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Indonesian minister draws attention to dangers of plastic waste

Maritime Affairs and Fisheries Minister Susi Pudjiastuti has called on Indonesians to curtail the production of plastic ...

Batam city government bans use of imported plastic waste

The Batam city government barred imported plastic waste used as raw materials for industries in the coastal city owing ...

Greenpeace recommends ASEAN to curtain single-use plastic production

Greenpeace Southeast Asia has praised the Bangkok Declaration and the ASEAN Framework of Action on Marine Debris, ...

Techno-application should be foremost in marine debris prevention

Applying recycling and bioplastic technologies should be the foremost strategy in reducing and preventing plastic waste ...

Indonesian leader urges ASEAN youths to create innovations

Indonesian President Joko Widodo has called on youths across the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) to work ...

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ASEAN Summit good opportunity to put brakes on plastic waste imports

The ASEAN leaders are set to meet in Bangkok, Thailand, from June 22-23, 2019, for the 34th ASEAN Summit, themed ...

Jokowi expected to discuss protection of migrants at ASEAN Summit

The labor rights advocacy group Migrant CARE expects President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) to talk to ASEAN leaders about ...

President Jokowi to attend 34th ASEAN Summit in Thailand

Indonesian President Joko Widodo will attend the 34th ASEAN Summit in Bangkok, Thailand, from June 22 to 23, ...

ISID acquires Indonesian IT company with aim of expanding business targeting local financial institutions

- Information Services International-Dentsu, Ltd. (TOKYO: 4812) (“ISID” Head office: Minato-ku, Tokyo; President ...

Indonesia needs to have biggest sharia bank in ASEAN region: Uno

The Prabowo Subianto-Sandiaga Uno pair has emphasized the need for Indonesia to have the biggest sharia bank in the ...

Inaugural ASEAN Tourism Awards Japan presented to excellent tours to the ASEAN member states

- The ASEAN-Japan Centre (AJC) has awarded eleven tour products in six categories for the trips with destinations to ...

ESG investment in ASEAN is promising; however, challenges remain, AJC says in a new study on ESG investment in ASEAN

- ESG investment has been implicitly and unsystematically undertaken among the ASEAN firms but it is promising, ...

Indonesia joins the 2019 Matta Fair in Kuala Lumpur

Indonesia through the Ministry of Tourism participated in the 2019 Matta Fair International exhibition in Hall 3, Putra ...

AJWELP to support and empower women startups in the ASEAN member states

- The ASEAN-Japan Centre (AJC) organized the 3rd ASEAN-Japan Women Entrepreneurs’ Linkage Program (AJWELP), a program ...

Over 15.81 million tourists visited Indonesia in 2018: BPS

Some 15.81 million tourists had visited Indonesia in 2018, up 12.58 percent, from 14.04 million in the same period ...