Surprisingly, The Sojitz Corporation of Japan has communicated interest to build up the methanol and alkali industry in Indonesia by virtue of a spike sought after for downstream businesses in the country, Industry Minister Agus Gumiwang Kartasasmita expressed it recently. In view of this, during a work visit to Japan, Kartasasmita, in the organization of Indonesian Ambassador to Japan Heri …

The Department of Health proposal to reinforce the authorization and execution of least general health protocols has been affirmed by the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF) in an offer to capture the flood in COVID-19 cases in the country. As the nation recorded an aggregate of 4,578 new COVID-19 cases recently, official representative Harry …

Indonesia is looking to have the ASEAN creative economy forum which is a business discussion, that will zero in on improving the advanced economy through computerized change, particularly in the imaginative economy area, said Communication and Informatics Minister Johnny G Plate. In view of this, they have passed on Indonesia’s drive to put together the ASEAN Creative Economy Business Forum, …

JAKARTA – The ASEAN-Norwegian Cooperation Project on Local Capacity Building for Reducing Plastic Pollution in the Asean Region (ASEANO) has awarded grants to four young scientists and researchers for research on reducing plastic pollution, including an Indonesian and a Filipina. The grants were distributed by ASEANO in partnership with the Indonesian think tank Center for Southeast Asian Studies (CSEAS) as part …

ABU DHABI: In an unprecedented leap, Abu Dhabi has agreed that in its cooperation with Kuala Lumpur, “the sky is the limit.” Sheikh Mohamed Zayed Al Nahyan, the Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi who is also the deputy supreme commander of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) armed forces, told Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin of this during their meeting here yesterday, …

KUALA LUMPUR: According to the High Court, former deputy prime minister Ahmad Zahid Hamidi personally handled the affairs of his foundation, Yayasan Akalbudi, for over 20 years and did not call for a single annual meeting since its establishment in 1997. According to Khairudin Kilau of the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC), this is focused on information given to investigators by …

A political back-and-forth is seething ridiculous correction bill, with its faultfinders trying to impede its entry in a third perusing vote one week from now and its allies resolved to push it through. The locking of horns comes after the Constitutional Court decided that parliament had the ability to draw up another contract yet, that those with the ability to …

President Duterte will investigate the proposition of certain representatives to pronounce a highly sensitive situation to help the pig industry, which has lost billions as a result of the African pig fever (ASF). The President consistently thinks about the ideas of our arrangement creators, official representative Harry Roque Jr. said at the previous press instructions. The Senate horticulture and food …

BANGKOK: Thailand’s Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha and members of his Cabinet canceled plans to obtain AstraZeneca vaccine shots on Friday (Mar 12) after the country postponed their use due to fears of blood clots in some European countries, according to a health official. After a suspension of inoculations using the vaccine in Denmark, Norway, and Iceland, Prasit Watanapa, dean of …

KUALA LUMPUR – Mr Rasdi Zin, a committee member at his local mosque in Malaysia’s Selangor province, is well-versed in the imam’s Friday sermons, which advise Muslims on how to go about their everyday lives during the coronavirus pandemic. However, in recent weeks, he has observed an increased focus on vaccination, with the imam urging the congregation to register for …