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INDONESIA

Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 30, 2020
Suga eyes Vietnam and Indonesia for first overseas trip as PM
The plan to visit the Association of Southeast Asian Nations members comes as Japan seeks to strengthen ties with countries in the region.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Sep 21, 2020
Japan firms to demonstrate underground carbon dioxide storage in Indonesia
It will be the first such demonstration project assumed to be subject to the Japanese government's carbon dioxide emission trading program.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Sep 8, 2020
New coronavirus cases knock hopes of reviving Southeast Asia's holiday hot spots
A spike in coronavirus infections in Indonesia's holiday island of Bali and Thailand's first locally transmitted case in 100 days have dealt further blows to Southeast Asian hopes of reviving vital tourism industries.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Science & Health
Aug 28, 2020
Coconut and palm oil industries at loggerheads over environmental impact
A report highlighting the harmful environmental impact of coconut oil production by a researcher with links to the palm oil industry has sparked a heated debate over coveted green credentials in the multibillion dollar industries.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Aug 25, 2020
Digital attacks raise fears over press freedoms in Indonesia
A spate of hacking attacks on Indonesian media that published articles critical of the government's response to the coronavirus has raised concerns over press freedom, the country's leading journalists' association said on Monday.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Aug 20, 2020
An endless first wave: How Indonesia failed to control the virus
Only last week Luhut Pandjaitan, Indonesia’s maritime minister and close confidant of the country’s president, touted herbal mangosteen juice as a coronavirus remedy.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Science & Health
Aug 15, 2020
Indonesia to close doors to tourists until vaccine found
Indonesia will keep its doors closed to tourists until a coronavirus vaccine is found and immunity can be provided, a government official said Saturday as the country continued to conduct clinical testing for a vaccine.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Aug 7, 2020
Japan subsidies to cut China reliance set to boost Southeast Asia
'Even before coronavirus and the U.S.-China trade war struck, there was a shift away from production in China,” said a Japan External Trade Organization official.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 4, 2020
Cheap holidays target locals across tourism-reliant Southeast Asia
With cash flow drying up at Thailand’s popular beach resort of Phuket, hotels are racing to restart tourism — starting with local travelers.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
May 28, 2020
Nissan reports huge ¥671 billion loss and plan to close Barcelona plant
Nissan Motor Co. reported a ¥671 billion ($6.2 billion) net loss for the latest fiscal year and unveiled a plan to turn the carmaker around by eliminating about ¥300 billion in annual fixed costs, cutting capacity and reducing the number of vehicle models.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
May 26, 2020
Army and police enforce Indonesia's 'new normal' virus restrictions
Indonesia's military ordered the deployment of hundreds of thousands of soldiers and police on Monday to enforce rules on wearing masks and safe distancing after reports of people in the world's fourth-most populous nation flouting them.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
May 15, 2020
How traditions helped Bali avoid becoming a virus hot spot
Island's relative success in containing the virus may give it a head start when international travel resumes.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
May 12, 2020
Indonesia's 'rice ATMs' provide staple amid coronavirus crunch
The global pandemic has left millions of Indonesians struggling to make ends meet. Now the authorities are rolling out "rice ATMs" in a bid to ensure greater access for those in need to the essential staple.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Science & Health
May 11, 2020
New virus cases climb in Indonesia as Jokowi laments slow testing
The death toll from the coronavirus outbreak in Indonesia neared 1,000 as more cases were confirmed across the archipelago, with President Joko Widodo expressing disappointment over the slow progress in ramping up testing to detect the disease.
Japan Times
JAPAN
May 3, 2020
Indonesian crew members of virus-hit ship in Nagasaki to be sent home
Operator of the Italian cruise ship docked for repairs plans to send more crew home who have tested negative and is discussing the matter with Japanese authorities.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Apr 29, 2020
Copying rich world’s virus plan is big risk for emerging markets
To fight the coronavirus, developing economies from Colombia to Indonesia are turning to a playbook that’s become familiar in the rich world since 2008: Central banks are buying government debt.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Apr 28, 2020
More than 2,200 Indonesians have died with coronavirus symptoms, data shows
More than 2,200 Indonesians have died with acute symptoms of COVID-19 but were not recorded as victims of the disease, a Reuters review of data from 16 of the country's 34 provinces showed.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Apr 27, 2020
Will coronavirus fan the flames of Southeast Asia's haze problem?
Weak enforcement of restrictions to curb COVID-19 infections in rural Indonesia, coupled with farmers opting for cheap ways to clear land, could see a repeat of the forest fires and smoke that choked Southeast Asia last year, environmentalists have said.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Apr 4, 2020
Jump in Jakarta funerals raises fears of unreported coronavirus deaths
The number of funerals in Jakarta rose sharply in March, a development the governor of Indonesia's capital city said suggested that deaths from the new coronavirus may be higher than officially reported.
Japan Times
WORLD
Apr 3, 2020
Poorer nations least prepared for pandemic lockdowns
As countries around the globe try to contain the spread of the novel coronavirus, nowhere is the task more challenging and the risk greater than in the developing world.

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