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An artificial intelligence data center sign is displayed on March 3, 2025, at the Mobile World Congress (MWC), the world's biggest mobile fair, in Barcelona, Spain. Amid euphoria over new applications, AI has also caused  privacy and data rights concerns.
An artificial intelligence data center sign is displayed on March 3, 2025, at the Mobile World Congress (MWC), the world's biggest mobile fair, in Barcelona, Spain. Amid euphoria over new applications, AI has also caused privacy and data rights concerns.`
Regulations premium

Indonesia’s data center boom raises alarm over water use

A study found that hot, humid lowland climates in cities like Jakarta and Batam leave data centers heavily dependent on energy-hungry mechanical cooling systems that run at high load year-round.

6 hours ago
Economy premium

Double hit on manufacturing: What are anticipatory policies?

The manufacturing sector’s growth trend is expected to face many challenges, including higher oil and energy prices due to US and Israeli attacks on Iran, as well as rupiah depreciation, which is pushing up production costs for certain industries.

9 hours ago
Economy

Euro zone growth slows to nine-month low on surging costs, PMI shows

The euro zone's private sector expansion weakened sharply in March as the Middle East war drove up energy costs and disrupted supply chains, with overall demand - a key gauge for economic health - falling for the first time in eight months, a survey showed on Tuesday.

9 hours ago

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Economy

Current oil and gas crisis worse than 1973, 1979, 2002 combined: IEA

"The world has never experienced a disruption to energy supply of such magnitude," he said in an interview with the French newspaper released in its Tuesday edition.

10 hours ago
Companies premium

PMJS lands Rp 10.8 trillion truck deal for village cooperatives

Through its subsidiary DIPO, the company will supply 20,600 trucks to Agrinas Pangan Nusantara as part of the government’s red and white cooperatives program, amid a broader plan to procure up to 160,000 vehicles nationwide.  

10 hours ago
Economy premium

RI jet fuel prices 'still competitive’ despite hike, Bahlil says

The energy minister has touted the competitiveness of Indonesia's avtur prices amid the economic fallout from the Iran war, even after a markup of more than 70 percent due to surging global fuel prices.

12 hours ago
Markets

Stocks struggle, oil jumps as Trump's Iran deadline looms

Global stocks wavered on Tuesday, while oil prices were perched near US$110 per barrel as the prospect of escalation in the war in the Middle East and the looming deadline for a deal to be reached kept nervy investors on the sidelines.

15 hours ago
Regulations premium

Govt doubles down on fuel subsidies, cuts airfare VAT

The government says prices of subsidized gasoline and diesel will stay fixed even if global oil prices remain elevated, while airlines will be allowed to lift airfares, but without excessively hurting consumers.

1 day ago
tech

Govt summons Meta, Google over noncompliance with child social media curbs

Indonesia summoned officials from Meta and Google over non-compliance with social media restrictions for children under 16 that went into full effect last week, a minister said in a video statement published on Tuesday.

1 week ago
tech

Roblox to introduce new controls in Indonesia to comply with child social media block

Indonesia will require platforms to deactivate "high ​risk" social media accounts for under 16s, according ​to a ministerial regulation issued earlier this month.

1 week ago
tech

OpenAI to introduce ads to all ChatGPT free and Go users in US

OpenAI will begin showing ads to all users of the free and Go versions of ChatGPT in the United States in the coming weeks, a company spokesperson said in an emailed statement to Reuters.

2 weeks ago
economy

Euro zone growth slows to nine-month low on surging costs, PMI shows

The euro zone's private sector expansion weakened sharply in March as the Middle East war drove up energy costs and disrupted supply chains, with overall demand - a key gauge for economic health - falling for the first time in eight months, a survey showed on Tuesday.

9 hours ago
economy

Current oil and gas crisis worse than 1973, 1979, 2002 combined: IEA

"The world has never experienced a disruption to energy supply of such magnitude," he said in an interview with the French newspaper released in its Tuesday edition.

10 hours ago
economy

India seeks 2.5 million metric tons of urea amid Middle East supply disruptions

State-run Indian Potash Ltd (IPL) issued a tender on Saturday to import 1.5 million tons via the country's west coast. The remaining 1 million tons will arrive through the east coast, according to the document posted on the company's website.

1 day ago
economy

Indonesia raises jet fuel surcharge, flight ticket prices as oil soars

The government will cover the 11-percent value added tax on domestic flight tickets to offset the impact of the price rise on travelers.

1 day ago
companies

AirAsia X to raise fares, cut capacity over Mideast war

Southeast Asia's largest low-cost carrier AirAsia X said Monday it was raising ticket prices and cutting routes to cushion the impact of the war on Iran, but stressed demand for flights remained high.

1 day ago
companies

Cathay Pacific raises fuel surcharge on all flights by 34%

"The price of jet fuel comprises both the crude oil component and the refinery component, both of which have increased significantly in recent weeks," the company said in a statement.

1 week ago
markets

Stocks struggle, oil jumps as Trump's Iran deadline looms

Global stocks wavered on Tuesday, while oil prices were perched near US$110 per barrel as the prospect of escalation in the war in the Middle East and the looming deadline for a deal to be reached kept nervy investors on the sidelines.

15 hours ago
markets

US crude benchmark opens over $113, Brent above $110

Crude oil prices opened higher on Monday, with US benchmark West Texas Intermediate up 1.86 percent to US$113.62 a barrel, as the war in the Middle East continues to squeeze global energy supplies.

1 day ago
markets

Indonesia says stock market reform drive completed after Feb's selloffs

The proposed reforms were unveiled after index provider MSCI warned in late January that the country was ​at risk of being downgraded amid concerns about a lack of transparency around stock ownership and ​trading.

4 days ago
markets

India's March palm oil imports fall to 3-month low as prices surge

India sources most of its palm oil from Indonesia and Malaysia, while soy oil and sunflower oil are imported mainly from Argentina, Brazil, Russia and Ukraine.

5 days ago
markets

Oil rallies, stocks tumble as Trump says US to hammer Iran further

Oil prices spiked and stocks sank on Thursday after Donald Trump reiterated that US forces would hammer Iran for another two to three weeks but offered no solution to the closure of the Strait of Hormuz that has crippled global markets.

5 days ago
markets

Asian stocks rally as Trump says war to end 'very soon'

Asian stock markets including Jakarta rallied Wednesday after US President Donald Trump said the Middle East war would be over in up to three weeks and his Iranian counterpart said Tehran had "the necessary will" to bring it to an end.

6 days ago
markets

Dollar surges in Asia as war's safe-haven shelter

The dollar headed for its biggest monthly gain since July on Tuesday and stands out as the strongest so-called safe asset as war in the Middle East has set oil prices surging, nearly everything else sinking and raised the risk of global recession.

1 week ago

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