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The government expects the Jakarta-Bandung high-speed railway project to face another setback as a result of geographical and geological obstacles hampering its construction. President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo said that the railway would enter operation by
All four opposition MPs on the Parliamentary Select Committee overseeing Agencies in the Prime Minister’s Department disagree with committee chairperson Abdul Latiff Abdul Rahman’s decision to postpone the 19 Jan 22 hearing. In a joint
THE DECISION of major oil producers to stick with their plans to raise crude production in Feb 22 would likely bring down fuel prices, which in turn could keep inflation within target, Bangko Sentral ng
The government will conduct a B40 biodiesel road test in Feb 22 as it pushes ahead with its plan to use more palm oil-derived fuel in transportation. The Energy and Mineral Resources Ministry said that
The government is looking to trim its overall subsidy bill in 2022-23, and is likely to peg food and fertiliser subsidies at about INR2.6tr and INR900bn, respectively, in the upcoming budget, lower than the revised