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Apart from Chinese carriers, there is no shortage of airlines restarting long-haul routes in Asia-Pacifc. Last week Indonesia’s flag carrier, Garuda Indonesia, joined in by announcing it was restarting direct services between Jakarta and Melbourne, Australia. The financial cloud is still there Garuda Indonesia (Garuda) has had a tough time navigating through COVID, only narrowly … Read more
Fun Year-End Events You Don’t Want to Miss! JAKARTA, Indonesia, Oct. 17, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — Big and exciting events are back. Music concerts, sporting events and cultural events have brought a breath of fresh air to event goers. GOERS has been appointed as the official ticketing partner for many exciting concerts and festivals all over … Read more
Taipei, Oct. 17 (CNA) A free beauty and makeup workshop for Indonesian migrant workers turned out to be a hit on Sunday with scores of participants packing the Indonesia Exhibition Centre in Taipei, eager to acquire entrepreneurship skills in preparation for their return home. Over 60 Indonesian women migrant workers attended the “Pelatihan Makeup Level … Read more
Mary Jane Veloso was jailed and sentenced to death in 2010 after unwittingly serving as a drug mule Play Video MANILA, Philippines – The Philippines has requested Indonesia to pardon jailed Filipino Mary Jane Veloso, who has been incarcerated since 2010 over drug trafficking charges. In a statement released via state-run PTV on Tuesday, September … Read more
Press Secretary Trixie Cruz-Angeles also confirms President Ferdinand Marcos Jr will be traveling to the US MANILA, Philippines – President Ferdinand Marcos Jr is set to visit two Southeast Asian countries in the first week of September, Press Secretary Trixie Cruz-Angeles said on Friday, August 19. Marcos, who assumed office on June 30, will visit … Read more
Indonesia’s parliament passed legislation on Thursday to create three new provinces in its underdeveloped region of Papua, a move critics fear could undermine the standing of the area’s indigenous population and threaten special autonomy powers. The Southeast Asian nation’s easternmost region, currently split between Papua and West Papua, will now be divided into five provinces, … Read more
MANILA, Philippines – President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s first state visit, from September 4 to 6, is to Southeast Asian neighbor Indonesia, a country the Philippines has had diplomatic relations with for over 70 years. According to a release from the Department of Foreign Affairs, Marcos and Indonesian President Joko Widodo are “expected to discuss the … Read more
Bangkok-based online beauty retailer Konvy has raised $10 million in a Series A funding round solely from Insignia Ventures Partners – the first capital commitment by the Singapore-based venture capital firm in a Thailand company. The 10-year-old startup, which produces and sells skincare products and cosmetics via its online platform, told DealStreetAsia that it plans … Read more
(1st UPDATE) On the same day, an earthquake of magnitude 7.6 hits the Eastern New Guinea region in Papua New Guinea JAKARTA, Indonesia – About 200 people evacuated to higher ground after an earthquake of magnitude 6.1 struck islands in western Indonesia on Sunday, September 11, causing some property damage, the country’s disaster mitigation agency BNPB said. The quake in … Read more
Rosales is the first Filipina to win the title MANILA, Philippines – Alexandra Mae Rosales of the Philippines was named Miss Supermodel Worldwide 2022 during the pageant’s coronation night in India on Saturday, October 15 (Sunday, October 16 in Manila). The beauty queen from Laguna bested 16 other candidates to become the first Filipina to … Read more
