IT error causes changes in Bank Mandiri customer accounts Many customers of state-owned lender Bank Mandiri are complaining about transaction failures after attempting to use ATMs on Saturday morning. — The Jakarta Post Indonesia, facing […]
Generous Payouts for Fired Workers in Indonesia May Soon End When Harijanto needed more workers to make Nike and Adidas sneakers at one of its factories outside the Indonesian capital Jakarta, he couldn’t make the […]
Ministry encourages use of trenchless technology The Public Works and Housing Ministry encourages the use of trenchless technology as an important component in the country’s 2015-2019, US$460 billion infrastructure development programme, through the Trenchless Asia […]
Govt relaxes fines for underpayment of import/export duties The government has relaxed fines imposed on exporters and importers who fail to pay import and export duties to the government or who do not pay the […]
Indonesia grants US$1 million to AIS to combat climate change The Indonesian government has granted financial aid worth US$1 million to the Archipelagic Island State (AIS) Forum as part of its commitment to addressing climate […]
Indonesia books $200 million trade surplus in June Indonesia secured a monthly trade balance surplus of US$200 million in June, the fourth surplus recorded after February, March and May, Statistics Indonesia (BPS) has reported. — […]
Toxic waste smuggling at Indonesian ports takes toll on local plastics industry The plastics industry has begun to feel the pinch of the government’s crackdown on imports of plastic scraps, which are frequently smuggled into […]
Domestic airfares soar in Indonesia despite government price cap When Resti Novita Sari booked to fly from Jakarta to her hometown of Padang to visit family for the Eid holiday, airfares were 40% to 60% […]
Indonesia to assess whether ISIS fighters’ kin can return Indonesia may be made to choose between being humane and protecting its security as it considers whether to take back more than 100 of its citizens […]
UNHCR, Komnas HAM push for education rights for refugee children The National Commission on Human Rights (KOMNAS HAM) has signed a new memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) […]
Dry spell leaves Indonesia’s 100 districts, cities parched: ministry A dry spell has cast a pall over 100 districts and cities in the Aceh, West Java, Central Java, Yogyakarta, East Java, West Nusa Tenggara (NTB), […]
Turn back trash: Importers have 90 days to return waste to US, Europe, Australia The Batam Customs and Excise Office has warned the importers of 49 containers filled with hazardous waste to follow the government’s […]