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‘Welcomed as true friend’: Malaysia PM in Indonesia on first foreign trip
Anwar Ibrahim, right, inspects honor guards with Joko Widodo during their meeting
AP / Achmad Ibrahim
2023-01-09, Hindustan Times
Malaysia's new prime minister met with Indonesia's president Monday on his first foreign trip after winning a confidence vote and cementing his mandate last month...
Indonesia agrees to work with Malaysia to fight “discrimination” against palm oil
Sania palm oil bottle was display at the supermarket in Batam, Indonesia
WN / Emiko Silalahi
2023-01-09, FX Empire
BOGOR, Indonesia (Reuters) – Indonesian PresidentJoko Widodo said on Monday after a meeting with Malaysian Prime MinisterAnwar Ibrahim that the countries had agreed to...
New Indonesia capital imperils ancient Eden with 'ecological disaster'
The street in Samosir island, North Sumatra, Indonesia on 28th of December, 2019
WN / Emiko Silalahi
2023-01-06, Phys Dot Org
The twisting road that leads to Indonesia's future capital is lined with dense rainforest and pockets of plantations, punctuated every so often with monkeys enjoying a...
PATA Set to Organise the PATA Destination Experience Forum and Mart 2023 in Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia from June 21–23 (PATA - Pacific Asia Travel Association)2023-02-06
Public Technologies: ) BANGKOK, February 6, 2023 -- The PacificAsia TravelAssociation (PATA) is set to organise the PATA DestinationExperienceForum and Mart 2023 (PDFM 2023) in Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia from June 21-23. The event, generously supported by Sarawak Tourism...
Indonesia - Floods in south Sulawesi leave 2 dead, hundreds of homes damaged2023-02-04
Sott: More heavy rain has caused havoc on the island of Sulawesi in Indonesia. Disaster authorities report...
Indonesia - Foods in south Sulawesi leave 2 dead, hundreds of homes damaged2023-02-04
Sott: More heavy rain has caused havoc on the island of Sulawesi in Indonesia. Disaster authorities report...
An island of your own in Indonesia2023-02-04
The Times/The Sunday Times: Bawah Reserve is a tiny reef-encircled cluster of 6 islands in a nation of 17,000 islands spread across almost 2 million square kilometres. Half a dozen needles in an enormous haystack. You will have to look hard to find it on a map of Indonesia – a speck...
Bursa Malaysia turned red at mid-day2023-02-03
Malaysian National News Agency: MARKET Bursa Malaysia turned red at mid-day " data-media=""> 03/02/2023 03:12 PM KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 3 (Bernama) -- Bursa Malaysia ended the morning trading in the red, trading below the 1,490 level as buying support in the blue chips was subdued, a dealer said....
Upbeat Wall Street boosts Bursa Malaysia2023-02-03
Malaysian National News Agency: MARKET UpbeatWall Street boosts Bursa Malaysia " data-media=""> 03/02/2023 09:57 AM KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 3 (Bernama) -- Bursa Malaysia opened higher this morning as the upbeat Wall Street performance overnight implied that buying interest may spill over to local...
Bursa Malaysia ends marginally higher on last minute buying2023-02-03
Malaysian National News Agency: MARKET Bursa Malaysia ends marginally higher on last minute buying " data-media=""> 03/02/2023 06:27 PM By Harizah Hanim Mohamed KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 3 (Bernama) -- The FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI (FBM KLCI) reversed earlier losses and finished in positive...
Gagasan Rakyat boosts Sabah’s bid for Borneo bloc, say analysts2023-02-03
The Star: KOTA KINABALU: Sabah’s push for a strong Borneo bloc could be strengthened with the relaunching of Parti Gagasan Rakyat Sabah (Gagasan Rakyat), said analysts. Read full story ......