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Heavy equipment is used at the groundbreaking site for the Abadi Masela LNG project in Tanimbar Islands, Maluku, on July 16, 2026.
Heavy equipment is used at the groundbreaking site for the Abadi Masela LNG project in Tanimbar Islands, Maluku, on July 16, 2026.`
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Ground broken on long-delayed Masela project

The Abadi Masela project, a long-delayed liquefied natural gas (LNG) megaproject, finally broke ground on Thursday, marking a critical milestone for a development that promises to reshape Indonesia’s energy landscape.

3 hours ago
Regulations premium

Indonesia opts against visa fee hike to spur tourism

The decision comes as several major tourist destinations have raised visa fees this year, including Japan, which introduced its first visa fee increase in nearly 50 years.

10 hours ago
Companies

DeepSeek reportedly to raise fresh capital at $74 billion valuation ahead of IPO

Chinese AI startup DeepSeek is planning to launch a fresh fundraising round at a valuation of about 500 billion yuan (US$74 billion) ahead of a potential mainland initial public offering, two people with knowledge of the matter said.

13 hours ago

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Boeing sees 'new generation' planes dominating in 2045

Plane manufacturers must build nearly 44,000 new planes over the next two decades to meet new growth and replace older planes, according to Boeing's new annual forecast.

1 day ago
Regulations premium

Are Grab, Gojek drivers entrepreneurs? The govt thinks they should be

The government's proposal to reclassify ride-hailing drivers as microbusiness owners has drawn mixed reactions, with labor unions pushing for employee status, some drivers preferring to remain partners with stronger legal protections and platform operators backing the government’s initiative.  

1 day ago
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Indonesia to store imported 'Russian' crude as national reserves

The government has imported around 770,000 barrels of Russian crude oil, according to a Bloomberg report, though the energy ministry says further verification is necessary to determine the composition and source of the fuel that makes up the so-called Indonesia blend.

2 days ago
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Red and White Cooperatives to absorb harvests during price slumps

Since the program’s launch in July last year, President Prabowo Subianto’s administration has added multiple tasks and broadened the cooperatives’ scope of work from grocery stores to managing community oil wells.

2 days ago
Tech

China's Xi says AI should not be dominated by one country

Artificial intelligence should not be dominated by a single country, China's President Xi Jinping said Friday, urging international cooperation on its development at a major conference in Shanghai.

2 days ago
tech

China's Xi says AI should not be dominated by one country

Artificial intelligence should not be dominated by a single country, China's President Xi Jinping said Friday, urging international cooperation on its development at a major conference in Shanghai.

2 days ago
tech

Meta scraps AI image feature days after launch following privacy backlash

Launched on Tuesday and integrated into the Meta AI chatbot, Muse Image can use photos as input and allows users to edit AI-generated images directly through sketches.

1 week ago
tech

OpenAI reportedly proposes handing US government 5 percent stake

OpenAI has discussed giving the US government a 5 percent stake, the Financial Times reported on Thursday, as AI firms face growing scrutiny in Washington over the potential misuse of advanced models and whether Americans will share in the sector's profits.

2 weeks ago
companies

DeepSeek reportedly to raise fresh capital at $74 billion valuation ahead of IPO

Chinese AI startup DeepSeek is planning to launch a fresh fundraising round at a valuation of about 500 billion yuan (US$74 billion) ahead of a potential mainland initial public offering, two people with knowledge of the matter said.

13 hours ago
companies

Boeing sees 'new generation' planes dominating in 2045

Plane manufacturers must build nearly 44,000 new planes over the next two decades to meet new growth and replace older planes, according to Boeing's new annual forecast.

1 day ago
markets

Asian stocks mostly sink as AI worries hammer tech

Most Asian stocks sank on Thursday as tech firms came under renewed pressure from worries over the AI boom, with Seoul again taking the brunt of the selling, while oil prices rose further as the US and Iran continued to trade strikes.

3 days ago
markets

Asian stocks drop as oil rises after Trump's Hormuz levy threat

Stocks fell and oil hit a one-month high in Asian trading on Tuesday after President Donald Trump said the US was reinstating its blockade of Iranian shipping in the Gulf and would collect a 20 percent fee on cargo traversing the Strait of Hormuz.

5 days ago
markets

Oil prices spike on fresh US-Iran attacks, tech weighs on stocks again

Oil prices jumped more than four percent Monday after another flare-up between the United States and Iran that threatened their already fragile truce, while Seoul led losses in most Asian stock markets as tech firms suffered another selloff.

6 days ago
markets

Asian stocks surge as investors focus more on AI than Middle East attacks

Asian stocks rose sharply on Friday, led by chip and AI firms as investors brushed off concern over the stalled recovery of energy supplies through the critical Strait of Hormuz, with tit-for-tat attacks escalating between the United States and Iran.

1 week ago
markets

Asian shares climb on chip rally, oil up as Gulf hostilities resume

Asian shares climbed on Thursday as semiconductors got a respite from heavy selling, though gains were capped by a surge in oil prices as a resumption of hostilities in the Gulf reignited inflation fears and hammered bonds.

1 week ago

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