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TAIPEI — As a falling birthrate threatens to shrink Taiwan’s pool of high-tech talent, the island has turned to Southeast Asian students as a source of workers for the semiconductor industry.On the outskirts of Hsinchu, a city nicknamed Taiwan’s Silicon Valley, students at the Minghsin University of Science and Technology train on the kind of equipment used in real-life semiconductor factories. Source link
Jakarta (ANTARA) – Indonesian Coordinating Minister for Maritime Affairs and Investment Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan discussed several maritime security issues with Malagasy Defense Minister Leon Jean Richard Rakotonirina on the sidelines of the Archipelagic and Island States (AIS) Forum.During the discussion held in Bali, on Monday (December 5, 2022), Madagascar said that Indonesia’s leadership was deemed important in maintaining security of the maritime area in the Asia-Pacific Region, especially in the Indian Ocean, according to a statement received on Tuesday.”Certainly, it is Indonesia’s commitment to continue to protect the Indian Ocean as a joint strategic area. Indonesia’s leadership in the AIS…
On September 28, 2018, Indonesia’s Central Sulawesi province was struck by a series of cascading natural hazards. An afternoon of foreshocks culminated in a magnitude 7.5 earthquake that caused some of the most severe soil liquefaction observed globally. Residential neighborhoods were swallowed whole. Satellite imagery showing the Petobo residential area in Central Sulawesi before and after the disaster event, highlighting the significant liquefaction. Source: https://blog.maxar.com/for-a-better-world/2018/satellite-imagery-helps-indonesian-earthquake-victims The seismic event triggered multiple tsunami waves, reaching Palu City within six minutes of the earthquake. In some places, the water reached nearly six meters in height, destroying low-lying homes and coastal infrastructure. The disaster resulted…
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In recent years, Chinese investors and venture capital firms have invested billions of dollars in Indonesian start-ups and unicorns such as Tokopedia, Gojek, Bukalapak, and Traveloka. Data from Bisnis Indonesia Resource Center show that Alibaba has begun its investment in Indonesia through two e-commerce companies, namely Lazada and Tokopedia. On April 11, 2016, Alibaba Holding Ltd invested US$1 billion in Lazada, a Singapore-based e-commerce platform which operates in Indonesia, Malaysia and the Philippines. Alibaba injected another US$1 billion a year later, on June 29, 2017, to Lazada. Alibaba strengthened its grip on Tokopedia, Indonesia’s e-commerce market. The company invested US$1…
FILE – Officers check the passports of passengers leaving for Singapore at the immigration checkpoint of the Bandar Bentan Telani ferry terminal on Bintan Island, Indonesia, Wednesday, May 15, 2024. Indonesian authorities said Monday that the country’s national data center was compromised by a cyber attack, disrupting public services including the immigration check points and asked for an $8 million ransom. (AP Photo/Dita Alangkara, File) JAKARTA, Indonesia — Indonesia’s national data center has been compromised by a hacking group asking for a $8 million ransom that the government says it won’t pay. The cyberattack has disrupted services of more than…
BATAM, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesian police said Wednesday they have arrested 88 Chinese citizens for involvement in a cross-border telephone and online romance scam syndicate after receiving a tip from the Chinese security ministry.The suspects, including five women, were arrested on Batam island, next to Singapore, said Riau Islands police spokesperson Zahwani Pandra Arsyad. They were working from a shophouse, a building with mixed commercial and residential use, in an industrial park. Police believe the suspects are members of a telephone fraud and online love scam syndicate, Arsyad said.Most of their targets appeared to be fellow Chinese who were called…
Attachments Risk induced by natural hazards and climate change has been accelerating worldwide, leading to adverse impacts on communities’ well-being. Dealing with this risk is increasingly complex and requires cross-sectoral action. Adaptive Social Protection (ASP) has emerged as a promising approach to strengthen the resilience of communities by integrating Social Protection (SP), Disaster Risk Management (DRM) and Climate Change Adaptation (CCA) efforts. To inform this integration and thereby support the development of a functional ASP approach, the identification and provision of relevant data and information are vital. In this context, risk assessments are crucial as they establish the groundwork for…
Indonesia will permanently relocate the entire population of an island in North Sulawesi province because a volcano is threatening their safety. Evacuees board an Indonesian naval vessel on Tagulandang Island in Sitaro, North Sulawesi, as Mount Ruang volcano spews smoke in the background. Eruptions at a remote Indonesian volcano forced more than half a dozen airports to close with ash spreading as far as Malaysia, officials said, while authorities rushed to evacuate thousands due to tsunami fears. (Photo by Ronny Adolof BUOL / AFP) {{^userSubscribed}} {{/userSubscribed}} {{^userSubscribed}} {{/userSubscribed}} Mount Ruang erupted spectacularly last month and has been spewing ash that…
Integral Ad Science (IAS), the global leader in digital ad verification, surveyed over 1,000 consumers in Singapore and Indonesia about online data collection, data privacy, and targeted advertising to understand how they perceive data privacy and digital advertising practices amid growing data privacy regulations. Consumers are spending more time online than ever and more time browsing means more opportunities to collect data and consumers know it: 8 out of 10 consumers in Singapore and Indonesia say they’re aware that websites and apps collect and share their data for advertising purposes. As well, consumers are quite savvy about privacy, with 71% of…