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Nickel smelters spew emissions on Jan. 26, 2024, into the skies above Indonesia Morowali Industrial Park and a nearby settlement in Bahodopi district, Morowali regency, Central Sulawesi.
Nickel smelters spew emissions on Jan. 26, 2024, into the skies above Indonesia Morowali Industrial Park and a nearby settlement in Bahodopi district, Morowali regency, Central Sulawesi.`
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Govt to sanction Morowali industrial park for environmental violations

The Environment Ministry is coming down hard on IMIP over multiple violations at its nickel hub in Central Sulawesi, including setting up a slag and tailing storage facility in an unlicensed area, excessive air pollution and insufficient wastewater management, following public outrage over exploitative activities in Papua's famed marine tourist hot spot Raja Ampat.

2 hours ago
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Java no longer has power oversupply, ministry says

Java no longer experiences an electricity oversupply, an Energy and Mineral Resources Ministry official said, urging immediate development of new energy sources, especially renewables, to meet rising demand.

4 hours ago
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Govt faces hurdles in bridging infrastructure funding gap

The government is banking on corporate participation to bridge Indonesia’s infrastructure funding gap, but experts warn that strained finances of state-owned construction firms and the current reluctance of private investors to commit to large-scale projects may hinder progress.  

16 hours ago

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Moody’s downgrades BTN’s baseline credit assessment over solvency risks

The global rating agency downgraded the state-owned lender’s inherent creditworthiness to Ba2 citing real risks in its outstanding loans and accrued interest receivables, though it maintained BTN’s overall credit rating at Baa2 with a stable outlook.

17 hours ago
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Danantara to pare back SOEs in insurance, logistics sectors

The state asset fund, which also acts as the holding body for SOEs, plans to consolidate the logistics sector from 18 firms into a single major player and to merge 16 state-owned insurers into just three entities.

23 hours ago
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Tax revenue down 10% yoy in May amid payment shifts, policy changes

Mirroring a fall in tax collection, state revenue also declined to Rp 995.3 trillion (US$61 billion) in May, down by 11 percent from Rp 1.1 quadrillion in the same period last year.

1 day ago
Companies

Southeast Asia's budget airlines bet on travel demand, despite competition woes

Southeast Asia's biggest budget airlines are pursuing a bruising capacity expansion race despite rising cost pressures that are squeezing profitability and led Qantas Airways to shut down Singapore-based offshoot Jetstar Asia.

1 day ago
Regulations premium

PLN might sit out solar power export projects to Singapore

PLN is unlikely to be directly involved in the initial phase of planned solar power exports from Indonesia to Singapore. An energy expert said the state-owned power provider should prioritize meeting its commitments under the electricity procurement business plan (RUPTL), given its limited capital and extensive domestic responsibilities.

1 day ago
tech

AI's arrival at work reshaping employers' hunt for talent

Predictions of imminent AI-driven mass unemployment are likely overblown, but employers will seek workers with different skills as the technology matures, a top executive at global recruiter ManpowerGroup told AFP at Paris's Vivatech trade fair.

5 days ago
tech

Pluang expands to the Philippines, offers access to fractional US stocks

Indonesian investment platform Pluang became the first to expand to the Philippines and to offer access to United States regulated fractional stocks.

1 week ago
tech

Apple under pressure to shine after AI stumble

Pressure is on Apple to show it hasn't lost its magic despite broken promises to ramp up iPhones with generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) as rivals race ahead with the technology.

1 week ago
companies

Southeast Asia's budget airlines bet on travel demand, despite competition woes

Southeast Asia's biggest budget airlines are pursuing a bruising capacity expansion race despite rising cost pressures that are squeezing profitability and led Qantas Airways to shut down Singapore-based offshoot Jetstar Asia.

1 day ago
companies

Discovering and promoting young artists at Asmaraloka Art Exhibition Chapter 3: Memories

In a brutalist building of Semesta Gallery in South Jakarta, Asmaraloka Art Exhibition Chapter 3 displays a three-floor testament to “Memories”, and, more urgently, to the emergence of a new generation of Indonesian creatives.

2 days ago
markets

Bank of Japan holds rates, says to slow bond purchase taper

The Bank of Japan kept interest rates unchanged Tuesday and said it would taper its purchase of government bonds at a slower pace amid concerns about the effect of trade uncertainty on the world's number four economy.

2 days ago
markets

Oil prices jump after Trump's warning, stocks extend gains

Oil prices rallied Tuesday after Donald Trump urged Tehran residents to evacuate, stoking fresh fears of all-out war as Israel and Iran continued to pound each other with missiles.

3 days ago
markets

US Fed set to hold rates steady in the face of Trump pressure

The US central bank is expected to keep interest rates unchanged for a fourth straight policy meeting this week, despite President Donald Trump's push for rate cuts, as officials contend with uncertainty sparked by the Republican's tariffs.

4 days ago
markets

Stocks slide, oil and gold jump after Israel strikes Iran

Stocks dived in early Asian trade on Friday, led by a selloff in US futures, while oil prices jumped after Israel conducted a military strike on Iran, sending investors scurrying to safe havens such as gold and the Swiss franc.

1 week ago
markets

Stocks slip, dollar droops as trade, geopolitical tensions weigh

Global stocks and the dollar slipped on Thursday as investors sized up a benign US inflation report and the fragile trade truce between Washington and Beijing, while rising tensions in the Middle East and lingering tariff anxiety dented risk sentiment.

1 week ago

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