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Regulations premium

Crackdown on mining permits faces legal scrutiny

A potential lawsuit over halted mining operations could expose the state to fiscal risks reaching tens of trillions of rupiah, extending far beyond legal fees to include lost revenue and compensation claims.

6 hours ago
Companies premium

Danantara steps in as primary funder for new Krakatau Steel plant

Danantara has stepped up to fill the funding gap for a new Krakatau Steel facility at KIEC, which previously attracted interest from Chinese investors. ...

13 hours ago
Companies

EU tells TikTok to change 'addictive' design

The EU said Friday that TikTok needs to change its "addictive design" or risk heavy fines under the bloc's digital content rules, drawing a sharp pushback from the Chinese-owned platform. ...

19 hours ago

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Tech

Crypto firm accidentally sends $40 billion in bitcoin to users

According to local reports, Bithumb was meant to send about 2,000 won (US$1.37) to each customer as part of a promotion, but mistakenly transferred roughly 2,000 bitcoins per user.

1 day ago
Economy premium

Unemployment figure subsides despite growing layoffs

Data from the Manpower Ministry in January showed a 13 percent layoff increase in 2025 compared with the preceding year.

1 day ago
Economy premium

Economic fundamentals solid, govt insists, after Moody’s lowered outlook

Economists interpret the rating agency’s latest assessment as a serious corrective signal, noting that a downgrade in Indonesia’s credit rating could sharply raise borrowing costs and pile pressure on the rupiah.

2 days ago
Economy premium

Ex-BI deputy replaces Tommy as deputy finance minister

In what appears to be a coordinated role swap, the President has appointed a former BI deputy governor to fill the deputy finance minister post left vacant by his nephew Tommy Djiwandono, who is set to take up his new job as BI deputy governor.

2 days ago
Markets

Indonesian markets slide again after Moody's cuts outlook

The benchmark Jakarta Composite Index lost 2.5 percent while the rupiah dropped as much as 0.37 percent to 16,888 per dollar, its lowest since January 22 and down 1 percent for the year.

2 days ago
Economy premium

Govt waives airfare VAT for Idul Fitri

The government has announced a temporary waiver on value-added tax (VAT) for airline tickets for the upcoming Idul Fitri holiday period, when travel demand spikes across the country.

2 days ago
Markets

Stocks dive, silver and cryptos look for cover after rout

Global stocks extended losses into a third day on Friday as a selloff on Wall Street intensified, leaving investors dazed as wrenching volatility gripped precious metals and cryptocurrencies.

2 days ago
Economy

Indonesian markets face more pressure after Moody's cuts outlook

Indonesian stocks and currency traded weaker in early trade on Friday after Moody's lowered the country's credit rating outlook, the latest jolt in a turbulent start to the year for Southeast Asia's largest economy.

2 days ago
Companies

Rio Tinto, Glencore shelve ambitions to form world's largest miner

Rio Tinto has walked away from takeover talks with Glencore, ending months of negotiations over a tie-up that would have reshaped the global mining industry.

2 days ago
Economy premium

2025 GDP growth misses target

Economic growth improved slightly last year but failed to meet the government’s target set out in the state budget.

3 days ago
Companies premium

Pertamina merges fuel, refining and shipping units to ‘improve efficiency’

Plans to merge Pertamina’s downstream subsidiaries have been in the works since early last year, after a corruption scandal over the alleged sale of lower-grade imported fuel as higher-octane products.

3 days ago
Companies

Boeing eyes booming Southeast Asian skies

The region, which has trailed other parts of the world in recovering from the Covid-19 pandemic's impact on aviation, is now catching up fast as travel rebounds and new opportunities emerge, said the firm's vice president of commercial marketing Darren Hulst.

3 days ago
Economy

Indonesian economic growth tops 5% on consumption boost

The figures come days after the country's stock market suffered its worst crash in decades after index compiler MSCI threatened a downgrade over the transparency of the free-float stocks.

3 days ago
Economy premium

Purbaya calls out Citi economist over deficit projection

The finance minister stated that the 2025 deficit was deliberately pushed close to the 3 percent limit to ensure that the economic downturn did not spiral into a recession.

3 days ago
Companies

Google goes from laggard to leader as it pulls ahead of OpenAI with stellar AI growth

Alphabet is taking on OpenAI with a gusto that underscores Wall Street's perception that the Google parent is the leader in AI, a turn of events from a year ago when investors thought it was badly lagging behind rivals and punished its stock.

3 days ago
Markets

Stocks in retreat as traders reconsider tech investment

Asian stocks fell Thursday to track more losses on Wall Street, where tech firms were again under pressure as fears over vast AI investments and extended valuations gained momentum.

3 days ago
Economy premium

Weather woes, demand strain may keep inflation above target

Statistics Indonesia (BPS) reported that annual inflation reached 3.55 percent year-on-year (yoy) in January, citing a low base effect after the figure fell below its normal trend in January last year because of electricity tariff discounts.

4 days ago
Companies premium

Merdeka Copper eyes doubling gold output, nickel expansion this year

The move aligns with the continued rise in gold prices, which on Tuesday posted their largest daily percentage gain since November 2008.

4 days ago
Economy

WTO must 'reform or die': talks facilitator

Successfully reforming the WTO is a matter of life and death for the organization, warns the facilitator of talks on revamping the global trade body.

4 days ago
Regulations premium

Pushing rupiah to 15,000 per dollar ‘not that difficult’, says Purbaya

Finance Minister Purbaya Yudhi Sadewa says pushing the rupiah exchange rate back up to 15,000 per United States dollar should not be that difficult as the currency is undervalued when taking into account Indonesia’s economic fundamentals.

4 days ago
Regulations premium

Weak commitment, policy uncertainty derail RI renewable targets

The contribution of renewable energy to the national energy mix, which refer to total electricity production, rose by only 1.1 percentage points to 15.75 percent in 2025.

4 days ago
Economy premium

Indonesia imports Russian oil in December and January, data shows

The imports, tracked by Kpler and Vortexa, came as the prospect of declining demand from India, one of the main buyers of Russian crude, has depressed prices of the western-sanctioned oil, sales of which are vital in helping fund the war in Ukraine.

5 days ago
Economy premium

Layoffs rise for fourth straight year, ministry data show

The government has logged another annual increase in layoffs, continuing a four-year trend that points toward a growing informal sector.  

5 days ago
Markets

India's January palm oil imports hit four-month high as buyers cut soy oil purchases

Higher palm oil imports by India, the world's largest buyer of vegetable oils, could help reduce inventories in top producers Indonesia and Malaysia, supporting benchmark Malaysian palm oil futures, while pressuring US soy oil futures.

5 days ago
Economy premium

US tariff talks concluded, deal awaits signing, says Airlangga

Coordinating Economy Minister Airlangga Hartarto says all negotiation points on a tariff deal with the United States have been agreed between the two sides, and all that is left is signing by the respective presidents, pending scheduling.

5 days ago
Economy premium

Indonesia’s economy: Closing 2025 on a firmer footing

Strong household consumption, fiscal acceleration and transmission from government capital spending to investment may be sufficient to grow economic growth faster in Q4 2025.

5 days ago
Economy premium

Indonesia’s car exports hit record high as domestic sales decline

The Association of Indonesian Automotive Manufacturers (Gaikindo) recorded exports of 518,000 completely built-up (CBU) vehicles in 2025, marking an “all-time high”.  

5 days ago

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Mon, February 9, 2026

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