to cut import duty on refined palm oil and the sweetener substantially to 45 per cent and 5 per cent, respectively, according to sources. An Indian delegation is scheduled to visit Indonesia this week to negotiate trade between the two nations for […]
OYO expands international presence, forays into Indonesia
NEW DELHI: Hospitality firm OYO has forayed into Indonesia. The company will also invest over $100 million in the country as part of its expansion in Southeast Asia. Starting operations with over 30 exclusive hotels and more than 1,000 rooms in three cities — Jakarta, Surabaya and Palembang — the company is ready to offer […]