[ad_1] By Stefanno Sulaiman and Ananda Teresia JAKARTA, May 22 (Reuters) – Indonesia is expected to appoint a military officer – once found guilty of kidnapping rights activists – to a top finance ministry post, two sources said, underlining the military’s growing role in governing the world’s third largest democracy. The appointment, expected to be…
[ad_1] Indonesia’s market turmoil is adding to the economic worries sapping sentiment among consumers, businesses and retail investors ahead of one of the Southeast Asian country’s biggest holidays. Benedicta Alvinta, a freelance marketing strategist in the central Java town of Yogyakarta, says the “nerve-racking” slide in Indonesian stocks hurt her investment portfolio largely focused on…
[ad_1] Early in 2024, Jayalakshmi got to know of a shoe factory coming up at Eraiyur, 10km away. The factory was looking for women workers. She applied, unsure if she could be recruited—Jayalakshmi had studied till the 9th standard and had no work experience. But the shoe factory welcomed her, giving her a vocational pathway…
[ad_1] Indonesia vs Bahrain Live Score: Welcome to the live coverage of 1st T20I of Bahrain tour of Indonesia, 2025. Match will start on 19 Feb 2025 at 06:30 AMVenue : Udayana Cricket Ground, Bali Indonesia squad – Anjar Tadarus, Febrianto Heo, Gede Priandana, Julang Dzulfikar, Kirubasankar Ramamoorthy, Padmakar Surve, Danilson Hawoe, Gaurav Tiwari, Gede…
[ad_1] A woman and child look on at volcanic ash rising into the air during the eruption of Mount Ibu, as seen from Duono Village in West Halmahera, North Maluku province, on January 15, 2025. | Photo Credit: AFP A volcano in eastern Indonesia has erupted at least a thousand times this month, according to…
[ad_1] There is no concrete definition of what such a dream with Asian characteristics means, but inspiration could come from the ‘American Dream,’ a term coined by writer James Truslow Adams in 1931, when he wrote that it “is that dream of a land in which life should be better and richer and fuller for…
[ad_1] Plastic waste piled outside an illegal recycling factory in Jenjarom, Kuala Langat, Malaysia October 14, 2018. Picture taken October 14, 2018. | Photo Credit: Reuters Malaysia’s trade ministry said it has imposed provisional anti-dumping duties on imports of polyethylene terephthalate, or PET, originating or exported from China and Indonesia. The anti-dumping duties range from…
