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Finance Minister Suahasil Nazara speaks at the APBN Kita press conference on Sept. 19 in Jakarta.
Finance Minister Suahasil Nazara speaks at the APBN Kita press conference on Sept. 19 in Jakarta.`
Regulations premium

Govt tightens purse strings despite on-track budget

The Finance Ministry has announced mandatory belt-tightening in government institutions but at the same time insists that budget execution is on course to meet the fiscal plan for this year.

2 hours ago
Companies premium

Garuda Indonesia appoints Thomas Oentoro as president director

The new CEO replaced Glenny H. Kairupan, a retired military officer and member of President Prabowo Subianto’s Gerindra Party who held the airlines' top position for only a year.  

7 hours ago
Companies premium

Prabowo launches $10.2b nickel downstream projects at Weda Bay

The President launched on Thursday 11 downstream nickel and aluminum projects at the industrial park on Weda Bay in North Maluku, as part of the ongoing drive to turn the country into a major battery manufacturing hub amid the global EV boom.

12 hours ago

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Companies

Godrej Consumer Products Indonesia builds new Rp 500 billion factory in Kendal

The first phase of the facility occupies 2.5 hectares of GCPI’s total 5.5-ha site in Kendal, serving as a manufacturing hub for household insecticides for both Indonesian and export markets.

13 hours ago
Economy

Indonesia orders cost-cutting measures to keep fiscal deficit in check

In the circular letter, Suahasil ​Nazara ordered civil servants to prioritize online meetings and to halt any procurement of new ​vehicles, as well as the construction or renovation of official residences and buildings.

14 hours ago
Economy

Investing in Indonesia’s future: Why five strategic sectors matter

From toll roads and data centers to geothermal energy, healthcare and battery materials, INA is putting long-term capital behind Indonesia’s future.

14 hours ago
Regulations premium

New manpower law to tilt balance to labor

Labor unions hail the new legislation as a win for workers, thanks to more rigid arrangements on contract work, outsourcing, layoffs and severance payments.

1 day ago
Economy

Deciphering Indonesia’s data center dilemma

Indonesia needs to carefully plan where data centers can be located and avoid excessive concentration, as more than 60 percent of the country’s data centers are concentrated in just two locations, Greater Jakarta and Batam.

1 day ago
tech

Trump, AI CEOs sign voluntary safety pact, back data center expansion

The administration faces increasing scrutiny over risks posed by advanced AI, after OpenAI and Anthropic reported their AI agents had gone rogue and hacked into other companies' systems.

1 week ago
tech

TikTok reaches first state settlement over teen safety claims, agrees to user limits

TikTok will pay Alabama at least $100 million under the settlement, but the state's payout could grow to $300 million if 40 other attorneys general sign on to similar agreements with the company within a specified timeframe, according to the settlement.

1 week ago
tech

Rhemedi gets OpenAI’s Select Partner status

Artificial Intelligence is a tool to help people understand health more deeply, recognize risks earlier, and take more appropriate action, while clinical responsibility remains with physicians and healthcare professionals.

2 weeks ago
tech

US warns Australia's social media algorithm reforms risk 'facilitating censorship'

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said the proposed measure was not intended to grant governments greater authority, but rather to restore individuals' control over their content choices.

2 weeks ago
tech

Alibaba plans AI model with 5 trillion to 10 trillion parameters, unveils new chip

Alibaba Group plans to train a new artificial intelligence model with between 5 trillion and 10 trillion parameters, chief executive Eddie Wu said on Tuesday, as the Chinese technology giant outlined a sweeping strategy encompassing AI models, chips and data centers.

2 weeks ago
tech

Bessent proposes US-China AI safety notifications in talks with Chinese vice premier

The meeting covered plans to "operationalize" a process agreed in May for each side to identify potential tariff cuts on non-strategic goods, called the "Board of Trade."

2 weeks ago
economy

Indonesia orders cost-cutting measures to keep fiscal deficit in check

In the circular letter, Suahasil ​Nazara ordered civil servants to prioritize online meetings and to halt any procurement of new ​vehicles, as well as the construction or renovation of official residences and buildings.

14 hours ago
economy

Investing in Indonesia’s future: Why five strategic sectors matter

From toll roads and data centers to geothermal energy, healthcare and battery materials, INA is putting long-term capital behind Indonesia’s future.

14 hours ago
economy

Deciphering Indonesia’s data center dilemma

Indonesia needs to carefully plan where data centers can be located and avoid excessive concentration, as more than 60 percent of the country’s data centers are concentrated in just two locations, Greater Jakarta and Batam.

1 day ago
economy

AI 'widening economic inequality', IMF boss warns

The global artificial intelligence boom is fast becoming the key driver of economies around the world, but the boom is risking wider global inequality by leaving some nations behind, IMF chief Kristalina Georgieva warned on Wednesday.

2 days ago
markets

Stocks fall further as oil spike fans fresh inflation worries

Anxiety returned as figures showed Tehran had increased strikes on tankers in the Strait of Hormuz, Houthis rebutted claims they had lost key territory and top oil officials warned that global reserves were running worryingly low.

1 day ago
markets

Oil rises and stocks fall as Hormuz worries flare

Both global benchmark Brent and West Texas Intermediate rebounded Tuesday and rose in early Asian trade, as figures showed Tehran had increased strikes on tankers in the crucial Strait of Hormuz.

2 days ago
markets

Euro slides as French fiscal worries grip markets

The euro weakened sharply on Monday to a 17-month low as fiscal worries in France amid a steep bond market rout stoked fears of contagion risks in the region, helping the dollar shrug off soft US jobs data that dented near-term rate hike expectations.

4 days ago
markets

Middle East crude oil exports exceed pre-war levels but tanker attacks increase

Crude oil exports from the Middle East rose above pre-war levels in four of the seven days of the final week of September, shipping data showed on Monday, despite attacks on vessels passing through the Strait of Hormuz.

4 days ago
markets

Saudi Arabia unexpectedly cuts oil prices to Asia

Aramco has been looking ​at offering discounts for oil loaded off Oman to compensate buyers for record freight ​rates, people familiar with the matter said last week, as it sought to protect its market ‌share ⁠after the regional conflict hit exports.

4 days ago
markets

Dollar at 17-month high as global bond rout hits euro

The US dollar headed for its third straight week of gains on Friday, perched at a 17-month high as a bond market rout pushed borrowing costs across the globe to multi-decade peaks in the face of inflationary fears over higher oil prices.

1 week ago

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