[UPDATED] Death Toll Rises to 20 After 6.8-Magnitude Earthquake Jolts Ambon
Source: Jakarta Post, September 26 2019 At least 20 people have died after a 6.8-magnitude earthquake jolted Ambon in Maluku on Thursday morning, according to the National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB). The Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) first reported that the quake was felt at…
Millions of Lion Air Passenger Records Exposed and Exchanged on Forums
Source: Bleeping Computer, September 17 2019 Tens of millions of records from customers of two airline companies owned by Lion Air have been circulating on data exchange forums for at least a month. The info was stored in an Amazon bucket that was open on…
MALINDO AIR DATA BREACH UPDATE
Source: Malindo Air, September 23 2019 Petaling Jaya, 23th September 2019 – Further to the earlier updates into the data breach, Malindo Air is pleased to advise that the data exposure has since been contained. As a result of the findings, two former employees of its…
Breaking: New Positions Open for Foreign Workers in Indonesia
Source: Emerhub, September 17, 2019 As of August 27, 2019, the Indonesian Government has taken another step on a path towards a more open environment for international business and foreign investment. A new set of regulations lifts restrictions on a wide variety of positions that…
Uncertainty of the Trade War — Not Tariffs — is Slowing Global Growth, says Former Fed Official
Source: CNBC, September 19 2019 KEY POINTS “One of the things actually weighing on the U.S. economy as well as the world economy really is the uncertainty regarding these trade tensions, it’s very difficult to know what the end game is,” former U.S. Deputy Treasury…
Tourism in Crisis: Forest Fires Cause Foreigners to Cancel Trips
Source: Jakarta Post, September 19 2019 Many foreign tourists who booked travel packages to Indonesia have reportedly cancelled their plans because of forest fires in Kalimantan and Riau, according to a report published by tempo.co on Wednesday. The head of the Tourism Ministry’s Tourism Crisis Center, Guntur…
BREAKING: Former president B. J. Habibie dies at 83
Indonesia mourns as its third president passes away on Wednesday. Former president Bacharuddin Jusuf Habibie died at the age of 83 at the Gatot Subroto Army Hospital (RSPAD) in Central Jakarta on Wednesday. Habibie’s great-niece and singer-cum-activist Melanie Subono announced the news on her Instagram…
Indonesia’s economy at risk as global recession looms: World Bank
The World Bank highlights that with the rise of a global recession, Indonesia should wise up and respond in turn with its foreign direct investment. Indonesia’s economy, which has been growing steadily at around 5.3 percent per year on average since the start of the…
Sleepy to sleepless? Indonesia’s future capital in the forest
Locals worry their city will soon mirror the capital, polluted and unruly. By night, the beams of an occasional truck carrying coal or palm fruits pierce the darkness. This remote corner of Indonesia is set to be transformed from a forest backwater on the island…
International dignitaries, communities mourn BJ Habibie’s demise
Condolences continue to pour onthe first day of mourning. International dignitaries are offering their condolences over the demise of Indonesia’s former president Bacharuddin Jusuf Habibie at the age of 83 on Wednesday. Australia Prime Minister Scott Morrison, tweeted his condolences on Thursday on his official…