Ahok Comments on Rumours Premium to be Eliminated in 2021
PT Pertamina’s (Persero) President Commissioner, Basuki Tjahaja Purnama, known as Ahok, has commented on the news about the elimination of...
Business/Property
People to Determine the Fate of Indonesian Palm Oil through a Referendum
The Bundeskanzlei, the Swiss Constitutional Court, has officially approved Uniterre’s initiative to tackle Indonesian palm oil products in Switzerland. The...
Property Outlook November 2020
After the economic growth results were announced last week, Indonesia has entered a technical recession with a growth rate of...
Three Innocent Mistakes That Constitute Life Insurance Fraud
You intend to purchase life insurance to provide for your loved ones’ financial wellbeing should you unexpectedly pass. You are...
Workers Sent Home Without Pay as Indonesia Faces Recession
Indonesia is officially set to face recession after two-quarters of negative economic growth. It’s feared that a recession will further...
Indonesia Officially in Recession
Indonesia has officially entered a recession after the Central Statistics Agency (BPS) reported negative GDP growth of -3.49% for the...
Foreigners Can Buy Apartments with Restrictions
The policy of ownership of flats (sarusun) or apartments for foreign citizens, as stipulated in article 144 of the Job...
Doing Good Is Always Good Business
I’m a big fan of Gary Vaynerchuk. For those of you who don’t know who he is, he’s a first-generation...
The New e-Visa – Your Questions Answered!
Introducing the E-Visa In response to several countries who have already implemented the Electronic Visa (e-Visa), Indonesia launched its new...
One Water Filter at a Time with Econesia
Maarten Tromp spent most of his days hitting the waves in Bali during his vacation. The ocean’s alarming plastic waste...
End of Financial Year 2020 is Coming: A Guide to Indonesia’s Tax and Payroll Compliance
It may be a cliche, but when it comes to doing business in Indonesia or anywhere else in the world,...
Signed by Jokowi, Job Creation Law Effective 3rd November
Protests and expressions of rejection from the public haven’t prevented President Jokowi from signing the Job Creation Bill. On 2nd...
Jokowi Claims Economic Growth Better Than Other Countries
President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) has claimed that Indonesia’s economic growth in the third quarter of 2020 was better than economies...
Financial Planning 101
The global pandemic has altered our expenses, how we’ll be achieving financial goals and methods for building our wealth. Now...
Nikon Officially Stops Operations in Indonesia
Through its Instagram account, PT Nikon Indonesia has officially announced that it will stop operations in Indonesia effectively from Thursday...
Singapore-Indonesia Corridor Opens Next Week, Here’s the Passenger Flow
The Indonesian and Singaporean governments will open a travel corridor arrangement (TCA) starting 26th October 2020, one of which is...
GIPA Advocates Careers in Artificial Intelligence for an Advanced Indonesia
Non-profit association for professionals and executives working abroad, GIPA or Global Indonesian Professionals’ Association, is striving to raise the importance...
Robby Sumampow, Indo Kordsa Entrepreneur and Owner Dies
Robby Sumampow, 76, the owner of the tire cloth issuer PT Indo Kordsa, passed away on Sunday 11th October. The...
Foreign Property Ownership Discussion on Omnibus Law
The issue of apartment ownership by foreign nationals re-emerged after the Omnibus Law on the Job Creation Bill was passed...
Shinta Dhanuwardoyo, One of Indonesia’s Pioneering Women in Tech
The CEO and founder of Bubu.com, Shinta Witoyo Dhanuwardoyo, had her early encounter with the internet in Oregon, USA, and...
Foreign Analysts Predict Impact of the Omnibus Law on Job Creation
The Omnibus Law on Job Creation was passed by the Indonesian House of Representatives (DPR) on Monday. A number of...