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Opinion 2 years ago

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Analysis: Govt adopts mandatory B35 biodiesel program as CPO prices tumble

The reversal of crude palm oil (CPO) prices to below US$900 per ton and its repercussions in the dom...

Business 3 years ago

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Global chip crunch stunts Indonesia car sales recovery

Automakers see the semiconductor shortage as preventing them from fully using a temporary tax c...

Business 3 years ago

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XL profit falls in Q3 as tower sale income dries

Telco company XL Axiata saw its profit drop by 51 percent to Rp 1.01 trillion (US$70.86 million...

Business 3 years ago

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Bank KB Bukopin seeks to raise Rp 7.04t through rights issue

Publicly listed Bank KB Bukopin is seeking to raise trillions of rupiah in a rights issue later this...

Business 3 years ago

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Jakarta counts on private investors to expand MRT, LRT

The city administration needs investors to develop three projects worth Rp 84.6 trillion (US$5.93 bi...

Business 3 years ago

Six major carmakers agree to phase out fossil fuel vehicles by 2040, says UK

Around a quarter of global carbon emissions comes from cars, trucks, ships, buses and planes, accord...

Business 3 years ago

Stocks stalled as oil fuels inflation nerves

Asian stock markets were becalmed on Wednesday as surges in oil and Chinese factory prices added to ...

Indonesia 3 years ago

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Indonesia seeks to close vaccination gap as it passes 200 million shots

The government is working to close the stark gap in vaccination rates between regions across the vas...

Business 3 years ago

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Consumer confidence, retail sales recover from Delta impact

As the year-end holiday season approaches, the two indicators point to increased household spending,...

Business 3 years ago

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BI, UAE central bank cooperate on cross-border payments, financial crime

Bank Indonesia and the Central Bank of the United Arab Emirates (CBUAE) recently signed a memorandum...

Business 3 years ago

Indosat Ooredoo, Google Cloud to ramp up SMB digitalization

Indosat Ooredoo and Google have announced a new strategic partnership to accelerate digital transfor...

Business 3 years ago

“Indonesian medical biotech talents engage with global research community”

Advances in medical biotechnology have shown rapid development, especially with the pandemic that ha...

Business 3 years ago

APRIL Group reasserts forest fire pledge at COP26

Sustainable pulp and paper producer Asia Pacific Resources International Limited (APRIL) Group has r...

Business 3 years ago

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Indonesia injects $4.2b into sovereign wealth fund to get big projects rolling

The injection is part of the government’s plan to inject Rp 75 trillion ($5.3 billion) in...

Business 3 years ago

Sinar Mas Land-Mitbana to introduce smart mobility solution for BSD City

Mitbana, a joint venture company of Japan’s Mitsubishi Corporation and Singapore’s Surba...

Business 3 years ago

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Govt to pour Rp 4.3T into Jakarta-Bandung railway project

The Finance Ministry will inject Rp 4.3 trillion ($300.1 million) into the Jakarta-Bandung high-spee...

Business 3 years ago

Twitter says 'yes' to Musk's proposal to sell 10% of his Tesla stock

Musk said he was "prepared to accept either outcome" of the Twitter poll.

Business 3 years ago

US eyes January rollout of projects to counter China's BRI

Projects discussed included setting up a possible vaccine manufacturing hub for West Africa in ...

Business 3 years ago

US Fed flags potential risk from China's Evergrande

Stresses in China's real estate sector including from heavily-indebted Evergrande have the poten...

Indonesia 3 years ago

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Activists condemn threats against rights lawyer's family

A coalition of human rights activists condemned on Monday incidents of intimidation against the fami...

Business 3 years ago

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Big Oil in Indonesia gets in on carbon capture

Pertamina, ExxonMobil, BP and Repsol are among the companies venturing into carbon capture projects ...

Business 3 years ago

Asian markets mixed as inflation plays against recovery optimism

Asian markets were mixed Monday as long-running concerns about inflation offset forecast-busting eco...

Business 3 years ago

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Dubai's AKS to invest $2b to develop sugar factory in Indonesia

The investment from AKS, the world's largest standalone sugar refinery according to Bloomberg, w...

Business 3 years ago

Sinar Mas Land to transform BSD City into Indonesia’s first smart city

An Abu Dhabi-based company, Group 42 (G42), has joined forces with Sinar Mas Land to transform BSD C...

Business 3 years ago

Dollar firm as US inflation poses next test

The US dollar made a steady start to the week on Monday but was kept below Friday peaks, as currency...

Business 3 years ago

MSMEs take center stage at 3rd Mitra Tokopedia anniversary

Tokopedia has marked the third anniversary of its merchant-oriented services platform, Mitra Tokoped...

Indonesia 3 years ago

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Floods hit several regions, killing seven in East Java

At least seven people are dead in East Java and two in West Kalimantan after several parts of archip...

Politics 3 years ago

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Andika vows to sort out TNI’s role

The Indonesian Military (TNI) can no longer “act arbitrarily”, the Army chief of st...

Indonesia 3 years ago

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Parents eagerly await vaccine rollout for children as young as 6

Parents are thrilled that the government will begin administering COVID-19 vaccine to some 26 millio...

Sports 3 years ago

Manchester United back in doldrums after City defeat

Solskjaer's side never looked like being buried as they were in a 5-0 loss to Liverpool a fortni...

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