Indonesia: Tremendous foreign investment after election
Jakarta – Indonesia has recorded tremendous figure of foreign investment in share trading portfolio up to 55.5 trillion rupiah (about 4.75 billion U.S. dollars) following conclusion of a peaceful election, a senior official overseeing national stock exchange said here on Monday. … Continue reading Indonesia: Tremendous foreign investment after election
Indonesia: 15 tourists missing, 10 rescued after boat capsizes
Jakarta – A boat carrying foreign holidaymakers sank in waters off Lombok Island of central parks of Indonesia on Saturday evening, 15 tourists went missing and 10 others rescued safely, rescuer said on Sunday. The boat on route of Labuhan to … Continue reading Indonesia: 15 tourists missing, 10 rescued after boat capsizes
Moderate quake strikes off eastern Indonesia
Jakarta – An earthquake measuring 5.4 on the Richter scale jolted Maluku in eastern part of the country on Sunday, the Meteorology and Geophysics Agency said here. The quake struck at 09:38 a.m. Jakarta time (0238 GMT) with epicenter at 119 … Continue reading Moderate quake strikes off eastern Indonesia
Indonesia offers to mend tension on Korean peninsula
Jakarta – Indonesian Foreign Affairs Minister Marty Natalegawa said on Wednesday that the nation offered ways to pass on messages and idea between North and South Korea in a bid to build up new dynamism in creating peace on the Korean … Continue reading Indonesia offers to mend tension on Korean peninsula
Indonesia’s new president-elect prepares new gov’t
Jakarta – Indonesia’s new president-elect Joko Widodo took quick moves to prepare his upcoming government by setting up a camp, called transition office. The 52-year-old president-elect said that selection of the eligible candidates for post in ministerial offices would intensively be … Continue reading Indonesia’s new president-elect prepares new gov’t
Joko Widodo wins vote tally in Indonesia’s presidential election
Jakarta – Governor of Indonesia’s capital city Jakarta Joko Widodo was qualified to become the nation’s new president after the General Election Commission (KPU) settled the vote tally on Tuesday, showing Joko’s domination against rival Prabowo Subianto. Delivering the official announcement … Continue reading Joko Widodo wins vote tally in Indonesia’s presidential election
Indonesian presidential hopeful calls followers to be calm
Jakarta – One of Indonesian presidential contender Prabowo Subianto on Tuesday asked his supporters across the country to help ease tension following the claims of victory by all two candidates for the July 9 presidential polls. Both 63-year-old former general Prabowo … Continue reading Indonesian presidential hopeful calls followers to be calm
Indonesia: Constitutional court may decide results of election
Jakarta – Indonesian politicians remained vigilant following dual victory claims announced by both president hopefuls who referred to different results of quick counts carried out by pollster agencies under their control favoring each of them in seizing presidency until 2019. Both … Continue reading Indonesia: Constitutional court may decide results of election
Both Indonesian Presidential Hopefuls claim Victory
Jakarta – Both presidential hopefuls running in Indonesia’s election claimed victories on Wednesday following publications of differing quick count results.Both hopefuls claimed victories in the presidential election based on results of quick counts conducted by various pollster agencies published in … Continue reading Both Indonesian Presidential Hopefuls claim Victory
6.0-magnitude quake hits off west Indonesia
Beijing – An earthquake measuring 6.0 on the Richter scale jolted off west Indonesia on Saturday, the U.S. Geological Survey stated.The focus of the quake, which took place at 0939 GMT, was initially determined at a depth of 30.0 km, 88 … Continue reading 6.0-magnitude quake hits off west Indonesia