The United States and Indonesia have had strong relations for decades. The United States has important economic, commercial, and security interests in Indonesia. It remains a linchpin of regional security due to its strategic location astride a number of key international maritime straits, particularly the Malacca Strait. The United States has important economic, commercial, and security

Jakarta’s air quality has reached unhealthy levels, according to a report published by Greenpeace Indonesia. With the number of infrastructure projects and the increase in vehicle emissions, residents have been advised to use face masks when outside. Blue sky rarely appears in Jakarta. Pixabay/NOW!JAKARTA Greenpeace Indonesia, in its report released last week, cited the air

Indonesian sports stars have made great strides in recent years. And it appears the creative industry has also had quite a few famous contributions in recent years. We’ve rounded up a few names you might recognise. Iko Uwais, Actor Uwais Qorny, better known as Iko Uwais, went into acting through the movie directed by Gareth

MVB Chairman Alistair Speirs was recently invited to Siam Reap, Cambodia to be part of a major UNDP-China-ASEAN Symposium on Localising Sustainable Development Goals (SDG’s). The objective of the conference was to strengthen the capacities of local governments and other key stakeholders, to increase community engagement and accelerate the implementation of SDG’s at a local

As part of the British Government’s “Requirement to Correct” legislation, UK taxpayers must make sure that all their foreign income and assets, where there might be tax to pay, have been declared to HMRC before the 30 September 2018. From the 1 October 2018, new, substantially higher penalties will apply for those who have failed

Despite the idyllic setting and notwithstanding recent global growth, the International Monetary Fund-World Bank meetings took place in a context of apprehension, according to published reports. As the Fund’s 2018 World Economic Outlook (WEO) stressed, economic growth has been more uneven than expected. IMF members also pledged to avoid devaluing currencies to seek a trade advantage by

Finland sent a major trade delegation to Indonesia in October with some world leading companies in tow. The leader of the delegation was Ms. Anne-Mari Virolainen, the Minister of Foreign Trade and Development. Here’s what she had to say about the delegation. Ms. Anne-Mari Virolainen, the Minister of Foreign Trade and Development of Finlad visited

Under Anies Baswedan administration, the city government implies number of policies to tackle urban issue. here are people need to know in recent updates. ANIES BASWEDAN PLANS TO TRANSFORM MONAS INTO CENTRAL PARK In a recent interview with “The Jakarta Post”, Jakarta Governor Anies Baswedan stated he would like to transform the city’s historic National

Sustainability can be defined many ways but the basic ideas and concepts remain the same: balancing a growing economy, protection for the environment, and social responsibility, so they together lead to an improved quality of life for ourselves and future generations. Three Nordic Ambassadors and a Deputy Head of Mission will be keynote speakers at MVB Sustainable Business

70 years after the signing of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, and the more recently instituted Sustainable Development Goals (SDG), where does Indonesia stand? Is the country closer to achieving these goals by 2030? The Embassy of France in collaboration with the French Institute in Indonesia (IFI) and the United Nations Indonesia held a discussion on these issues at