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Qatar

Minister of State for Foreign Affairs bids farewell to Indonesian Ambassador

His Excellency Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Sultan bin Saad Al Muraikhi met on Monday with Ambassador of the Republic of Indonesia to the State of Qatar Ridwan Hassan, on the occasion of the end of his tenure.HE the Minister of State for Foreign Affairs extended thanks to the Ambassador for his efforts in supporting and strengthening bilateral relations, wishing him success in his new duties.

Gulf Times
International

16 killed in Nursing Home fire in Indonesia

Sixteen people were killed in a fire that broke out at a nursing home in Manado, North Sulawesi province, in Indonesia, local authorities said on Monday.Head of public relations of the North Sulawesi Regional Police Alamsyah P. Hasibuan said that the police began procedures to identify the victims. He explained that the fire broke out in the Panti Werdha Damai nursing home in Manado and noted that the fire brigades were able to control the fire.He added that police forces evacuated the survivors to another hospital and opened an investigation into the incident to determine its circumstances and the initial cause of its outbreak.

Gulf Times
International

5.1-magnitude Earthquake strikes Western Indonesia

An earthquake measuring 5.1 on the Richter scale struck on Sunday the city of Bengkulu in western Sumatra, Indonesia.The US Geological Survey reported that the earthquake's epicenter was at a depth of 54 km.Indonesia lies on the Pacific Ring of Fire, where numerous tectonic plates meet, causing frequent volcanic and seismic activity.  

Gulf Times
International

Indonesia flood death toll soars to 916, hundreds still missing

The death toll from devastating floods and landslides across three Indonesian provinces on Sumatra Island has risen to 916, with 274 people still reported missing, authorities said.Indonesia's National Disaster Management Agency (BNPB) confirmed that the casualties resulted from severe weather linked to recent cyclones that struck Aceh, North Sumatra, and West Sumatra provinces.Aceh recorded the highest number of fatalities, with 345 deaths and 174 people missing. North Sumatra reported 312 deaths and 133 missing, while West Sumatra accounted for 226 fatalities and 213 missing.Local officials have urged the central government in Jakarta to declare a national state of emergency to unlock additional funding and resources for rescue, recovery, and humanitarian relief operations.Environmental groups have attributed the worsening floods to large-scale deforestation caused by mining and logging activities, saying the loss of forest cover has degraded soil stability and heightened the risk of landslides and flash floods.In response, Indonesian authorities have launched investigations into several companies suspected of illegal deforestation in the affected areas. The Ministry of Environment said it has temporarily suspended the operations of the companies under investigation and ordered comprehensive environmental audits.The ministry added that aerial surveys revealed extensive land clearing in Batang Toru, which may have exacerbated the flooding.Monsoon rains battered large areas of Sumatra last week, causing rivers to overflow, triggering landslides, and submerging entire communities.  

A PT Garuda Indonesia aircraft at Soekarno-Hatta International Airport in Cengkareng. Indonesian sovereign wealth fund Danantara’s growing momentum in state-firm restructuring is putting fresh focus on its $1.4bn bet on PT Garuda Indonesia, a key test of its ability to revive other troubled companies.
Business

Danantara’s $1.4bn Garuda play emerges as key reform test

Indonesian sovereign wealth fund Danantara’s growing momentum in state-firm restructuring is putting fresh focus on its $1.4bn bet on PT Garuda Indonesia, a key test of its ability to revive other troubled companies.The distressed carrier’s full-year results due to be published in March will offer the first clues on whether the bailout is gaining traction, with investors watching for signs that Garuda has begun to erase years of capital deficit. The financial support is Danantara’s largest deployment to date, adding pressure for the rescue plan to deliver results.“All eyes will be on Garuda’s prospective turnaround,” said Harry Su, managing director of research at Samuel Sekuritas Indonesia. “This will set the base for investors to gauge other potential state-owned enterprises success stories by Indonesia’s sovereign wealth fund going forward.”Danantara is in discussion for $500mn in support for steelmaker PT Krakatau Steel and is poised to restructure $5bn of debt owed by the consortium which operates Whoosh, the country’s first high-speed rail, by the end of the year. Construction firms PT Waskita Karya and PT Wijaya Karya are among companies that also need restructuring.The stakes are high for Danantara to get Garuda back on solid footing amid the fund’s broader ambitions to overhaul roughly 900 state-owned firms under its umbrella. A successful turnaround would bolster the fund’s credibility and signal to investors that it can drive reforms across Indonesia’s state holdings.The rescue package for Garuda is expected to bring its assets back above its liabilities by $183mn by the end of the year, the carrier said in a stock exchange filing. Its deficit would have stood at $65mn in June, after taking the capital injection into account, compared to an actual deficit of $1.5bn, it said.In a sign of improving investor sentiment, the company’s shares have climbed 51% since late June, when Danantara first aided the carrier with a $405mn loan. Its dollar-denominated sukuk maturing in 2031 has gained 42% as well to trade at around 90 cents on a dollar, underscoring firmer recovery expectations.Still, some analysts have raised doubts about the sustainability of Danantara’s support for Garuda, noting limitations on the use of the capital injection and that the carrier is operating with only about half the fleet it had before the pandemic. Rising leasing costs for new planes and the absence of a longer-term plan also pose headwinds.“The $1.4bn won’t be enough to put the airline on stable footing,” said Shukor Yusof, founder of aviation consultancy Endau Analytics Pte. “Garuda needs to get rid of all the excesses, fix the years of mismanagement and someone in the government or Danantara has to drive the changes to turn the airline around.”Garuda’s recovery will be key, not just as a validation of the fund’s model but also due to the carrier’s national importance. The 76-year-old airline is a major employer and a key mode of transport for the country made up of 17,000 islands over an area spanning the distance from New York to London. It is also set to play a role in the trade deal between Indonesia and the US with aircraft purchases.“Danantara seems to be taking things a lot faster with all these mergers and streamlining of the state-owned enterprises,” said Rain Yin, sovereign analyst at S&P Global Ratings. “That is one efficiency that we do seem to be observing in this process and also in supporting the SOEs under it.”The restructuring of Garuda will provide a proof of concept on how Danantara can turn around other state companies and allow them to grow in a sustainable way. The outcome will shape the fund’s plan to consolidate the state sector into roughly 200 competitive, globally focused companies and support President Prabowo Subianto’s target of 8% annual economic growth.“Danantara is a big bet” for Indonesia, said Alessandro Gazzini, managing director at Alvarez & Marsal Inc in Jakarta. “This will be a test case for long term solution of troubled state-owned companies and whether Danantara can find a way to introduce more business and market oriented solutions to solve some of these problems.” 

Gulf Times
International

5.3-Magnitude Earthquake strikes Indonesia's seram Island

An earthquake measuring 5.3 magnitude on the Richter scale struck Seram Island in Indonesia on Monday.According to the Indonesian Agency for Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics (BMKG), the quake occured at a depth of 10 kilometers.No casualties or material damage have been reported so far.Indonesia lies along the Pacific Ring of Fire, making it one of the most earthquake- and volcano-prone countries in the world.

Gulf Times
International

6.6-magnitude earthquake strikes western Indonesia

An earthquake measuring 6.6 on the Richter scale struck on Thursday a small island northwest of Sumatra in western Indonesia.The US Geological Survey (USGS) said that the quake struck Simeulue Island at a depth of 25.4 km.There were no immediate reports of tsunami warning.Indonesia is regularly exposed to earthquakes due to its location on the Pacific Ring of Fire, where many tectonic plates meet and cause frequent volcanic and seismic activity. 

Gulf Times
Region

8 Killed, 58 Injured due to Floods, Landslides in Sumatra, Indonesia

Indonesia's National Disaster Management Agency (BNPB) announced that eight people have died and 58 others were injured in floods and landslides in South Tapanuli Regency on the Indonesian island of Sumatra.The BNPB stated that the disasters affected 11 sub-districts, with 50 houses damaged and two bridges destroyed by the floods and landslides in North Tapanuli Regency.Additionally, 1,902 houses were affected by the floods in nine sub-districts in the central part of the province, and thousands of residents were forced to evacuate.Earlier this month, 15 people died and eight others went missing due to floods in eastern Indonesia.

Gulf Times
International

5.2-magnitude earthquake strikes Indonesia's East Java

 An earthquake measuring 5.2 on the Richter scale struck East Java province in Indonesia on Monday.The Indonesian Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency said that the earthquake was at a depth of 10 km.Indonesia is regularly exposed to earthquakes due to its location on the Pacific Ring of Fire, where many tectonic plates meet and cause frequent volcanic and seismic activity. 

Gulf Times
International

5.2-magnitude earthquake strikes Eastern Indonesia

An earthquake measuring 5.2 on the Richter scale struck the Halmahera region of North Maluku province in eastern Indonesia.The Indonesian Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency said that the earthquake was at a depth of 10 km.There have been no reports of material damage or human losses as a result of the earthquake so far.Indonesia is regularly exposed to earthquakes due to its location on the Pacific Ring of Fire, where many tectonic plates meet and cause frequent volcanic and seismic activity.

Gulf Times
International

Six dead, 17 missing in landslide in Indonesia

A landslide in Central Java Province, Indonesia, has resulted in the death of six people and the disappearance of 17 others, following prolonged heavy rainfall that softened the soil and caused it to slide.Budi Irawan, an official at Indonesia's disaster management agency, stated that the landslide, which occurred in the Cibinong area, buried dozens of homes.He reported that rescue teams had found three more bodies, bringing the total number of confirmed fatalities to six, while 17 others remain missing.Budi explained that search operations are facing major challenges due to the depth of the debris, which ranges between three and eight meters, slowing down the rescue teams' access to potential victims.Indonesia's Meteorological Agency indicated that the rainy season, which began last September and continues until next April, increases the risk of floods and landslides in several regions of the country.The city of Pekalongan in Central Java witnessed a similar landslide caused by flash floods last January, resulting in the deaths of at least 25 people.

Gulf Times
International

5.1-magnitude earthquake strikes Eastern Indonesia

An earthquake measuring 5.1 on the Richter scale struck Papua Island in eastern Indonesia on Wednesday morning.The epicenter of the quake was located 135 km northeast of Tual city, at a depth of 10 km, the US Geological Survey (USGS) reported.There have been no reports of material damage or human losses as a result of the earthquake so far.Indonesia is regularly exposed to earthquakes due to its location on the Pacific Ring of Fire, where many tectonic plates meet and cause frequent volcanic and seismic activity.