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  • 1 week ago | gurutrade.com | Stefanno Reinard Sulaiman |Ananda Teresia |John Mair

    JAKARTA, May 5 (Reuters) - Indonesia is targeting economic growth of between 5.8% and 6.3% in 2026, planning minister Rachmat Pambudy said on Monday. Rachmat revealed the GDP growth target when delivering the government's working plan for 2026. Earlier data showed the economy grew by 4.87% in the first quarter from a year earlier, the weakest growth rate in more than three years. Southeast Asia's largest economy is targeting growth up 5.2% this year, up slightly from 5.03% in 2024.

  • 2 weeks ago | gmanetwork.com | Ananda Teresia |Stanley Widianto

    JAKARTA, Indonesia - Indonesia's parliament is set to agree next week to ratify an agreement made with Vietnam that sets the boundaries of their exclusive economic zones in the contested South China Sea, a lawmaker said on Thursday. The South China Sea is a strategic waterway that has been a source of tension between China and its Southeast Asian neighbours, disrupting fishing and energy exploration in the area.

  • 2 weeks ago | kfgo.com | Ananda Teresia |Stanley Widianto

    By Ananda Teresia and Stanley WidiantoJAKARTA (Reuters) – Indonesia’s parliament is set to agree next week to ratify an agreement made with Vietnam that sets the boundaries of their exclusive economic zones in the contested South China Sea, a lawmaker said on Thursday. The South China Sea is a strategic waterway that has been a source of tension between China and its Southeast Asian neighbours, disrupting fishing and energy exploration in the area.

  • 2 weeks ago | usnews.com | Ananda Teresia |Stanley Widianto

    By Ananda Teresia and Stanley WidiantoJAKARTA (Reuters) - Indonesia's parliament is set to agree next week to ratify an agreement made with Vietnam that sets the boundaries of their exclusive economic zones in the contested South China Sea, a lawmaker said on Thursday. The South China Sea is a strategic waterway that has been a source of tension between China and its Southeast Asian neighbours, disrupting fishing and energy exploration in the area.

  • 3 weeks ago | kfgo.com | Ananda Teresia |Yuddy Cahya Budiman

    By Ananda Teresia and Yuddy Cahya BudimanDILI, East Timor (Reuters) -A devout Roman Catholic couple in East Timor has seen firsthand two popes visit their tiny Asian country and now they are praying they may witness another, once a successor is picked to replace Pope Francis. “I deeply hope the new pope would visit East Timor,” Pedro de Souza, 63, told Reuters at his home in the Timorese capital Dili, sitting next to his wife of 40 years.