Best Blogs – Indonesia

December 30, 2016 By dralfoldman in Architecture, Art, Food, Indonesia, People, Photography, Tourism, Travel Tags: Art Deco, Bandung, Indonesia, Jakarta, Java, West Java Leave a comment

English: Indonesia provinces map (in Malgache) Français : Carte des provinces indonésiennes (en malgache) Deutsch: Karte der indonesischen Provinzen Malagasy: Saritanin’ny faritany indonezianina (amin’ny fiteny malagasy) (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

English: Location of Lombok in Indonesia. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

English: Lombok Strait Bahasa Indonesia: Selat Lombok Nederlands: Straat Lombok (Photo credit: Wikipedia)



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Nederlands: Foto. Kantoorgebouw in art-déco stijl van de Insulinde Oliefabriek. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

English: The iconic yet largely abandoned Swarha building in downtown Bandung. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Here are some of our best blogs on Indonesia, ranked by number of hits (highest first): Tropical Art Deco Architecture and Active Volcanoes – Bandung, Java, Indonesia Lovely Lombok Island Indonesi…

Japan loses Indonesian high-speed railway contract to China | The Japan Times

October 1, 2015 By dralfoldman in Business Administration, Business Strategy, Growth, People, Politics Tags: Abdul Haris Nasution, Bandung, China, Darmin Nasution, High-speed rail, Indonesia, Indonesian language, Jakarta, Japan, Joko Widodo Leave a comment

English: Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe at the G8 summit in Heiligendamm. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

According to this important story from the Japan Times, Japan has lost to China in bidding to build Indonesia‘s first high-speed railway. The article reports that it is seen as a heavy blow to Prime Minister Shinzo Abe.

Source: Japan loses Indonesian high-speed railway contract to China | The Japan Times

I wonder if we are we beginning to see China’s industry eclipsing established leaders in Japan and the West? Perhaps GE should start worrying?

Thoughts?