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Lofty ambitions: A worker works on the roof of an under-construction house on Aug. 6 in a subsidized housing estate in Bogor, West Java.
Lofty ambitions: A worker works on the roof of an under-construction house on Aug. 6 in a subsidized housing estate in Bogor, West Java. `
Regulations premium

New housing agency plan unnecessary, reduces efficiency, businesses say

Experts warned that the new body could overlap with the Housing and Settlements Ministry and BP Tapera, bloating the housing program with layers of bureaucracy.

8 hours ago
Companies

SUN Energy shifts to integrated energy solutions, energy storage

The integration between power generation, storage and energy management system will become an important foundation to ensure supply reliability and emission efficiency.

10 hours ago
Companies

IKEA to close stores in China amid strategy shift

The stores earmarked for closure include one in suburban Shanghai, another in Guangzhou, and several more in second-tier Chinese cities such as Nantong, Xuzhou and Harbin, IKEA said in the statement posted to its official WeChat account.

12 hours ago

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Companies premium

Unilever to sell SariWangi tea stake in $89m deal

The multinational company is divesting its stake to PT Savoria Kreasi Rasa, an affiliate of local conglomerate Djarum Group.

13 hours ago
Economy

Oil extends losses as Trump flags Venezuela shipments

Crude has seen wild swings since the US president ordered the toppling Saturday of Nicolas Maduro, his counterpart in Caracas, and said Washington would run the country while demanding "total access" to its key resource.

14 hours ago
Regulations premium

RI imposes safeguard duties on cotton fabric imports

The measure is regulated under Finance Ministry Regulation No. 98/2025, signed by Finance Minister Purbaya Yudhi Sadewa on Dec. 22, with the tariffs set to take effect this Saturday.

16 hours ago
Markets

Crude oil slumps, Asian shares edge lower as global tensions climb

US President Donald Trump said Venezuela will be "turning over" up to 50 million barrels of oil to be sold at its market price following the toppling and capture of the nation's leader.

19 hours ago
Economy premium

Trade protectionism to persist in 2026

Trade protectionism has become a new normal that economists say Indonesia will have to navigate carefully this year through market diversification.

22 hours ago
tech

Grok under fire after complaints it undressed minors in photos

The "Edit Image" button feature first rolled out in late December on Grok allows users to modify any image on the platform, with some users deciding to partially or completely remove clothing from women or children in pictures, according to complaints.

4 days ago
tech

TSMC says started mass production of 'most advanced' 2nm chips

Taiwanese tech titan TSMC has started mass producing its cutting-edge 2-nanometer semiconductor chips, the company said in a statement seen by AFP on Wednesday.

1 week ago
tech

How China built its ‘Manhattan Project’ to rival the West in AI chips

In a high-security Shenzhen laboratory, Chinese scientists have built what Washington has spent years trying to prevent: a prototype of a machine capable of producing the cutting-edge semiconductor chips that power artificial intelligence, smartphones and weapons central to Western military dominance.

2 weeks ago
tech

US threatens countermeasures on European service providers after EU fines

President Donald Trump's administration warned on Tuesday the United States could impose fees or restrictions on European service providers in response to what it called “discriminatory” actions against US firms.

3 weeks ago
tech

China's smaller manufacturers look to catch the automation wave

In a light-filled workshop in eastern China, a robotic arm moved a partially assembled autonomous vehicle as workers calibrated its cameras, typical of the incremental automation being adopted even across smaller factories in the world's manufacturing powerhouse.

3 weeks ago
tech

Google to build subsea cables in PNG under Australia defense treaty

The $120-million effort will link northern and southern Papua New Guinea and the Bougainville autonomous region with high-capacity cables, Peter Tsiamalili, PNG's acting minister for information and communications technology, said on Friday.

3 weeks ago
economy

Oil extends losses as Trump flags Venezuela shipments

Crude has seen wild swings since the US president ordered the toppling Saturday of Nicolas Maduro, his counterpart in Caracas, and said Washington would run the country while demanding "total access" to its key resource.

14 hours ago
economy

Banking sector 2026: Gaining altitude?

Indonesia’s banking sector had a tough time in 2025 due to several challenges, mostly stemming from weaker domestic demand. A struggling middle-to-low-income class has put pressure on banks from the assets and liability side.

1 day ago
economy

Venezuelan oil industry: world's largest reserves, decaying infrastructure

Venezuela, whose President Nicolas Maduro was captured by US forces on Saturday, according to US President Donald Trump, has the world's largest oil reserves.

4 days ago
companies

SUN Energy shifts to integrated energy solutions, energy storage

The integration between power generation, storage and energy management system will become an important foundation to ensure supply reliability and emission efficiency.

10 hours ago
companies

IKEA to close stores in China amid strategy shift

The stores earmarked for closure include one in suburban Shanghai, another in Guangzhou, and several more in second-tier Chinese cities such as Nantong, Xuzhou and Harbin, IKEA said in the statement posted to its official WeChat account.

12 hours ago
companies

Vale Indonesia halts mining amid delayed 2026 output approval

Deputy Mining Minister Yuliot Tanjung told reporters the approval was "currently being consolidated" and declined to give an indication of the quota.

3 days ago
companies

Redefining obesity: when trying “everything” finally meets real help

As a 34-year-old based in Jakarta, Rosa “Ocha” Wardani is all too familiar with how the local society treats someone referred to as plus-size. After having her third child in 2018, she was well aware of how her weight could not seem to go down, adding that she puts on an extra 10 kg every time she’s carrying a child.

1 week ago
markets

Crude oil slumps, Asian shares edge lower as global tensions climb

US President Donald Trump said Venezuela will be "turning over" up to 50 million barrels of oil to be sold at its market price following the toppling and capture of the nation's leader.

19 hours ago
markets

Asian stocks extend record rally while oil, dollar drift

US big oil got a boost from the country's military raid at the weekend that captured Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro.

1 day ago
markets

Tech firms lead Asian markets higher, oil swings after Maduro ouster

Asian stocks rose Monday on the back of a fresh rally in tech firms and oil fluctuated as investors weighed the impact of the US ouster of Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro.

2 days ago
markets

Stocks make upbeat start to 2026; precious metals extend sparkling rally

Stocks began 2026 on a positive note in holiday-thinned trade as investors braced for a year set to test the AI-led rally, usher in a change of guard at the Federal Reserve and potentially more market turbulence under Donald Trump's presidency.

5 days ago

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