Indonesia

Opinion | China expects 9 billion domestic trips over Lunar New Year holiday. Indonesia could use some of those travelling Chinese, with its underused roads and airports

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Opinion | China expects 9 billion domestic trips over Lunar New Year holiday. Indonesia could use some of those travelling Chinese, with its underused roads and airports

Nine billion! Tourists take part in a rabbit dance at the 40th Harbin International Ice and Snow Festival in Harbin, Heilongjiang province, China. Harbin is a popular destination for domestic tourists this year. Photo: Getty Images “That would be nearly double the 4.7 billion trips made during the so-called Spring Festival travel rush in 2023 … Read more

‘It was a nightmare’: why world’s first luxury villa in a plane, in Bali, was so tough to build, according to the Russian entrepreneur who envisioned it

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‘It was a nightmare’: why world’s first luxury villa in a plane, in Bali, was so tough to build, according to the Russian entrepreneur who envisioned it

After identifying and striking a deal with the owner – an Australian who bought the Boeing a decade before with the idea of turning it into a nightclub – Demin relocated it to a narrow plot of land he’d leased on the dramatic sea cliffs overlooking Nyang Nyang Beach, on Bali’s south coast. The glass-sided … Read more

Indonesia presidential hopefuls pledge to boost troubled anti-graft agency

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Indonesia presidential hopefuls pledge to boost troubled anti-graft agency

JAKARTA: Indonesia’s presidential candidates have pledged to strengthen the government’s anti-corruption agency, laying out their plans ahead of the country’s Feb 14 election, to counter pervasive graft in Southeast Asia’s largest economy. The candidates’ promises, made at a dialogue late on Wednesday (Jan 17), come as experts bemoan a slowdown in the country’s fight against … Read more

Blairites take on Brussels – POLITICO

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Blairites take on Brussels – POLITICO

BRUSSELS — The Brits are making a comeback in the EU capital. Exhibit A: Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair’s international policy shop is wrapping up a hiring spree in Brussels. In just a year, the Tony Blair Institute for Global Change (TBI) went from virtually non-existent in the Brussels bubble to recruiting some half-dozen … Read more

India International Science Festival 2023 Starts On Wednesday, Here’s A Snapshot of Events

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India International Science Festival 2023 Starts On Wednesday, Here’s A Snapshot of Events

Home Education India International Science Festival 2023 Starts On Wednesday, Here’s A Snapshot of Events The aim of this science festival is to celebrate the achievements of India in the frontier areas of science and technology. The central theme of IISF 2023 is “Science and Technology Public Outreach in Amrit Kaal”. IISF 2023: The India … Read more

Commentary: Will the ‘China factor’ become an election issue in Indonesia?

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Commentary: Will the ‘China factor’ become an election issue in Indonesia?

INDONESIA’S INDUSTRIAL AMBITIONS On its part, Jokowi’s government maintains a positive view about future bilateral relations with Beijing. In December 2023, Erick Thohir, as ad interim Coordinating Minister of Maritime Affairs and Investment (during minister Luhut Panjaitan’s spate of ill health), stated at the fourth Indonesia-China Business Partnership meeting in East Nusa Tenggara that the … Read more

Alibaba, TikTok woo US with AI and live-streaming e-commerce at CES trade show, setting the tone for 2024

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Alibaba, TikTok woo US with AI and live-streaming e-commerce at CES trade show, setting the tone for 2024

“With advances in AI, we are ushering in the next generation of sourcing and empowering small businesses to succeed with our Smart Assistant at their side,” Chris Lu, general manager at Alibaba.com North America, said in a statement last week. The Alibaba.com booth features the e-commerce platform’s artificial intelligence-powered Smart Assistant, designed to help users … Read more

Can you stomach it? Solo traveller reveals her ordeal with ‘Bali belly’ and how to avoid it during your holiday

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Can you stomach it? Solo traveller reveals her ordeal with ‘Bali belly’ and how to avoid it during your holiday

As Bali gets more popular for solo travellers, a common fear is emerging – ‘Bali belly’. While travelling Indonesia’s most popular island, you may think the last thing on an excited backpackers mind would be getting sick. However, the illness also known as ‘travellers’ diarrhea,’ is proving a problem for many British hopefuls and even … Read more

Dubai is the No1 destination in the 2024 Tripadvisor Travellers’ Choice Awards (again), with London top in Europe and third overall and New York the highest-ranked spot in the U.S

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Dubai is the No1 destination in the 2024 Tripadvisor Travellers’ Choice Awards (again), with London top in Europe and third overall and New York the highest-ranked spot in the U.S

Dubai has been crowned the most popular destination in the world for the third year running by the Tripadvisor Travellers’ Choice Awards for destinations. The winners for the 2024 awards were identified based on the quality and quantity of reviews and ratings specific to several award subcategories from travellers on Tripadvisor for accommodations, restaurants and … Read more

Analysis: Are Indonesia’s presidential hopefuls Ganjar and Anies ganging up on frontrunner Prabowo and could it backfire?

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Analysis: Are Indonesia’s presidential hopefuls Ganjar and Anies ganging up on frontrunner Prabowo and could it backfire?

JAKARTA: Indonesian presidential frontrunner Prabowo Subianto was jointly attacked by his two opponents again in another televised election debate, in a tag-team move that has appeared to lower the defence minister’s winning chances. But analysts are split on whether the seemingly uncoordinated offensive by ex-Jakarta governor Anies Baswedan and former Central Java governor Ganjar Pranowo … Read more