Feb 24- Juul Labs Inc is halting sales in Indonesia, citing concerns that it can't stop retailers from selling its high-nicotine e-cigarettes to young people in a largely unregulated tobacco market. Juul disclosed its Indonesia plans to Reuters as the news organization was inquiring about the company's marketing to younger customers there and in the other...
KUALA LUMPUR/ MUMBAI, Feb 14- India's halt on Malaysian palm oil imports has disrupted global edible oil trade flows, with Indonesia diverting supplies to feed India, Malaysia rushing to tap markets left behind by Jakarta, and India substituting palm with other oils. Malaysia's latest palm export data revealed the impact of India's restrictions, with shipments...
JAKARTA, Feb 13- Indonesia's plans to relax environmental rules to encourage investment have drawn criticism from activists who say the government is putting profit ahead of protecting the archipelago's rich natural surroundings. It is one of President Joko Widodo's so-called "omnibus laws," which aim to change scores of existing laws to cut red tape and...
*Bali alone hit by 20,000 cancellations- association. BANGKOK/ SINGAPORE, Feb 11- As a driver of one of Thailand's renowned "tuk tuk" motorised rickshaws, Amonchai Laodoungdee is used to busy days ferrying tourists around Bangkok, but on Tuesday he waited for four hours at a shopping mall without a single customer. Since word of the new coronavirus spread from China...
BANGKOK/ SINGAPORE, Feb 11- As a driver of one of Thailand's renowned "tuk tuk" motorized rickshaws, Amonchai Laodoungdee is used to busy days ferrying tourists around Bangkok, but on Tuesday he waited for four hours at a shopping mall without a single customer. Since word of the new coronavirus spread from China last month, he's seen his daily income drop from about...
*Rumours of planned merger with Freeport' completely wrong'. Feb 6- Barrick Gold Corp does not want to buy copper mining giant Freeport McMoRan Inc, although it is interested in its rival's flagship Grasberg mine in Indonesia, Chief Executive Mark Bristow said on Thursday. Rumors that Barrick, the world's second-largest gold miner, planned to bid for Freeport are "...
JAKARTA, Jan 16- Indonesia will appoint state financial firm PT Bahana Pembinaan Usaha Indonesia as a holding company for state insurers to improve their finances, a deputy minister said on Thursday, as the government puts together a rescue plan for a second troubled insurer. Indonesian President Joko Widodo called for further reform still of the insurance...
An island popular with divers and Komodo dragon enthusiasts, Flores is experiencing a tourism boom thanks to its natural beauty and an ambitious plan to build "Ten New Balis" around Indonesia.
Wellian Wiranto of OCBC says Indonesia could allocate $5 billion for infrastructure spending, including $1.2 billion to tackle the damage from recent floods in Jakarta.
Wall Street is set to give back a good chunk of Thursday's strong rally, with U.S. stock futures plunging after a U.S. military strike killed a top Iranian general.
Indonesian authorities hope cloud seeding could break up potential rain clouds before they reach the Greater Jakarta area, where floods and landslides have displaced thousands of people.
Indonesia's central bank said on Thursday it would relax some lending rules, effective later this year, to provide further support to economic growth after announcing its third rate cut since July.
Jakarta will undergo a 571 trillion rupiah ($40.18 billion) urban regeneration in the next 10 years, says Bambang Brodjonegoro, Indonesia's minister of national development planning.
President Joko Widodo says it was urgent that relocation plans commence, although the capital would not physically begin to be relocated until 2024.
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The General Election Commission confirmed unofficial counts by private pollsters in the April 17 election, which gave President Joko Widodo a 55.5% share of votes
Indonesia, the world's fourth most populous country, is planning to move its capital away from Jakarta, which is suffering from severe congestion and also rapidly sinking.
Indonesian President Joko Widodo has decided to move the capital of Southeast Asia's largest economy away from the crowded main island of Java, the planning minister said on Monday.
"Quick counts" tallied by private pollsters based on samples of actual votes showed that Indonesia's incumbent President Joko Widodo is set to beat former army general Prabowo Subianto.
Economic nationalism and issues of religious identity are at the forefront of Indonesia's upcoming elections as the world's largest Muslim-majority country goes to the polls on Wednesday.
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