Tag: Indonesia
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Higher costs forcing firms to relocate (from China)
China Daily: Higher costs forcing firms to relocate Jobs going to other countries in China's 'great industry transfer' Rising wages and shrinking export demand are forcing manufacturers to relocate to neighboring Southeast Asian nations and many that remain are seriously considering moving, a foreign trade official from the Ministry of Commerce said. The official, who…
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Hobbits ‘are a separate species’
BBC: Hobbits 'are a separate species' Scientists have found more evidence that the Indonesian "Hobbit" skeletons belong to a new species of human – and not modern pygmies. The 3ft (one metre) tall, 30kg (65lbs) humans roamed the Indonesian island of Flores, perhaps up to 8,000 years ago. Since the discovery, researchers have argued vehemently…
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Always with them (Poverty in Indonesia)
From the Economist: Always with them (Poverty in Indonesia) WHEN two scavengers died last week under a landslide at Jakarta's main rubbish dump, the extensive television coverage that resulted provided a too-rare glimpse into the plight of some of Indonesia's poorest people. And their ranks are swelling. After declining for six years the number of…