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Tech premium

VCs eye real sector rather than risky start-ups amid funding winter

Venture capital firms are shifting investments toward tried and tested businesses in Indonesia as the country’s start-up scene faces a prolonged funding winter.  

5 days ago
Markets premium

Developers push back against plan to raise landed house tax

Real Estate Indonesia (REI) has suggested that the government address structural issues plaguing high-rise living instead, ranging from unrealistic pricing benchmarks to frequent conflicts in poorly managed apartment communities. ...

5 days ago
Markets

Asian markets extend gains as China-US talks head into second day

Asian stocks squeezed out more gains Tuesday as the latest round of China-US trade talks moved into a second day, with one of Donald Trump's top advisers saying he expected "a big, strong handshake". ...

5 days ago

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Executive Column premium

GE HealthCare eyes Indonesia as regional hub for medical device exports

GE HealthCare, in partnership with PT Kalbe Farma subsidiary Forsta, inaugurated Indonesia’s first CT scanner factory on June 2. GE HealthCare international president and CEO Elie Chaillot spoke to The Jakarta Post’s Ruth Dea Juwita two days later about the global medical technology company’s further plans in Indonesia’s burgeoning medical equipment industry.

5 days ago
Companies

Singapore's Grab denies reports of talks with GoTo for potential deal

Singapore-based ride-hailing and delivery company Grab said on Monday it was not in any talks on a potential deal with smaller Indonesian rival GoTo.

6 days ago
Tech premium

Tokopedia sellers bemoan faulty TikTok Shop linkup

Merchants on Indonesian e-commerce platform Tokopedia say a mandatory linkup with TikTok Shop, both controlled by ByteDance, creates an operational hassle for them as numerous dashboard features are still under development.

6 days ago
Regulations

Don't let deep sea become 'wild west', UN chief tells world leaders

United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres said on Monday the world could not let the deepest oceans "become the wild west", at the start in France of a global summit on the seas.

6 days ago
Markets premium

CPO export levy hike may jeopardize subsidized cooking oil supply

The recent export levy hike on crude palm oil (CPO) and its derivatives may tighten supplies of subsidized cooking oil brand Minyakita.

6 days ago
Economy premium

Cement industry takes hit from slowdown in construction, govt spending

Indonesia’s cement industry faced declining sales in the first quarter of this year amid a slowdown in government infrastructure development.

6 days ago
Companies

Starbucks to lower prices in China as competition heats up

In a post on its Weixin social media account, the US coffee chain said it would offer more "accessible" prices on dozens of its drinks, including non-coffee drinks and the Frappuccino, from Tuesday.

6 days ago
Economy

China's May exports slow, deflation deepens as tariffs bite

China's export growth slowed to a three-month low in May as US tariffs slammed shipments, while factory-gate deflation deepened to its worst level in two years, heaping pressure on the world's second-largest economy on both the domestic and external fronts.

6 days ago
Markets

Asian markets rally ahead of latest China-US trade talks

Stocks rallied Monday on hopes that a fresh round of China-US trade talks later in the day will ease tensions between the economic superpowers, while investors were also cheered by forecast-topping US jobs data.

6 days ago
Tech

Apple under pressure to shine after AI stumble

Pressure is on Apple to show it hasn't lost its magic despite broken promises to ramp up iPhones with generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) as rivals race ahead with the technology.

6 days ago
Regulations premium

Housing task force side-eyes idea to shrink subsidized homes

Though a property association has hailed a draft proposal to downsize subsidized houses as a price stabilization move, the housing task force questions whether this is necessary to provide 3 million affordable homes each year under the President's ambitious program.

1 week ago
Economy

US and China set for trade talks in London on Monday

Three of US President Donald Trump top aides will meet with their Chinese counterparts in London on Monday for talks aimed at resolving a trade dispute between the world's two largest economies that has kept global markets on edge.

1 week ago
Regulations premium

Indonesia expects to conclude free trade talks with EU by end of June

Indonesia and the 27-member European bloc have been negotiating since 2016 to strike a deal that is expected to increase trade and investment.

1 week ago
Markets

Trump says China's Xi agreed to let rare earth minerals flow to US

US President Donald Trump said on Friday that Chinese President Xi Jinping agreed to let rare earth minerals and magnets flow to the United States, a move that could lower tensions between the world's biggest economies.

1 week ago
Economy premium

Indonesia faces brain drain as skilled graduates leave for jobs abroad

Indonesia has seen an increasing outflow of skilled young adults seeking work abroad in a brain drain phenomenon experts attribute to concern around job opportunities within the country.  

1 week ago
Regulations premium

Consumer groups reject coinsurance mandate for healthcare policies

The added cost for consumers, analysts and industry players argue, could help prevent treatment bills from spiraling out of control.  

1 week ago
Companies premium

No talks yet on Jakarta MRT extension to Tangerang: Japan diplomat

The Japanese ambassador has said Tokyo will support the east-west line of the Jakarta MRT, but has no immediate plans to provide funding for its extension into neighboring Banten province.

1 week ago
Regulations premium

Energy ministry temporarily halts nickel mining operations in Raja Ampat

Following a peaceful protest by Greenpeace at a minerals expo on Thursday, the energy ministry announced it had temporarily suspended Gag Nikel's mining operations in Raja Ampat to conduct field verification.

1 week ago
Markets

Trump-Musk feud shakes markets pre-payrolls

The bromance-turned-to-brawl between US President Donald Trump and billionaire Elon Musk sparked a 14 percent drop in Tesla shares overnight, wiping out US$150 billion in market value.

1 week ago
Regulations premium

Minister greenlights regional govts to have meetings in hotels, restaurants

Home Minister Tito Karnavian urged regional governments to choose struggling hotels and restaurants, so government activities could help revive those businesses.

1 week ago
Economy

Clean energy investment rising despite economic uncertainty: IEA

Investment in clean energy technologies is set to strike a record this year despite global economic uncertainty, double the spending on fossil fuels that will dip for the first time since 2020, the International Energy Agency said Thursday.

1 week ago
Companies premium

Tsingshan slashes local nickel pig iron output amid profit squeeze

Move is in line with projections that total NPI output in Indonesia will plummet from 4.76 million tonnes in 2024 to just 1.74 million tonnes this year.

1 week ago
Economy premium

BI revises down its target for sharia financing growth in Indonesia

Sharia financing will still grow but at a slower pace. Instead of the initial between 11 and 13 percent target, the central bank has adjusted it downward to between 8 and 11 percent.

1 week ago
Markets

Most Asian markets rise as US data feeds rate-cut hopes

Jakarta edged higher as the government began rolling out a $1.5 billion stimulus package after Southeast Asia's biggest economy saw its slowest growth in more than three years in the first quarter.

1 week ago
Regulations premium

Consumer stimulus package proves costly for toll road operators

Private companies and state-owned enterprises (SOEs) are expected to shoulder part of the government’s Rp 24.4 trillion (US$1.5 billion) consumer stimulus package aimed at spurring household spending.

1 week ago
Companies

APRIL Group Set to Expand Community-Led Conservation Programme to 100,000 Hectares by 2030

APRIL Group, one of the world’s leading producers of pulp, paper and paperboard products, has unveiled its commitment to expand its community-led conservation program to cover 100,000 hectares by 2030, more than tripling its current coverage. This initiative is designed to reinforce the company's continued commitment to sustainable forest restoration and conservation.

1 week ago
Companies

Indosat continues value-driven growth with consistent dividend payouts

Many companies, including those in the telecommunications sector, are undergoing transformation and investing heavily in artificial intelligence (AI). These efforts require significant capital outlays in research and development, talent acquisition, infrastructure and strategic partnerships. This shift reflects a broader industry trend favoring long-term innovation over short-term profitability.

1 week ago

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Mon, June 16, 2025

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