Widodo demands monetarist reforms
Indonesia President Joko Widodo wants more economic liberalisation. Source: Wikimedia
Indonesia will further open its markets and lift obstacles for foreign investors, President Joko Widodo told...
Indonesia looks to ban gay emojis
Gay emojis sit uncomfortably with increasingly conservative Indonesia. Source: Flickr
Jakarta wants social networking sites operating in the diverse archipelago to remove any emojis representing...
Widodo asks for lower interest rates
Indonesia is looking to end its protectionist tradition. Source: Wikimedia
Indonesia’s President Joko Widodo is hoping to boost economic growth and create a stronger industrial sector...
Jakarta trumpets surprise growth figures
Jakarta’s economy and politics are looking more stable. Source: Wikimedia
Indonesia’s economy grew faster than expected at the end of last year as President Joko...
China’s Java high-speed rail project hits buffers
It is easy to see why Indonesians might want to find alternative forms of transport. Source: Flickr
The Chinese US$5.5 billion high-speed rail project in...
China’s Java high-speed rail project hits buffers
It is easy to see why Indonesians might want to find alternative forms of transport. Source: Flickr
The Chinese US$5.5 billion high-speed rail project in...
Ford admits failure in Indonesia and Japan
The Ford Ranger has had the most success in Indonesia. Source: Wikimedia
US car manufacturing giant Ford has announced it will abandon its operations in...
Sect members shipped to Java camps
A video shows a mob burning down the Borneo settlement on January 19. Source: Brisbane Times
Jakarta’s Social Affairs Ministry has transported around 1,300 former...
Suspect’s brother urges caution
Police are on alert across Asean. Source: Pixabay
Police in Jakarta say a man called Muhammad Bahrun Naim, believed to be in Syria with Isis,...
Three arrested in Jakarta
Indonesia’s authorities impressed analysts with their fast response. Source: Wikimedia
Indonesian police have arrested three men suspected of having links to the coordinated bomb and...
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Army tackles Java plastic crisis
The Indonesian military has been deployed to unblock rivers and canals clogged with bottles, bags and other plastic packaging.
Indonesia is estimated to be the...
Manila denies foreign crackdown
A Philippine presidential spokesman has denied that there is a crackdown on foreigners, saying that the ban on their political participation is in the...
Tankers collide off Singapore
Two oil tankers collided about 1 nautical mile south of Tuas Extension off the coast of Singapore yesterday (Tuesday), causing a liquefied butane gas...