Driving Sustainability Forward: Paul Kanwar and Laurence Smith’s Vision for Asian Sustainability Network
Paul Kanwar and Laurence Smith, the driving forces behind the Asian Sustainability Network (ASN), each brings a unique blend of...
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Recent ASEAN Conference Discusses Prevention of Sexual Exploitation of Children
The ASEAN Conference, held in Denpasar, Bali, from the 7th until the 8th of August, focused on various prevention efforts...
Masks, Screening, Vaccines and More to Be Reinforced in Jakarta and Bali Entrances
Soekarno-Hatta and I Gusti Ngurah Rai airports plan to reinforce COVID-19 health protocols to curb the transmission of the virus...
Kebaya to Be Nominated as the ASEAN’s Cultural Heritage, Without Indonesia
Singapore, Malaysia, Brunei Darussalam, and Thailand have announced they will nominate the kebaya as a UNESCO intangible cultural heritage item....
ASEAN Cross-Border QR Payment in Works
Bank Indonesia (BI) is planning to start implementing cross-border QR payment cooperation with Malaysia and Thailand on a commercial basis...
Visa-Free Visits and Visa on Arrival to Indonesia, 6th April
The scope of the policy of granting visa-free visits (BVKKW) and visit visas on arrival (VoA or VKSKKW) specifically for...
Sustainable Marketing Course: Future ASEAN Business Leaders
Climate change is happening! This issue shows massive impacts on the planet, especially in business activities affecting the worst risk...
Forever Foreign in ASEAN and what it means to be Pribumi
“You can’t simply decide to be Asian. You must have an Asian culture. This means, for a start, changing your...
ASEAN Summit 2021 Five Agreements on Myanmar
The leaders and representatives of ASEAN countries have finished holding the ASEAN Leaders Meeting (ALM) to discuss solutions to the...
Indonesia Leading 2022 G20 Summit
It has been announced that Indonesia will hold the G20 presidency in 2022. According to Retno Marsudi, the Minister of...
Foreign Tourists Can’t Enter Indonesia…Yet
President Joko Widodo has discussed the concept of a travel bubble or limited travel corridor for local countries in order...
Prabowo Confirms Indonesia’s Commitment in ASEAN Defense Meeting
Indonesian Minister of Defence Prabowo Subianto has declared the country’s commitment to help build Southeast Asia’s security and reputation among...
Indonesia Dominates ASEAN Ride-Hailing Sector
A report entitled “Swipe up and to the right: Southeast Asia’s $100billion internet economy”, compiled by Google, Temasek, and Bain...
New ASEAN Secretariat Building to be Officiated by President Jokowi
The opening of the new Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Secretariat building will be officiated by President Joko Widodo...
Indonesia Records 90 per cent Growth in Digital Economy, Highest in ASEAN
Indonesia has recorded a 90 per cent growth in its digital economy in 2015-2017, the highest among ASEAN member countries. Hari Sentosa...
CupoNation: Indonesia’s Internet Speed Second Lowest in ASEAN
Discount code portal CupoNation Indonesia has revealed that Indonesia ranks the second lowest in Southeast Asia in terms of fibre...
Indonesia wants Australia to be part of ASEAN
President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo has showed his support for Australia to join the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, ahead of...
Two Indonesian National Parks Given ASEAN Heritage Status
Two of Indonesia’s national parks, Kepulauan Seribu National Park (KSNP) and Wakatobi National Park (WNP), are set to be recognized...
GO-JEK Eyes Expansion to Four ASEAN Countries
Having enjoyed success in Indonesia, ride-hailing app GO-JEK has announced that it is looking to expand its business to four...
The Road to the Asian Games 2018
The middle of August has been a busy time for the Indonesian government. The 50th anniversary of the Association of...
August: An Auspicious Month to Celebrate Indonesia and the Region
This month Indonesia celebrates its 72nd anniversary of independence. Millions of children around the archipelago will spend August 17 playing...