AD Ports Finalizing USD 2-billion Deal to Buy Meratus

Sam Chambers, reporting for Splash247.com writes that Abu Dhabi’s fast expanding AD Ports is tipped to be finalising a deal to buy Indonesia’s top container shipping line, Meratus, in a deal thought to be worth USD 2-billion. The family-held Meratus has been up for sale since July. According to Alphaliner, Surabaya-based Meratus runs a container
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Wolbachia Mosquitoes Released But Not in Bali

Citing an Antara News article, Tempo are reporting that a spokesperson from Indonesia’s Health Ministry, Ngabila Salama has highlighted the government’s reasons for releasing Wolbachia mosquitoes in several regions and why it is necessary in the country. “[The mosquito is] an environmentally friendly [innovation that is released] based on data and evidence, and has been studied by
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Jakarta Increases 2024 Minimum Wage

Speaking at Jakarta City Hall on Tuesday (21/11/23), Heru Budi Hartono, acting Jakarta Governor, announced that the provincial minimum wage (UMP) for 2024 has been decided at IDR 5.067-million, an increase of 3.38-percent from the previous year’s IDR 4.9-million, according to reporting from Antara News. According to Hartono, the Jakarta provincial government will implement the
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Ministry: EV Battery Waste Must be Handled Properly

In a statement from Vinda Damayanti Ansjar, the Director of Waste Reduction at Indonesia’s Ministry of Environment and Forestry on Wednesday (22/11/23), Indonesia must ensure that electric vehicle (EV) battery waste must be handled properly to prevent heavy metal pollution in the environment, especially in the groundwater, according to reporting from Antara News. She said
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Ministry: Super-Priority Tourist Attractions Will be Busy for the Year-End Holidays

Tempo are reporting that Indonesia’s Tourism and Creative Economy Ministry has predicted that during this year’s Christmas and New Year holiday season, “the super-priority tourist attractions of Lake Toba, Borobudur, Mandalika, Labuan Bajo, and Likupang will be swarmed with tourists,” according to the Head of the Communication Bureau of the ministry, I Gusti Dewi Hendriyani. Dewi also
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