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US, Indonesia hold joint military drills amid growing China concerns

The US and Indonesian militaries began annual joint combat exercises Wednesday on Indonesia's Sumatra island, amid growing maritime activity by China in the Indo-Pacific region.

4 mn Indonesian medical workers to get 4th dose of Covid-19 vaccine

Four million medical workers will receive a fourth dose of the Covid-19 vaccine amid increasing transmissions triggered by the virus' sub-variants in Indonesia said Health Minister Budi Gunadi Sadikin

Indonesian court rejects call to legalise medicinal use of cannabis

The country's top court did crack the door for potential future use of cannabis for health conditions by ordering the government to review the way it categorizes narcotics

Earthquake of magnitude 5.4 hits Bengkulu in Indonesia: US Geo Survey

An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.4 jolted 46 km southwest of Bengkulu in Indonesia on Tuesday, the US Geological Survey said.The tremor was felt at 2346 GMT and the epicentre, with a depth of 57.17 km, was initially determined to be at 4.1899 degrees south latitude and 102.1095 degrees east longitude.Back in April, there were two earthquake incidents took place.On April 19, an earthquake with a magnitude of 6.0 on the Ritcher scale hit Indonesia's Sulawesi."Earthquake of Magnitude: 6.0, Occurred on 19-04-2022, 06:53:13 IST, Lat: 7.20 & Long: 127.0, Depth: 50 Km, Location: 779km NNE of Kotamobagu, Sulawesi, Indonesia," NCS tweeted.While in April 5, a 6.0-magnitude earthquake jolted Indonesia's eastern province of North Maluku.In February, at least 10 people were killed and about 13,000 others displaced after a 6.1-magnitude quake rocked Indonesia's western province of West Sumatra.Pasaman district and Pasaman Barat district were the hardest hit by the tremor, according to the

Meta, Google agree to abide by Indonesian tech rules amid blocking threat

The Indonesian authorities had warned to block Big Tech platforms in several days if they fail to register with the country's Ministry of Communications and Informatics.

Asian palm buyers replenish inventories as prices correct to one-year low

It will also help Indonesia to reduce stockpiles that swelled after its export ban earlier this year and pressured local prices lower and squeezed farmer's incomes.

Indonesian Muslims celebrate Eid amid foot-and-mouth disease outbreak

A foot-and-mouth disease outbreak has disrupted ritual slaughter of animals to mark Eid al-Adha as millions of Muslims across Indonesia celebrate one of the biggest holidays in the Islamic calendar

GMR airports joint venture starts operating Indonesia's Medan airport

GMR Group on Friday said its joint venture Angkasa Pura Aviasi has started operating the Kualanamu International Airport in Medan, Indonesia

Indonesia's Bara Daya Energi outbids Adani in CIL tenders for coal imports

The Indonesian company quoted Rs 4,331 crore for the eastern coast tender and Rs 4,497 crore for the west coast.

Indonesian firm Bara Daya lowest bidder in Coal India's import tender

Bara Daya Energi is blacklisted by Gujarat and was rejected by CIL in first tender

Sanjiv Mehta appointed as president commissioner of Unilever Indonesia

Sanjiv Mehta will join Unilever Indonesia's board of commissioners and chair it in a non-executive capacity

G20 aims to collect $1.5 bn to prevent, prepare for future pandemics

The G20 expects to collect no less than $1.5 billion by the end of this year to build infrastructure to prevent and prepare for potential pandemics in the future, said Indonesian Health Minister

Indonesian President Joko Widodo to visit Russia, Ukraine after G-7 meet

Indonesian President Joko Widodo is planning to meet the leaders of Russia and Ukraine following the Group of Seven summit in Germany later this month

Mandaviya urges G20 to focus on rapid sharing genome sequencing data

Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya on Monday suggested G20 members for an institutional framework to enable rapid sharing of genome sequencing data along with a neutral & aggregate data-sharing model amongst countries.

India's palm oil imports in May drop 10% as Indonesia curbs exports

India imported 514,022 tonnes of palm oil in May, down from 572,508 tonnes in April

India, Indonesia navies begin joint patrol in Andaman sea, Malacca straits

Navies of India and Indonesia on Monday began a 12-day coordinated patrol in the Andaman Sea and Straits of Malacca in reflection of their fast-expanding cooperation.

India's May palm oil imports surge to 7-month high despite Indonesia's ban

India's palm oil exports in May were its highest in seven months as the country overcame curbs on Indonesian exports by sourcing more of the commodity from Malaysia, Thailand and Papua New Guinea

Indonesia issued around 302,000 tonnes of palm oil export permits: Official

Indonesia, the world's biggest palm oil producer, on April 28 halted exports of the oil, which it uses for cooking, in efforts to control soaring prices at home

Asia Cup Hockey: India defeat Indonesia 16-0 to qualify for Super 4

The massive win not only secured India's passage into the knockout stage of the tournament but also shut the door on Pakistan

As Indonesia curbs exports, Indian palm oil imports could fall to 11-yr low

Lower palm oil purchases by the world's biggest vegetable oil importer could put pressure on Malaysian palm oil prices and may lift soyoil imports to record highs and support U.S. soyoil futures price