Luhut Orders Accelerated Expansion of Benoa Harbor
Coordinating Maritime Affairs Minister Luhut Binsar Panjaitan has ordered for an expedited expansion of Benoa Harbor....
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Indonesia Fears Avian Flu in 2017
What’s the most serious health risk in Indonesia in 2017? If you’re going to ask the health ministry, it will...
Fake News Now a Security Priority in Indonesia
The flood of fake news in Indonesia is severe enough to make it a top security priority in 2017, along...
Nominee Scheme Dangerous Form of Land Ownership For Foreigners
Despite the goal of Indonesia to increase its foreign direct investments and its massive growth in tourism, foreigners in the...
Indonesia Says No Deal on Google Tax Settlement This Year
The head of the tax office?s special cases branch reported that no deal will be reached this year, as the...
Citilink CEO Steps Down After Sacking Drunk Pilot
After having Capt. Tekad Purna (the drunk pilot of flight QC 800) dismissed for unprofessional conduct, Citilink Chief Executive Albert...
Indonesia’s Top Google Searches for 2016
Indonesia's list of top Google searches for the biggest events, personalities, controversies and more for the year that was....
Jokowi Graces Inauguration of ?North Sulawesi, South Sumatra Power Plants
President Joko ?Jokowi? Widodo graced the inauguration of the new power plant at the Minahasa geothermal power station at North...
Kalla Orders Speedy Emergency Response to Bima Flooding
Vice President Jusuf Kalla has ordered quicker emergency responses to the flooding problem in the West Nusa Tenggara district of...
?Chili Conspiracy? Rouses China-Indonesia Conflict
Leaders and officers at the Chinese embassy in Indonesia were alarmed by media reports of China allegedly using a ?biological...
Miss Indonesia Places Third at Miss World 2016
Miss Indonesia Natasha Mannuela Halim bagged the third place in the prestigious Miss World competition held in in Oxon Hill,...
How Foreigners Can Set Up a Joint Venture in Indonesia
Setting up a joint venture with two or more parties or companies is usually the result of a thorough decision-making...
15 Companies That Help Expats Do Business in Indonesia
Indonesia is going to be the world?s seventh-largest economy by 2030. As Southeast Asia?s biggest market, it offers several different...
Jokowi Orders Fast Distribution of Financial Aid to Aceh
The National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB) has been ordered by President Joko ?Jokowi? Widodo to immediately distribute aid allocated for...
Robbed and Stabbed, Cab Driver Runs After Perpetrators
After being robbed and stabbed by his perpetrators around 1 a.m. on Monday, December 12, M. Rokhim gathered all the...
House Ends Sitting Session with Targets Unmet
The House of Representatives recently concluded a month-long sitting session, where two bills were passed into laws and leaving 40...
Blasphemy Case Could Have Ahok Temporarily Dismissed
With the ongoing trial that Jakarta Governor Basuki ?Ahok? Tjahaja Purnama is involved with for being a suspect in a...
iPhone 7 Now Sold in Indonesia After Apple Meets Local Content Requirement
After Apple – the American technology titan – agreed to put up a research and development centre in Indonesia, the...
Malaysian PM Asks Indonesians to Protest Myanmar’ Treatment of Rohingya
Earlier last week, Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak urged Indonesians to come together and fight not only against Jakarta Governor...
Attorney General to Prioritize Drug Criminals in Next Round of Executions
While President Jokowi has mentioned the government?s move in the direction of abolishing the death penalty, Indonesia?s Attorney General HM...
Indonesians Made 4.1 Billion Tweets in 2016
Twitter Indonesia Country Head Roy Simangunsong reported at their end-of-year review event that Indonesians made around 4.1 billion tweets for...