Indonesia’s Jokowi mulls delay in moving capital from Jakarta to Nusantara: report
Indonesia’s President Joko Widodo signalled that plans to shift to its new capital this year could be delayed, Bloomberg Technoz reported on Tuesday.
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Indonesia takes school lunch cues from Japan, China and India
JAKARTA -- Indonesia is seeking expertise from Asian countries for a nationwide school meal program to be rolled out by the next administration, with Japan keen to help develop human resources and build facilities for the massive project.
Jokowi orders audit of Indonesia’s data centres after cyberattack
Indonesian President Joko Widodo ordered on Friday an audit of government data centres after officials said the bulk of data affected by a recent ransomware cyberattack was not backed up, exposing the country’s vulnerability to such attacks.
Indonesia looks to curb cost concerns over Prabowo's free meal program
JAKARTA -- Indonesian President-elect Prabowo Subianto's flagship policy of introducing free school lunches will not blow the country's budgetary targets for next year, the nation's finance minister said, looking to allay concerns over the costly program's fiscal impact.
Indonesia to cut access to Philippine, Cambodian online gambling sites as crime surges
Indonesia will cut off access points to websites operating out of Cambodia and Davao City in the Philippines that are suspected of being linked to online gambling.
How Indonesia's deforestation persists despite moratorium
JAKARTA — Indonesia's Awyu tribe of the Papua region has filed a case to the Supreme Court seeking to cancel permits for palm oil concessions on thousands of hectares of rainforest over which it has ancestral rights.
Indonesian officials' departure reveals turmoil in capital relocation
JAKARTA -- Top officials of the body overseeing the construction of Indonesia's planned new capital have resigned recently, revealing challenges in outgoing President Joko Widodo's signature project just two months ahead of the official relocation.
Indonesian president in damage control over new capital
JAKARTA — Indonesia's president is rushing to reassure investors and bureaucrats about his US$32 billion (S$43 billion) new capital city in a malaria-prone pocket of Borneo, after the resignations of two officials overseeing the plan raised fresh doubts about its future.