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BUSINESS

TikTok's Dominating Indonesia's E-Commerce Scene with Tokopedia Deal

The financial commitment from TikTok doesn't stop there; an additional infusion of $1.5 billion in Tokopedia and a Promissory Note valued at $1 billion underpin this groundbreaking deal. The anticipated completion of this transaction is slated for the initial quarter of 2024.

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VinFast's Electric Vehicles Set to Revolutionize Indonesian Roads

VinFast's entry into the Indonesian market is a significant milestone for the Vietnamese automaker, marking a strategic expansion into a key automotive market in Southeast Asia.

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Jokowi's Legacy and Beyond: The Battle for Indonesia's Future Unfolds

As Widodo's presidency nears its conclusion, the identity of the official contender in the upcoming presidential election remains uncertain. Nonetheless, recent reports suggest several potential candidates

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Telkom Indonesia Bolsters 5G Network with Precision Timing

NEC Corporation and ADVA have partnered to provide time synchronization solutions for Telkom Indonesia to bolster the 5G network. Telkom Indonesia is the largest fixed network operator in the country. The move aims to improve the timing accuracy of the operator’s transport network and enable it to offer time-sensitive

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Paper.id, Bank Muamalat Ingin Mempercepat Transformasi Digital

Jakarta, 25 Juni 2022 – Paper.id resmi mengumumkan kerja sama strategis dengan PT Bank Muamalat Indonesia Tbk. dalam rangka mendukung komitmen kedua perusahaan untuk mempercepat transformasi digital untuk bisnis di Indonesia, khususnya di bidang pendanaan usaha yang transparan, cepat, serta aman dan berbasis syariah yang dapat dinikmati oleh para pelaku

Dagangan

Dagangan benefited 25,000 rural communities says new report

Jakarta, 14 April 2022 – Dagangan releases the Dagangan Impact Report 2021, which outlines the positive impacts that Dagangan has created on the Indonesian community from an economic, social and environmental point of view. The report also contains the sustainability framework applied to its business operations that is in accordance with

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Princeton Digital in a deal to boost Indonesia's internet

JAKARTA, Apr 21, 2022 — Princeton Digital Group, Asia’s leading data centre provider, and The Indonesian Internet Service Provider Association (APJII) announced a collaboration to further elevate Indonesia’s internet infrastructure. This strategic partnership will help APJII members in Jakarta, Bandung, Surabaya, and Pekanbaru to have easy access to the

Bukit Tua

Bukit Tua in Indonesia is where Petronas strikes it rich

KUALA LUMPUR, 15 April 2022 – PC Ketapang II Ltd. (PCK2L), a subsidiary of PETRONAS, has achieved its first hydrocarbon in the successful drilling of the Bukit Tua Phase-2B’s BTJTB-T2 well located within the Ketapang Block, offshore East Java, Indonesia. The BTJTB-T2 well was spudded on 30 September 2021 and

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Indonesia is now top in illegal sites blocking

JAKARTA / SINGAPORE, Apr 11, 2022 — The Coalition Against Piracy (CAP) has been tracking traffic to illegal sites blocked in Indonesia, as well as overall traffic to pirate sites and legitimate sites. The Indonesian government started blocking illegal sites in the middle of 2019 and by April this year the total

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Brawijaya student start-up makes Forbes 30 under 30 list

Malang, East Java, Indonesia, Apr 5, 2022 – – An agricultural start-up initiated by three students from Malang’s Brawijaya University whose app, Chickin, has been downloaded by a thousand farmers across Indonesia, has made the Forbes 30 Under 30 list. According to the founders, the application uses Internet of Things (IoT)

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Petronas has won the auction for the North Ketapang block

KUALA LUMPUR, 19 March 2022 – PC Ketapang II Ltd, a subsidiary of PETRONAS, has won the North Ketapang block, located onshore and offshore East Java, during the second round of the Indonesia Petroleum Bid Round 2021.    The result was announced by the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources, Indonesia yesterday.

competitiveness

The big gap reduced in digital competitiveness

JAKARTA, Indonesia, March 7, 2022 — East Ventures, a pioneering sector-agnostic venture capital firm of investment in technology startups and the most active in Indonesia, together with Katadata Insight Center and PwC Indonesia launched the East Ventures – Digital Competitiveness Index 2022 (EV-DCI 2022). The EV-DCI 2022 research report presents the measurement

GDP

Indonesia's Q4 GDP growth accelerates to 5% year on year

The Indonesian economy grew 5.02 percent in the fourth quarter of 2021, slightly faster than expected. This is thanks to high commodity prices and the relaxation of anti-virus restrictions, according to data released by the statistics bureau on Monday., reports Reuters. Indonesia’s economy expanded at a rapid pace

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Startup bid for growth of rural presence in Indonesia

Jakarta, 8 February 2022 – Indonesian rural-focused social commerce startup Dagangan is introducing online merchandise shopping services to fulfill primary needs for rural communities so that they can shop from home and have their groceries delivered within 24 hours without postage via its local stock centers.  The time and cost efficiency

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Indonesia's new capital. The drama in the making

By L. Sinaga Many people say that a household is the smallest unit of a nation and a government is merely the large version of it. this is true when we realize that the most essential part of a household or a nation is the people living there. If our

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Indonesia Wants its Share of Action in South Ledge Claims

Indonesia is embroiled in maritime claims with Malaysia, which has yet to be resolved. It is about Malaysia’s sovereignty over the South Ledge, which was granted by the International Court of Justice. The two nations’ marine territorial claims intersect in highly critical waterways for international shipping. Singapore won the

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Trakindo Appreciates Journalists Through Award

Jakarta, December 25, 2021 – PT Trakindo Utama (Trakindo), a Cat heavy equipment solution provider in Indonesia, awarded journalists from all over the archipelago through the Trakindo Journalistic Award (AJT). This activity is an appreciation of Indonesian journalists who have been Trakindo’s partners in educating the public about various aspects

EV Ecosystem

Gojek-TBS Energi Utama to Accelerate Indonesia’s Two-wheel EV Ecosystem Development

JAKARTA, INDONESIA – Media OutReach – 19 – November 2021 – Gojek, Southeast Asia’s leading mobile on-demand services platform, and PT TBS Energi Utama Tbk (TBS), a leading integrated energy company in Indonesia, today announced the formation of a joint venture to accelerate the adoption of electric vehicles (EVs) in Indonesia. The joint

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PKS and Indonesia are looking to Malaysia in reducing carbon emissions

ASEAN countries have played significant roles in engaging various global issues such as conflicts in the Middle East, the global arms race, famine, and climate change. At this moment, world leaders are convening in Glasgow, UK, to attend the COP26 Conference in their effort to reduce Carbon Gas Emissions globally.

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Mitsubishi Motors Launches the New Xpander in Indonesia

Evolved into a Crossover MPV with Enhanced SUV Styling and Eco-Friendliness TOKYO, Nov 8, 2021 – (JCN Newswire) – Mitsubishi Motors Corporation (MMC) today revealed the new Xpander crossover MPV, featuring a refreshed design and an enhanced eco-friendliness. The renewed model will be exhibited at the 28th GAIKINDO Indonesia International Auto Show

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Indonesia’S Si.Se.Sa. Launches Fashion Collection, Boutique Offering Elegant syar'i Experience

Leading Muslim fashion brand Si.Se.Sa., tagged Indonesia’s leading syar’i, has launched 55 latest premium fashion designs, as well as marked the grand opening of a Si.Se.Sa. boutique in Jakarta recently. The re-opening of Si.Se.Sa. boutique and launch of its latest collection also

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Low vaccination rates, a surge in Covid cases, deaths

Poorer countries with low vaccination rates are seeing a surge in COVID-19 cases and death say news reports. The Delta variant now accounts for 95 per cent of cases in South Africa and Ninety-nine per cent of sequenced cases in Indonesia. In South Africa, fewer than 3 per cent of

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Indonesia suspends use of CTMAV547 batch of AstraZeneca vaccine following death; Covid-19 total now almost 1.74 million

JAKARTA, May 16 (Xinhua): The Indonesian government has suspended the use of the CTMAV547 batch of the AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine following the death of a recipient in the capital of Jakarta recently, the Health Ministry said on Sunday. “Not all batches of the AstraZeneca vaccine have been stopped for distribution

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Indonesia pauses distribution of a batch of AstraZeneca vaccine

JAKARTA, May 16 (Reuters): Indonesia has suspended distribution of a batch of AstraZeneca PLC’s novel coronavirus vaccine to run tests for sterility and toxicity following the death of a 22-year-old man a day after immunisation, the health ministry said on Sunday. The “CTMAV547” batch consists of 448,480 vaccine

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THE IMPACT OF COVID-19 ON THE TOURISM SECTOR IN INDONESIA

By Khodijah Ishak In a short time, the Covid-19 pandemic has spread globally involving more than 218 countries, including Indonesia. The tourism sector is the world’s largest foreign exchange contributor after the oil and gas sector, involving 50 million workers in this field. In 2019, a total of 16.