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JAKARTA -- A riot in a town in Central Java last week could signal trouble for Indonesian regions, as President Prabowo Subianto's push to finance his flagship programs, such as free meals, comes at the expense of local government budgets. [1]

CHIANG MAI — The United States on 23 January officially dedicated its new U.S. Consulate General building in Chiang Mai, reaffir [2]

JAKARTA -- Candidates backed by ruling coalition parties look set to clinch Central and West Java in local elections, but opposition candidates fared far better than expected, a sign that President Joko Widodo's charm could be waning. [3]

WEST JAVA -- At its launch on Thursday, President Joko Widodo said he wants Indonesia's first high-speed rail link connecting Jakarta and Bandung to inspire other parts of the archipelago to develop mass transit systems. [4]

LifeRemote Indian valley gets a java jolt Tribal farmers tap into rising global demand for specialty coffee Coffee growers Venkat Rao, left, and Apparao Pangi are among 25,000 tribal-farmers working with the Naandi Foundation. [5]

Business dealsJapanese-Indonesian team to take on Java port project Shipping hub near Jakarta aims to speed up gridlock-prone logistics network Transportation Minister Budi Karya Sumadi, second from left, met Sunday with officials from the constructi... [6]

TASIKMALAYA, Indonesia — The closest and dirtiest presidential race in Indonesia’s young democracy could be decided on Wednesday among the mosques and rice paddies of West Java, the nation’s most populous province. [7]

JAKARTA -- Indonesia will introduce tighter social restrictions in its most populous island of Java and tourism hotspot Bali, as the country aims to arrest a devastating second wave of COVID-19 infections. [8]

Sources
[1] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2025-08-19 · 75% match

Central Java riot heralds more trouble under Prabowo's efficiency drive

JAKARTA -- A riot in a town in Central Java last week could signal trouble for Indonesian regions, as President Prabowo Subianto's push to finance his flagship programs, such as free meals, comes at the expense of local government budgets.

[2] TH www.khaosodenglish.com · 2026-01-28 · 65% match

US rejects ‘Secret Base’ claims over $273m Chiang Mai Consulate

CHIANG MAI — The United States on 23 January officially dedicated its new U.S. Consulate General building in Chiang Mai, reaffir

[3] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2018-06-27 · 85% match

Ruling coalition candidates win key Central and West Java: exit poll

JAKARTA -- Candidates backed by ruling coalition parties look set to clinch Central and West Java in local elections, but opposition candidates fared far better than expected, a sign that President Joko Widodo's charm could be waning.

[4] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2016-01-22 · 85% match

Widodo wants bullet train to inspire beyond Java

WEST JAVA -- At its launch on Thursday, President Joko Widodo said he wants Indonesia's first high-speed rail link connecting Jakarta and Bandung to inspire other parts of the archipelago to develop mass transit systems.

[5] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2018-02-17 · 85% match

Remote Indian valley gets a java jolt

LifeRemote Indian valley gets a java jolt Tribal farmers tap into rising global demand for specialty coffee Coffee growers Venkat Rao, left, and Apparao Pangi are among 25,000 tribal-farmers working with the Naandi Foundation.

[6] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2018-05-21 · 75% match

Japanese-Indonesian team to take on Java port project

Business dealsJapanese-Indonesian team to take on Java port project Shipping hub near Jakarta aims to speed up gridlock-prone logistics network Transportation Minister Budi Karya Sumadi, second from left, met Sunday with officials from the constructi

[7] MM www.irrawaddy.com · 2014-07-07 · 75% match

Indonesia’s Tight, Dirty Presidential Race May Be Decided in West Java

TASIKMALAYA, Indonesia — The closest and dirtiest presidential race in Indonesia’s young democracy could be decided on Wednesday among the mosques and rice paddies of West Java, the nation’s most populous province.

[8] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2021-07-01 · 75% match

Indonesia tightens COVID rules in Java and Bali to fight 2nd wave

JAKARTA -- Indonesia will introduce tighter social restrictions in its most populous island of Java and tourism hotspot Bali, as the country aims to arrest a devastating second wave of COVID-19 infections.

[9] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2017-01-03 · 75% match

Trans-Java railway costs swell as Indonesia tacks on plans

JAKARTA -- Indonesia's plans to build a trans-Java railway with aid from Japan have ballooned to include many upgrades, quadrupling the projected cost to around 100 trillion rupiah ($7.42 billion) and leaving Japan cautious as negotiations deepen.

[10] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2021-12-05 · 75% match

Death toll rises to 13 in volcano eruption on Indonesia's Java

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The death toll from a volcanic eruption Saturday on Indonesia's main island of Java has risen to 13, the country's disaster agency said Sunday.

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