Justin Bieber to hold a concert in Indonesia in November
Bieber will also hit Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, as well as Nagoya, Osaka and Tokyo, Japan, for the tour’s run in Asia.
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Softbank, Indonesia locked horns over new capital: Sources
One of the demands made by Softbank founder Masayoshi Son included the relocating of all industries in Jakarta to East Kalimantan.
Indonesia’s smartphone market seen to grow 8% in 2022
Recording internet connectivity of 64 percent in 2021, the country is likely to have 410 million smartphone users by 2025.
Indonesia’s activists face ‘danger’ amid shrinking civic space
Coming into the final years of President Joko Widodo’s administration, civil society organizations (CSOs) are increasingly expressing concern for the state of democracy and…
Strong policies needed to maintain Jakarta’s pandemic traffic respite: Experts
Experts say that major efforts are needed to keep Jakarta's roads gridlock-free as mobility slowly returns to pre-pandemic levels in response to plummeting Covid-19 cases and…
Indonesia seeks new capital investors after Softbank exit
SoftBank’s exit marked a blow to the capital relocation plan as the company was reportedly ready to invest US$30 billion to $40 billion in the new capital, a huge portion of the…
True water security calls for our protection of ‘invisible’ water
Closer to home, almost 10 percent of Indonesia is expected to experience a water crisis by 2045, with Java already feeling the effects of a water shortage as the nation…
Indonesia elections: PDI-P puts brakes on plan to amend Constitution
The PDI-P’s call for a pause came after other parties within the ruling coalition proposed that the 2024 general election be delayed by constitutional amendment.
Stockholm +50 – a catalyst moment for Indonesia’s top climate change solutions
Indonesia, with its growing geopolitical and economic stature, now has a solid chance to push for concrete solutions that matter most for a prosperous world in the next 50 years.
Two Indonesian mothers lost their lives just for a few bottles of cooking oil
After insisting that there was an abundant stock of cooking oil across the country, the government eventually bowed to the pressures of palm oil businesses to follow the market…