Indonesia
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...
Indonesia wants to buy used fighter jets from Austria
Indonesia has offered Austria to buy the European nation’s dated Eurofighter Typhoon fighter jet fleet which is...
Doubts over Indonesia’s new capital plans
Indonesia’s plan to build a new capital from scratch on Borneo island, which has already taken a...
Gojek next regional tech giant to lay off staff amid pandemic
Indonesian ride-hailing, delivery and e-commerce firm Gojek said on June 23 that it will lay off nine...
Jakarta’s businesses open after two months in lockdown
In Indonesia’s capital Jakarta, offices, restaurants and shops were allowed to reopen on June 8 as coronavirus...
Facebook, PayPal invest in Indonesia’s e-commerce group Gojek
US social media giant Facebook and online payment pioneer PayPal both have participated in a fundraising round...
Indonesia expects substantial baby boom following coronavirus lockdown
The Indonesian government, more precisely the country’s National Population and Family Planning Board (BKKBN), is expecting a...
Indonesia budget hotel startup surrenders to virus crisis
Airy Rooms, a budget hotel startup in Indonesia, announced it will permanently cease its operations by the...
Cambodia, Indonesia report massive slump in tourism arrivals
Deserted airport in Bali, Indonesia seen in April
International tourism arrivals in Cambodia were down 38.5 per cent...
Indonesia’s Aceh province continues public floggings despite social distancing rules
Indonesia’s ultra-conservative westernmost province of Aceh continues
to punish perpetrators who committed what Aceh’s Shariah law deems a...
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Grab, Gojek in merger talks to become Southeast Asian E-commerce giant
The two Southeast Asian ride-hailing providers turned e-commerce companies Grab and Gojek are planning to merge in...
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