Auto components maker Uno Minda Ltd on Thursday announced investments of more than Rs 610 crore on setting up a new plant in Indonesia and expanding domestic capacity in India. The company’s wholly-owned subsidiary, PT Minda Asean Automotive (PTMA), has secured additional orders, including orders for long tail lamps for passenger cars from OEMs (original … Read more
A farmer collecting grain from a combine harvester during the wheat harvest on a farm near Benfleet, UK, on Monday, Aug. 12, 2024. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images The global commodities market has been volatile this year, with prices remaining largely elevated. Orange juice and cocoa futures surged to record highs in the first … Read more
Riot police officers push back anti-migration protesters outside on Aug. 4, 2024 in Rotherham, U.K. Christopher Furlong | Getty Images News | Getty Images Five countries have now issued travel and safety warnings to their citizens living or visiting the U.K. as riots and street disorder continue to plague the country. The United Arab Emirates, … Read more
Years ago, the manager of a hotel in Koh Samui, Thailand told me about an unusual booking that he once received during the middle of the night. A traveler had flown his entire family via private jet from Brunei to the Thai island after learning upon landing in Brunei that it is a “dry country” … Read more
I’m often asked: “What is your favorite country to visit?” For an avid adventurer, it’s a confounding question. How to distill culture, vibes, food, scenery, and all the other factors that shape the international travel experience? Identifying the nations I have explored in depth over multiple visits — popular places like Turkey, Nepal, South Africa … Read more
Arriving in a foreign country without a visa seems like an obvious mistake, but it’s the main reason tourists were preventing from entering Bali during the first quarter of 2024. During this period, 561 foreign nationals were denied entry to the Indonesian territory, the Ngurah Rai Immigration Office in Badung told local media. “The most … Read more
Coal-fired power plants in Mariveles, Bataan, the Philippines, on June 6, 2023. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images The Philippines’ dependency on coal-fired power surged 62% last year, overtaking China, Indonesia and Poland, according to London-based energy think-tank Ember. The Philippines was also the most coal-dependent country in Southeast Asia in 2023, as adoption of … Read more
Descrease article font size Increase article font size An Indonesian woman was found dead inside the belly of a massive python after she went missing from her village in South Sulawesi province. Farida, a 45-year-old mother of four, was reported missing on Thursday night by her husband after she failed to return home. Her husband … Read more
The volcano erupted for about two minutes, a PVMB official said. Jakarta: Indonesia’s Mount Ibu volcano erupted on Tuesday, spewing thick columns of grey ash five km (three miles) into the sky, the volcanology agency said, but there were no immediate reports of evacuations. The volcano on the eastern island of Halmahera erupted at 5:36 … Read more
Emerging markets such as India and Indonesia, whose populations are growing at a solid pace, stand to benefit as demographics begin to play a bigger role in investment decisions, according to Fidelity International and BlackRock Investment Institute. The investors are focusing on the two nations in emerging Asia, thanks in part to an expected boom … Read more
