Chinese Neta V electric car officially launched in Indonesia

STORY: Chinese Neta V electric car officially launched in Indonesia DATELINE: Oct. 25, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:45 LOCATION: Jakarta CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Neta V electric car 2. various of the launching ceremony of Neta V electric car in Jakarta STORYLINE: PT Neta Auto Indonesia (NAI) on Tuesday officially launched the Chinese-made Neta V electric car and announced its plan to build an assembly plant in the country next year in cooperation with local company PT Handal Indonesia Motor. Neta Indonesia's Director of External Affairs and Product, Fajrul Ilhami, said that Neta V would be sold in the Indonesian market with five different color types. The price on the road is at 379 million rupiahs (23,930 U.S. dollars), including for all documentation and taxes. The price also comes with a five-year vehicle warranty, an eight-year battery warranty and free periodic maintenance for four years. "We have received almost 170 vehicle booking letters and the company will start shipping the Neta V to th

Indonesia to relocate quake victims

STORY: Indonesia to relocate quake victims DATELINE: Nov. 28, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:04 LOCATION: Jakarta CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of debris after the earthquake STORYLINE: An official from Indonesia's disaster agency said Sunday that the Indonesian government plans to rebuild hundreds of houses for victims of the quake striking the country's West Java province. Suharyanto, head of the National Disaster Management and Mitigation Agency said the construction will start next week on a two-hectare land. A total of 200 units of houses will be rebuilt in the new location. The official said the government will provide financial assistance of up to 50 million rupiahs (3,177 U.S. dollars) for reconstruction of houses that have been severely damaged but are still eligible to be rebuilt in their original location. The government will provide 25 million rupiahs (1,588.5 U.S. dollars) to quake victims whose houses were moderately damaged and 10 million rupiahs (635.40 U.S. dollars) to those whose houses

Indonesia records highest inflation since 2014

STORY: Indonesia records highest inflation since 2014 DATELINE: Oct. 3, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:36 LOCATION: Jakarta CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of press conference of Statistics Indonesia 2. various of gas station 3. SOUNDBITE (Bahasa Indonesia): MARGO YUWONO, Head of the Statistics Indonesia (BPS) STORYLINE: Indonesia's inflation in September reached 1.17 percent, the highest since December 2014, as a result of fuel price hikes in the country, Statistics Indonesia (BPS) said on Monday. The annual inflation rate rose to 5.95 percent year on year. "The surge in inflation was mainly caused by the increase in fuel prices, which then created higher tariffs for public transportation, the rates of online taxis, and the rice prices," BPS head Margo Yuwono told a press conference. Since September, Indonesia has increased its domestic fuel prices by 30 percent following fiscal pressures. The price of Pertalite gasoline, the country's most consumed type, has been raised to 10,000 rupiahs (0.65 dollar) a l

Indonesia raises fuel prices by 30 percent

STORY: Indonesia raises fuel prices by 30 percent DATELINE: Sept. 4, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:20 LOCATION: Jakarta CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the press conference 2. various of a fuel station 3. SOUNDBITE (Bahasa Indonesia): JOKO WIDODO, Indonesian President STORYLINE: Indonesia has decided to raise the fuel prices by 30 percent to manage fiscal pressure from the increasing subsidy. Indonesian President Joko Widodo on Saturday announced to raise subsidized fuel price from 7,650 Indonesian rupiahs (0.51 USD) to 10,000 Indonesian rupiahs (0.67 USD) per liter for gasoline. Meanwhile, subsidized diesel price is increased from 5,150 rupiahs (0.35 USD) to 6,800 rupiahs (0.46 USD) per liter. President Widodo said the government raised the administered prices due to the immense pressure on the state budget to subsidize energy. Furthermore, he argued most of the allocated subsidized fuel was consumed by private cars. The government pledged to re-allocate the subsidy to the direct transfer to the poor. Th