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Prabowo downplays impact of rupiah fall on households

President Prabowo Subianto has downplayed the depreciation of the rupiah with statements economists say may send a dangerous signal to the market, potentially dealing a further blow to the currency.

1 hour ago
Tech

PSN’s Nusantara 5 satellite officially starts operations

Nusantara 5 (N5) satellite is Asia's biggest with a capacity of 160 Gigabits per second (Gbps) using the very high throughput satellite (VHTS) specification ...

6 hours ago
Economy premium

Local firms echo Chinese concerns over Indonesia’s business climate

Danang Girindrawardana, executive director of the Indonesian Textile Association (API), said that local business community had also conveyed similar complaints to the government but did not receive an adequate response. ...

8 hours ago

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Tech

ASEAN told to strengthen approaches, frameworks for digital transformation

Beyond introducing new regulations, it is equally important to understand how institutions make decisions, coordinate implementation and respond to emerging challenges in practice.

8 hours ago
Economy

China says Trump visit deals are 'preliminary'

Trump left Beijing on Friday after two days of talks with President Xi Jinping that featured pageantry and warm rhetoric but limited detail on concrete outcomes across trade and investment.

9 hours ago
Companies premium

PLN eyes renewables expansion via 495 MW Bangladeshi solar project

The state-owned electricity firm's power generation subsidiary, PLN IP, has signed an agreement with Bangladesh's Bay Group to explore renewable power development in the country, including opportunities to bid on national solar power projects.

11 hours ago
Tech

Big risks and rewards in upcoming IPOs at SpaceX, OpenAI, Anthropic

Wall Street is licking its chops over an unprecedented slate of massive IPOs set to arrive in the coming months, beginning with Elon Musk's SpaceX in June.

15 hours ago
Companies

At Samsung, the global AI boom spurred a looming strike and deep divisions

A looming 18-day strike at South Korean chip giant Samsung that has triggered worries within the government, rattled foreign investors and threatened global supply chains rests on one crucial question: who should share in the spoils of the AI boom? 

1 day ago
Tech

YouTube, Snap and TikTok settle school district's social media addiction claims

In a landmark trial, a Los Angeles jury on March 25 found Meta and Alphabet's Google negligent for designing social media platforms that are harmful to young people.

1 day ago
Economy

Trump says China to buy 200 Boeing jets, order could rise up to 750

The orders, if finalized, would mark Boeing's first major Chinese deal in nearly a decade, after the US planemaker was largely shut out of the world's second-largest aviation market amid trade tensions between Beijing and Washington.

1 day ago
Economy premium

Consumers under strain, expect bleak year ahead

Retailers struggle to stay afloat as orders from government institutions evaporate, while workers with advanced degrees are not getting the jobs to match.  

1 day ago
Economy

Trump says China to potentially buy as much as 750 Boeing planes

The orders, if finalized, would mark Boeing's first major Chinese deal in nearly a decade, after the US planemaker was largely shut out of the world's second-largest aviation market amid trade tensions between Beijing and Washington.

2 days ago
Economy premium

Russia, India show interest in Indonesia’s Biak spaceport project

Biak was selected for its proximity to the equator and its direct access to the Pacific Ocean, allowing first-stage rocket boosters to safely fall into open waters after launch.

2 days ago
Regulations premium

Govt pledges subsidies to curb imported food inflation

The statement came as the rupiah continued to face pressure, exceeding Rp 17,500 per US dollar and raising concerns over higher prices for imported food commodities, including soybeans, wheat, raw sugar and garlic.

2 days ago
Companies premium

RI secures Russian commitment to resume stalled Tuna Block project

The government has secured a fresh commitment from Russian oil and gas firm Zarubezhneft to resume the long-stalled Tuna Block project in the Natuna Sea, with operations to restart next month.

2 days ago
Economy

Trump touts 'fantastic’ deals with Xi but markets underwhelmed

United States President Donald Trump said he had made "fantastic trade deals" with China's Xi Jinping, as the pair met on Friday at final talks of a superpower summit, but the news gave markets little to cheer, while Beijing warned Washington about mishandling Taiwan and over the US war with Iran.

2 days ago
Tech

Musk accused of 'selective amnesia,' Altman of lying as OpenAI trial nears end

A lawyer for Elon Musk hammered at the credibility of OpenAI CEO Sam Altman on Thursday, near the end of a trial over whether to hold the ChatGPT maker and its leaders responsible for allegedly transforming the nonprofit into a vehicle to enrich themselves.

2 days ago
Regulations premium

Purbaya shrugs off Chinese concerns over permit mess

The China Chamber of Commerce in Indonesia (CCCI) previously sent a letter to President Prabowo Subianto, detailing a range of complaints, from the mandatory retention of foreign exchange earnings (DHE) onshore to a recent crackdown on immigration.

3 days ago
Markets

Nations drawing down oil stocks at record pace: IEA

Countries are tapping into oil inventories and strategic reserves at a "record pace" due to the "unprecedented" supply disruptions caused by the Middle East war, the International Energy Agency said Wednesday.

3 days ago
Markets

Asian wheat millers resume purchases after two-month hiatus

Buyers in Indonesia, the world's second-largest wheat importer, last week signed deals to purchase at least 150,000 tonnes of new-crop Black Sea wheat for July shipment, while Thai millers booked 125,000 tonnes of US wheat, two Singapore-based traders said.

3 days ago
Economy

Trump lands in China for Xi summit with Nvidia CEO in tow

President Donald Trump and an entourage that included Nvidia's Jensen Huang and Elon Musk were greeted with a lavish welcome in Beijing on Wednesday as he prepared to ask China's Xi Jinping to "open up" to US business at the start of their two-day summit.

4 days ago
Economy premium

Govt undecided on response to rupiah decline

The Indonesian currency hit a new historic low two weeks ago and is trading near 17,557 per US dollar as global uncertainty mounts.

4 days ago
Markets premium

IDX falls as MSCI review drops major Indonesian stocks

The benchmark index dropped 1.98 percent to 6,723.32 when the market closed on Wednesday. It has declined by more than 20 percent since the beginning of the year.  

4 days ago
Economy

US inflation hits three-year high fueled by Iran war

Consumer inflation in the United States hit a three-year high in April, government data showed Tuesday, with the economic fallout of the Iran war rippling through the world's largest economy.

5 days ago
Regulations premium

Curbing under-16s’ access to fintech, e-commerce could slow adoption

Indonesia started banning social media for children under 16 in March, when the communications ministry named eight platforms that must comply with new rules.

5 days ago
Tech

EU chief turns up heat on social media's 'addictive' design

The European Union is working on new rules to protect children from the addictive designs of social media such as TikTok, Meta and X, EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said on Tuesday.

5 days ago
Companies premium

Danantara eyes bigger stake in GoTo

The state asset fund is evaluating the development of its investment in GoTo and has yet to determine the size of any additional stake. 

5 days ago
Regulations premium

Govt to extend subsidized mortgage tenor to 40 years

President Prabowo Subianto had mandated the government to extend the repayment period from 30 to 40 years to ease homebuyers’ installment burden.

5 days ago
Companies premium

Danamon, MUFG Indonesia to integrate operations, target 2027

If completed, the integration would combine the global and domestic strengths of both entities and potentially create one of the country’s largest financial institutions, with combined assets exceeding Rp 480 trillion (US$27.5 billion).

5 days ago
Economy premium

Airlines’ passenger demand risks stalling once again

Indonesians effectively pay more to fly from Jakarta to Surabaya than from Denpasar to Sydney, a signal that something in the structure of the domestic market is not working as it should.

5 days ago

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Mon, May 18, 2026

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