Indonesian government to require exporters to keep 100% earnings onshore for a year
Coordinating Economic Minister Airlangga Hartarto went on to say that the new arrangement might bring in $90 billion in potential foreign exchange reserves.
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Indonesian Foreign Minister Sugiono reaffirms new administration’s support for ASEAN
Mr. Sugiono also encouraged the group to enhance its mechanism and the capacity of its various bodies to play a proactive role in advancing regional stability and prosperity.
Wear your Batik: My clothes, my heritage
Wear your culture on your sleeve, literally. While classic batik may sometimes be seen as old-fashioned, these brands are proving it can be upscaled into a contemporary look.
President Prabowo’s US envoy: The Jakarta Post
President Prabowo has a unique attachment to Trump because it was during Trump’s first presidency that Washington repealed the ban imposed on the former Indonesian army general…
Woman in Indonesia taken to fire station with chair after piercing gets stuck
In the video, firefighters can be seen teasing the woman by pretending to consider using heavy tools like a chainsaw and a large axe for the rescue. She was eventually freed with…
Food poisoning mars second week of Indonesia’s free meals rollout
National Nutrition Agency Head Dadan Hindayana said President Prabowo Subianto had concurred that such an incident could happen at anytime and had expressed appreciation for the…
Malaysia tempers expectations as it leads ASEAN
Malaysia is hosting its first meeting as chair of the regional bloc which is dealing with Beijing’s aggression in the South China Sea and a faltering Asean peace process for…
Nanning Initiatives to boost China, ASEAN city-level relations
The initiative was co-launched by representatives from cities across the eight participating countries: China, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Thailand, and Vietnam.
Indonesia’s poverty rate at historic low despite uptick in inequality
The Statistics Indonesia report notes that 24.06 million people were living below the poverty line in September, down from 25.22 million in March when the rate was at 9.03 percent.
Apple has begun work on AirTag factory in Indonesia’s Batam, minister says
The government has been pushing for direct investment from Apple to revoke a sales ban that prevents the company from selling its latest iPhone model in the country, but the…