Photos: Indonesian single mother makes ends meet as autorickshaw driver

[ad_1] Her three-year-old daughter at her side, single mother Ekawati plies Jakarta’s notorious traffic in her three-wheeled autorickshaw, making ends meet as one of a growing number of Indonesian women seeking informal employment outside the home. Not that Ekawati has...

MH370 went missing 10 years ago. An Indonesian family hopes it can be found

[ad_1] Medan, Indonesia – Herlina Panjaitan has not changed her mobile phone number since her son, 25-year-old Firman Chandra Siregar, went missing 10 years ago. Siregar, an Indonesian, was a passenger on MH370, the Malaysia Airlines plane that disappeared 40...

RBI and Bank Indonesia sign MoU to establish a framework to promote use of local currencies for cross-border transactions

[ad_1] The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) and the Bank Indonesia (BI) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) in Mumbai on Thursday for establishing a framework to promote the use of local currencies — the Indian Rupee (INR) and the...

Australia gives $41mn to ASEAN countries for ‘free, open’ South China Sea

[ad_1] Funds come after Philippine president told Australian parliament he would ‘not yield’ a ‘square inch’ in the South China Sea.Australia’s Foreign Minister Penny Wong has announced 64 million Australian dollars ($41.8m) in funding for maritime security on the first...

India permitting onion exports to Bahrain, Mauritius upsetting major international markets, traders say

[ad_1] The Indian government’s recent decision to permit onion exports to Bahrain and Mauritius has stirred controversy within the exporting industry. Despite these countries’ limited historical imports of Indian onions, the government’s move has left larger importers feeling neglected and...