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Thu, 04 Aug 2022 23:55:13 GMT
Andhra Governor administers oath to new High Court judges
Vijayawada (Andhra Pradesh) [India], August 5 (ANI): Andhra Pradesh Governor Biswabhusan Harichandan administered the oath of office to the newly appointed Judges and Additional Judges of Andhra Pradesh High Court at a programme held in Thummalapalli...

Thu, 04 Aug 2022 18:55:26 GMT
Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams chairman urges devotees to follow COVID protocols during annual Brahmotsavams
Tirupati (Andhra Pradesh) [India], August 4 (ANI): Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams chairman YV Subba Reddy on Thursday urged the devotees participating in Srivari Salakatla (annual) Brahmotsavams, a mega religious event, to follow COVID protocols. Red...

Thu, 04 Aug 2022 16:05:22 GMT
3 arrested in eastern Indonesia over alleged child trafficking
JAKARTA, Aug. 4 (Xinhua) -- Police in the Indonesian province of South Sulawesi said on Thursday that they have arrested three people for allegedly inter-country child trafficking. Officers in the province's district of Pinrang arrested the three peo...

Thu, 04 Aug 2022 16:05:22 GMT
Indonesia targets 60 pct reduction in stunting in 12 priority provinces
JAKARTA, Aug. 4 (Xinhua) -- Indonesia is reducing 60 percent of the stunting rate in 12 priority provinces, the country's Vice President Ma'ruf Amin said on Thursday. "Our focus on accelerating stunting reduction is in seven provinces with the highes...

Thu, 04 Aug 2022 16:05:21 GMT
Indonesia's weekly COVID-19 cases rise to around 38,000
JAKARTA, Aug. 4 (Xinhua) -- The number of weekly COVID-19 cases in Indonesia rose remarkably in the past month, spokesperson for COVID-19 task force Wiku Adisasmito said on Thursday. "We have recorded around 38,000 weekly positive cases this week, ve...

Thu, 04 Aug 2022 13:30:01 GMT
Suspected terrorist arrested in western Indonesia
JAKARTA, Aug. 4 (Xinhua) -- Police in Indonesia's westernmost province of Aceh said on Thursday that the police's counterterrorism Densus 88 unit has arrested a suspected terrorist, who is believed to be affiliated with the outlawed Jemaah Islamiyah ...

Wed, 03 Aug 2022 20:55:04 GMT
ASEAN to 'rethink' peace plan if Myanmar executes more prisoners: Cambodian PM
Phnom Penh [Cambodia], August 4 (ANI): Prime Minister of Cambodia Hun Sen said that all ASEAN Member States are deeply disappointed by the execution of opposition activists in Myanmar and noted that if more prisoners are executed, they will be forced...

Wed, 03 Aug 2022 18:18:43 GMT
US, Indonesia hold joint military drills as Indo-Pacific tensions rise
Jakarta [Indonesia], August 3 (ANI): Amid growing China concerns in the Indo-Pacific, Indonesia and the United States along with other countries have begun joint combat exercises on the Indonesian island of Sumatra, signalling stronger ties amid grow...

Wed, 03 Aug 2022 16:05:13 GMT
Xinhua Asia-Pacific news summary at 1600 GMT, Aug. 3
PHNOM PENH -- China and Cambodia pledged on Wednesday to carry forward their traditional friendship and actively build the China-Cambodia community with a shared future. When meeting with visiting Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi,...

Wed, 03 Aug 2022 12:55:01 GMT
Indonesia's Batam island eyes 1 mln foreign tourist arrivals in 2022
JAKARTA, Aug. 3 (Xinhua) -- The administration of the Indonesian island of Batam said on Wednesday that its target for international tourists by the end of 2022 could exceed 1 million. The number of international tourist arrivals in Batam, which is s...

Wed, 03 Aug 2022 11:55:01 GMT
Indonesia's Anak Krakatau volcano erupts 7 times in 2 days
JAKARTA, Aug. 3 (Xinhua) -- Anak Krakatau volcano in Indonesia's Sunda Strait has erupted with seven explosions in the last two days, unleashing hot ash by up to some 1,500 meters high into the sky, Indonesia's Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics...

Wed, 03 Aug 2022 08:18:01 GMT
World Insights: Int'l community blasts Pelosi's visit to Taiwan
BEIJING, Aug. 3 (Xinhua) -- Overseas scholars and officials strongly rebuked U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi's visit to Taiwan on Tuesday, saying that the move severely undermines China's sovereignty and territorial integrity, seri...

Tue, 02 Aug 2022 16:18:01 GMT
Xinhua Asia-Pacific news summary at 1600 GMT, Aug. 2
JAKARTA -- The Indonesian authorities have temporarily unblocked search engine Yahoo, payment firm PayPal, and gaming platforms Steam, Dota and Counter-Strike, following public protests, an official said Tuesday. Previously, the digital platforms wer...

Tue, 02 Aug 2022 16:05:03 GMT
Indonesia temporarily unblocks Yahoo, PayPal, Dota after public outcry
JAKARTA, Aug. 2 (Xinhua) -- The Indonesian authorities have temporarily unblocked search engine Yahoo, payment firm PayPal, and gaming platforms Steam, Dota and Counter-Strike, following public protests, an official said Tuesday. Previously, the digi...

Tue, 02 Aug 2022 16:05:02 GMT
Indonesian anti-graft agency teams up with Interpol to hunt fugitive
JAKARTA, Aug. 2 (Xinhua) -- Indonesian anti-graft agency (KPK) said it has asked the National Central Bureau (NCB) Interpol to help the agency hunt down a graft suspect who is believed to be hiding in Papua New Guinea, KPK's spokesperson Ali Fikri sa...

Tue, 02 Aug 2022 15:37:12 GMT
Plane carrying Nancy Pelosi becomes world's most tracked flight
New Delhi [India], August 2 (ANI): The US Air Force's Boeing C-40C - SPAR19 which is carrying US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi to Taiwan is currently the world's most tracked aircraft. According to flight-tracking website FlightRadar24, around 320,000 u...

Tue, 02 Aug 2022 11:05:01 GMT
Indonesian police thwart crystal meth smuggling in South Kalimantan
JAKARTA, Aug. 2 (Xinhua) -- Indonesian police thwarted the smuggling of 10 kg of crystal methamphetamine controlled by an inmate from a prison in South Kalimantan, a police officer said on Tuesday. Director of Narcotics Investigation of the South Kal...

Mon, 01 Aug 2022 20:38:11 GMT
Can Australia recapture the spirit of middle power diplomacy?
Australia faces many global and regional challenges - the human and economic toll of the pandemic, the rippling effects of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, troubled relations with Pacific Island countries. But the most consequential of all is US-Chin...

Mon, 01 Aug 2022 18:18:36 GMT
Participants happy with arrangements for Chess Olympiad: AICF president
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], August 1 (ANI): All India Chess Federation (AICF) president Sanjay Kapoor thanked the Central government and Tamil Nadu government for their support in the successful organisation of the 44th Chess Olympiad. The ongoing ...

Mon, 01 Aug 2022 16:05:05 GMT
Indonesian gov't launches own metaverse to push digital ecosystem
JAKARTA, Aug. 1 (Xinhua) -- The Indonesian government has launched its own metaverse platform, named MetaNesia, as an effort to adapt to the fast-changing digital ecosystem, the country's State-owned Enterprises Minister Erick Thohir said Monday. The...

Mon, 01 Aug 2022 16:05:05 GMT
Indonesian finance minister expects Q2 growth above 5 pct
JAKARTA, Aug. 1 (Xinhua) -- Indonesia's Finance Minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati said on Monday that the country's second-quarter economic growth will be above 5 percent. In the first quarter, the country's GDP rose 5.01 percent year-on-year. Indrawati...

Mon, 01 Aug 2022 16:05:04 GMT
Indonesian company delivers NC212i aircraft to Thailand
JAKARTA, Aug. 1 (Xinhua) -- Indonesian state-owned aircraft manufacturer PT Dirgantara Indonesia (DI) said Monday that the company delivered an NC212i aircraft ordered by the Thailand Department of Royal Rainmaking and Agricultural Aviation (DRRAA). ...

Mon, 01 Aug 2022 16:05:04 GMT
Indonesia to increase maize production amid rising global food prices
JAKARTA, Aug. 1 (Xinhua) -- Indonesian President Joko Widodo has instructed his administration to increase the country's corn production amid rising global food prices and to develop new corn fields in the eastern region, a senior minister said on Mo...

Mon, 01 Aug 2022 16:05:03 GMT
Xinhua Asia-Pacific news summary at 1600 GMT, Aug. 1
MUMBAI -- Nine persons were reported dead and eight persons were critically injured after a fire broke out at a private hospital in India's Central state of Madhya Pradesh on Monday afternoon. Around 150 persons were believed to be inside the three-s...

Mon, 01 Aug 2022 14:39:25 GMT
Unpacking the power plays over Western Sahara
The western Mediterranean region has recently witnessed an intensifying set of diplomatic and economic stand-offs between neighbours Morocco, Algeria, and Spain.In 2021, Algiers completely severed its already fractured relations with Rabat, and then

Mon, 01 Aug 2022 12:36:05 GMT
Myanmar, South China Sea to Divide, Dominate ASEAN Summit
Phnom Penh, Cambodia - Foreign Ministers from the 10-member Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) will try and thrash out their differences, ranging from the conflict in Myanmar, to the disputed South China Sea, to admitting East Timor to th...

Mon, 01 Aug 2022 10:30:01 GMT
Indonesia records highest inflation in 7 years in July
JAKARTA, Aug. 1 (Xinhua) -- Indonesia's inflation in July reached 4.94 percent, the highest in seven years and exceeding the central bank's target range, the Statistics Indonesia (BPS) said on Monday. "This is the highest inflation since October 2015...

Mon, 01 Aug 2022 06:18:08 GMT
RCEP deepens industrial chain cooperation between China, ASEAN
© Provided by Xinhua NANNING, Aug. 1 (Xinhua) -- At a leading paper factory in south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, a production line was running at full steam as orders from ASEAN countries surge this year."Nearly 90 containers filled wi...

Mon, 01 Aug 2022 03:44:24 GMT
Asia Album: Enjoy kite-flying at Bali Kite Festival
BALI, Indonesia, Aug. 1 (Xinhua) -- The annual kite festival in Indonesia's Bali, which is usually held from July to October, marks the start of Bali's windy season and highlights the unique culture of the island.The traditional festival attracts tho...

Sun, 31 Jul 2022 14:55:59 GMT
Meet the WILD cats who live in Russian forests and steppes
Don't be fooled: this is no neighbor's tabby lost in the woods. This is a wild beast! Not only big cats can be wild! Besides lynxes, leopards and tigers, there are several kinds of cats who live in the wild and look almost like a pet. Imagine that yo...

Sun, 31 Jul 2022 12:13:45 GMT
Major buyer cancels Ukrainian wheat deal Reuters
Egypt has reportedly found alternative grain suppliersEgypt has cancelled an order for 240,000 tons of Ukrainian wheat that was earlier booked for delivery last February and March but not shipped due to the conflict in Ukraine, Reuters reported this ...

Sun, 31 Jul 2022 08:13:30 GMT
Major buyer cancels Ukrainian wheat Reuters
Egypt has reportedly found alternative grain suppliersEgypt has cancelled an order for 240,000 tons of Ukrainian wheat that was earlier booked for delivery last February and March but not shipped due to the conflict in Ukraine, Reuters reported this ...

Sun, 31 Jul 2022 06:51:52 GMT
Indonesian biodiesel with 40 percent palm oil being tested nationwide
JAKARTA, Indonesia: Indonesia's energy minister has said the country is in the midst of a trial of two types of biodiesel fuels containing 40 percent palm oil.The road trials are scheduled to conclude by the end of the year, in a bid to determine whe...

Sun, 31 Jul 2022 06:04:14 GMT
AFP Commissioner strengthens ties with Indonesian officials
AFP Commissioner Reece Kershaw has met with key Indonesian officials to further strengthen cooperation and intelligence-sharing between law enforcement agencies.Mr Kershaw held high-level discussions with Chief of Indonesian National Police General D...

Sun, 31 Jul 2022 05:55:22 GMT
Hyderabad: ED raids railway contractor's residence
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], July 31 (ANI): Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Sunday conducted searches at the house of a railway contractor, identified as Aijaz who is running an engineering company in Hyderabad, said sources. ED is conducting raids...

Sun, 31 Jul 2022 00:30:02 GMT
Xinhua world news summary at 0030 GMT, July 31
JAKARTA -- The Indonesian government has blocked the access to eight major online platforms including Yahoo, PayPal, and Dota as they have failed to register for licensing, an official said on Saturday. Semuel Abrijani Pangerapan, director general of...

Fri, 29 Jul 2022 23:23:07 GMT
Indonesian VP receives a delegation from Abu Dhabi Forum for Peace
JAKARTA, 29th July, 2022 (WAM) -- Indonesian Vice President Ma'ruf Amin received Al-Mahfouz bin Bayyah, Secretary General of the Abu Dhabi For...

Wed, 27 Jul 2022 09:44:27 GMT
Vietnamese team arrives in Indonesia for ASEAN Para Games 11
JAKARTA, 27th July, 2022 (WAM) -- The Vietnamese sport team arrived in Surakarta, the Indonesian province of Central Java, on Tuesday evening...

Sat, 23 Jul 2022 11:34:41 GMT
Torch relay begins for 2022 ASEAN Para Games in Indonesia
Grobogan, Indonesia, 23th July, 2022 (WAM/ANTARA) -- The 2022 ASEAN Para Games torch began today its journey on a relay course after its flam...

Wed, 13 Jul 2022 15:00:07 GMT
Positive results for Mubadala Petroleum's Andaman acreage following exploration drilling campaign in Indonesia
ABU DHABI, 13th July, 2022 (WAM) -- Mubadala Petroleum, the Abu Dhabi headquartered international energy company, today announced that the dri...

Fri, 08 Jul 2022 19:14:49 GMT
Abdullah bin Zayed participates in G20 Foreign Ministers' meeting, reiterates UAE's support of Indonesia's efforts
BALI, 8th July, 2022 (WAM) -- H.H. Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, UAE Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, partici...

Thu, 07 Jul 2022 19:26:46 GMT
Abdullah bin Zayed meets Indian Minister of External Affairs in Indonesia on sidelines of 2022 G20 Bali
BALI, 7th July, 2022 (WAM) -- H.H. Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, met with Su...

Wed, 06 Jul 2022 18:21:50 GMT
Abdullah bin Zayed, Indonesian Foreign Affairs Minister meet on sidelines of G20 meetings
BALI, 6th July, 2022 (WAM) -- H.H. Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, met with Re...

Mon, 04 Jul 2022 15:27:45 GMT
CEPA agreements with India, Israel, Indonesia to achieve national economy's growth by 2.6% by 2030: Thani Al Zeyoudi
ABU DHABI, 4th July, 2022 (WAM) -- Dr. Thani bin Ahmed Al Zeyoudi, Minister of State for Foreign Trade, said the comprehensive economic partne...

Fri, 01 Jul 2022 19:36:54 GMT
UAE President, Indonesian President witness signing of Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement
ABU DHABI, 1st July, 2022 (WAM) -- President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan witnessed the signing of the UAE-Indonesia Compre...

Fri, 01 Jul 2022 19:21:46 GMT
CEPA with UAE to bring economic prosperity to Indonesian SMEs, common people: Envoy
By Binsal Abdulkader ABU DHABI, 1st July, 2022 (WAM) -- The Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) signed between Indonesia and...

Fri, 01 Jul 2022 19:21:46 GMT
CEPA with UAE to bring economic prosperity to Indonesian SMEs, common people: Indonesian envoy
By Binsal Abdulkader ABU DHABI, 1st July, 2022 (WAM) -- The Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) signed between Indonesia and t...

Fri, 01 Jul 2022 18:14:35 GMT
UAE President receives Indonesian President
ABU DHABI, 1st July, 2022 (WAM) -- President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan today received Joko Widodo, President of Indonesi...

Fri, 01 Jul 2022 16:26:44 GMT
UAE President, Indonesian President perform Jumuah Prayer at Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque
ABU DHABI, 1st July, 2022 (WAM) -- President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan and Joko Widodo, President of Indonesia, performe...

Thu, 16 Jun 2022 22:38:29 GMT
UAE president receives Indonesian Minister of Maritime Affairs
ABU DHABI, 16th June, 2022 (WAM) -- President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan today received the Coordinating Minister for Mari...

Thu, 16 Jun 2022 17:50:02 GMT
UAE Minister of State for Defence Affairs receives Coordinating Minister for Maritime Affairs of Indonesia
ABU DHABI, 16th June, 2022 (WAM) -- Mohammed bin Ahmed Al Bowardi, Minister of State for Defence Affairs, has received General Luhut Binsar Pa...

Mon, 06 Jun 2022 22:07:07 GMT
Nasdaq Dubai welcomes listing of two Sukuk issuances by Government of Indonesia with total value of US$ 3.25 billion
DUBAI, 6th June, 2022 (WAM) -- Nasdaq Dubai today welcomed the listing of two Sukuk tranches issued by the Government of Indonesia, with a tot...



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