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Microsoft will invest $1.7 billion in AI and cloud infrastructure in Indonesia
The Microsoft logo is pictured outside the headquarters in Paris, Jan. 8, 2021
AP / Thibault Camus
2024-04-30, Springfield News-Sun
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...
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...
April temperatures in Indonesia hottest for more than four decades2024-05-08
Phys Dot Org: Indonesia experienced its hottest April in more than four decades, two senior weather agency officials said Wednesday, as the region endures a suffocating heat wave and global temperatures break records. Extreme heat has blasted Asia from India to the...
Age of Union Alliance Unveils The Black Hole Experience, a Mobile Immersive Exhibition and Reset ...2024-05-08
Canada Newswire: MONTREAL, /CNW/ - Age of UnionAlliance, the non-profit environmental organization led by Emmy award-winning executive producer, global environmentalist, and LightspeedCommerceInc.CEO Dax Dasilva, unveils The Black HoleExperience (BHX), designed...
Age of Union Alliance Unveils The Black Hole Experience, a Mobile Immersive Exhibition and Reset for Humankind2024-05-08
PR Newswire: The non-profit alliance announces The Black HoleExperience (BHX), a 53' double expandable trailer with an immersive 1000 sq. ft. of interior space that hosts an LED tunnel leading to the black hole projection chamber. BHX will travel across North America,...
Malaysia eyes ‘orangutan diplomacy’ with nations that import palm oil2024-05-08
Philenews: Malaysia plans to introduce “orangutan diplomacy” in its relations with major palm oil-importing countries, offering the animals as trading gifts in an effort to allay concerns about the environmental effects of growing the commodity. The plan,...
Malaysia plans to introduce 'orangutan diplomacy'--minister2024-05-08
The Philadelphia Inquirer: KUALA LUMPUR — Malaysia intends to gift orangutans to palm oil-purchasing countries as part of an initiative...
Malaysia plans ‘orangutan diplomacy’ in palm oil pitch2024-05-08
Al Jazeera: Malaysia has said it plans to start an “orangutan diplomacy” programme for countries that buy its palm oil. The Southeast Asian nation is the world’s second biggest producer of the edible oil after Indonesia, but critics say the mass development of the...
China should've notified PH of ships' passage through Sibutu—expert2024-05-07
The Philadelphia Inquirer: LAOAG CITY, Philippines — While the Philippine military deemed the presence of four Chinese warships in the...
On the Lighter Side: A few random thoughts on the circus and growing older2024-05-07
Plaquemine Post South: On a dark rainy night, a customer walked into a convenience store and told the manager he heard a couple playing checkers in a pickup truck outside. The manager asked the customer how did he know they were playing checkers? The customers replied that he heard...
4 Chinese warships spotted in Sibutu, only 'innocent passage'--AFP2024-05-07
The Philadelphia Inquirer: LAOAG CITY, Philippines — Four Chinese Navy warships were spotted in Sibutu Passage on May 2, the...
Trevor Hancock: The 1974 report that changed my life2024-05-06
North Shore News: As I look back on my life, I seem to have had the happy knack of being in the right place at the right time. At the age of 17, I heard about Voluntary Service Overseas, the British forerunner of the Peace Corps and CUSO, and before my 18th birthday was a...
Microsoft to invest $1.7 billion in cloud, AI in Indonesia, CEO says2024-05-06
CyprusMail: Microsoft will invest $1.7 billion over the next four years into expanding cloud services and artificial intelligence in Indonesia, including building data centres, according to chief executive Satya Nadella. Jakarta is Nadella’s first stop on a trip to...