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Look at the ratios. While China is larger (way larger), Indonesia still has a surplus 2x larger than its imports (so we export 3x times more than import). China has a surplus 3x larger than its imports. Both, according to Trump are 'abnormally high trade surplus'. 21% of China's GDP is based...

Really if the trade war happens between China and America, America would smash China. Simply said 4% of China's GDP is directly related to results of exports to America, while only 1% of American GDP is dependent on Chinese exports. America would 'win' easily if it was only China vs America...

It's not actually that. Australia is in a tough spot. They are an export-oriented economy, a weird thing for a developed nation (usually services oriented). As such, due to how Indonesia sits on basically 90% of their maritime trade rout to Asia and beyond... we don't need to invade them to mess...

Indonesia Launched the Online Single Submission Licensing System 10 July 2018 | In an effort to boost domestic and foreign direct investment, the Indonesian government launched the online single submission (OSS) licensing system on Monday (09/07). The system, which is based on (1) Presidential...

Hugh White has long been a very vocal supporter of deepening Australian-Indonesian cooperation. He is one of the few Australian Academic Elites that fully supports strengthening and cooperation with Indonesia. He has even spoken approvingly of joining ASEAN with Indonesian support, even if that...

Same here! I also rely on AP news since its pretty much equal to Reuters. Jakarta Post is good reading for day to day news so long as you are aware of their bias. Stay away from their Editorial Board and Opinion pieces though, they're garbage. Jakarta Globe is much more lax in its daily...

Main problem with USA is that its fickle as hell. Every new president might as well be a new king. The Iranian deal that Trump just shat on comes to mind. The only 'Allies' the USA has consistently treated well is Saudi Arabia since they are both it's biggest supplier of oil as well as a huge...

'You have no idea how evil my government is" ~Iko Uwais character. Let's hope this isn't set in Indonesia :P

Better start a new thread. I'd rather not derail more :P

I apologise, today's been a long day and the only times Indonesian 'core' territory is bought up in Australian media its always talking about discrimination and separatism. Rereading your post I realise it had nothing inflammatory about it, it was my fault for jumping to conclusions. Sorry...

Eit's, no no no... One of the unspoken rules in Indonesia: Never say that there is a 'core' and a mere 'territory'. Some Indonesians become very pissed off, since it implies that some Indonesians are more important than others. I am among them. While Java is the most populated and most...

Bangladesh is improving, and tbh, judging from current revenues, there is still a lot of potential. Judging by the articles posted, the BD gov apparently has a comprehensive plan to do so: Improving Access, Improving Facilities, and focusing on Cultural Tourism. This is a good plan. Ofc, some...

Pelayaran Perdana Trayek T-4 Tol Laut Rute Tanjung Perak-Makassar-Tahuna BERITA, FOTO BERITA | MOSA MA'U | JUNE 28, 2018 15:42 | 10 PENGUNJUNG Batasnegeri.com: Pelni Layani Tol Laut. Sejumlah kontainer milik Pelni logistik tertumpuk di dekat KM Lambelu yang bersandar di dermaga Pelabuhan...

@Star Bugs @pr1v4t33r Here is an advert from when the product was geared for Palm Oil Plantation. Like bloody hell, the amount of variants this thing has is AMAZING. Reminds me of Panzer IV and its Ausf.A to Ausf.J variants. :V That said, it also reminds me on how this could be an...

Interesting Quora answer. Why is Indonesia attracting fewer foreign tourists than other the Southeast Asian countries, such as Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore, and the Philippines? Nazafarin Yusuf, studied at University of Technology, Malaysia Answered 9h ago My dear, you need to get your fact...

Likewise, the finding of people inserting a breeding-sustainable population of fish all at once is almost like managing to find the patient zero of a deadly disease outbreak. If it was up to me you'd bet I'd freak out, if none of the native predators target the fish 70 can quickly turn to tens...

Australia was bought down to its knees by rabbits, and then later by toads. It isn't about predator species but invasive species.

Well you know what they say, "The more things change the more they stay the same" At least our leadership is smart enough to fallback to tried and tested wisdom. And yeah, our economic size and stability is a main reason why we've become a good economic strategic partner. Also, due to the...

Seriously... I wonder how much of this is because Indonesia is increasingly seen as a major ballast against China's influence in ASEAN. Japan is already gonna invest millions to improve our fishery in the Natuna area, and India has committed to footing the cost of a naval base.

I agree, either large company or government regulated cooperative. By all metrics plantations such as palm, tea, and coffee all give better improvement to local communities than mining, so the situation will be much better than Freeport's Tembagapura. Then we also need to make sure there is...