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☆ Elon Musk launches Starlink satellite internet service in Indonesia
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-20 | by ( ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

Denpasar, Indonesia Reuters —Elon Musk and Indonesian Health Minister Budi Gunadi Sadikin launched SpaceX’s satellite internet service for the nation’s health sector on Sunday, aiming to improve access in remote parts of the sprawling archipelago. Musk, wearing a green batik shirt, said the availability of the Starlink service in Indonesia would help millions in far-flung parts of the country to access the internet. Asked about whether he planned to also invest in Indonesia’s electric vehicle industry, Musk said he was focused on Starlink first. Prior to Sunday’s launch, Starlink obtained a permit to operate as an internet service provider for retail consumers and had been given the go-ahead to provide networks, having received a very small aperture terminal (VSAT) permit, Budi Setiadi told Reuters. SpaceX’s Starlink, which owns around 60% of the roughly 7,500 satellites orbiting earth, is dominant in the satellite internet sphere.

Persons: Indonesia Reuters — Elon Musk, Budi Gunadi Sadikin, Musk, ” Starlink, “, ”, Joko Widodo, Budi Arie Setiadi, Starlink, Budi Setiadi, SpaceX’s Organizations: Indonesia Reuters, Indonesian Health, SpaceX, Tesla, Indonesian, . Communications, Reuters Locations: Denpasar, Indonesia, Bali, Aru, Maluku, Southeast Asia, Malaysia, Philippine, Ukraine

☆ AI ‘resurrects’ long dead dictator in murky new era of deepfake electioneering
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-12 | by ( Heather Chen | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

“As a member of Golkar, I am very proud of Suharto because he successfully developed Indonesia,” Aksa wrote on X. The Golkar-produced Suharto video was just one of dozens featured in official party campaigns, they said. AI photos made by supporters, have also been used by Ganjar’s party in his campaign. Indonesia’s Communications Ministry issued advisories following several viral AI videos, warning tech companies and voters to be cautious of deepfakes. TAPP (Tim Advokasi Peduli Pemilu), a Jakarta-based nonprofit, said that videos like the Suharto deepfake showed AI’s potential for voter manipulation.

Persons: Suharto, ”, Erwin Aksa, Golkar –, Prabowo Subianto, –, ” Aksa, Golda Benjamin, Ganjar, Darryl Ramadhan, Muhammad Zulfan Dalimunthe, ” Budisatrio, Prabowo’s, Ganjar Pranowo, Anies Baswedan, Anies, ” Anies, TAPP, Tim Advokasi Peduli, Suharto deepfake, Gugum Ridho, Rahmat Pribadi, Suharto Suharto’s, Soe Tjen, Anton Pratama, “, ” Anton Organizations: CNN, Facebook, YouTube, Golkar, Asia Pacific, ”, Gerindra Party, Central Java Gov, Ganjar’s Democratic Party of, Jakarta Gov, Indonesia’s Communications Ministry, Getty, SOAS University of London Locations: Indonesia, Indonesian, Asia, Jakarta, Lubuk Pakam, North Sumatra, AFP, Gugum Ridho Putra, East Timor, Aceh, West Papua, Maluku, Yogyakarta

YOGYAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesia’s Mount Merapi erupted Sunday, spreading searing gas clouds and avalanches of lava down its slopes as other active volcanoes flared up across the country, forcing the evacuation of thousands. A column of hot clouds blasted 100 meters (about 109 yards) into the air as ash blanketed several villages without casualties, he added. Merapi is the most active out of more than 120 volcanoes across the country. Also on Sunday, Mount Marapi in West Sumatra province erupted again, its third biggest flare-up this month, albeit without discharging lava. In December 2021, Mount Semeru, the highest volcano on Java island, erupted, leaving 48 people dead and 36 missing.

Persons: Agus Budi Santoso, Mount Lewotobi Laki, Mount Semeru, Niniek Karmini Organizations: Technology Research, Development, Volcanology, Mount, Associated Press Locations: YOGYAKARTA, Indonesia, Merapi, Java, Yogyakarta, East Nusa Tenggara, Marapi, West Sumatra, Semeru, East Java, North Maluku, Jakarta

☆ Volkswagen to partner on Indonesia EV battery ecosystem -minister
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-17 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

JAKARTA, April 17 (Reuters) - Volkswagen will build an electric vehicle (EV) battery ecosystem in Indonesia and will partner with miner Vale, Ford and China's battery minerals producer Zhejiang Huayou Cobalt, the Southeast Asian country's investment minister said. Minister Bahlil Lahadalia said on Sunday that Volkswagen, Europe's biggest automaker, will work with Vale, Ford, Huayou, French miner Eramet and several Indonesian firms such as Merdeka Gold Copper, the parent company of Merdeka Battery, and energy firm Kalla Group. Volkswagen, Ford, Eramet, Kalla Group, Huayou, and Merdeka Gold Copper did not immediately respond to requests for comment. PT Vale Indonesia declined to comment. Last month, Ford (F.N) inked its first investment in Indonesia by joining Vale Indonesia and Huayou in a $4.5 billion nickel processing plant in Southeast Sulawesi.

☆ Harita Nickel, Indonesia's biggest IPO this year, debuts higher
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-12 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

A worker displays mixed hydroxide precipitate blocks at a nickel processing facility operated by Harita Nickel on Obi Island, North Maluku, Indonesia on March 7, 2023. Indonesian nickel company Trimegah Bangun Persada, also known as Harita Nickel, opened higher in its trading debut on Wednesday after raising 10 trillion rupiah ($672 million) in the country's biggest listing this year. The stock opened 1,285 rupiah per share, slightly higher than its initial public offering (IPO) price of 1,250 rupiah a share on the Indonesian stock exchange. The IPO comes at a time when nickel-rich Indonesia steps up efforts to become a major player in the electric vehicle industry. Harita Nickel's peer Merdeka Battery Materials is scheduled to debut on the local bourse next on April 18 after raising 8.75 trillion rupiah.

☆ Investments in Indonesia's nickel industry
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-06 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

Here are some of the major investment deals involving nickel in Indonesia:Jan. 2020: Indonesia bans exports of unprocessed nickel to attract investment in downstream processing. Dec. 2020: Indonesia's investment ministry signs an MOU with LG Energy Solution (373220.KS) on integrated EV battery investment with total investment of $9.8 billion. 2021: Indonesia establishes the Indonesia Battery Corporation (IBC), a joint venture of state owned enterprises to cooperate with foreign investors in developing an EV battery supply chain. Jan. 2022: Indonesia's Investment Ministry signs an MoU with Foxconn (2317.TW), Gogoro Inc, IBC and Indika Energy (INDY.JK) for investment in electric vehicle and battery development. Sept 2022: Vale Indonesia signs an agreement with Zhejiang Huayou to build a second plant to produce nickel MHP with 60,000 tonnes capacity.

☆ Indonesia says magnitude 7 quake off Sulawesi, residents flee buildings
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-18 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

A powerful earthquake with a 7.0 magnitude struck off Indonesia's North Sulawesi province on Wednesday, the country's geophysics agency said, adding that there was no tsunami potential. The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center, however, warned in a bulletin that there was a risk of tsunami waves located within 300 kilometres of the epicentre. A resident in the city of Manado, the capital of North Sulawesi, said by telephone that the quake was felt very strongly for several seconds and people were seen running out of buildings. The quake was also felt in the Maluku islands, the local disaster agency added. Indonesia rests atop the so-called "Pacific Ring of Fire", making it one of the most seismically active regions in the world, experiencing frequent earthquakes.

☆ Indonesia rattled by 7.6 magnitude quake, tsunami warning lifted
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-09 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

JAKARTA, Jan 10 (Reuters) - Indonesia was struck by a 7.6 magnitude earthquake on Tuesday off the Tanimbar islands, prompting panicked residents in the area to flee their homes, although a tsunami warning was lifted after three hours and initial reports indicated limited damage. The Tanimbar islands are a group of about 30 islands in eastern Indonesia's Maluku province. The European Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) recorded the magnitude of the quake as 7.6, after initially reporting it as 7.7. The U.S. Geological Survey also pegged it as a 7.6 magnitude. There were four aftershocks with the strongest recorded at 5.5 magnitude, BMKG said.

☆ Un feribot a luat foc în Indonezia. 200 de pasageri şi membrii echipajului s-au salvat sărind în apă
▼ + stars: | 2021-05-30 | by ( Publika.Md - Aici Sunt Știrile | ) www.publika.md time to read: +1 min

Un feribot a luat foc la nord de Maluku, în Indonezia, iar 200 de pasageri şi echipajul vasului au sărit în apă ca să se salveze. Directorul general al feribotului a spus că se aflau pe vas 181 de pasageri, printre care 22 copii, 14 membrii ai cabinei. „81 de pasageri şi 14 membrii ai vasului au luat parte la incendiu. Până acum echipa de salvare monitorizează în continuare lista de pasageri care au fost salvaţi”, a declarat Muhamad Arafah, şeful echipelor de salvare. Supravieţuitorii au declarat autorităţilor că incendiul a pornit din camera unde se aflau panourile electrice.

Persons: Autorităţile Organizations: Mediafax Locations: Maluku, Indonezia, Sanana, Ternate

☆ VIDEO: Un feribot a luat foc în Indonezia; 200 de pasageri şi membrii echipajului s-au salvat sărind în apă
▼ + stars: | 2021-05-30 | by ( ) www.jurnal.md time to read: +1 min

Sursa foto: Digi24VIDEO: Un feribot a luat foc în Indonezia; 200 de pasageri şi membrii echipajului s-au salvat sărind în apăUn feribot a luat foc la nord de Maluku, în Indonezia, iar 200 de pasageri şi echipajul vasului au sărit în apă ca să se salveze. Directorul general al feribotului a spus că se aflau pe vas 181 de pasageri, printre care 22 copii, 14 membrii ai cabinei. „81 de pasageri şi 14 membrii ai vasului au luat parte la incendiu. Până acum echipa de salvare monitorizează în continuare lista de pasageri care au fost salvaţi”, a declarat Muhamad Arafah, şeful echipelor de salvare. Supravieţuitorii au declarat autorităţilor că incendiul a pornit din camera unde se aflau panourile electrice.

Persons: Autorităţile Organizations: Mediafax Locations: Indonezia, Maluku, Sanana, Ternate

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