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PARIS: Weightlifter Rizki Juniansyah won the men’s 73 kg Olympic weightlifting title at the Paris Games on Thursday (Aug 8), securing the second gold medal for Indonesia. The 21-year-old secured a total of 354 kg, setting the Olympic record in the clean and jerk as China’s reigning champion Shi Zhiyong failed to finish. Rizki lifted … Read more
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 3 — Performing ‘live’ the best way for artists and musicians to promote their music and showcase their talents. Most performers would prefer ‘live’ shows in more conventional venues such as event spaces or a stadium. For the more adventurous, and creative — there’s going against the norm and picking out more … Read more
JAKARTA: Bali authorities have tightened the screening of foreign nationals entering the Indonesian resort island in response to a surge in tourist arrivals this year. The number of international visitors reached 3.89 million in the first seven months of 2024, an increase of almost 1 million from the same period last year. According to the … Read more
How to Get There To travel from Davao City, Philippines, to Gorontalo City, Indonesia, you can start by flying with Scoot Airlines from Francisco Bangoy International Airport (DVO) in Davao City to Singapore Changi Airport (SIN). After arriving in Singapore, transfer to another Scoot flight heading to Sultan Hasanuddin International Airport (UPG) in Makassar, Indonesia. … Read more
Mr Prabowo will take over as president in October from Mr Joko Widodo, who expressed Indonesia’s aspiration to host the Olympics in November 2022 during the G20 Summit in Bali. At the time, Mr Widodo expressed readiness for his country to host the 2036 Olympics in the new capital Nusantara, which is being developed to … Read more
JAKARTA (The Jakarta Post/ANN): State-Owned Enterprises (SOEs) Minister Erick Thohir, a well-known figure in sports management in Indonesia, accompanied president-elect Prabowo Subianto over the weekend to meet International Olympic Committee (IOC) president Thomas Bach in France as Indonesia dreams of one day hosting the Olympics. The meeting took place several days after the Paris 2024 … Read more
There’s no point trying to generalize Indonesian music. That just won’t work. Indonesia is the world’s largest island nation, and the fourth-most populous country in the world, home to roughly 280 million people. There are well over a thousand distinct ethnic groups within the nation. Even for its size, it is diverse in a way … Read more
OTHER MEMBERS OF THE TEAM The only woman in the team is Nurul Akmal, who comes from a small village in the Aceh province. Nurul, who came in fifth at the Tokyo Olympics, hopes that more women will be able to represent Indonesia in the sport and qualify for the Olympics in future editions. In … Read more
Several countries offer similar investment visa schemes, but others, including Canada, Britain and Singapore, have scrapped such schemes as their governments concluded they do not create jobs and could be a means to park speculative money. Jokowi, as the president is commonly known, said the visa was intended to lure “good quality travellers”. “We’re launching … Read more
Jakarta: Indonesia is intensifying efforts to curb illegal imports and dumping practices to protect its domestic industrial sectors. The move follows a flood of imported goods from neighbouring countries that have threatened local manufacturers and caused a slump in domestic industries, Xinhua news agency reported. On Monday, Indonesia’s Trade Ministry launched the Illegal Import Task … Read more
