As factories embrace automation and high-tech manufacturing, workers are at risk of being left behind unless the government adapts vocational training to changing labor demands.  

Foreign investors stepped up their selling on Tuesday as news of the wiretapping case began circulating, recording net sales of Rp 575 billion (US$31.7 million) as the IDX Composite Index tumbled 3.78 percent.  

Malaysia accounts for more than half of under-construction data center capacity among Southeast Asian countries, including Indonesia, Thailand, the Philippines and Vietnam.

Nickel industry group warned that if the fee is too high, it could eat into companies’ margins and reduce the price competitiveness of local commodities in overseas markets.  

Finance Minister Suahasil Nazara has projected that this year’s gross domestic product growth will touch 5.4 to 5.5 percent, in line with the state budget plan.

NTT Data's expansion comes as demand for data center capacity rises in Indonesia, fueled by accelerating AI development.   

Launched by Sinar Mas Land’s sector-agnostic corporate venture capital firm Living Lab Ventures, Innolab aims to help global companies build tangible and sustainable business opportunities in the Indonesian market.

Investors faced the potential for tougher regulation and oversight in areas such as AI as well as for legislative gridlock that could complicate the fiscal picture, as Democrats gained ground in the battle to wrest control of Congress from the Republicans.

Many businesses do not expect to take advantage of the free trade agreement immediately, as it may take between six and 18 months before they can penetrate the European Union’s common market.  

Analysts question whether the current approach will deter future misconduct or simply lead wrongdoers to treat fines as just part of the cost of doing business.  

The Indonesia Stock Exchange (IDX) Composite Index has fallen more than 40 percent since the beginning of the year, making it the world’s worst-performing bourse.

Indonesia cannot yet export electricity, Coordinating Downstream and Energy Transition Minister Bahlil Lahadalia said, prioritizing domestic demand and urging Danantara Indonesia not to “give in to lobbying."

According to Statistics Indonesia (BPS), smallholders tend 99.6 percent of its cocoa area, 98.6 percent of its coffee, 91.3 percent of its rubber and 43.9 percent of its oil palm, and most of this land is yet to be registered.

From Sept. 26 to Oct. 26, OPPO Indonesia’s month-long campaign with Make Over offers customers a “glow-up” experience for themselves and their smartphones.

S&P 500 slipping 0.5 percent as tech sector earnings weighed on investor confidence, even as data showed US manufacturing activity picked up in October amid strong domestic demand.

October’s volatile food inflation stood at 5.81 percent, continuing an upward trend that began in July.

September's narrow trade surplus, which included an energy deficit of $2.31 billion due to a 37 percent jump in refined petroleum products, may shrink further on an anticipated rise in energy demand toward the year-end.

Despite stronger production, employment increased only marginally in October, according to the S&P Manufacturing Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI), with job creation slowing from September.

The Indonesia Stock Exchange (IDX) officially began excluding stocks with high shareholding concentration (HSC) from its benchmark index calculation on Monday as part of broader efforts to improve market quality.  

South Korea will double spending on AI and semiconductors in 2027 to a record high, the president said Monday, pledging to use the technology to turn the military into a "smart, elite force".

The US has accused Vietnam of "a persistent failure to resolve long-standing concerns about IP protection and enforcement."

President Prabowo Subianto has asked the Indonesian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Kadin) to become the government’s strategic partner, putting pressure on the organization to contribute more to national economic development.

Danantara is in discussion to participate in nine of Time’s international forums, including the TIME100 Davos Dinner & Talks, the TIME100 Impact Dinner, the TIME100 AI Leadership Forum and the TIME Earth Awards.

WTO reform remained a priority despite related talks moving “much more slowly than we'd like”, WTO chief Okonjo-Iweala told reporters on Tuesday.

China's factory activity slipped back into contraction territory in October, official data showed Saturday, despite sustained growth in high-tech industries, as the market for consumer goods weakened.

The industry will need to move urgently, analysts and industry executives said, as United States President Donald Trump's regulators promote deeper integration of digital assets into the financial system, raising the stakes for an industry with a history of big hacks.

According to the Association of Indonesian Automotive Manufacturers (Gaikindo), wholesale hybrid car distribution rose 42.66 percent year-on-year to 65,968 units in January-September 2026, accounting for 9.72 percent of total car sales.