Indonesia
Indonesian startups help street vendors migrate to the digital era
Indonesia, known for its buoyant startup scene, has groomed a very special form of startups, namely such...
Indonesia’s Gojek maintains swift expansion drive
Indonesia’s ride-hailing-start-up Gojek, which since its launch in 2010 has grown into a diversified e-commerce unicorn, wants...
Indonesia starts Covid-19 mass vaccinations on January 13
A batch of Chinese Covid-19 vaccines arrives in Indonesia
Indonesia’s government has said it will begin its nationwide...
Southeast Asia’s first high-speed railway nears completion
The first-ever high-speed railway connection in Southeast Asia is completed by almost two-thirds, railway developer PT Kereta...
Indonesia’s Muslims worried about halal status of Covid-19 vaccines
Indonesia's Muslim are partly skeptical of Covid-19 vaccines
Indonesian Muslim clerics have expressed concerns that Covid-19 vaccines could...
Tokopedia poised to become the next great Asian IPO story
Indonesia’s e-commerce giant Tokopedia, a unicorn valued several billions of dollars, has confirmed its plans for an...
Indonesia invites Elon Musk to build rocket launch stations for SpaceX
Launch of SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket
Apart from potential plans to invest into an electric vehicle battery production...
Tesla delegations to look into battery investment in Indonesia
US electric vehicle maker Tesla will send delegations to Indonesia in January to discuss potential investment in...
Indonesian minister could face death penalty for alleged coronavirus-related corruption
Indonesia's social affairs minister Juliari Batubara has been found to be a suspect in a kickback payment affair involving Covid-19 aid...
Malaysia, Indonesia get strict on booze
Southeast Asia’s Muslim-majority nations Malaysia and Indonesia are getting stricter on the sale and consumption of alcohol...
Google, Temasek invest in Indonesia’s Tokopedia
Google and Singapore's sovereign investment fund Temasek have completed their acquisition of a stake in Indonesia's e-commerce...
Students in Bali can pay tuition fees with coconuts amid pandemic
A hospitality college in Bali, Indonesia, has begun accepting coconuts as tuition payment as it acknowledged that...
Indonesia latest in Southeast Asia to launch e-visa for foreign visitors
"Faster and easier" visa process for travelers
Indonesia has become the latest Southeast Asian nation to launch e-visas...
Indonesia seeks to become Covid-19 vaccine hub of Southeast Asia
Picture: Antara
Indonesia, hit hard by the coronavirus pandemic, has plans to establish itself as the Covid-19 vaccine...
E-car maker Tesla plans investment in Indonesia
Tesla Model S at a charging station
US electric vehicle maker Tesla is in early talks with the...
Virus? What virus? Indonesia businessmen to launch new airline
The group of business people behind Indonesian low-cost airline Lion Air, including co-founder Rusdi Kirana, are planning...
Indonesia to co-produce Chinese Covid-19 vaccine
In addition to developing its own Covid-19 vaccine, Indonesia entered an agreement on August 20 with Chinese...
Indonesia develops its own Covid-19 vaccine
Indonesia, the country with the highest number of coronavirus cases at more than 115,000 and the highest...
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Philippines wants to trade nurses against free Covid-19 vaccines
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