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Indonesia says no transboundary haze to Malaysia, fires on decline
JAKARTA: Forest fires in some parts of Indonesia have declined and no haze had been detected moving to Malaysia, Indonesia’s…
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Indonesia’s agriculture minister resigns amid graft probe
JAKARTA: Indonesia’s agriculture minister on Thursday (Oct 5) submitted his resignation to President Joko Widodo, amid an investigation by the…
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‘Haze cannot be the norm’: Malaysia urges Indonesia to take action
Nik Nazmi Nik Ahmad, Malaysia’s minister of natural resources, environment and climate change, said he has sent a letter to…
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Activists say Indonesian state weapons makers supplying Myanmar
JAKARTA: Human rights groups on Tuesday (Oct 3) urged Indonesia to investigate suspected arms sales by state-owned companies to Myanmar,…
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‘Whoosh’: Southeast Asia’s first bullet train launches in Indonesia
The Jakarta to Bandung trains have been adapted to Indonesia’s tropical climate, and are able to track earthquakes and floods.…
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Indonesia’s China-backed high-speed railway unlikely to be profitable, say observers
The bullet train can get between the capital Jakarta and Bandung in 45 minutes. Source: CNA
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Indonesia launches Southeast Asia’s first high-speed rail
Widodo said the 600-capacity train was the first high-speed rail transportation in Southeast Asia. It is part of Beijing’s Belt…
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Indonesians pay tribute to victims of stadium crush, fires set on pitch
MALANG: Hundreds of Indonesians paid tribute on Sunday (Oct 1) to the victims of a football stadium crush a year…
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Indonesia to launch China-funded high-speed rail, first in Southeast Asia
JAKARTA: Indonesia is set to launch Southeast Asia’s first high-speed railway on Monday (Oct 2), a delayed multibillion-dollar project backed…
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