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BUSINESS1d agoWho will shoulder the debts behind Indonesia’s China-backed Whoosh railway?Indonesia’s finance ministry is preparing to absorb debt payments for Whoosh, the China-funded high-speed railway connecting Jakarta and Bandung, in a move officials say will ease financial pressure on the state-owned enterprises that built and operate the line. The government has argued that the burden is manageable after the debt was restructured over 80 years, requiring annual instalments of about 1 trillion rupiah (US$56.5 million). But the plan has also raised concerns that taxpayers are...South China Morning Post
POLITICS1d agoIndonesian finance minister found out about his firing in mid-meeting phone callPurbaya ⁠Yudhi Sadewa, who was sacked as Indonesia’s finance minister this week, said on Tuesday he was upset to be removed from his job, but was half expecting the decision. President Prabowo Subianto abruptly removed Purbaya as finance minister on Monday and named his deputy, Suahasil Nazara, to the top finance job, in a move that surprised markets but was ‌also seen as an attempt to restore trust in financial policies. After a terse handover ceremony at the finance ministry, Purbaya told...South China Morning Post
DISASTER1d agoAir quality across Singapore reaches unhealthy levels from Indonesian wildfiresSingapore was shrouded in haze on Tuesday, with smoke from wildfires in neighbouring Indonesia raising island-wide pollution to levels that pose a health risk. All five regions of the city state recorded unhealthy air quality levels, the first time that has happened since September 2019, according to the National Environment Agency. Singapore’s air currently ranks among the 10 most polluted cities in the world, according to IQAir data, with the capitals of Malaysia and Indonesia also among the...South China Morning Post
DISASTER2d ago'Keeping them alive': Three more orangutans rescued after wildfires in Indonesia force them out of their habitatThree more orangutans were rescued after forest and land fires forced them from their habitat in Indonesia's West Kalimantan province, bringing the total number rescued due to the fires to 18.thestar_my · malaysia
DISASTERBREAKING2d agoIndonesia intensifies search effort for 129 people missing after ferry capsized in Java Sea - AP NewsAP News
POLITICS2d agoIndonesia’s Prabowo replaces finance minister with deputyIndonesia’s President Prabowo Subianto has sacked the finance minister and appointed the deputy ‌finance minister as his replacement, the president’s office said on Monday. Deputy Finance Minister Suahasil Nazara was among the senior ⁠officials who arrived at the state ‌palace for a swearing-in ceremony. Earlier on Monday, Finance Minister Purbaya ‌Yudhi Sadewa had left in ⁠the ⁠middle of a parliamentary hearing. Suahasil Nazara ‌had been deputy finance minister since 2019. He said ‌on Monday...South China Morning Post
DISASTERBREAKING2d agoIndonesia: Rescuers resume search for 129 missing after ferry capsizedFrance 24 [en]
DISASTERBREAKING2d agoIndonesia races to find 129 missing after Java Sea ferry capsizesAfricanews [en]
DISASTER2d agoIndonesia races to find 129 missing after Java Sea ferry capsizesIndonesia intensified its search operation on 14 September for 129 people still missing after the Virgo Transport 8 ferry capsized in rough seas in the Java Sea the previous day. By then, 108 survivors had been rescued and six bodies recovered.EuroNews [en]
DISASTERBREAKING2d agoIndonesia searches for 129 people missing after ferry capsizesNPR News
DISASTERBREAKING2d agoIndonesia intensifies search for more than 120 missing after ferry capsizes in Java SeaFrance 24 [en]
DISASTERBREAKING2d agoIndonesia intensifies search for 129 people missing after ship capsizesAl Jazeera [en]
BUSINESS2d agoIndonesia issues new halal rulesThe Department of International Trade Promotion (DITP) is urging businesses to prepare for Indonesia's new halal regulations, set to take effect on Oct 18.bangkokpost · thailand
DISASTERBREAKING2d agoSearch continues as some survivors brought ashore after Indonesia ferry overturningwatoday · australia
DISASTERBREAKING2d agoSix killed, 130 missing after Indonesian passenger ship capsizesAl Jazeera [en]
DISASTERBREAKING3d agoA ferry capsized in Indonesia due to a storm with 3-meter waves: there are at least 6 dead and 130 passengers missingClarín
DISASTERBREAKING3d agoIndonesia: Second ferry disaster in five daysFrance 24 [en]
DISASTERBREAKING3d agoSix dead, over 100 missing after Indonesian passenger ship hits bad weather in Java Sea - Sun, 13 Sep 2026 PSTspokesman · united states of america
DISASTER3d agoIndonesia says six killed, 130 missing after ferry capsizes off Javathestandard_hk · hong kong
DISASTERBREAKING3d agoIndonesian passenger ship overturns, sparking search for about 130 missingNPR News
DISASTERBREAKING3d agoContact lost with Indonesia ferry carrying 243 in bad weather: rescue agency | Internationalbssnews_net · bangladesh
DISASTERBREAKING3d agoIndonesia rescuers search for 130 people after ferry sinksDW News [en]
DISASTERBREAKING3d agoSearch underway for about 130 people missing after Indonesian passenger ship overturns - AP NewsAP News
DISASTER3d agoOne Dead, 102 Rescued From Stricken Ferry Off Indonesia’s JavaRescue authorities have put up a command centre at the Banjarmasin port, with paramedics and ambulances on standby, an AFP reporter saw. The post One Dead, 102 Rescued From Stricken Ferry Off Indonesia’s Java appeared first on Channels Television.Channels TV