Indonesia Headlines
Thu, 31 Mar 2022 18:55:36 GMTIndonesia's Rory Hie maintains lead for third straight day at Gurugram Challenge 2022
Nuh (Haryana) [India], March 31 (ANI): Indonesia's Rory Hie is on course for an encore here at the Classic Golf and Country Club as he kept the lead for the third day running after he posted a six-under 66 in round three of the Gurugram Challenge 202...
Thu, 31 Mar 2022 16:05:15 GMTXinhua Asia-Pacific news summary at 1600 GMT, March 31
JAKARTA -- The longest cross-highway box girder of the Jakarta-Bandung High-Speed Railway (HSR) was erected on Thursday in Indonesia, creating favorable conditions for the following rail-laying procedure. This box girder spreads across the Jakarta-Ba...
Thu, 31 Mar 2022 12:49:02 GMTIndonesian president, PNG PM meet on trade, border opening
JAKARTA, March 31 (Xinhua) -- Indonesian President Joko Widodo and Papua New Guinea's Prime Minister James Marape meet on Thursday at the Indonesian Presidential Palace in Bogor, discussing bilateral cooperation, especially in trade and border openin...
Thu, 31 Mar 2022 12:44:01 GMTIndonesia reports 3,332 newly-confirmed COVID-19 cases, 89 more deaths
JAKARTA, March 31 (Xinhua) -- Indonesia on Thursday confirmed 3,332 new COVID-19 cases, raising its tally of infections to 6,012,818, the country's Health Ministry said. According to the ministry, the death toll from COVID-19 in the country rose by 8...
Thu, 31 Mar 2022 11:55:35 GMTRussia-Ukraine conflict may lead to shortage of 4-6 lakh tonnes of crude sunflower oil for India
New Delhi [India], March 31 (ANI): Disruptions caused by the ongoing Russia-Ukraine conflict is likely to lead to a supply shortfall of at least 4-6 lakh tonne of crude sunflower oil for India during the financial year beginning April 1, according to...
Thu, 31 Mar 2022 09:55:39 GMTOverwhelming response to inaugural American Standard Design Catalyst L!ve
Singapore [Singapore], March 31 (ANI/PR Newswire): American Standard, one of the most iconic brands in sanitary ware and part of LIXIL, maker of pioneering water and housing products, brought together thought leaders in Architecture and Design around...
Thu, 31 Mar 2022 01:30:11 GMTOverseas experts praise Tibet's high-quality development
© Provided by Xinhua BEIJING, March 31 (Xinhua) -- Overseas scholars and observers have recently spoken highly of the achievements of China's Tibet Autonomous Region since 1959, when a democratic reform, under the leadership of the Communist Party o...
Wed, 30 Mar 2022 21:13:26 GMTProgress made in Ukraine talks Moscow
The Russian foreign minister points out areas of progress in Istanbul talks with KievTalks between Russian and Ukrainian negotiators in Turkey have produced one significant step forward: Kiev giving up on Crimea and the Donbass, Russian Foreign Minis...
Wed, 30 Mar 2022 19:18:14 GMT3BL to expand its Women's League to 12 teams in Season 4
New Delhi [India], March 30 (ANI): Seeing the positive response to the recently concluded third season of the Basketball Federation of India (BFI) and International Basketball Federation (FIBA) backed 3x3 Pro Basketball League (3BL), the number of wo...
Wed, 30 Mar 2022 18:27:23 GMTIndia-Japan 22 talks on the cards in April
Tokyo [Japan], March 30 (ANI): Japanese defence and foreign ministers may hold talks with their counterparts from India in 22 format meetings in Tokyo in April, a media report said on Wednesday.
Japan next month could also host the Philippines in the...
Wed, 30 Mar 2022 17:55:23 GMTRory Hie continues in lead after steady 69 at Gurugram Challenge 2022 PGTI
Nuh (Haryana) [India], March 30 (ANI): Indonesia's Rory Hie continued in the lead following a steady second round of three-under 69 at the Gurugram Challenge 2022 PGTI - ADT. The 33-year-old Rory (63-69), the first-round leader by two shots, now lead...
Wed, 30 Mar 2022 16:05:45 GMTRoundup: Overseas experts praise Tibet's high-quality development
BEIJING, March 30 (Xinhua) -- Overseas scholars and observers have recently spoken highly of the achievements of China's Tibet Autonomous Region since 1959, when a democratic reform, under the leadership of the Communist Party of China (CPC), was lau...
Wed, 30 Mar 2022 16:05:29 GMTIndonesia reports 3,840 new COVID-19 cases, 118 more deaths
JAKARTA, March 30 (Xinhua) -- Indonesia confirmed 3,840 new COVID-19 cases on Wednesday, taking the total tally to 6,009,486, the Health Ministry said. According to the ministry, the death toll from COVID-19 rose by 118 to 155,000, and 7,876 more peo...
Wed, 30 Mar 2022 14:55:45 GMTHonda's rider Espargaro energized for Argentina alongside Bradl
Santiago del Estero [Argentina], March 30 (ANI): Stefan Bradl will ride in place of the recovering Marc Marquez after his Indonesian GP fall as Pol Espargaro aims to show his and the Honda's true pace.
For the first time since 2019, the MotoGP World ...
Wed, 30 Mar 2022 05:03:12 GMTTaliban FM discusses airports management with Qatar
Doha [Qatar], March 30 (ANI): Taliban acting Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi met Qatar's Foreign Minister and Deputy Prime Minister Shiekh Muhammad Bin Abdurahmand Al-Thani in Doha and discussed the contract of management of Afghanistan's airports...
Wed, 30 Mar 2022 04:27:08 GMTAfghan, Qatar Foreign Ministers discuss airports management
Doha [Qatar], March 30 (ANI): Taliban acting Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi met Qatar's Foreign Minister and Deputy Prime Minister Shiekh Muhammad Bin Abdurahmand Al-Thani in Doha and discussed the contract of management of Afghanistan's airports...
Wed, 30 Mar 2022 01:27:09 GMTTaliban Foreign Minister Muttaqi discusses airports management with Qatar's Foreign Minister
Doha [Qatar], March 30 (ANI): Taliban acting Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi met Qatar's Foreign Minister and Deputy Prime Minister Shiekh Muhammad Bin Abdurahmand Al-Thani in Doha and discussed the contract of management of Afghanistan's airports...
Tue, 29 Mar 2022 20:03:03 GMTIndonesia's Rory Hie leads by two in round one of Gurugram Challenge 2022 with stunning 63
Nuh (Haryana)[India], March 30 (ANI): Indonesia's Rory Hie returned to his happy hunting ground with a stunning nine-under 63 to take a two-shot lead in round one of the Gurugram Challenge 2022 PGTI - ADT.
Rory, who won his only Asian Tour title here...
Tue, 29 Mar 2022 18:13:39 GMTBiden's hypocritical US does not care about Ukrainians ex-UFC star
MMA fighter-turned-Russian-politician Jeff Monson visited Ukraine during the conflict there in 2016, two years before receiving Russian citizenshipUS President Joe Biden does not care about Ukrainians and is the powerless leader of a hypocritical, wa...
Tue, 29 Mar 2022 16:55:34 GMTJ-K: Women empowerment, career counseling workshop conducted in Baramulla
Baramulla (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], March 29 (ANI): Women empowerment and career counseling workshop was conducted on Tuesday at Baramulla with an aim to create awareness among young girls about career opportunities and to guide them with various ...
Tue, 29 Mar 2022 16:46:40 GMTMoF participates in panel discussion by Indonesia regarding PPP at Expo 2020 Dubai
DUBAI, 29th March, 2022 (WAM) -- The Ministry of Finance (MoF) has participated in the panel discussion held by the Indonesian government und...
Tue, 29 Mar 2022 16:44:01 GMT2 new bird species identified on Indonesia's Kalimantan Island
JAKARTA, March 29 (Xinhua) -- Two new bird species have been identified in the forest of the isolated Meratus mountains range at Indonesia's second-largest island of Kalimantan, the National Research and Innovation Agency (BRIN) said on Tuesday. The ...
Tue, 29 Mar 2022 16:18:01 GMTIndonesia reports 3,895 new COVID-19 cases, 108 more deaths
JAKARTA, March 29 (Xinhua) -- Indonesia on Tuesday confirmed 3,895 new COVID-19 cases, raising its tally of infections to 6,005,646, the country's Health Ministry said. According to the ministry, the death toll from COVID-19 in the country rose by 10...
Tue, 29 Mar 2022 11:55:30 GMTAsian Development Tour returns to India after three years
Nuh (Haryana)[India], March 29 (ANI): The Asian Development Tour returns to India after over three years with the staging of the inaugural Gurugram Challenge PGTI - ADT. The tournament, jointly sanctioned by the PGTI and ADT, will be held at the Clas...
Tue, 29 Mar 2022 10:18:01 GMTIndonesia extends public mobility restrictions outside Java, Bali
JAKARTA, March 29 (Xinhua) -- Indonesia has extended public mobility restrictions outside Java and Bali from Tuesday to April 11 based on current COVID-19 situation, Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs Airlangga Hartarto said on Tuesday. Meanw...
Tue, 29 Mar 2022 00:55:08 GMTTaliban Foreign Minister meets Indonesian, Qatari officials in Doha, discusses humanitarian situation
Doha [Qatar], March 29 (ANI): Taliban acting Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi met Indonesian Foreign Minister Retno Mersudi and Deputy Foreign Minister of Qatar Lolwah Al-Khater in Doha on Monday and discussed Afghanistan's humanitarian, economic, ...
Mon, 28 Mar 2022 16:05:16 GMTXinhua Asia-Pacific news summary at 1600 GMT, March 28
HONG KONG -- Chief Executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) Carrie Lam said on Monday that the positive COVID-19 cases found from mandatory tests in Hong Kong has shown a downward trend. Lam told a press conference on Monday t...
Mon, 28 Mar 2022 16:05:15 GMTHealth officials formulate protocol standards at G20 working group meeting
JAKARTA, March 28 (Xinhua) -- The G20's First Health Working Group Meeting kicked off on Monday, with dozens of health officials from the major economies gathering in Indonesia's Yogyakarta province to seek a harmonization scheme for global health pr...
Mon, 28 Mar 2022 13:37:04 GMTChina to host 3rd meeting of foreign ministers of Afghanistan's neighbours
Beijing [China], March 28 (ANI): Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi will host the third meeting of foreign ministers of Afghanistan's neighbouring countries in Tunxi in east China's Anhui Province from March 30 to 31, a foreign ministry spokesperson an...
Mon, 28 Mar 2022 12:05:01 GMTIndonesia's COVID-19 cases surpass 6 million
JAKARTA, March 28 (Xinhua) -- Indonesia has registered more than 6 million cases of COVID-19 since the first case was confirmed in the country in March 2020. On Monday, the Health Ministry reported that the coronavirus cases across the archipelago ro...
Mon, 28 Mar 2022 11:44:24 GMTRare Sumatran rhino calf born in Indonesia's park
JAKARTA, March 28 (Xinhua) -- A rare female Sumatran rhino calf has been born at the Sumatran Rhino Sanctuary of the Way Kambas National Park in Indonesia's East Lampung district, an official said on Monday. The Director-General of the Natural Resour...
Mon, 28 Mar 2022 11:30:01 GMT1st LD-Writethru: FMs of 4 Asian countries, Panama to visit China
BEIJING, March 28 (Xinhua) -- At the invitation of Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi, Indonesian Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi, Thai Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Don Pramudwinai, Philippine Foreign Secretary Teodoro ...
Mon, 28 Mar 2022 09:18:01 GMTMalaysia kicks off defense and weaponry show
KUALA LUMPUR, March 28 (Xinhua) -- Defense Services Asia 2022, a biennial defense and weaponry show, opened Monday in the Malaysian capital city Kuala Lumpur. The 2020 edition of the show had been canceled following the pandemic and this year's editi...
Mon, 28 Mar 2022 08:18:06 GMTVietnam tops table at 9th Southeast Asia Karate Championships
PHNOM PENH, March 28 (Xinhua) -- The ninth Southeast Asia Karate Championships ended with Vietnam topping the table, followed by Indonesia and Malaysia, the National Olympic Committee of Cambodia (NOCC) said in a news release on Monday. The event was...
Mon, 28 Mar 2022 02:44:15 GMTChristie, Sindhu win Swiss Open badminton singles titles
BASEL, Switzerland, March 27 (Xinhua) -- Jonatan Christie of Indonesia and Indian shuttler Pusarla Sindhu won the men's and women's singles titles respectively in straight games at the 2022 Swiss Open here on Sunday. World No. 8 Christie breezed past...
Sun, 27 Mar 2022 20:03:02 GMTQatar, Indonesia sign letter for providing humanitarian assistance to Afghanistan
Doha [Qatar], March 28 (ANI): Qatar has signed a letter of content with Indonesia based on which both the countries will cooperate in providing humanitarian and development assistance to the people of Afghanistan, local media reported.
The agreement ...
Sun, 27 Mar 2022 16:05:03 GMTIndonesia reports 3,077 new COVID-19 cases, 100 more deaths
JAKARTA, March 27 (Xinhua) -- Indonesia on Sunday confirmed 3,077 new COVID-19 cases, raising its tally of infections to 5,998,953, the country's health ministry said. According to the ministry, the death toll from COVID-19 in the country rose by 100...
Sun, 27 Mar 2022 13:03:19 GMTSwiss Open: India's HS Prannoy loses to Jonatan Christie in final
Basel [Switzerland], March 27 (ANI): Indian shuttler HS Prannoy lost to Jonatan Christie of Indonesia 12-21 18-21 in the men's singles final of Swiss Open 2022 which lasted for 48 minutes here at St. Jakobshalle arena.
In the opening game World No.8,...
Wed, 23 Mar 2022 22:58:52 GMTUAE highlights key role of parliaments in addressing international challenges at IPU meeting in Indonesia
JAKARTA, 23rd March, 2022 (WAM) -- Dr. Ali Rashid Al Nuaimi, Head of the Emirati Parliamentary Division Delegation at the Inter-Parliamentary ...
Wed, 23 Mar 2022 18:57:23 GMTIndonesia extends visa on arrival for travelers from 42 countries
JAKARTA, 23rd March, 2022 (WAM) -- The Indonesian government has extended the visa on arrival (VoA) programme to cover international travelers...
Mon, 21 Mar 2022 16:07:03 GMTEmirati Parliamentary Division meets Belarusian delegation at IPU meeting in Indonesia
BALI, 21st March, 2022 (WAM) -- Dr. Ali Rashid Al Nuaimi, Head of the Emirati Parliamentary Division Delegation at the Inter-Parliamentary Uni...
Thu, 17 Mar 2022 18:41:00 GMTMohamed bin Zayed receives Indonesian President's note
ABU DHABI, 17th March, 2022 (WAM) -- His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander o...
Mon, 14 Mar 2022 11:15:16 GMT6.7-magnitude quake strikes Indonesia's Sumatra
JAKARTA, 14th March, 2022 (WAM) -- A strong quake struck off the west coast of Indonesia's Sumatra island early on Monday, sending residents f...
Thu, 10 Mar 2022 10:22:16 GMTIndonesia's Merapi unleashes hot ash, hundreds evacuate
JAKARTA, 10th March, 2022 (WAM) -- At least 253 residents living on the slopes have been evacuated after Mount Merapi released hot clouds that...
Wed, 09 Mar 2022 10:22:16 GMTIndonesia's Merapi unleashes hot ash, hundreds evacuate
JAKARTA, 10th March, 2022 (WAM) -- At least 253 residents living on the slopes have been evacuated after Mount Merapi released hot clouds that ...
Mon, 07 Mar 2022 22:08:29 GMTMohamed bin Zayed invites President of Indonesia to visit UAE, witness signing of Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement
ABU DHABI, 7th March, 2022 (WAM) -- His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of...
Sun, 27 Feb 2022 05:33:22 GMTIndonesia vacates 6,000 citizens due to earthquake in Sumatra
JAKARTA, 26th February, 2022 (WAM) -- The National Disaster Management Authority of Indonesia has announced that it has vacated around 6,000 p...
Fri, 25 Feb 2022 08:08:26 GMTIndonesia on alert after magnitude 6.2 quake hits Sumatra
JAKARTA, 25th February, 2022 (WAM/Reuters) -- A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck the near the western coast of Indonesia's Sumatra island on Fr...
Wed, 09 Feb 2022 16:36:08 GMTAbu Dhabi Fund for Development, Indonesian Ambassador discuss potential strategic investment opportunities
ABU DHABI, 9th February, 2022 (WAM) -- Mohammed Saif Al-Suwaidi, Director General of the Abu Dhabi Fund for Development, received Husin Bagis,...