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Touching down: A Garuda Indonesia Airbus A330 lands at Sultan Iskandar Muda International Airport in Blang Bintang, Aceh, on July 13, 2021.
Touching down: A Garuda Indonesia Airbus A330 lands at Sultan Iskandar Muda International Airport in Blang Bintang, Aceh, on July 13, 2021.`
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Prabowo ally named Garuda Indonesia CEO, strengthening control

Garuda Indonesia has appointed Glenny H. Kairupan, a retired military officer and member of President Prabowo Subianto’s Gerindra party, as its new CEO, a move analysts say tightens political oversight of the state-owned enterprise.  

12 hours ago
Economy premium

Prabowo claims 8% growth is possible through free meals program

The president pledged to strengthen oversight, introduce stricter sanitation procedures and invest in new kitchen equipment and water filters amid reports of food poisoning in the free meals program.

17 hours ago
Regulations premium

Ministries diverge on timeline for mandatory ethanol share in gasoline

The government’s plan to blend 10 percent ethanol into all gasoline faces uncertainty as key ministries offer conflicting timelines and targets, reflecting internal disagreement over the policy.

18 hours ago

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Companies

APRIL Group launches 5-year collaboration with IUCN to advance conservation science

APRIL Group, a leading manufacturer of pulp, paper and board products, and the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) have announced a five-year strategic collaboration aimed at strengthening conservation science and improving biodiversity outcomes.

18 hours ago
Economy

Canada fears for auto jobs after Stellantis announces US investment

Canadian leaders said Wednesday that Jeep-maker Stellantis's decision to invest US$13 billion in the United States threatens Canadian jobs, urging action to counter what they called another casualty of President Donald Trump's trade war.

20 hours ago
Markets

Asia stocks join Wall Street rally, gold at record high on trade angst

Stocks rose across most of Asia on Thursday, with the chip sector buoyant following a strong rally among US peers overnight.

22 hours ago
Regulations premium

Mixed reaction as Purbaya delays e-commerce tax

The finance minister plans to postpone enforcing a withholding tax on e-commerce transactions, but not everyone is on board with that decision.

1 day ago
Economy premium

Purbaya hits out at plan to ‘return’ idle meal funds

The finance minister said the funds have not been allocated yet, so there was no real money to be returned, while urging better absorption in the free meals program.  

1 day ago
tech

Govt suspends TikTok registration over data sharing failures, ministry says

The government has suspended TikTok's registration to provide electronic systems after the company failed to hand over all data relating to the use of its live stream feature, a government official said on Friday.

1 week ago
economy

Canada fears for auto jobs after Stellantis announces US investment

Canadian leaders said Wednesday that Jeep-maker Stellantis's decision to invest US$13 billion in the United States threatens Canadian jobs, urging action to counter what they called another casualty of President Donald Trump's trade war.

20 hours ago
economy

IMF chief says lack of retaliation against Trump tariffs aiding global growth

Decisions by most countries to not retaliate against US President Donald Trump's tariffs are among the top factors bolstering the global economy's resilience, IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva said on Tuesday.

1 day ago
economy

Buffering the shock: IEU-CEPA for resilient trade

The landmark Indonesia-EU CEPA signals potential benefits for both sides and particularly wider and more certain market access for Indonesia.

2 days ago
economy

US, China to roll out tit-for-tat port fees, threatening more turmoil at sea

The United States and China on Tuesday will begin charging additional port fees on ocean shipping firms that move everything from holiday toys to crude oil, making the high seas a key front in the trade war between the world's two largest economies.

2 days ago
economy

Trump on track to meet Xi in South Korea

The latest rupture followed China's announcement on Thursday that it would dramatically expand its rare earths export controls. That drew a sharp countermeasure from Trump on Friday that sent markets and relations between the world's two largest economies into a spiral.

2 days ago
companies

APRIL Group launches 5-year collaboration with IUCN to advance conservation science

APRIL Group, a leading manufacturer of pulp, paper and board products, and the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) have announced a five-year strategic collaboration aimed at strengthening conservation science and improving biodiversity outcomes.

18 hours ago
companies

Apple vows to boost investment in China

The comments come as the iPhone maker looks to sidestep US tariffs on shipments from countries including its production hubs, China and India, by boosting already hefty investment in the United States to $600 billion over the next four years. 

1 day ago
markets

Asia stocks join Wall Street rally, gold at record high on trade angst

Stocks rose across most of Asia on Thursday, with the chip sector buoyant following a strong rally among US peers overnight.

22 hours ago
markets

Asia shares suffer trade whiplash, Wall Street futures rally

Asian stocks dived for cover on Monday after fresh broadsides in the US-China trade war spooked markets with already stretched valuations, though there were signs risk sentiment had steadied with Wall Street futures bouncing.

3 days ago
markets

Asian markets limp into weekend as AI bubble fears grow

Asian equities staggered into the weekend Friday following a mixed week that saw a Middle East ceasefire and huge new AI investments play off against the US shutdown and concerns about a tech bubble.

6 days ago
markets

Gold builds on historic rally, soars past $4,000/oz for first time

Gold pushed through US$4,000 an ounce to hit a record on Wednesday, driven by investors seeking safety from mounting economic and geopolitical uncertainty, alongside expectations of further interest rate cuts by the US Federal Reserve.

1 week ago
markets

Big-spending next Japan PM Takaichi boosts stocks

Japanese stocks and bond yields soared and the yen fell on Monday, after conservative China hawk and potential big-spender Sanae Takaichi won the leadership of the ruling party.

1 week ago
markets

Shrimp industry suffers after radioactive case, association says

The shrimp was processed at an industrial estate near Jakarta that was later found to be contaminated with of Cesium 137 and the country's nuclear agency is seeking to pinpoint the size of the area affected.

1 week ago

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Fri, October 17, 2025

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