Thai PM candidate Paetongtarn to resume campaign after birth of child
Most analysts expect Pheu Thai Party will fall short of a landslide and will need to form an alliance.
Indonesia
Indonesian businesses await clarity on EU deforestation regulation
According to the regulation, importers into the EU will have to prove that the palm oil, among others, have not contributed to deforestation.
Indonesia’s inflation slows further, dropping to 4.33% in April
Core inflation, which has become the de-facto basis for Bank Indonesia’s interest rate policy, eased to 2.83 per cent in April, the lowest since June 2022 and down from 2.97 per…
A sustainable palm oil development model for Papua
Unlike Sumatra and Kalimantan, which have seen excessive development, Papua still offer wide opportunities for new plantations, as long as they are undertaken sustainably that…
ASEAN can have greater agency in managing great power rivalries
As Indonesia is almost reaching its halfway point in its chairmanship, it is running out of time to achieve its long list of priorities.
ID government to increase domestic market obligations again for palm oil producers
The new ratio would meaning producers will only be allowed to export four times as much as they sell in the domestic market.
Last batch of units for Jakarta-Bandung high-speed railway shipped
The previous batches of the trains began shipping in August and now are on trial for future operation.
Megawati’s gamble
It appears that now, after securing successive wins for the PDI-P, Megawati wants to play her statesmanship role with greater self-confidence.
Indomie variant banned in Taiwan is safe for consumption: Indonesia’s Food and Drug Monitoring agency
The agency found that the noodles did contain Ethylene oxide but is at a level that is acceptable to the standard applied in Indonesia.
Indonesia insulated from heightened global debt risk: Analyst
“[The national debt] is only 39 per cent of GDP, a figure that is relatively safe compared to other countries,” said Bank Permata's chief economist.