Indonesia Faces Challenges in Infrastructure, Tax, Poverty Indonesia is on track to become a trillion-dollar economy and should be the envy of Southeast Asia. Yet on some key measures, the region’s biggest economy is falling […]
Indonesia set for trillion US dollar economy in bittersweet triumph Indonesia is on track to become a trillion US dollar economy and should be the envy of South-east Asia. Yet on some key measures, the […]
National Startup Summit aims to attract 5,000 participants Organizers of the National Startup Summit 2017 aim to attract 5,000 participants nationwide to the event scheduled to be held at the Indonesia Convention Exhibition (ICE) BSD […]
Gov’t Prepares Regulation for Airport and Seaport Management by Private Sector Minister of Transportation Budi Karya Sumadi disclosed the policy to manage airports in Indonesia professionally. — Netral News Jokowi lauds Indonesia`s export hike President […]
Hard-Line Political Islam Isn’t the Only Threat to Indonesia’s Democracy The stakes of the election for governor of Jakarta earlier this year were, in the eyes of nearly all observers, much larger than that particular […]
Indonesia probes Standard Charter over $1.4bn transfer Indonesia is investigating reports that $1.4 billion held by Standard Chartered Plc in Guernsey, mainly on behalf of Indonesian clients, was transferred to Singapore just before the island […]
Global firms join rush to bet on Indonesia as next start-up frontier Big-name investors including Expedia and Alibaba are pumping billions of dollars into Indonesian tech start-ups in a bid to capitalise on the country’s […]
Jokowi shows how to escape a traffic jam – alight and walk President Joko Widodo was not about to let a terrible traffic jam make him late for a military parade to mark the 72nd […]
External Conditions Influence Weakening of Rupiah The weakening of the rupiah, which once touched IDR13,500 per US dollar, is said to be influenced more by external conditions and is temporary. — Netral News Indonesia has […]
Grab expands service to 75 Indonesian cities as Go-Jek looks beyond country Grab Indonesia is expanding its services to 75 cities across Indonesia including Banda Aceh and Jayapura – claiming to be the first mobile […]
Indonesian foreign tourist arrivals grow nearly 26% in first 8 months The number of foreign holidaymakers visiting Indonesia from January to August expanded 25.68% to 9.25 million people in a year, national statistics bureau announced […]
Indonesia’s manufacturing PMI down to 50.4 in September The Nikkei Indonesia Manufacturing Purchasing Managers’ Index, or PMI, fell slightly to 50.4 in September from 50.7 in August. — Nikkei Asian Review Exclusive: Indonesia startup M […]