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INDONESIA

Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jan 15, 2018
Floor collapse at Indonesia Stock Exchange injures scores
A mezzanine floor overlooking the main lobby of the Indonesian Stock Exchange building collapsed Monday, injuring scores of people, many of them students, under slabs of concrete and other debris, officials and witnesses said.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jan 10, 2018
Bali court begins trial of man accused of murdering Japanese couple
A court in the Indonesian resort island of Bali has opened the trial of a 25-year-old local man indicted for the murder of an elderly Japanese couple during a home invasion last September.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Society
Jan 1, 2018
Amid tight security, hundreds of couples ring in new year at mass Jakarta wedding
Hundreds of Indonesian couples celebrated New Year's Eve on Sunday night by tying the knot in a mass wedding in Jakarta.
ASIA PACIFIC
Dec 28, 2017
Sumatra's Sinabung volcano has biggest eruption since August
A highly active volcano on the Indonesian island of Sumatra erupted again on Wednesday afternoon, sending searing hot clouds of gas and ash as far as 4.6 kilometers down its slopes, the country's volcanology agency said.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Dec 23, 2017
Plantings of 'tsunami trees' link Tohoku with Banda Aceh
A group of colorfully dressed girls performed an energetic traditional welcome dance when Japanese artist Takashi Murakami visited their elementary school in Banda Aceh, the capital of Indonesia's Aceh province, for a tree-planting event Friday morning.
BUSINESS / Companies
Dec 11, 2017
Mitsubishi Motors to cooperate with Jakarta in program to promote electric vehicles
Mitsubishi Motors Corp. said Monday it will join forces with the Indonesian government to promote electric vehicles in the Southeast Asian country, as the government ramps up efforts to reduce carbon dioxide emissions.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Nov 30, 2017
Stranded tourists depart Bali as volcanic ash cloud shifts
Airlines laid on extra flights to Bali on Thursday to allow some of the thousands of passengers stranded by the eruption of Mount Agung to fly out, as a switch in wind direction sent volcanic ash away from the holiday island's airport.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Nov 27, 2017
Bali volcano forces mass evacuation as alert raised to highest level
Indonesia raised its warning for Bali's Mount Agung volcano to the highest alert level Monday, closed the island's airport and told residents around the mountain to evacuate immediately, warning of an "imminent" risk of a larger eruption.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Nov 26, 2017
Erupting volcano on Bali brings air travel warnings
Indonesian and regional authorities heightened flight warnings around Bali's Mount Agung on Sunday as the volcano's eruptions sent a plume of volcanic ash and steam more than 6,000 meters into the skies above the popular holiday island.
BUSINESS
Nov 22, 2017
Fukuoka railway firm to develop condo complexes in Indonesia
Nishi-Nippon Railroad Co., a Fukuoka-based railway operator diversifying into retail and property development, is planning to build condominiums in Indonesia in partnership with a local firm, aiming to cater to growing housing demand east of Jakarta.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Nov 16, 2017
With ban lifted, importer initiates wagyu war in Indonesia
An Indonesian meat distributor is importing wagyu, long banned in the Southeast Asian country, in cooperation with the Japan External Trade Organization to test the local market, which has been dominated by the same breed from Australia.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Nov 9, 2017
South Korea unveils new policy focused on stronger ties with Southeast Asia
South Korean President Moon Jae-in on Thursday unveiled a new policy aimed at deepening ties with Southeast Asia, as the North Asian economic powerhouse seeks to curb its reliance on traditional trading partners like China and the United States.
BUSINESS / Tech
Nov 9, 2017
Indonesia plans automated system to flag contentious online material
Indonesia plans to launch in January a new automated system using 44 servers to help block websites displaying content such as pornography or extremist ideology, a communications ministry official said on Wednesday.
BUSINESS / Companies
Oct 30, 2017
Mitsui Engineering to open crane plant in Indonesia betting on growing cargo-handling demand
Mitsui Engineering & Shipbuilding Co. is planning to open its first overseas gantry crane plant in Indonesia, betting on growing demand for cargo-handling equipment on the back of seaport development in emerging countries.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Sep 28, 2017
Indonesia ready to divert Bali-bound flights if volcano erupts
Indonesian authorities are preparing to divert flights to 10 airports across the country in case an increasingly active volcano on the holiday island of Bali erupts and disrupts travel.
ASIA PACIFIC / Crime & Legal
Sep 11, 2017
Business likely the motive behind elderly couple's murder in Bali, police say
The police in Indonesia said Monday they believe an elderly Japanese couple found dead in Bali last week were murdered, citing business troubles as a possible motive.
JAPAN
Sep 7, 2017
Japan agrees to help develop Indonesia's outer islands, promote fisheries
Japan and Indonesia agreed Wednesday to develop infrastructure and promote the fishing industry on six outer islands, including Natuna on the southern edge of the South China Sea where foreign fishing vessels continue to operate illegally.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Sep 6, 2017
Stab wounds found on burned bodies of murdered Japanese couple in Bali
Stab wounds have been found on the burned bodies of an elderly Japanese couple found dead Monday at their rental house in southern Bali, an Indonesian doctor said Tuesday.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Sep 5, 2017
Burned bodies of Japanese couple found in Bali home
Indonesian police are investigating after an elderly Japanese couple were found dead Monday at their home in southern Bali.
BUSINESS / Companies
Aug 18, 2017
Mori Building ventures into Southeast Asia market with construction of office tower in Jakarta
Mori Building Co., Japan's leading real estate developer, is making a foray into the Southeast Asian market, with its first regional project to build a premium office tower in Indonesia.

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