The addition brings the airline’s Malaysia-Indonesia network to 19 routes, which served nearly 3 million passengers last year.  

Roughly 95 percent of the country’s consumption is currently met through imports.

Japan should act decisively against excessive market moves, Yuichiro Tamaki, head of an influential opposition party, told Reuters on Wednesday, after a brutal sell-off of Japanese government bonds sent a chill through global financial markets.

Asian equities stabilized Wednesday after a rough start to the week fueled by Donald Trump's Greenland-linked tariff threats. Tokyo, Sydney, Singapore, Taipei and Manila fell, while Hong Kong, Shanghai and Jakarta rose.

A state-owned textile enterprise is to tackle industrywide problems, including rehiring tens of thousands of workers laid off after the Sritex bankruptcy.

Foreign investors sold a net roughly $6.4 billion worth of Indonesian government bonds in 2025, adding to the pressure on the currency.

The increasing costs of electricity purchased from IPPs, along with grid operation expenses, may lead to inflated state subsidies and compensation in the long run.

The company operates a platform that processes inbound and outbound visa applications using AI-enabled systems.

Nickel miner PT Vale Indonesia is seeking approval to revise its annual production plan (RKAB) after revealing that its current ore production quota is insufficient to meet supply commitments for three major high-pressure acid leach (HPAL) projects.

The rupiah slid to Rp 16,985 per US dollar on Tuesday ahead of a policy decision by the central bank this week, where analysts expect the BI to stand pat on rates. The currency is down nearly 2 percent in January after dropping 3.5 percent in 2025.

The government has earmarked US$125 million for the development of a domestic chip design industry, with Coordinating Economy Minister Airlangga Hartarto citing a partnership with United Kingdom-based Arm Holdings.

Deputy finance minister Thomas "Tommy" Djiwandono, who is also a nephew of President Prabowo Subianto, has been lined up to become a deputy governor of Bank Indonesia (BI), raising questions about the central bank’s independence.

Transmigration Minister M Iftitah Sulaiman Suryanagara has welcomed proposals from local governments to develop 60 transmigration areas in their respective regions. 

The Maritime Affairs and Fisheries Ministry is in the process of drafting a circular letter to ratify the agreement and outline registration procedures for accessing the zero-percent tariff.

Thomas Djiwandono, a deputy finance minister who is a former businessman, is reportedly set to face a fit-and-proper test by parliament for the new job.

Trump vowed on Saturday to implement a wave of increasing tariffs from February 1 on EU members Denmark, Sweden, France, Germany, the Netherlands and Finland, along with Britain and Norway, until the US is allowed to buy Greenland, a step major EU states decried as blackmail.

India's central bank has proposed that BRICS countries link their official digital currencies to make cross-border trade and tourism payments easier, two sources said, which could reduce reliance on the US dollar as geopolitical tensions rise.

Stock markets slid in Asia on Monday after US President Donald Trump threatened to slap extra tariffs on eight European nations until the US was allowed to buy Greenland, pushing the dollar down against the safe-haven yen and Swiss franc.

Indonesia is set to host its first-ever plasma fractionation plant in Karawang, West Java, which is poised to become the largest such facility in Southeast Asia. This milestone marks a major step toward operational readiness, strengthening national healthcare resilience.

China's economic growth slowed to a three-year low in the fourth quarter as domestic demand softened, and while the full-year pace hit Beijing's target, trade tensions and structural imbalances pose significant risks to the outlook.

The Indonesian Hotel and Restaurant Association (PHRI) reported that hotel occupancy rates fell by 4 percent last year compared with the previous year.

At its 2026 economic outlook event on Jan. 15, Kadin cautioned against maintaining last year's budget policy to reduce regional transfers amid current global conditions, as doing so would only hamper local growth and exacerbate weakening demand.

US President Donald Trump on Saturday vowed to implement a wave of increasing tariffs on European allies until the United States is allowed to buy Greenland, escalating a row over the future of Denmark's vast Arctic island.

The South American trade bloc Mercosur and the European Union will sign on Saturday a deal 25 years in the making to create one of the world's largest free trade areas at a time of growing protectionism and volatility.

Alphabet's Google asked a judge on Friday to postpone making the company share data with rivals while it challenges a ruling that the company holds an illegal monopoly in online search, according to court papers.

The investment minister said on Thursday that he expected further growth in domestic investment this year, particularly via funding channeled by Danantara.

Initial figures showed platforms were taking meaningful action to remove underage users, Australia's eSafety Commissioner Julie Inman Grant said.