Reporting and analysis on retail, e-commerce, and consumer trends in Indonesia, updated continuously by our newsroom.
Thousands of Indonesian taxi drivers have brought parts of the capital, Jakarta, to a standstill in a protest against transport apps. The drivers say ride-hailing apps, such as Uber and Grab, have severely reduced their salaries. Footage from Jakarta showed…
Chinas tourists have taken over the domination of Australian tourists who so far top the list of foreign tourist arrivals in the Indonesian tourist resort Island of Bali. “I have predicted that the number of Chinese tourists visiting Bali will increase after…
The Indonesian tourism ministry joined the Auckland International Cultural Festival to promote Wonderful Indonesia on March 20, I Gde Pitana, deputy tourism minister in charge of the international tourism market development, said here, Sunday. New Zealand is…
Member countries of ASEAN will celebrate the groupings 50th Anniversary in 2017 by holding a joint tourism programme under the theme “Visit ASEAN@50: Golden Celebration” with the objective of embracing ASEAN as a single and united tourism destination. “Visit…
Online jobs listing platform Freelancer.com is set to expand its presence in Indonesia, with company CEO Matt Barrie praising the country’s efforts to drive innovation and investment in technology. Mr Barrie’s comments came as he and his team, including…
Indonesia has waived visa requirements for 79 more countries, expanding the list to 169 visa-free nations as it continues its efforts to boost foreign visitor numbers.President Joko Widodo on March 2 signed a decree granting visa-free entry to tourists who…
The Communication and Informatics Ministry (Ministry) plans to issue a regulation that mandates over the top (OTT) content provider companies to establish a permanent business entity in Indonesia starting on April 2016. “The Ministry obliges OTT content…
Web in Travel (WIT) Indonesia Conference will be held in Bali on April 28, 2016. The conference on online tourism industry will invite speakers from world’s leading brands. Grace Kurnadi, CEO of Revata – the organizer of Web in Travel in Indonesia – said that…
Grab Car Indonesia announced a partnership with the Indonesian Rental Business Owners Cooperative (PRRI) after the Cooperatives and Small and Medium Enterprises Minister handed over the memorandum of incorporation for the cooperative on Wednesday, March 16,…
Days after being launched, Singapore’s Hallyu Ventures (HVPL) has spent US$13.8 million to take a 38 per cent shareholding in South Korean coffee chain Caffe Bene, which has outlets in 14 countries. HVPL is a joint venture between Future Investment Holdings…
Indosat Ooredoo, one of Indonesia’s largest telecommunications and services provider, and IBM today announced they will develop and deliver solutions on the https://www.ibm.com/cloud-computing to help businesses streamline processes and improve productivity.…
State telecom company PT Telekomunikasi Indonesia Tbk. (IDX: TLKM)—also known as Telkom—booked Rp102.47 trillion in revenues last year. The figure represents a 14.24-percent annual growth from 2014’s Rp89.70 trillion. “Telkom’s revenue growth to Rp102.47…
Indonesia is to participate in a major Indian major cultural festival in New Delhi in an attempt to seduce the growing middle-class in the South Asian nation into visiting the archipelago. The three-day festival, organized by international spiritualist NGO…
Indonesian President Joko Widodo inaugurated 11 bonded logistics centers on Thursday (10/03) as part of Indonesia’s second economic stimulus package that was unveiled on 30 September 2015. These bonded logistics centers aim to curtail the country’s…
Transportation in Berlin known as tram help promotes “Wonderful Indonesia” with images of various tourist attractions in Indonesia including Borobudur, Bali and Komodo Island. “I am proud to witness tram in Berlin decorated with various tourist attractions of…
NH Financial Group signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Indonesia’s largest bank Bank Mandiri at Mandiri’s main office in Jakarta, Indonesia, on March 1 to cooperate in developing rural areas in the Southeast Asian country. Mandiri is the largest…
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