Leaving Indonesia, loving Indonesia: A path for diaspora

Leaving Indonesia, loving Indonesia: A path for diaspora

For a nation confident in its future, leaving Indonesia and loving Indonesia are not opposites—they are two sides of a dynamic global identity.

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Rupiah depreciation squeezes Japanese manufacturers' profit

Rupiah depreciation squeezes Japanese manufacturers' profit

A previous JETRO survey conducted in August and September of last year found that over a third of Japanese companies in Indonesia projected an increase in profits this year and everything shifted after the war began.

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ASEAN urges safe transit through Hormuz

ASEAN urges safe transit through Hormuz

ASEAN on Thursday called for the restoration of safe transit through the Strait of Hormuz, expressing deep concern over the situation as the Asia-Pacific's largest multilateral security dialogue unfolded in Manila.

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Beaten-down Indonesian stocks feel the love as AI rally cools

Beaten-down Indonesian stocks feel the love as AI rally cools

The reprieve ​comes at a fragile moment for Southeast Asia's biggest economy as the still-looming threat of a downgrade from index provider MSCI has made Jakarta stocks, ‌Asia's worst-performing major stock market this year, down 28 percent.

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Indonesia opts against visa fee hike to spur tourism

Indonesia opts against visa fee hike to spur tourism

The decision comes as several major tourist destinations have raised visa fees this year, including Japan, which introduced its first visa fee increase in nearly 50 years.

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Why EV makers choose Vietnam, not nickel-rich Indonesia

Why EV makers choose Vietnam, not nickel-rich Indonesia

Indonesia's vast nickel wealth won't save its green industrial ambitions if volatile regulations and a severe high-tech skills deficit keep driving global EV giants straight into the arms of Vietnam.

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Indonesia's Indika Energy bets on gold as coal volatility increases

Indonesia's Indika Energy bets on gold as coal volatility increases

Miner navigates rising policy uncertainty, geopolitics and decarbonization push

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Jakarta library reopens to packed rooms, long queues

Jakarta library reopens to packed rooms, long queues

The line outside the Nyi Ageng Serang Public Library showed little sign of shrinking on Friday afternoon. Just two days after reopening on July 8, the South Jakarta library had already reached capacity, leaving dozens of visitors waiting patiently for their turn to enter.

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Jakarta’s planned 'love lock' bridge sparks debate over infrastructure priorities

Jakarta's planned 'love lock' bridge sparks debate over infrastructure priorities

The governor's idea to build a "love lock" bridge linking Jl. Rasuna Said and Jl. Kuningan Persada has gotten the side-eye from residents and experts over its apparent mismatch between location and purpose as well as more urgent infrastructure needs that could help urban mobility.

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Indonesia, India boost ties with missiles, critical minerals

Indonesia, India boost ties with missiles, critical minerals

Among agreements announced by President Prabowo Subianto and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi after their bilateral talks in Jakarta are contracts for BrahMos missiles, as well as air-to-air missiles with Bharat Dynamics Ltd.

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Drought tightens grip across Indonesia

Drought tightens grip across Indonesia

More regions across Indonesia are facing worsening water shortages as the El Niño-driven dry season intensifies, with authorities warning that prolonged below-normal rainfall could deepen the crisis in the coming months.

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Factories struggling amid muted demand, surging costs

Factories struggling amid muted demand, surging costs

Indonesia's manufacturing sector suffered its sharpest contraction in a year, with the PMI plunging to 46.9 in June as new orders dried up and factory-gate prices rose at the fastest pace in nearly 13 years, intensifying calls for government help.

<Factories struggling amid muted demand, surging costs - Economy - The Jakarta Post>

Split court hands Nadiem 10 years in prison

Split court hands Nadiem 10 years in prison

The Jakarta Corruption Court on Tuesday sentenced former education minister Nadiem Makarim to 10 years in prison and Rp 809 billion (US$45.4 million) in restitution for causing state losses in the procurement of Chromebook laptops during his time in office, an amount Nadiem said he could not afford.

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Shrinking civic space, militarization could drag down Indonesia’s corruption index

Shrinking civic space, militarization could drag down Indonesia's corruption index

Indonesia may risk seeing its corruption perception index decline further this year as concerns over shrinking civic space, growing militarization and attacks on press freedom continue to worsen under the administration of Prabowo Subianto, according to Transparency International Indonesia (TII).

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EU, Indonesia eye deeper tech cooperation ahead of IEU-CEPA

EU, Indonesia eye deeper tech cooperation ahead of IEU-CEPA

Cyprus, which currently holds the Presidency of the Council of the European Union, said enhancing the EU's relationship with Indonesia and ASEAN have been among its priorities.

<EU, Indonesia eye deeper tech cooperation ahead of IEU-CEPA - Economy - The Jakarta Post>

Elite maneuvers put student movements at risk

Elite maneuvers put student movements at risk

Concerns are growing that political elites are trying to delegitimize student protests against President Prabowo Subianto's policies, with recent maneuvering threatening to undermine their credibility and shift focus away from the grievances that drove the demonstrations.

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Dry season brings out the worst in Jakarta's air quality

Dry season brings out the worst in Jakarta's air quality

Residents are suffering from respiratory problems amid deteriorating air quality in Jakarta as the city braces for the approaching El Niño.

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Indonesia's central bank hikes rates again, totaling 1% in span of a month

Indonesia's central bank hikes rates again, totaling 1% in span of a month

Bank Indonesia sees 5.75% interest rate as stabilizing the rupiah and preventing capital outflows

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Start-up cases test line between failed bets and criminal acts

Start-up cases test line between failed bets and criminal acts

The case centers on US$25 million in investments made between 2019 and 2023 by BRI Ventures and MDI Ventures, the venture capital arms of state-owned firms BRI and Telkom, respectively, into agritech start-up PT Tani Group Indonesia (TaniHub).

<Start-up cases test line between failed bets and criminal acts - Tech - The Jakarta Post>

Indonesian business lobby warns confusing policies sow 'dangerous distrust'

Indonesian business lobby warns confusing policies sow 'dangerous distrust'

Group calls for presidential 'breakthrough office' amid rupiah and market woes

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