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Jakarta-Bandung HSR on track despite cost overrun
- October 13, 2022
- Posted by: admin
- Category: Daily News
No CommentsPresident Joko “Jokowi” Widodo has said that the high-speed train connecting Jakarta and Bandung in West Java was an investment project and not foreign aid from the Chinese government. Jokowi also added that the Indonesian
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New BOT Law IRR in effect
- October 13, 2022
- Posted by: admin
- Category: Daily News
The revised implementing rules and regulations (IRR) for the Build-Operate-Transfer (BOT) Law took effect on 12 Oct 22, which the Finance department hopes would help the Philippines attract more private investments in infrastructure projects. “The
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All hands on deck
- October 13, 2022
- Posted by: admin
- Category: Blogs
Ah yes, it’s time again for the contrived “first 100 days” assessment of a new administration. In a column I had written in 2010, I had stated: “I lean towards the view that excessive importance
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Sep 22 deluge stalls kharif harvesting, damages crops
- October 11, 2022
- Posted by: admin
- Category: Daily News
Excessive rains in Oct 22 have stalled harvests of main kharif crops like maize, paddy and soyabean and affected their quality, which will likely reduce the returns for farmers, said traders and experts. “The impact
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Indonesia consumer confidence plunges to five-month low
- October 10, 2022
- Posted by: admin
- Category: Daily News
Consumers have become less optimistic about the national economy as the ripple effect of the fuel price hike spreads across the country, a Bank Indonesia (BI) survey shows. The central bank’s latest report showed that