Malaysia’s BGMC Corp to Invest $1b in Port, Industrial Development in Riau
Source: ANTARA, October 27 2019 Jakarta. The BGMC Corporation, a Malaysian construction services company, will invest $1 billion in a port and industrial complex in Siak district, Riau, the neighboring country’s ambassador said at the weekend. The Indonesian government is developing the Tanjung Buton industrial area…
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…