For many workers, one income stream is not enough to cover rising living costs and ensure financial stability.

Following a year of high-stakes diplomacy and regional recalibration, Malaysia’s 2025 ASEAN chairmanship has provided fresh momentum for economic integration and strategic partnerships – reinforcing the bloc as a center of gravity in the increasingly contested Indo-Pacific region.

National Nutrition Agency (BGN) head Dadan Hindayana said on Friday that all kitchens, formally called nutrition fulfillment service units (SPPG), are recommended to diversify their menu while considering the availability of the food in the local markets and to support farmers.  

Finance Minister Purbaya Yudhi Sadewa pointed to several urgent problems requiring immediate action, including the smuggling of illegal goods and widespread under-invoicing in both imports and exports.

The government has secured investment commitments from China for 16 projects valued at a total of Rp 36.4 trillion (US$2.2 billion) under a memorandum of understanding (MoU) linked to the “Two Countries, Two Parks” initiative.

Chinese sportswear firms Anta Sports Products and Li Ning are among those exploring a potential takeover of struggling German sportswear brand Puma, a source with knowledge of the matter said on Thursday.

Businesses and analysts stressed that any legal action against private companies and their executives must be carried out properly and transparently to prevent perceptions of selective or politically driven prosecution.

The Transportation Ministry has reiterated that the airfield holds valid permits and is operating in accordance the applicable regulations.

As part of Gojek’s ongoing commitment to empower micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs), its GoFood delivery service has accelerated the digitalization of hundreds of culinary MSMEs into its ecosystem through the Maju Bersama GoFood (Advance with GoFood) event.

The LCP is currently in the tendering phase, with construction expected to start in the second half of 2026. Commercial operations are scheduled for 2028.

Asian stocks rose on Thursday and the dollar was soft on growing expectations of an interest rate cut from the Federal Reserve next month, while the yen remained on intervention watch, with traders weighing the prospect of a rate hike before year-end.

Business players say the 80-hectare infrastructure project aimed at Indonesian pilgrims could transform Indonesia’s haj-umrah economy, but only if the government secures a prime location.

The Germany-based engineering and technology company aims to complete the new facility in the first quarter of 2027. Bosch regional president for Asia Pacific South Vijay Ratnaparkhe spoke to The Jakarta Post’s Maudey Khalisha on Nov. 19, the day of the factory’s groundbreaking ceremony, about tapping into rising domestic demand from the automotive and other industries.

Businesses have urged the government to stick to the formula set out under Government Regulation No. 51/2023, which ties wage adjustments to regional economic growth, inflation and an index capturing local productivity and business capacity.

Swathes of Indonesian cacao plantations need replanting to boost production, but a shortage of seeds could jeopardize the effort to replace old, unproductive trees.

After three years of breakneck growth and soaring valuations, the AI industry enters 2026 with some of the euphoria giving way to tough questions.

During a recent public consultation on revisions to Presidential Regulation No. 112/2022, the government floated additional exemptions for new coal-fired power plants, framing them as necessary to maintain “system reliability and energy independence.”

The consequences of illegal imports for domestic manufacturing are profound, ranging from the disruption of fair competition to workforce layoffs.

Aceh chairman of the business chamber Muhammad Iqbal argued that the import fell squarely within the rules of the special economic zone in the area.

In the latest contamination incident linked to radioactive cesium, port authorities have detained eight shipping containers of zinc powder from Angola, bringing the total of contaminated shipments imported by PT Luckione Environmenl Science Indonesia since October to 31.

The European Union appealed Monday a World Trade Organization ruling faulting it for mistakes in setting tariffs on Indonesia stainless steel products, according to a Geneva-based trade official.

Over the past decade, the lives of Indonesians, especially those in urban areas, have changed dramatically. Daily activities now rely heavily on digital technology: from ordering food, working, studying to socializing, all can be done through mobile devices.

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The US dollar was steady on Tuesday as investors deliberated the chances of the Federal Reserve cutting interest rates next month after dovish comments from policymakers while the frail yen remained on intervention watch.

GoTo shareholders will hold an extraordinary general meeting on Dec. 17 to vote on matters including the leadership shift.

Vivo procured 100,000 barrels of imported RON-92 base fuel through a business-to-business (B2B) agreement with Pertamina’s commercial arm, PT Pertamina Patra Niaga.

Led by the Agriculture Ministry, the government has launched an investigation to discover the parties behind a 250-tonne shipment of rice illegally imported to Sabang, in breach of food import rules.