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Jakarta governor candidates face online backlash over past sexist tweets
Mr Ridwan was similarly called out for inappropriate tweets made in the past. In 2010, he apparently made a play…
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Former West Java governor Ridwan Kamil could win major parties’ backing to run for Jakarta governor
SINGAPORE: Indonesia’s biggest political parties are lining up candidates for the country’s local elections in November. Two major parties, Golkar…
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Earthquake with a preliminary 5.6 magnitude shakes Jakarta
JAKARTA: A moderately strong earthquake late Sunday (Feb 25) shook parts of Indonesia’s main island of Java and the country’s…
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‘Whoosh, yes!’: Lessons from Indonesia’s Jakarta-Bandung high-speed rail as country mulls its next fast train
According to PT Kereta Cepat Indonesia China (PT KCIC), the consortium of Indonesian and Chinese state companies building the railway,…
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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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‘Save us from this curse’: Villagers fear eviction as Indonesia’s new capital Nusantara takes form
To this end, the authorities are “training, upskilling and reskilling” people in fields such as coding and renewable energy. “I…
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