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Promises vs. plans: President Prabowo Subianto delivers his State of the Nation address on Friday during the annual People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) plenary meeting at the Senayan legislative complex in Jakarta.
Promises vs. plans: President Prabowo Subianto delivers his State of the Nation address on Friday during the annual People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) plenary meeting at the Senayan legislative complex in Jakarta.`
Regulations premium

2026 budget ripe with politics, somewhat thinner on strategy

A lack of satisfying answers on how to reach growth goals set forth in the freshly unveiled 2026 state budget has led economists to conclude that the fiscal document is based more on political ambition rather than on technocratic calculation.

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Tech premium

US eyes role in building RI’s chip industry, senior minister says

In 2023, Indonesia began drafting a road map to develop the silica industry as a starting point for building a domestic semiconductor industry.

8 hours ago
Companies

Air Canada flight attendants strike over pay, shutting down service

Air Canada's flight attendants went on strike Saturday, as the airline announced a complete shutdown of operations, creating summer travel chaos for its 130,000 daily passengers. 

1 day ago

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Meta probed over AI chatbot talk with children

The Senate Judiciary Committee Subcommittee on Crime and Counterterrorism will start an investigation into whether Meta generative AI products "enable exploitation, deception, or other criminal harms to children."

1 day ago
Regulations premium

Gas subsidy cut could slash industrial output, trigger layoffs: Ministry

Supply disruptions and steep surcharges, such as state gas company PGN’s tariff of $16.77 per mmbtu, are squeezing manufacturers, according to Industry Ministry spokesperson Febri Hendri Antoni Arief.

1 day ago
Economy premium

Govt banks on 'ambitious' revenue growth in 2026 budget

President Prabowo Subianto has increased the allocation for his flagship free meals program by nearly threefold from this year’s budget, reaching Rp 335 trillion in 2026.

2 days ago
Markets premium

IDX Composite index briefly breaches 8,000 to set new all-time high

The country’s most-watched stock market index closed the day down 0.41 percent after briefly hitting an intraday all-time high of 8.017 points.

2 days ago
Companies

Brink’s Indonesia and Alfamart celebrate deployment of the 1,000th DRS machine

Milestone marks a major leap in retail cash automation and operational efficiency across Indonesia.

2 days ago
tech

Meta probed over AI chatbot talk with children

The Senate Judiciary Committee Subcommittee on Crime and Counterterrorism will start an investigation into whether Meta generative AI products "enable exploitation, deception, or other criminal harms to children."

1 day ago
tech

AI start-up Perplexity makes bold $34.5 billion bid for Google's Chrome browser

Perplexity AI made a US$34.5 billion unsolicited all-cash offer for Alphabet's Chrome browser on Tuesday, a bid far above its own valuation as the start-up reaches for the browser's billions of users pivotal to the AI search race.

4 days ago
tech

Indonesia eyes 'sovereign AI fund' to drive development, document shows

The AI race has seen neighboring Malaysia secure billions of dollars from global tech firms seeking to build critical infrastructure to meet growing demand for cloud and AI services.

5 days ago
tech

Nvidia, AMD to pay 15% of China chip sale revenues to US

Nvidia last month announced the US said that it would allow the company to resume sales and it hoped to start deliveries soon.

6 days ago
economy

China's factory output, retail sales growth slump in blow to economy

Industrial output grew 5.7 percent year-on-year in July, National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) data showed on Friday, the lowest reading since November 2024, and compared with a 6.8 percent rise in June

2 days ago
economy

Japan posts modest growth despite US tariffs

Japan eked out modest growth in the second quarter despite painful United States tariffs, official data showed Friday, in welcome news to embattled Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba.

2 days ago
economy

Chinese investors eyeing Indonesia to avoid US tariffs, tap local market

Despite having a similar tariff to other Southeast Asian countries, Indonesia has an edge of its vast consumer market potential.

3 days ago
economy

Trump signs order to extend China tariff truce by 90 days

The White House reiterated its position that there are "large and persistent annual US goods trade deficits" and they "constitute an extraordinary threat to the national security and economy." 

5 days ago
companies

Air Canada flight attendants strike over pay, shutting down service

Air Canada's flight attendants went on strike Saturday, as the airline announced a complete shutdown of operations, creating summer travel chaos for its 130,000 daily passengers. 

1 day ago
companies

Brink’s Indonesia and Alfamart celebrate deployment of the 1,000th DRS machine

Milestone marks a major leap in retail cash automation and operational efficiency across Indonesia.

2 days ago
companies

A Decade of SFMP 2.0: How APRIL Leads Through Environmental Responsibility

In Indonesia, the conversation about sustainability carries real weight—especially when it concerns the country’s vast rainforests, often called the “Emerald of the Equator.”

2 days ago
companies

Cognex opens new office in Indonesia to be closer to manufacturing industries

The American company aims to provide machine vision automation equipment and solutions to food and beverage, automotive, electronics, logistics and pharmaceuticals manufacturers.

3 days ago
markets

Asia markets stumble as hot PPI print reins in Fed rate cut hype

Stocks in Asia made an uneven recovery as higher-than-expected producer price inflation dampened expectations of a jumbo rate cut at the Federal Reserve's September meeting, while US bonds and equity futures stabilized.

2 days ago
markets

Dollar struggles as Fed rate-cut bets build, bitcoin soars to record

The US dollar languished at multiweek lows versus major peers on Thursday as traders ramped up bets for the Federal Reserve to resume reducing interest rates next month.

3 days ago
markets

Norway sovereign fund expects to sell more Israeli stocks over Gaza, West Bank

Norges Bank Investment Management (NBIM), an arm of Norway's central bank, which held stakes in 61 Israeli companies as of June 30, in recent days divested stakes in 11 firms.

5 days ago
markets

Shares edge up in Asia, US inflation data looms large

Analysts expecting the impact of tariffs to help nudge the core up 0.3 percent to an annual pace of 3.0 percent and away from the Federal Reserve target of 2 percent.

6 days ago

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