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Indonesian president tries out palace in proposed new capital
  + stars: | 2024-07-30 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com   time to read: +1 min
Indonesia's future Presidential Palace in the future capital city of Nusantara, in Penajam Paser Utara, East Kalimantan, on July 11, 2024. The new city is scheduled to begin operating as the country's new political centre on Aug. 17, 2024 during Indonesia's 79th Independence Day. Indonesian President Joko Widodo spent his first night in the eagle-shaped palace of the country's proposed new capital Nusantara ahead of official meetings on Monday, as the outgoing leader works to allay fears about the beleaguered infrastructure project. The dramatic bird-shaped palace, comprised of 4,650 blades that make up the eagle's wings, is the centerpiece of the new capital. Carved out of jungle on the tropical island of Borneo, the $32 billion infrastructure project is located about 1,200 km (750 miles) from the current capital, Jakarta.
Persons: Indonesia's, Penajam Paser, Joko Widodo, Jokowi Organizations: Indonesia's, Nusantara Locations: Nusantara, Penajam, East Kalimantan, Borneo, Jakarta
Increasingly, voters are demanding that the men vying to succeed him address the tradeoffs between fast growth and a healthy environment in the world's fourth most populated country. In recent years, surging commodity prices have fueled fast economic growth and helped Indonesia become a middle-income country. That growth is expected to slow as the boom loses steam, according to a World Bank report. “That means, if the government forces its development, it will involve inefficient and unproductive allocation of resources.”Another campaign issue: food estate programs, massive plantations the government set up to fortify national food security. INDONESIA’S ENERGY TRANSITIONIn 2021, coal-rich Indonesia was the world’s ninth-largest source of carbon emissions that are causing global warming, according to a report by the International Energy Agency.
Persons: , Joko Widodo, It's, Joko Widodo —, Prabowo Subianto, Josua Pardede, , Arianto Patunru, Baswedan, Bhima Yudhistira Adhinegara, El Organizations: Permata Bank, EV, Australian National University, of Economic, Law Studies, International Energy Agency, World Bank, Youth, Bank, El Nino, AP Locations: JAKARTA, Indonesia, Jakarta, Nusantara, Borneo, Anies, Central Java, Widodo, Washington, Kalimantan
Adventure travel company Intrepid Travel's new "Not Hot" list is out — spotlighting overlooked travel spots around the world. The 2024 list calls attention to two destinations in Asia, two in Europe and one in Central America. Source: Intrepid TravelUnlike Italy's tourist-saturated Positano, travelers visiting Corsica can "enjoy a more authentic, tranquil, and immersive experience ... without the overwhelming crowds," according to a press release by Intrepid Travel. Intrepid Travel recommends Panama for those who wish to "immerse themselves in local traditions, folklore, and contemporary arts ... that differs from the more European-centric cultural landscape," the press release stated. Source: Intrepid Travel
Persons: Matt Berna, Nick Lim, Lim, Gonzalo Azumendi, Emberá, David C Tomlinson Organizations: Intrepid, Americas, Intrepid Travel, CNBC Travel, UNESCO, Heritage, Euromonitor International, Japan National Tourism Organization, Korea Tourism Organization, The Travel Corporation, CNBC, Trip.com, La Amistad, Bank, Getty Locations: Asia, Europe, Central America, Corsica Corsica, France, Corsica, Seoul Tokyo, Singapore, Seoul, Korea, Intrepid Travel Tokyo, Tokyo, Panama Panama, Central American, Costa Rica, Colombia, Panama, Panama Viejo, Casco, Darien, La, Guna, Corfu Greece, Santorini, Mykonos, Kefalonia, Corfu, Greece, Split, Dubrovnik, Croatia, Borneo Borneo, Southeast Asia, Malaysia, Brunei, Indonesia, Kalimantan, Indonesian, Sarawak, Sabah, Borneo, Malaysian, Indonesian's Kalimantan
watch now"The issue is that currently, most governments haven't really looked at the haze and climate change as a unified issue, yet. Something seasonal, that comes and goes, while climate change is something constant and developing," she added. United Nations Environment ProgramMalaysian officials are undoubtedly haunted by the memory of the 2015 and 2019 transboundary haze episodes. School closures were effected in Indonesia, Malaysia and Singapore — affecting nearly four million students in Malaysia alone. Vicious cycle in the peatlandsThe haze in southern Southeast Asia is emitted mostly from massive peatland fires in Sumatra and Borneo.
Persons: Al Zulkifli, Helena Varkkey, haven't, Siti Nurbaya Bakar, Jusuf Kalla, El Nino, El, Vicious, Varkkey, Sharon Seah, Ulet Ifansasti Organizations: Afp, Getty, El Nino, Universiti, CNBC, ASEAN, Jakarta Globe, United Nations Environment Program Malaysian, World Bank, Kuala, Airport, Nurphoto, ASEAN Specialized Meteorological, Asia, Yusof, Institute, United Nations Environment Program, UNEP, Malaysian, Anadolu Agency, Global, Greenpeace, Oil Locations: Ogan Ilir, South Sumatra, Al, Southeast Asia, Asia, Universiti Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Peninsular Malaysia, Indonesia, Kalimantan, Malaysia, Indonesian, Jakarta, Brunei, Singapore, Thailand, Philippines, Sumatra, El Nino, Borneo, Palem Raya, Borneo . Forest, Anadolu, Eco
Coal barges are pictured as they queue to be pulled along the Mahakam river in Samarinda, East Kalimantan province, Indonesia, August 31, 2019. REUTERS/Willy Kurniawan/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsJAKARTA, Oct 16 (Reuters) - Indonesia will seek China's help for renewable energy and infrastructure projects when President Joko Widodo attends the upcoming Belt and Road Forum in Beijing, a cabinet minister said. Erick declined to share JETP talk details, saying only: "We cannot wait...there hasn't been any funding as yet." "We want this to fit our grand plan, the Indonesia blueprint, not the blueprint of other countries," Erick said. Indonesia also discussed the plan with Chinese Premier Li Qiang when Li visited Jakarta in September.
Persons: Willy Kurniawan, Joko Widodo, Erick Thohir, Erick, JETP, hasn't, Xi Jinping, Jokowi, Premier Li Qiang, Li, Gayatri Suroyo, Stefanno Sulaiman, Edwina Gibbs Organizations: REUTERS, Rights, Forum, Indonesian, United, Premier, Thomson Locations: Samarinda, East Kalimantan, Indonesia, Rights JAKARTA, Beijing, China, U.S, United Nations, Jakarta, Jokowi, Surabaya
Forest and peat fires are an annual problem in Indonesia that strains relations with neighboring countries. In recent years, smoke from the fires has blanketed parts of Indonesia, Singapore, Malaysia and southern Thailand. Hundreds of forest fires in South Kalimantan province in Borneo island made the smoke haze even more widespread, especially during the last week. The local government has also called the students to do online learning because the air quality is unhealthy. “We are still working to handle the forest and land fires in Borneo and Sumatra islands as well as possible.
Persons: Siti Nurbaya Bakar, shouldn't, Bakar Organizations: , Indonesian, Forestry, Associated Press, Indonesia’s Meteorology, Agency Locations: JAKARTA, Indonesia, — Indonesia, Sumatra, Borneo, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand, Indonesian, Malaysia’s, Kuala Lumpur, Kuching, IQAir, Swiss, South Sumatra, South Kalimantan, Central Kalimantan
Indonesia denies smog from forest fires drifted to Malaysia
  + stars: | 2023-10-02 | by ( ) www.reuters.com   time to read: +2 min
Indonesia's Environment Minister Siti Nurbaya Bakar responded by saying Jakarta has not detected any travelling haze from Indonesia to neighbouring countries. "We continue to follow up any development and there is no trans-boundary haze to Malaysia," she said in a statement. At the moment, Indonesia is focusing on quelling forest fires in some provinces in Sumatra and Borneo with water bombing from helicopters, the minister added. As well as maritime boundaries, Malaysia shares a land border with Indonesia on Borneo island. While forest fires are typically started by farmers to clear land for plantations, authorities say putting out fires this year has been harder due to El Nino.
Persons: Antara, Siti Nurbaya Bakar, El, Ananda Teresia, Danial Azhar, Gayatri Suroyo, Sharon Singleton Organizations: Rights, Environment, El, El Nino, Authorities, Danial, Thomson Locations: Palembang, South Sumatra, Indonesia, REUTER, Rights JAKARTA, Sumatra, Borneo, Malaysia, Peninsular Malaysia, Sarawak, Jakarta, Central Kalimantan, Jambi, Kuala Lumpur
Adek Berry | Afp | Getty ImagesIndonesia has ambitious plans to relocate its capital from Jakarta to Nusantara in East Kalimantan. Nusantara National Capital Authority, a government agency charged with planning and constructing the new capital, did not immediately respond to CNBC's request for comment. The new Presidential Palace under construction at the country's new capital Nusantara. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesA lack of demand for service-led jobs is another challenge Archer predicted. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images
Persons: Adek Berry, Joko Widodo's, Melinda Martinus, Martinus, Ju Ye Lee, Bagus Saragih, Agung Wicaksono, it's, Wicaksono, Bruno Lanvin, Joko Widodo, Diane Archer, Archer, Lanvin, Maybank's Lee Organizations: Nusantara, Afp, Getty, Indonesia, Cultural Affairs, Yusof, CNBC, Nusantara National Capital Authority, country's Ministry, Public, Agung Wicaksono Nusantara National Capital Authority, Maybank Investment Banking Group, Smart, IMD Business School, Bloomberg, Ciputra, Stockholm Environment Institute, Nusantara . Bloomberg Locations: Jakarta, Nusantara, East Kalimantan, Indonesian, Indonesia, Singapore, Agung Wicaksono, Asia, Pacific, Nusantara ., Stockholm, Diane Archer Stockholm, Kalimantan
Hong Kong CNN —Indonesia’s capital Jakarta is the world’s most polluted city, according to a new study, and the country’s president may have the cough to prove it. Uno said doctors were still diagnosing the cause of Widodo’s cough but added that it might be related to the worsening air quality, reported CNN affiliate CNN Indonesia. But in recent weeks air quality in the capital has become particularly bad, deteriorating to the worst in the world, according to data provided by IQAir, a Swiss air quality technology company. On August 9, Jakarta topped its list of polluted cities after registering “unhealthy” air pollution levels nearly every day, the company said. “Air pollution is a serious problem in Southeast Asia,” said political analyst Bridget Welsh from the University of Nottingham.
Persons: Joko Widodo, IQAir, , Sandiaga Uno, Uno, Budi Gunadi Sadikin, ” Budi, Widodo, ” Widodo, Bridget Welsh Organizations: Hong Kong CNN —, Tourism, Creative, Sandiaga, CNN, CNN Indonesia, Central, IQAir, Skyscrapers, Getty, University of Nottingham, Locations: Hong Kong, Jakarta, Swiss, AFP, Greater Jakarta, Central Jakarta, Greater Jakarta Area, Jakarta –, Southeast Asia, Nusantara, East Kalimantan, Borneo
"The drought in this village has been felt since April, and there has been no rain until now. The wells in this area have dried out, so residents can only get water from the river bed," Sunardi, who only goes by one name, told Reuters. Tobacco can live, but it doesn't grow optimally, so we have to keep watering it with the river bed water too." Sunardi's village has been digging up the river bed since June, when the water in their wells ran out. "Even if the river here is completely dry, we'll have to find it wherever it is," he said.
Persons: Heru, It's, Sunardi, Ardhasena Sopaheluwakan, El, Tris Adi Sukoco, Budi Purwanto, Johan Purnomo, Stanley Widianto, Miral Organizations: REUTERS, El, Reuters, Thomson Locations: Grobogan, Central Java, Indonesia, El Nino, Karanganyar, Java, Kalimantan, Beijing, Rome
A new capital city for a place with such disparities and diversity presents both a challenge and a chance for reinvention. Moving the Seat of Power From Java to Borneo Detail area Malaysia Nusantara Borneo Java Sea Indonesia Jakarta Java Indian Ocean Detail area Malaysia Nusantara Borneo Java Sea Indonesia Jakarta Java Indian Ocean Indonesia’s new capital, Nusantara, will be about 800 miles from the current capital, Jakarta. It cannot be overnight, it’s not like Aladdin comes with his genie,” said Bambang Susantono, the head of the Nusantara Capital City Authority. We have to prove that this will be a self-propelling city.” — Bambang Susantono, head of the Nusantara Capital City AuthorityCritics of I.K.N. Indonesia’s capital city faces sinking land and rising seas.
The firm debut by Harita Nickel could boost sentiment surrounding upcoming IPOs in Indonesia, which is one of the world's hottest IPO markets this year on a drive by the government to privatise some state-owned enterprises. Harita Nickel's stock opened at 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. Harita Nickel's IPO was the largest in Indonesia in almost a year after the $1.1 billion listing of tech firm GoTo (GOTO.JK) in April.
She is one of 127 orangutans that the Borneo Orangutan Survival Foundation (BOSF) is caring for in the Samboja district, East Kalimantan. The Nusantara Capital City Authority said mangroves would be replanted in other areas and guidelines have been made for workers encountering an animal. "It's a very high concern of how we'll try to have harmony between people, nature and culture...because that's the soul of the city," Nusantara chief Bambang Susantono said. "We hope that with the capital city being here, we can pave the way for animals to live side by side (with humans)," said BOSF manager Aldrianto Priadjati. "At least provide an area for orangutans so they can live a better life."
[1/3] Trucks are seen near a palm oil plantation at a village located near Indonesia's projected new capital, known as Nusantara National Capital, in Sepaku, East Kalimantan province, Indonesia, March 8 2023. Headman Rizki Maulana Perwira Atmadja, 38, said land prices around his village - 10 km (6 miles) from where a presidential palace is being built - had jumped four-fold. Land prices in places near a water reservoir had risen over 16-fold, said Junaidin, the village chief of Tengin Baru, a settlement of around 4,000 people within Nusantara's development zone. He said large property companies had not sought to acquire land banks in Nusantara due to the moratorium on permits. However, the Nusantara authority said land speculation should not affect development plans as compensation for land would be measured fairly by an independent party.
Any sustained increase in competition for coal with a re-invigorated China may push up coal prices, further sapping the budgets of European utilities and governments and jeopardising efforts to finance an energy transition away from fossil fuels. BANNER YEAREurope's thermal coal imports through November jumped by 36.2% from the same period in 2021 to roughly 83 million tonnes, according to ship-tracking data from Kpler. China's coal production has also scaled a record, fuelled in part by Beijing's efforts to improve energy security. China thermal coal pricesEurope's main coal price benchmarks have also pushed higher in recent days, with prices for the first quarter of 2023 flipping to a widening premium over front-month prices this week. Europe coal prices point higher this winterCOLD SNAPTemperatures on the ground in China will be a major driver of price direction going forward.
Indonesia's Adaro signs MoU with Hyundai for aluminium supply
  + stars: | 2022-11-13 | by ( ) www.reuters.com   time to read: +1 min
NUSA DUA, Indonesia, Nov 13 (Reuters) - Indonesian metals company PT Adaro Minerals Indonesia, Tbk has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with South Korea's Hyundai Motor Company on aluminium supply for automobile manufacturing, Adaro said in a statement on Sunday. The MoU was signed on the sidelines of the G20 summit in Bali, Indonesia. Under the MoU, Hyundai would secure the right to purchase aluminium produced by Adaro's subsidiary PT Kalimantan Aluminum Industry at an early stage of production, the statement said. Adaro Minerals is a unit of Indonesia's second-largest coal miner Adaro Energy. Reporting by Fransiska Nangoy and Ananda Teresia; Editing by Kanupriya KapoorOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.
Palm oil grows best in the regions right around the equator, so palm oil producers chop down rainforest and clear that felled vegetation by burning it, making it a prime target of conservation organizations like the Rainforest Rescue and the World Wildlife Fund. Palm oil trees grow at the Cikasungka palm oil plantation, operated by PT Perkebunan Nusantara VIII, in Bogor Regency in West Java, Indonesia, on Monday, June 20, 2022. To make its palm oil alternative, C16 Biosciences uses a wild yeast microbe that makes a functional equivalent to palm oil with a kind of fermentation process. Photo courtesy: Cat Clifford, CNBCChemically, the palm oil that C16 Biosciences makes is not identical to the palm oil that is grown in industrial agriculture farms. However, "it contains the same fatty acids, which are the molecular fingerprints of fats and oils, that palm oil does," Heller told CNBC.
The world's earliest limb amputation — dating back 31,000 years — has been discovered in Borneo. It gives a fascinating insight into the medical abilities of people in the Stone Age. Studies on the skeleton buried in a cave found that, after the surgery, they went on to live for six to nine years. Previously, the earliest recorded amputation was carried out 7,000 years ago on a Neolithic farmer from France. They explained that intensive post-operative care of the patient, including temperature regulation, bathing, wound care, and disinfection, would have been vital for the patient.
Duminică, bilanțul cutremului de 6,2 grade produs în insula Sulawesi a crescut la 84 de morți, iar salvatorii continue să caute supraviețuitori prinși sub ruine. Seismul a provocat și o cădere a rețelei de electricitate și trei alunecări de teren de-a lungul drumului dintre Majene și Mamuju. Indonezia se află pe traseul "Inelului de foc" din Pacific și are o activitate vulcanică ridicată, fiind des lovită de cutremure și erupții. Muntele Semeru, cel mai înalt vulcan din Indonezia, a început să arunce lavă și cenușă pe 16 ianuarie. Inundațiile provocate de ploi în provincia Kalimantan (insula Borneo) au ucis cel puțin 15 oameni și au dus la evacuarea a peste 100.000.
Persons: Widodo, Luni Organizations: Seismul Locations: Indonezia, Sulawesi, Kalimantanul, Sud, Java de Vest, Java, Mamuju, Majene, Pacific, Palu, Kalimantan, Borneo, Manado, Sulawesi de Nord, Cihanjuang, Jakarta
Imediat după anunțul că turnul de control a pierdut legătura cu aeronava, rude și cunoscuți au venit în aeroport pentru a afla vești. Irfansyah a fost printre zecile de rude care s-au repezit la aeroportul Soekarno Hatta din Jakarta pentru a obține informații în urma accidentului, scrie Sky News. Aceștia ar fi trebuit să ia o cursă programată mai devreme, operată de aceeași companie aeriană, dar au schimbat în ultimul moment zborul. Un alt pasager din avion era Panca Widiya Nursanti, o profesoară care se întorcea după o vacanță în orașul natal Tegal. Se urca deja în avion și a spus că condițiile meteorologice nu sunt bune.
Persons: Irfansyah, Sora, Aceștia, Yusuf Al Idrus, Ihsan, Hakim Organizations: Sky News, BBC Indonezia Locations: Indonezia, Lancang, Jakarta, Windania, Tegal, Kalimantan, Vest
Președinta R. Moldova, Maia Sandu, a trimis un mesaj de condoleanțe președintelui Indoneziei, Joko Widodo, în legătură cu accidentul aviatic produs sâmbătă, nouă ianuarie. Preşedinta a scris un mesaj de condoleanţe din numele poporului R. Moldova exprimându-și sentimente de compasiune şi solidaritate cu poporul indonezian. „Am aflat cu profundă tristețe despre accidentul aviatic ce s-a produs în provincia indoneziană Kalimantan, soldat cu moartea persoanelor aflate la bord. În aceste clipe de grea încercare, Vă rog să primiţi, în numele poporului R. Moldova şi al meu personal, profundele noastre sentimente de compasiune şi solidaritate cu poporul indonezian. Practic, îndată după decolare, acesta a pierdut mai mult de 3000 de metri din altitudine în mai puțin de un minut.
Persons: Maia Sandu, Preşedinta, indonezian Organizations: Boeing, Sriwijaya Air Locations: Moldova, Indoneziei, indoneziană Kalimantan
Preşedintele ţării, Maia Sandu, a adresat un mesaj de condoleanțe președintelui Republicii Indonezia, Joko Widodo, după ce ieri un avion de pasageri, de tip Boeing, care efectua o cursă internă, s-a prăbușit în largul coastelor indoneziene. "Am aflat cu profundă tristețe despre accidentul aviatic ce s-a produs în provincia indoneziană Kalimantan, soldat cu moartea persoanelor aflate la bord. Vă rog să transmiteți sincere condoleanțe rudelor și apropiaților celor ce și-au pierdut viața", este mesajul Maiei Sandu. Printre pasageri se numărau 46 de adulți, şapte copii și trei bebeluși. Citeşte şi: Echipele de căutare au detectat semnale care pot proveni de la cutia neagră a avionului prăbuşit în Indonezia
Persons: Maia Sandu, Republicii, indonezian, Sandu Organizations: Boeing Locations: ţării, Republicii Indonezia, indoneziană Kalimantan, Republicii Moldova, prăbuşit, Indonezia
„Am aflat cu profundă tristețe despre accidentul aviatic ce s-a produs în provincia indoneziană Kalimantan, soldat cu moartea persoanelor aflate la bord. Vă rog să transmiteți sincere condoleanțe rudelor și apropiaților celor ce și-au pierdut viața”, se arată în mesajul președintelui RM. Ministrul indonezian al transporturilor Budi Karya a declarat într-o conferinţă de presă că 62 de persoane, printre care 12 membri ai echipajului, se aflau la bordul avionului ce efectua zborul SJ-182. Potrivit website-ului detik.com, Budi Karya a afirmat că avionul a căzut lângă insula Laki, la aproximativ 20 kilometri de aeroport. Comitetul de siguranţă al Ministerului Transporturilor indonezian a precizat că toţi cei aflaţi la bordul avionului erau cetăţeni indonezieni.
Persons: indonezian, Max, Karya Organizations: Air, Aeroportul, Ministerului Transporturilor indonezian Locations: indoneziană Kalimantan, Republicii Moldova, Indonezia, Laki
Un avion an companiei aviatice indoneziene Sriwijaya Air cu peste 50 de persoane la bord a dispărut de pe radare la scurt timp după ce a decolat sâmbătă din capitala indoneziană Jakarta, pe ruta spre Pontianak din provincia Kalimantanul de Vest, relatează BBC. Boeing 737 Sriwijaya Air a pierdut contactul în drum spre Pontianak, în provincia Kalimantan de Vest, susțin oficialii. Site-ul de urmărire a zborului Flightradar24.com a declarat că aeronava a pierdut mai mult de 3.000 de metri în altitudine în mai puțin de un minut. Sursa: BBC*Poză simbol
Organizations: Air, BBC, Boeing Locations: Jakarta, Pontianak, Kalimantanul de Vest, Kalimantan de Vest
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