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Indonesian minister calls for cross-sector support in creative economy
Antara
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August 14, 2025
Jakarta (ANTARA) - Indonesia's Minister of Creative Economy, Teuku Riefky Harsya, has highlighted the importance of cross-sectoral collaboration to boost the development of the creative economy in regions. After inaugurating the board of directors...
Indonesia’s cultural megadiversity from Sabang to Merauke: Minister
Antara
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August 14, 2025
Jakarta (ANTARA) - Minister of Culture Fadli Zon has emphasized that Indonesia’s culture is exceptionally rich and diverse, both in its scope and substance, with traditions stretching from Sabang to Merauke. “Our culture is megadiverse. It is not...
Indonesia prepares facilitators to strengthen village cooperatives
Antara
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August 14, 2025
Jakarta (ANTARA) - Indonesia's Ministry of Villages and Development of Disadvantaged Regions is preparing facilitators to assist managers of village cooperatives in operating their business units. "We will enhance the facilitators' capacity and...
Indonesian food passion project that turned to a pop-up to open a permanent Toronto restaurant
Toronto.com
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A few years ago, Maureen Usman and her friends started cheffing up home cooked Indonesian meals to bring a taste of home to Toronto. And it began as a pure labour of love. Fast forward to today, the team is set to open its first brick and mortar...
Indonesia’s 80th Independence Day to feature first night carnival
Antara
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August 14, 2025
..gather and watch the inaugural night carnival,Jakarta (ANTARA) - President Prabowo Subianto and Vice President Gibran Rakabuming Raka are scheduled to flag off a night carnival commemorating the 80th anniversary of Indonesia’s Independence Day...
Indonesia's stock market hits historic high
Xinhua News Agency
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JAKARTA, Aug. 14 (Xinhua) -- The composite index of the Indonesian Stock Exchange (IDX) set a new record high on Thursday. During intraday trading, the index climbed to an all-time high of 7,973.98 points. It eventually closed at 7,931.25, up...
Indonesia races to contain fires, whirlwind in North Sumatra
Antara
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August 14, 2025
Jakarta (ANTARA) - The National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB) stated that a joint team of officers is handling the forest and land fires as well as a whirlwind occurring in several areas of North Sumatra. BNPB's head of the Disaster Data,...
Minister pushes 36 airports to go international for economic equality
Antara
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August 14, 2025
Jakarta (ANTARA) - Minister of Transportation Dudy Purwagandhi has said that the designation of 36 public airports as international airports reflects efforts to promote economic equality across the country. “President Prabowo (Subianto) instructed...
Business : Local Latex Production Still Unable To Meet Industry Demand -- KPK
Bernama
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August 14, 2025
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 14 (Bernama) -- Domestic latex production still falls short of fulfilling the demands of the latex-based product industry, which represents 75 per cent of the country’s rubber-based product exports. The Ministry of Plantation and...
Indonesia seeks zero US tariffs on cocoa, coffee, palm oil
Antara
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August 14, 2025
Jakarta (ANTARA) - The Coordinating Ministry for Economic Affairs has said that the Indonesian government is negotiating zero import tariffs with the United States for commodities such as cocoa, coffee, and palm oil. The Indonesian negotiation...
Indonesia plans 60 cooperatives to run gold mines in West Lombok
Antara
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August 14, 2025
Jakarta (ANTARA) - Indonesia's Poverty Alleviation Acceleration Agency (BP Taskin) aims to guide 60 cooperatives established under the Red and White Village Cooperatives program to manage gold mines in West Lombok, West Nusa Tenggara. "We are...
Chinesenewsbreaks Fingermotion Inc. (NASDAQ: FNGR) Showcases Emergency Command Platform At Indonesia Disaster Expo
MENAFN
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August 14, 2025
(MENAFN- Investor Brand Network) FingerMotion (NASDAQ: FNGR) announced that its subsidiary, Shanghai JiuGe Information Technology Co., Ltd., is presenting its Advanced Mobile Integrated Command and Communication Platform (C2 Platform) at the 2nd...
After the aura farming boy went viral, the online scams started
ABC (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
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August 14, 2025
Read in bahasa Indonesia Outside the boat-racing arena, Rayyan Arkan Dikha was just like any other 11-year-old boy. He went to school and dreamed of becoming a police officer. But after one Pacu Jalur event, a traditional boat race from his...
Philippines secures financing for 125 MW Citicore solar project
pv-magazine
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August 14, 2025
A PHP 4.4 billion ($77.5 billion) project finance loan facility is supporting the development of the 125 MW Citicore Solar Pangasinan project, with construction scheduled for completion by the end of this year. August 14, 2025 Patrick Jowett...
Online Gambling Debts Drove Suspect to Murder Indonesian Journalist, Say Police
Casino Beats
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August 14, 2025
Written by Tim Alper Tim Alper Tim is a journalist, author, and columnist with two decades of experience writing for outlets like the BBC, the Guardian, and Chosun Ilbo. He is an expert on regulation, business, and industry and is fluent... Read...
Investors show confidence in Malaysia’s economic growth, says Tengku Zafrul
The Sun Daily
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August 14, 2025
KUALA LUMPUR: The additional investments flowing into Malaysia reflect strong investor confidence in the country’s economic prospects, according to Minister of Investment, Trade and Industry Tengku Datuk Seri Zafrul Abdul Aziz. He stated that...
Business : Additional Investments Show Investors' Confidence In Malaysia’s Economic Prospects -- Tengku Zafrul
Bernama
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August 14, 2025
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 14 (Bernama) -- The additional investments into Malaysia are due to the confidence investors have in the country’s economic prospects, said Minister of Investment, Trade and Industry Tengku Datuk Seri Zafrul Abdul Aziz. The...
Indonesia aims to sustain 2025 growth through consumption boost
Antara
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August 14, 2025
Jakarta (ANTARA) - The Indonesian government aims to maintain economic growth in the third and fourth quarters of 2025 through programs that stimulate public consumption. Susiwijono Moegiarso, secretary of the Coordinating Ministry for Economic...
Improving policy and finance for innovation and industry
CGTN
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Editor's note: Bruce Pang is a distinguished senior research fellow at the National Institution for Finance and Development. The article reflects the author's opinions and not necessarily the views of CGTN. It has been translated from Chinese and...
QFIA Launches International Accreditation Process, Focusing on Singapore, Malaysia, and Indonesia for Global Expansion
Macau Business
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August 14, 2025
The project has entered the pre-review preparation phase with authoritative institutions, with the first round of review expected to be completed in the fourth quarter of 2025. Singapore, August 14, 2025 — Quantelix Financial Intelligence Academy...