Kadin, US-ABC sign MoA to expand access for Indonesian products
The Indonesian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Kadin) signed a Memorandum of Agreement (MoA) on strengthening … Source: en.antaranews.com
The Indonesian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Kadin) signed a Memorandum of Agreement (MoA) on strengthening … Source: en.antaranews.com
The Ministry of Primary and Secondary Education, in collaboration with the Education Endowment Fund Agency (LPDP), has … Source: en.antaranews.com
Indonesia expects exports to the US to climb after signing a Reciprocal Trade Agreement on Feb. 19 in Washington, Trade … Source: en.antaranews.com
Indonesia’s Energy Ministry said a US$15 billion energy trade agreement with the US will not derail its push … Source: en.antaranews.com
The addition of Canada and Britain brings the number of countries with visa-free access to China to 79. Source: www.straitstimes.com
The National Research and Innovation Agency (BRIN), through its public-private partnership (PPP) project for the … Source: en.antaranews.com
Hanon Sugimoto was alone on the bridge when the vessel hit the side of the 16-ton fishing boat. Source: www.straitstimes.com
Indonesia and the United States have reached an agreement on a reciprocal tariff arrangement after months of … Source: en.antaranews.com
LONDON, Feb 20 — While the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling on Friday against President Donald Trump’s use of tariffs marks a clear setback for his use of trade levies as an economic weapon, analysts say it offers little immediate relief for the global economy. Source: www.straitstimes.com
Higher Education, Science, and Technology Minister Brian Yuliarto stated that universities in Indonesia are ready to … Source: en.antaranews.com
Albanese said he had a good relationship with King Charles, who he said loved Australia. Source: www.straitstimes.com
Feb 20 — Britain’s foreign minister Yvette Cooper will meet with U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Friday, after President Donald Trump renewed his criticism of London for ceding sovereignty of the Chagos Islands, which is home to a U.S.-UK air base. Source: www.straitstimes.com
Indonesia's President Prabowo Subianto witnessed the signing of 11 agreements worth US$38.4 billion between … Source: en.antaranews.com
The Indonesian Ministry of Health and the World Health Organization signed a grant agreement and the 2026-2027 Joint … Source: en.antaranews.com
BANGKOK, Feb 20 — A Thai court has sentenced a jailed activist lawyer to an additional two years and eight months in prison for insulting the monarchy at a rally in November 2020, a rights group said on Friday, bringing his combined sentence to more than 30 years. Source: www.straitstimes.com
This underlines her administration’s commitment to revitalising the economy. Source: www.straitstimes.com
US fighter jets reportedly left an airbase in Pyeongtaek for drills above international waters on Feb 18. Source: www.straitstimes.com
The Ministry of Primary and Secondary Education is seeking to forge more cooperation agreements to expand school … Source: en.antaranews.com
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said the economy had overcome recession. Source: www.straitstimes.com
SEOUL, Feb 20 — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said the economy had overcome recession and the country accomplished major economic goals over the past five years as he announced that the Ninth Party Congress opened on Thursday, state media KCNA reported. The congress is the country’s biggest political event held every five years that reviews performance, sets new policy goals and can bring leadership change. Source: www.straitstimes.com
STOCKHOLM, Feb 19 — Sweden announced on Thursday a 12.9 billion crown ($1.42 billion) military aid package for Ukraine that will include air defence, drones, long-range missiles and ammunition. Source: www.straitstimes.com
KARACHI, Pakistan, Feb 19 — At least 13 people, including women and children, were killed after a gas cylinder blast caused a residential building to collapse in the southern port city of Karachi on Thursday, police said. Source: www.straitstimes.com
Colebrook Bosson Saunders (CBS), a leader in workplace ergonomics, today officially launches Lana, a … Source: en.antaranews.com
BEIJING, Feb 19 — China sees an opening to turn President Donald Trump’s tariffs to its advantage by reshaping global trade in ways that would insulate its $19 trillion economy from U.S. pressure far into the future. Source: www.straitstimes.com
NAIROBI, Feb 18 — British authorities on Wednesday issued removal orders against four Chagossians who landed this week on a remote atoll in the Chagos Archipelago in a move they hoped would complicate British plans to transfer the territory to Mauritius. Source: www.straitstimes.com
BANGKOK, Feb 18 — Thai Foreign Minister Sihasak Phuangketkeow said Thailand hoped to bring Myanmar back into the the Association of Southeast Asian Nations after the country held elections nearly five years after a military coup. Source: www.straitstimes.com
VARADERO BEACH, Cuba, Feb 18 — Cuba’s Varadero peninsula is a postcard of a tropical paradise: turquoise waters, powder-white sand and palm trees. Source: www.straitstimes.com
BANGKOK, Feb 18 — Thailand’s foreign minister will meet his Myanmar counterpart on Wednesday in a bid to chart a path towards peace in a civil war-ravaged Myanmar with the help of its Southeast Asian neighbours after an election that entrenched military power. Source: www.straitstimes.com
She has pledged to bolster Japan’s defences to protect its territory and waters. Source: www.straitstimes.com
GENEVA, Feb 18 — Negotiators from Ukraine and Russia were due to begin a second day of talks in Geneva on Wednesday, as Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said the United States was putting undue pressure on him to bring an end to the four-year-old war. Source: www.straitstimes.com
34 Australians were briefly freed on Feb 16 before returning to Damascus for holding inadequate paperwork. Source: www.straitstimes.com
The Hajj Financial Management Agency (BPKH) emphasized that Indonesia needs to take on a strategic role in the global … Source: en.antaranews.com
Indonesia’s Creative Economy Ministry is stepping up chef training to boost the quality of the … Source: en.antaranews.com
The most significant investment is a natural gas facility in Ohio. Source: www.straitstimes.com
Feb 17 — Four Chagos islanders have landed on one of the Indian Ocean archipelago’s atolls to establish what they say will be a permanent settlement, a move they hope will complicate a British plan to transfer the territory to Mauritius. Source: www.straitstimes.com
KYIV, Feb 17 — Ukrainian drones hit the Taman oil terminal in Russia’s southern Krasnodar region and a chemicals plant in the Perm region near the Ural mountains overnight, Ukraine’s SBU domestic security service said on Tuesday. Source: www.straitstimes.com
DHAKA, Feb 17 — Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) leader Tarique Rahman was sworn in as prime minister on Tuesday, marking an important political shift in the South Asian nation following a period of turmoil. Source: www.straitstimes.com
MARSEILLE, France, Feb 17 — French authorities have let the seized oil tanker GRINCH leave territorial waters after the company owning the vessel had to pay a penalty worth «several million euros,» French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot said on Tuesday. Source: www.straitstimes.com
SYDNEY, Feb 17 — Heavy rain pummelled New Zealand’s South Island on Tuesday, triggering flooding and forcing the closure of roads and bridges, as a powerful storm that caused widespread destruction in the capital Wellington since the weekend moved south. Source: www.straitstimes.com
NEW DELHI, Feb 16 — Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney will visit New Delhi in early March to work with Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the framework for a comprehensive economic partnership agreement, Canadian official Victor Fedeli said on Monday. Source: www.straitstimes.com
Plaud.ai, the only AI note-taking platform that bridges in-person, phone calls, and online meetings into one … Source: en.antaranews.com
The opposition is pushing its own, less expensive proposals. Source: www.straitstimes.com
ANTANANARIVO, Feb 16 — At least 59 people died when Cyclone Gezani struck Madagascar last week, the disaster management office said on Monday, as it assesses the impact of the second tropical storm to hit the Indian Ocean island nation this year. Source: www.straitstimes.com
Ambassador of the Islamic Republic of Iran to Indonesia Mohammad Boroujerdi urged the D8 member states to … Source: en.antaranews.com
Minister of Finance Purbaya Yudhi Sadewa expressed confidence that Indonesia’s economy will enter a phase of … Source: en.antaranews.com
The vehicle is equipped with five toilets. Source: www.straitstimes.com
This follows the party’s ongoing crisis after it expelled some of its members. Source: www.straitstimes.com
Canadian and British citizens can travel to China visa-free from Feb 17 to Dec 31. Source: www.straitstimes.com
He wanted to thank the armed forces for protecting Taiwan around the clock. Source: www.straitstimes.com
MOSCOW, Feb 15 — Russia’s Black Sea port of Taman, which handles oil products, grain, coal and commodities, has been damaged by a Ukrainian drone attack, the governor of Russia’s Krasnodar region said on Sunday. Source: www.straitstimes.com
Impasse threatens ASEAN’s unity and relevance as members prioritise national interests over a collective response. Source: www.straitstimes.com
SYDNEY, Feb 15 — Australia said on Sunday it would spend A$3.9 billion ($2.76 billion) to progress construction of a shipyard that will help deliver nuclear-powered submarines under the trilateral AUKUS defence pact with the U.S. and Britain. Source: www.straitstimes.com
Feb 14 — President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu agreed at a White House meeting on Wednesday that the U.S. would work to reduce Iran’s oil exports to China, Axios reported, citing two U.S. officials briefed on the issue. Source: www.straitstimes.com
MUNICH, Feb 14 — Secretary of State Marco Rubio cast the United States as the «child of Europe» in a message of unity on Saturday, offering some reassurance as well as levelling more criticism at allies after a year of turmoil in transatlantic relations. Source: www.straitstimes.com
Mr Tarique Rahman said he would encourage business and create more jobs. Source: www.straitstimes.com
DHAKA, Feb 14 — Bangladesh’s next prime minister, Tarique Rahman’s priorities include improving the economy, law and order and governance, he said on Saturday, in his first public comments after his party’s convincing parliamentary election victory. Source: www.straitstimes.com
There was strong interest from Singaporeans in the visa programme. Source: www.straitstimes.com
WASHINGTON, Feb 13 — U.S. President Donald Trump’s immigrant deportation agreements with foreign governments cost American taxpayers millions of dollars — at times more than $1 million per person shipped out of the country — and produce little benefit, according to a study from Senate Democrats released on Friday. Source: www.straitstimes.com
Officials in South-east Asia’s largest economy have stepped up enforcement against illegal imports. Source: www.straitstimes.com
COPENHAGEN, Feb 13 — Denmark will provide four F-35 fighter jets to NATO’s Arctic Sentry mission, Danish Defence Minister Troels Lund Poulsen said on Friday. Source: www.straitstimes.com
The Ministry of Transmigration has built 454 toilets and renovated more than 500 schools in transmigration areas … Source: en.antaranews.com
Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs Airlangga Hartarto reported that Indonesia's economic growth reached … Source: en.antaranews.com
DHAKA, Feb 13 — The Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) won an overwhelming two-thirds majority on Friday in general elections, a result expected to bring stability after months of tumult following the ouster of former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in a Gen Z-led uprising in 2024. Source: www.straitstimes.com
Feb 13 — The Bangladesh National Party (BNP) won a decisive two-thirds majority on Friday in general elections, a result expected to bring stability to the nation after months of tumult following the ouster of former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in a Gen Z-led uprising. Source: www.straitstimes.com
SEOUL, Feb 13 — North Korea is expected to convene the Ninth Congress of the ruling Workers’ Party this month, the country’s biggest political gathering that reviews performance, sets new policy goals and can bring leadership change. Source: www.straitstimes.com
DHAKA, Feb 13 — The Bangladesh National Party (BNP) won a decisive two-thirds majority on Friday in general elections, a result expected to bring stability after months of tumult following the ouster of former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in a Gen Z-led uprising. Source: www.straitstimes.com
WASHINGTON, Feb 12 — Trump administration officials signed a final reciprocal trade agreement that confirmed a 15% U.S. tariff rate for imports from Taiwan, while committing Taiwan to a schedule for eliminating or lowering tariffs on nearly all U.S. goods. Source: www.straitstimes.com
The US must address the massive backlog in weapons deliveries to Taiwan, the letter said. Source: www.straitstimes.com
WASHINGTON, Feb 12 — Trump administration officials signed a final reciprocal trade agreement that confirmed a 15% U.S. tariff rate for imports from Taiwan, while committing Taiwan to a schedule for eliminating or lowering tariffs on nearly all U.S. goods. Source: www.straitstimes.com
The party voted to appoint former defence spokesman Angus Taylor as its new leader. Source: www.straitstimes.com
President Prabowo Subianto urged Higher Education, Science, and Technology Minister Brian Yuliarto to accelerate the … Source: en.antaranews.com
KYIV, Feb 12 — Ukrainian arms producers have received the first wartime licences to export their goods abroad, the secretary of Kyiv’s national security and defence council said on Thursday. Source: www.straitstimes.com
Food adulteration is often reported across India, but safety lapses at high-profile brands are rare. Source: www.straitstimes.com
Indonesia’s upstream oil and gas special task force, SKK Migas, has unveiled plans to drill 100 exploration wells … Source: en.antaranews.com
Feb 12 — Syria’s Defence Ministry said on Thursday that Syrian army units had taken control of the al-Tanf military base vacated by U.S. troops, following coordination between Syrian and U.S. authorities. Source: www.straitstimes.com
MOSCOW, Feb 12 — A Ukrainian drone attack has caused a fire at an oil refinery owned by Lukoil near Ukhta in Russia’s northwestern Komi Republic, the head of the region, Rostislav Goldshtein, said on Thursday. Source: www.straitstimes.com
Lai had called for greater defence and artificial intelligence cooperation between Taiwan and Europe. Source: www.straitstimes.com
Indonesia’s deputy minister of creative economy called for more inclusive public art installations to boost the … Source: en.antaranews.com
The victim was found dead in the school toilet after she was suspected to have been stabbed repeatedly. Source: www.straitstimes.com
Higher Education, Science, and Technology Minister Brian Yuliarto urged universities to remain committed to … Source: en.antaranews.com
There are signs she is providing input on policy matters, South Korean lawmakers said. Source: www.straitstimes.com
The island supports its semiconductor companies investing overseas, including in Europe. Source: www.straitstimes.com
He insisted on the need for Taiwan to dramatically shore up its defences. Source: www.straitstimes.com
Mr Angus Taylor quit as shadow defence minister on the evening of Feb 11. Source: www.straitstimes.com
LONDON, Feb 11 — Defence minister John Healey said on Wednesday Britain had committed 150 million pounds ($205 million) to the so-called Prioritised Ukraine Requirements List (PURL) initiative to supply Ukraine with U.S. weapons. Source: www.straitstimes.com
ALMATY, Feb 11 — Kazakhstan on Wednesday announced a March 15 referendum on a new constitution that could allow President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, currently barred from ruling beyond 2029, to remain at the helm of Central Asia’s largest economy. Source: www.straitstimes.com
Indonesia has utilized about US$3.5 billion from financing allocations under the Just Energy Transition Partnership … Source: en.antaranews.com
MOSCOW, Feb 11 — Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Wednesday that new U.S. restrictions on the role of Russia and other countries in Venezuela’s oil business were blatant discrimination and the Kremlin said it would clarify the matter with Washington. Source: www.straitstimes.com
MOSCOW, Feb 11 — Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Wednesday that new U.S. restrictions on the role of Russia and other countries in Venezuela’s oil business were blatant discrimination. Source: www.straitstimes.com
MOSCOW, Feb 11 — Russia plans to seek clarification from the United States about new U.S. restrictions on Venezuela’s oil business, the Kremlin said on Wednesday. Source: www.straitstimes.com
The proposal was stalled for two months as opposition lawmakers refused to consider it. Source: www.straitstimes.com
The garment sector is the country’s economic lifeblood, driving over 10 per cent of the economy. Source: www.straitstimes.com
DHAKA, Feb 11 — The United States is concerned about China’s expanding presence in South Asia and is planning to offer Bangladesh’s next government U.S. and allied defence systems as alternatives to Chinese hardware, Washington’s ambassador to Dhaka told Reuters. Source: www.straitstimes.com
Indonesia’s National Research and Innovation Agency (BRIN) has partnered with the Japan Society for the Promotion … Source: en.antaranews.com
The suspects could face life sentences under the country’s anti-corruption laws. Source: www.straitstimes.com
Indonesia’s National Research and Innovation Agency (BRIN) announced Monday that it is leading a joint research … Source: en.antaranews.com
SYDNEY, Feb 11 — The secretary-general of the Commonwealth, a 56-nation group headed by Britain’s King Charles, said on Wednesday she expected member nations to make progress towards beginning negotiations on reparations for the transatlantic slave trade. Source: www.straitstimes.com
TAIPEI, Feb 11 — Taiwan President Lai Ching-te on Wednesday urged the opposition-controlled parliament to pass his $40 billion special defence budget, which has been stalled by lawmakers, saying given the rising threat level strengthening the military cannot wait. Source: www.straitstimes.com
The other ports of Incheon and Jeju are also reporting an increase in the number of Chinese cruise ships arrivals. Source: www.straitstimes.com
BAKU, Feb 10 — The United States and Azerbaijan signed a strategic partnership agreement in Baku on Tuesday, launching a fresh chapter in economic and security cooperation as Washington seeks to expand its influence in the South Caucasus. Source: www.straitstimes.com