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Microsoft CEO pledges $1.7 bn AI, cloud investment in Indonesia
Microsoft's chief executive officer met the president of Indonesia on Tuesday, pledging a $1.7 billion investment in artificial intelligence and cloud computing to help develop the archipelago's AI infrastructure.
Jakarta orders civil servants work from home to improve air quality
Thousands of public employees in Indonesia's capital, or half of its civil servants, were told to work from home starting Monday in a two-month trial aimed at improving the city's air quality, a government notice said.
Malaysia pledges to invest in Indonesia's new capital
Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim has said that his country would invest in the development of Indonesia's new capital on Borneo island, which both nations share.
Indonesia is Moving its Capital
The Indonesian parliament today passed a bill to move the capital from Jakarta to a forested area on the island of Borneo, DPA reported. The decision of the deputies paves the way for the construction of the new city.
The law was approved by most political forces, with only the small Justice and Prosperity Party disagreeing.
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2 rare Sumatran tigers recovering after catching COVID-19
Two rare Sumatran tigers at the zoo in the Indonesian capital are recovering after being infected with COVID-19.
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Nine-year-old Tino became ill with shortness of breath, sneezing, and a runny nose on July 9. He also lost his appetite.
Two days later, 12-year-old Hari was showing the same symptoms.
Body parts found at Indonesian plane crash site
Divers pulled body parts, wreckage and clothing from waters off Indonesia's capital Jakarta on Jan. 10, as the military located a signal it hoped would lead to the wreckage of a jet that crashed with 62 people on board.
The Sriwijaya Air Boeing 737-500 plunged into a steep dive about four minutes after it left Soekarno-Hatta international airport in Jakarta on Jan. 9 afternoon.
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A Five-Story Building Partially Collapsed in Jakarta, at leat Eight People are Injured
A five-story building partially collapsed today in Jakarta, Indonesia's capital. At least eight people were injured, according to France's press, citing local television.
It is not yet clear whether there are buried people beneath the rubble and whether the partial collapse is linked to the floods that took the lives of more than 60 people in Jakarta last week.
Death toll from Jakarta flooding rises to 43
The death toll from severe flooding and landslides that struck the Indonesian capital Jakarta over the New Year rose to 43, the state-run disaster management agency said on Jan. 3.
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Heavy rainfalls hit Jakarta, 19 killed in Indonesia
At least 19 were killed in Indonesia's capital and nearby towns when heavy rains caused flash floods, the authorities said on Jan. 2.
"It has been confirmed that 19 people died, two others are still waiting to be confirmed," Social Affairs Minister Juliari Peter Batubara said.
Indonesia's President Suggests New Capital
The new capital will be operational from 2024, reported NOVA TV.
The capital of Indonesia will no longer be Jakarta, according to BGNES. Indonesian authorities will begin the capital move in 2021, Xinhua news agency quoted Indonesian Planning Development Minister Bambang Brodjonegoro.
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