Swiftly swayed, not stirred
Taylor Swift’s stop has been a boon to the city-state, with analysts estimating that seven in 10 of the 300,000 concertgoers will be coming in from abroad, spending between…
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EV, capital city among points in Indonesia, Australia talks
Among key projects discussed in the meeting were follow-up talks on the long-term collaboration for manufacturing EV batteries inked on July 2023 between the Indonesian Chamber of…
AI the new obsession for venture capital investing
While layoffs and budget tightening became routine at tech companies last year, startups in the AI sector raised nearly $50 billion from investors, according to market tracker…
Indonesia’s election commission stops publishing preliminary vote count on online platform
KPU commissioner Idham Holik said the body had chosen to focus solely on “publishing the official results of the election based on tiered tabulation”.
ASEAN-Australia’s golden anniversary
A golden anniversary wouldn’t be complete without a “gift”, and the Australian premier announced a A$2 billion (US$1.2 billion) fund to boost trade and investment with ASEAN.
Indonesia to claw back right to tax imported digital goods in 2026
Experts say the decision is a compromise, as it moves the country closer to an end to many years of duty-free e-commerce but accommodates calls from several countries behind…
PDI-P and two pro-Anies parties call for House inquiry in plenary
The lawmakers however have yet to present a formal proposal, and the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P), the main proponent of an inquiry, appears to be biding its…
“Democracy is tiring, messy”: Prabowo
The former Army general, however, encouraged Indonesians to be proud of how they practiced democracy, considering the high voter turnout in the Feb. 14 election.
ASEAN, Australia call for respect of international law in South China Sea
China’s rapid rise in recent years has presented Southeast Asian countries with both economic opportunities and security challenges, with Beijing aggressively claiming vast…
Supporting self-employment to solve female labour force participation problem
Stronger policies the promotion inclusion and gender equality are needed to resolve the dual responsibility expected of many Indonesian women, as both breadwinners and homemakers,…