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Indonesia Correspondent for the Financial Times. Former Vietnam Correspondent. Views expressed here are my own. RTs≠endorsements.
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@acuna_jairo thanks Jairo - you're right. I also think easing visa situation would help but it's not likely in the current climate.
What's eating #Vietnam's tourism industry? Scams, visa restrictions or economic slowdown? My i/view w/ @RAConnectAsia bit.ly/12Sf3AH
Vietnam tourism hit by scam artists | Connect Asia
radioaustralia.net.au — People wanted answers on what is seen as a growing threat to Vietnam's tourism industry posed by swindlers and scam artists who are ripping off overseas visitors. The minister has admitted that tourist numbers are falling, telling the National Assembly there are cases of visitors being overcharged almost everywhere.
Singapore always complains bitterly about haze from Sumatra forest fires but how many plantation owners are based in/linked to Singapore?
While we wait for a decision, how many people across Indonesia will be filling all the jerrycans they can find with Rp4,500/l petrol?
Indonesia's painful attempt to cut the ballooning fuel subsidy bill continues with parliament plenary taking a break for more lobbying
@andyengelson what did they do?
@bsymonsb @EoinBlackwell thanks - will DM you Eoin
I'm heading to Papua New Guinea next week for the first time. Any ideas for interesting people to follow on Twitter or meet in Port Moresby?
Vietnam arrests yet another blogger in ongoing crackdown bangkokpost.com/breakingnews/3…
Vietnam arrests third blogger in a month | Bangkok Post: breakingnews
bangkokpost.com — Hanoi - Police in southern Vietnam have arrested a third blogger in less than a month on charges of abusing democratic freedoms, local media reported Monday. Dinh Nhat Uy, 30, who runs a business fixing computers and photocopy machines, was arrested in Long An province on Sunday for posting blog articles "distorting the reputation of government agencies," the Ho Chi Minh City Law newspaper reported.
Can enigmatic Rusdi Kirana sustain rapid expansion at Lion Air, one of world's fastest-growing airlines? on.ft.com/16avQMg
Indonesia: Enigmatic entrepreneur dominates domestic flights
ft.com — After picking up insights into the airline industry through the travel agency they ran, brothers Rusdi and Kusnan Kirana launched Lion Air in 2000 with $900,000 and a leased Boeing 737 at a time when Indonesia was struggling to recover from theSign up to discover more journalists who cover Business and Finance, World and more.
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