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Indonesian presidential vote highlights tradeoffs between fast growth and a healthy environment
Climate activists display a banner during a rally calling for people to vote for candidates who pay more attention to climate crisis in the upcoming election, in Jakarta, Indonesia, Wednesday, Feb. 7, 2024. The world's fourth most populous country is scheduled to hold its legislative and presidential elections on Feb. 14. (AP Photo/Dita Alangkara)
AP / Dita Alangkara
2024-02-09, Newsday
JAKARTA, Indonesia — A presidential election in Indonesia, the world's third-largest democracy, is highlighting choices to be made as the country seeks to profit...
Brunei comes to a standstill for royal wedding of Prince Abdul Mateen
In this photo released by Brunei's Information Department, Brunei's Prince Abdul Mateen, center left, and bride Anisha Rosnah attend their wedding reception at Istana Nurul Iman in Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei Sunday, Jan. 14, 2024.
Brunei's Information Department via AP
2024-01-15, CNN
Life in the tiny oil-rich kingdom of Brunei came to a standstill Sunday for a grand royal wedding attended by heads of state and royals from Bhutan and Middle Eastern...
Indonesia’s China-powered ‘ecocity’ not so clean or green
The photo was taken in front of the port city of Bentan Telani, Riau Islands in 7 May 2020.
Creative Commons / Syahpril/https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Syahpril
2023-10-24, Asiatimes
I first visited Rempang island in the summer of 2022. Greeting me were lush fields lined with coconut and banana trees, picture-book fishing villages with houses jutting...
Ash from Indonesia’s Ruang volcano could disrupt flights over Borneo till May 5, says MetMalaysia2024-05-02
Straits Times: However, it is business as usual at Sabah airports. ......
Volcano eruption shuts more airports, ash reaches Malaysia2024-05-02
Dawn: JAKARTA: Eruptions at a remote Indonesian volcano forced more than half a dozen airports to close with ash spreading as far as Malaysia, officials said on Wed­nesday, while authorities rushed to evacuate thousands due to tsunami fears. Mount Ruang erupted...
Volcanic ash could disrupt flights over Borneo till May 52024-05-02
The Star: KOTA KINABALU: Volcanic ash from Mount Ruang’s...
Photos reveal the country that's building an entire new capital city2024-05-01
Jakarta News: Roads and buildings for Nusantara, which is intended to replace the slowly sinking city of Jakarta, have begun to sprout on the eastern coast of Borneo. ......
Microsoft will invest $1.7 B in AI, cloud infrastructure in Indonesia2024-05-01
Manila Bulletin: JAKARTA, Indonesia — Microsoft will invest $1.7 billion over the next four years in new cloud and artificial intelligence infrastructure in Indonesia — the single largest investment in Microsoft's 29-year history in the country — Microsoft CEOSatya Nadella...
Thousands evacuated, flights disrupted as Indonesian volcano erupts again2024-05-01
Al Jazeera: Thousands of people have been evacuated and flights disrupted after Indonesia’s Mount Ruang erupted again, sending thick clouds of ash more than 5km (3 miles) into the sky. Officials said the volcano in the archipelago’s North Sulawesi province erupted at...
Indonesia volcano eruption shuts more airports, ash reaches Malaysia2024-05-01
Khaleejtimes: Eruptions at a remote Indonesian volcano forced more than half a dozen airports to close with ash spreading as far as Malaysia, officials said Wednesday, while authorities rushed to evacuate thousands due to tsunami fears. Mount Ruang erupted three times on...
Inside Indonesia2024-04-30
The Daily Mail: Seen from above, the prospective new capital of Indonesia is little more than a network of track roads and concrete exoskeletons today. But the southeast Asian country, home to more than 275 million people, hopes desperately for Nusantara to be ready to house...
RICK RAY AND ROBERT G. ROSE TO BE FEATURED AT THE CAPITOL THEATER IN BURLINGTON, IOWA2024-04-30
PR Newswire: - Ukraine: Films and Conversation - Two Filmmakers' Experiences - NEW YORK, April 30, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- AIM Tell-A-Vision® Group (AIM TV), the producers of the syndicated television series Raw Travel®, announced that Robert G. Rose, the Producer of Raw...
Desperate $30bn plan to move entire city of 11MILLION people as its SINKING with first ...2024-04-30
The Sun: DESPERATE plans are in place to move an entire sinking city 1,200 miles away to a huge island full of chilling jungle tribes. Over 1.9million residents in Jakarta, Indonesia's capital, could be forced to relocate in a very ambitious $30billion plan with...
Microsoft will invest $1.7 billion in AI and cloud infrastructure in Indonesia2024-04-30
The Nashville Ledger: JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Microsoft will invest $1.7 billion over the next four years in new cloud and artificial intelligence infrastructure in Indonesia — the single largest investment in Microsoft's 29-year history in the country — Microsoft CEOSatya...
Microsoft to invest $1.7 billion in Indonesia for cloud and AI expansion2024-04-30
Invezz: Microsoft is set to invest $1.7 billion over the next four years to expand its cloud services and artificial intelligence capabilities in Indonesia, CEOSatya Nadella announced during his visit to Jakarta on Tuesday. This significant investment includes the...
Microsoft to invest $1.7 billion in cloud, AI in Indonesia, CEO says2024-04-30
GDN Online: JAKARTA - Microsoft will invest $1.7 billion over the next four years into expanding cloud services and artificial intelligence in Indonesia, including building data centres, visiting chief executive Satya Nadella said on Tuesday. Jakarta is Nadella's first...
'Dayak' more fitting term for Borneo natives, says Kitingan2024-04-30
The Star: KOTA KINABALU: After more than two decades, Datuk Seri Dr Jeffrey Kitingan is still adamant that the term “Dayak" is a more fitting representation of the natives in the Borneo island. Read full story ......