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    Well the capture and public display of Allen Pope did wonders at the time... that and the fact that the TNI of the time is also a somewhat capable and reliable power (at least compared to the rebels or communists)... But still, in the end the US got what it wanted, the removal of Soekarno, the...
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    Unfortunately this means that your sales team, or perhaps even your company, is part of the problem by continually perpetuating this habit... :nono: No different to those corrupt politicians or TNI officials in the receiving end.. As much as the above is good news, we also need to remember...
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    Coronavirus in Indonesia - updates, news & discussion

    Whoa... some are still using that antique sewing machine... :D Yang biasa buat permak lepis...
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    Indonesia Defence Forum

    Another article countering the Bloomberg article.. MILITARY Asia-Pacific , Aircraft and Anti-Aircraft Why Indonesia Likely Hasn’t Cancelled its Su-35 Purchase Plans: U.S. Reports Remain Dubious With No Conformation From Jakarta or Moscow March-17th-2020 Su-35 '4++ Generation' Heavyweight...
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    Xinhua: China's industrial output falls 13.5 pct as virus hurts activities

    And that is good news for the rest of the world... At least we now have one major industrial power that can still produce (and export) goods while the rest are going into lockdowns...
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    Okay some questions : 1. What kind of sanctions can we reasonably expect under CAATSA..? Chestnut keeps mentioning it as if it's the end of the world and we will soon be the second Iran.. How true is that? 2. Are there any other country that has been sanctioned under CAATSA..? What are their...
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    15 minutes! Chinese researchers develop paper strips for COVID-19 detection

    Kinda looks like pregnancy test packs .. single line negative, double line positive..? But yeah, I'll take a couple of it myself if available..
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    Coronavirus in Indonesia - updates, news & discussion

    Correction, there is no death for a 4 month old baby.. All 4 deaths are adults.. 3 are above 50 years old and one is a 37 years old lady.. For a long time now wealthy Indonesians has been going to Singapore and Malaysians hospitals for their medical needs.. Medical tourists from Indonesia are...
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    This might be a Russian news outlet, but this is still the same exact article recycled from Bloomberg.. No new information here, still just a quote from an unknown anonymous official.. That being said, even if this Su 35 deal really does fail, I strongly doubt we will go for an all American...
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    Trump threat spurred Indonesia to drop Russian and Chinese arms deals

    No such statement coming from any official / credible gov sources yet.. Right now it's just an article from Bloomberg quoting unknown anonymous sources, which is then picked up and circulated by other news outlets.. and the article itself contains dubious other claims, so please take it with a...
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    Yay..! More territory for potential future exploitation..! :yay: Just to be clear, this is a seabed area north of Papua... http://www.futuredirections.org.au/publication/indonesia-makes-claim-for-new-borders-in-the-south-pacific/ Indonesia Makes Claim for New Borders in the South Pacific 4...
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    Containment fails,U.S. response to the COVID-19 coronavirus moves from ‘containment’ to ‘mitigation’

    Did the US even made any attempts to contain it previously? :blink: Doesn't seem they did anything seriously of the sort, except maybe for the ongoing Grand Princess cruise ship quarantine...
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    But this one is already a completed product though, what is there to develop anymore...? Moving the driver's cabin from left to right is probably the only thing needs to be done... Hopefully it's a further development of Harimau.. Really wish the Harimau will be made fully amphibious, it's...
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    Indonesia Economy Forum

    As long as we don't get sick (or too sick) with COVID-19, it seems like we won't be too bad economically... Indonesia's domestically driven economy could be blessing in disguise amid outbreak: ADB Riska Rahman The Jakarta Post Indonesia may not be affected severely by the global health...
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    I don't see why it can't be done... We don't need to buy all 48 at the same time.. Spread the purchase to multiple years and multiple batches, just like what we are doing now with Harimau Tanks... The initial production will most likely be low rate anyway... Also gradual purchase will allow the...
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    How the daily lives of Indonesian youth can tell us why they become more conservative

    It's becoming really suffocating to be honest... everything here is viewed mostly through the lens of religiosity nowadays... Practicality, skill, capability, culture and sometimes even common sense are becoming secondary to religiosity... and when I say religiosity, it means Islamic...
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    Any indications that foreign hands might be also at play here...?
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    China’s aggressive measures have slowed the coronavirus. They may not work in other countries

    Congrats China..!! You guys did it..! :yahoo::tup: This kind of no-nonsense attitude is what we all need to have against this pandemic..
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    Coronavirus in Indonesia - updates, news & discussion

    It's possible that the virus degrades faster in the tropical climate compared to the cooler, drier air of the north.. Thus it can't linger for too long outside the human host... However they might still spread quickly in cooler environment like office buildings malls, schools, public transport...
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    Norway : Buy our NASAMS and get our used F-16 for free..!!
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