Articles by Yasmin Rasidi

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Why you must visit Indonesia's Riau Islands

As much as 95 percent of the Riau Islands' territory is water, making it suitable for marine tourism development.

Jan 20, 2020

Indonesia to complete infrastructure development in super-priority tourism destinations

A high-quality infrastructure is vital in boosting the tourism sector's growth

Jan 18, 2020

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How is Indonesia going solar?

Solar energy is the cleanest alternative energy resource to replace fossil fuel as it does not produce emissions and contaminate water or other parts of the Earth

Jan 17, 2020

Autonomous public transportation in Indonesia's new capital: What to prepare

Besides Japan, other countries like South Korea, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) are ready to develop in North Penajam Paser Regency, East Kalimantan.

Jan 17, 2020

Will the increase in cigarette price affect Indonesia's poverty rate?

The BPS data for the 2006-2017 discovered expenses for cigarettes came as the second-highest household expense in rural and urban low-income families.

Jan 16, 2020

How does Indonesia's plan capital city to attract foreign investors?

Luhut Binsar Panjaitan said he was surprised to see that many foreign countries were interested in executing projects in the country's new capital city

Jan 15, 2020

How does Indonesia benefit from India's boycott on Malaysia's CPO?

CPO is Malaysia's agricultural biggest export, accounting for 4.5 percent of the country's total exports

Jan 15, 2020

What Asia can do to deal with new Coronavirus outbreak

Coronavirus is behind three severe respiratory illnesses -- SARS, MERS (Middle East Respiratory Syndrome) and avian flu.

Jan 15, 2020

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Why the US-Iran spat does not affect Indonesian rupiah

Despite the rebound in the stock market, analysts argued that investors ignored possible Iran's threat of revenge for the general's demise

Jan 14, 2020

Indonesia to summon Chinese ambassador over maritime standoff in Natuna Sea

Japan expresses interest in investment in Indonesia's outer islands and new capital

Japan's investment in Indonesia's outlying islands aims to boost the latter's fishery sector and has nothing to do with the Indonesia-China spat in the Natuna waters

Jan 12, 2020

Former Indonesian minister Mari Pangestu appointed as World Bank managing director

Mari Elka Pangestu is a well-known economist with an international reputation and ministerial experience

Jan 12, 2020

Should Indonesia review its visa exemption policy to stop tourist-related crimes in Bali?

Indonesia has applied a visa exemption to 169 countries, aimed at increasing the number of foreign tourists.

Jan 11, 2020

Magnitude 6.4 earthquake hits off Papua New Guinea coast; no tsunami warning

Papua New Guinea hopes Indonesia holds Border Trade Festival to boost tourism and growth

Festivals such as BTF and other similar ones are aimed at promoting tourism and pushing growth at border areas

Jan 10, 2020

The facade of the ADNOC Group Tower in Abu Dhabi was lit up with the flags of India and the UAE and portraits of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan to mark the swearing in of the Indian leader, on May 30,

Indonesia's Joko Widodo to sign deals worth $20 billion with UAE

Indonesia and the United Arab Emirates will strengthen a cooperation in en energy sector such as the development of a refinery and solar panels.

Jan 10, 2020

Tiger in University Research Complex raises questions on human-wildlife conflicts

Massive forest loss has triggered wildlife-human conflicts, meaning the number of wild animals' prey has decreased

Jan 9, 2020

The impact of Indonesia vs EU trade spat

Indonesia will effectively ban exporting nickle ore in 2020 as low-level nickel can be processed in domestic smelters

Dec 21, 2019

Here's how Indonesia contributes to improve UNSC working method

Indonesia has contributed positively to the U.N and aims to be a true friend for peace. Also Indonesia is among the largest contributors of peacekeeping troops

Dec 21, 2019

Indonesia speaker named suspect in major corruption case

Hopes and doubts linger as Jokowi inaugurates anti-graft commission's leaders, supervisory board

Anti-graft activists fear that the KPK Supervisory Board will harm the authority of the anti-corruption agency in combating corruption

Dec 21, 2019

Is USA upset with Indonesia's plans to buy the Su-35s?

The Su-35 is dubbed as Russia's best fighter jet, equipped with features such as infrared radars and a more powerful engine

Dec 19, 2019

East Nusa Tenggara: Indonesian province in Lonely Planet's Top 10 budget destinations in 2020

Hungary's capital Budapest, Madhya Pradesh in India and Buffalo City in the U.S. are some of the other favorite tourist destinations mentioned by Lonely Planet.

Dec 19, 2019

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