Why Indonesia Is Shifting Its Capital From Jakarta Jakarta is soon to become an ex-capital city. Indonesia is planning to move its administrative headquarters from its richest island of Java to the forest island of […]
Minister claims it’s East Kalimantan as provinces scramble in race for new capital Following months of vague hints and uncertainty, the government has determined that it will relocate the nation’s capital city to East Kalimantan, […]
Indonesia’s plan for G-7 status is not bold enough McKinsey has tipped Indonesia to reach Group of Seven status, having one of the world’s largest economies, by 2030. — Nikkei Asian Review Tax officers arrested […]
Indonesia-US bilateral trade value targeted at US$50 billion The Indonesian Trade Ministry has outlined a target for the value of bilateral trade between Indonesia and the United States to reach US$50 billion in the coming […]
Ministry opens oil and gas data to boost exploration, exploitation The Energy and Mineral Resources Ministry recently announced a regulation that will open access for industry stakeholders to the nation’s oil and gas data, which […]
Suspected ‘IS’ sympathizer attacks Surabaya Police officers on Independence Day An unidentified man assaulted two Wonokromo Police officers working at a Police Integrated Service Center in Surabaya, East Java, using a sickle on Saturday afternoon. […]
Indonesia’s foreign debt rises 10 percent on high govt borrowing Indonesia’s external debt level was up about 10 percent year-on-year (yoy) in the second quarter due to a significant increase in government net borrowing. — […]
Indonesia’s Trillion-Dollar Economy Is About to Get a Reboot Indonesian President Joko Widodo is set to unveil measures to lift Southeast Asia’s largest economy from the stagnation that’s marked his first term, amid rising risks […]
Acute respiratory infection cases in South Sumatra reach 274,502 Fires raging through land and forest areas in South Sumatra Province during the January-June 2019 period resulted in 274,502 people suffering from acute respiratory tract infection, […]
Indonesia is the second-largest target for digital ad fraud in ASEAN Indonesia has become the second-largest target for advertising fraud in ASEAN, after Thailand, due to the country’s large scale and volume of ad spending, […]
Asia’s ‘zombies’ concentrated in India, Indonesia and South Korea Zombie companies, or corporate underachievers overdosed on cheap credit, are proliferating across the globe, threatening to derail the weakening world economy. — Nikkei Asian Review (paywall) […]
Indonesia president makes moratorium on forest clearance permanent Indonesian President Joko Widodo has issued a permanent moratorium on new forest clearance for activities such as palm plantations or logging, the environment minister said on Thursday […]