The police in South and West Sulawesi, Indonesia, have announced they have deployed 1,100 personnel to the city of Palopo following yesterday’s riots that burned down several offices, including the office of the Palopo
Jakarta Governor Joko “Jokowi” Widodo has consulted with the authorities in Singapore regarding the upcoming construction of mass rapid transit (MRT) in the Indonesian capital. The governor, along with the assistant to the city
PT Mabua Harley Davidson, the sole authorised dealer for the motorbike brand in Indonesia, is expecting higher sales this year, spurred by strong economic growth, which creates higher purchasing power for Indonesians, an executive
PT Garuda Indonesia (GIAA) enjoyed steady growth in 2012 as net profits soared 72.6 per cent to US$110.6 million year-on-year, the Indonesian national flag carrier announced on Wednesday. The publicly listed company attributed the
Bolstered by the country’s strong economic performance and with domestic and in-bound travel growing, luxury brands are planning to expand their activities in Indonesia with the opening of more than 4,000 rooms over the
Vietnam will further concerted efforts to attract and effectively use foreign direct investment (FDI), pledged Vietnam Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung at a national conference held yesterday in Hanoi. Reviewing the nation’s 25 years
The region of Poso, Central Sulawesi, Indonesia, once a site of community bloodshed, has officially been healed. On Tuesday, the province was among 18 recipients of the Indonesian Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) Awards. West Sumatra
First the price of soya beans soared. Then up went beef, garlic and onions. Now the price of sugar is not sweet any more. In fact, the costs of some staple foods have shot
Indonesia, currently a net importer of both crude oil and its refined products, will start offering shale gas blocks this year in a bid to unearth the potential of unconventional gas in Southeast Asia’s
The government in Taiwan is “dissatisfied” over mainland pressure that led to a Taiwanese delegation’s last-minute withdrawal from an international defense summit held in Indonesia last week, the foreign minister said yesterday. “The ministry