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Government to decide on Vale divestment this month: Jokowi

Jakarta (ANTARA) – President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) has informed that the government will make a decision this month regarding its plan to push the nickel mining company PT Vale Indonesia (INCO) to divest more its shares.The discourse on divestment came…

Cheaper air freight, petai prices drive W Sumatra deflation: BPS

Padang, West Sumatra (ANTARA) – A fall in the prices of air freight, jengkol (Archidendron pauciflorum), petai (Parkia speciosa), and green chili was responsible for the monthly deflation recorded in West Sumatra in June 2023, Statistics Indonesia (BP…

(LEAD) Biggest umbrella labor group goes on 2-week general strike

The Korean Confederation of Trade Unions (KCTU), South Korea’s largest umbrella labor group, launched a two-week general strike Monday to protest the Yoon Suk Yeol government’s labor policies.Yang Kyung-soo, the chairman of the KCTU, declared the star…