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The more than 55 percent plunge in oil prices since July has resolved several potentially explosive political and economic problems for the new government of President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo. But he should not get complacent, as the condition is largely a matter of good fortune. As the saying goes, lightning never strikes twice in the …

The massacre by Muslim gunmen of a dozen employees of the satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo in Paris on January 7 was an abomination, an outrage, an atrocity and “an evil deed without a name”. It was a savagely disproportionate act of revenge. massacre – the killing of a large number of people, esp. people who …

Following the lead of national flag carrier Garuda Indonesia, which nixed a plan to relocate flights from Soekarno-Hatta International Airport in Banten to the Halim Perdanakusuma Airport and Air Force Base in East Jakarta, low-cost carrier AirAsia Indonesia has announced it will not be relocating any of its flights to the Air Force base. nixed …

Garuda Indonesia’s low-cost subsidiary Citilink and low-cost carrier Indonesia AirAsia have proposed buying stakes in Tigerair Mandala, following the budget airline’s huge losses last year, says a government official. “Tigerair Mandala is seeking an opportunity for long-term investors,” the Transportation Ministry’s director for air transportation, Djoko Muratmodjo, told reporters on Wednesday. “Two of the potential …

I refer to an article titled “AirAsia admits administrative negligence,” (The Jakarta Post, Jan. 14). It cannot be as simple as it is described here. How could it be that passengers’ booked flights months in advance of the flight date, without suspicions being aroused? How could it be that flight controllers at Indonesian air traffic …

As more than 30 bodies from AirAsia Flight QZ8501 were recovered from the Karimata Strait this weekend, leaked official documents have given rise to allegations that AirAsia Indonesia violated procedures that lead to the disaster. The first allegation came to light in a leaked document that was originally sent by the Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics …

A massive search operation to locate AirAsia flight QZ8501 and its 162 passengers and crew has been the focus of national and international media coverage since the Airbus 320 was first believed to have crashed in the Karimata Strait on Dec. 28. The Indonesian Military (TNI), National Search and Rescue Agency (Basarnas), the National Police …

AirAsia flight QZ8501 climbed at a breakneck speed of 8,000 feet per minute and stalled before crashing into the Java Sea, Transportation Minister Ignasius Jonan said on Tuesday. breakneck – stall – to cause a vehicle or engine to stop suddenly, or of a vehicle or engine to stop suddenly: “Minutes before [the aircraft disappeared …

Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) prosecutors have indicted meat importer PT Indoguna Utama directors Arya Abdi Effendi and Juard Effendi for bribery. Prosecutors allege that both Arya and Juard handed over Rp 1.3 billion (US$134,000) to former lawmaker and Prosperous Justice Party (PKS) president Luthfi Hasan Ishaaq so he could use his influence with Agriculture Minister Suswono, …

Local beef consumption will rise next year by around 6 percent to 560,000 tons, according to an estimate by the Agriculture Ministry. The government hoped that out of that figure, about 80 percent would be fulfilled by domestic supply, Agriculture Minister Suswono said Monday. However, he added, the government would not set import quota for …