Reporting and analysis on retail, e-commerce, and consumer trends in Indonesia, updated continuously by our newsroom.
State-owned airport operator PT Angkasa I said that over 1 million passengers have traveled through Balis Ngurah Rai International Airport during the homecoming flow of post-fasting travelers since 10 days (D-10) before the Lebaran D-Day to D+4. Head of…
The Government of Indonesia is determined to relocate the state capital Jakarta out of Java Island to avoid total traffic gridlock by 2020. President Joko Widodo, better known as Jokowi, had urged the National Development Planning Board (Bappenas) to conduct…
Indonesia has planned to open direct flights to Moscow, Russia, in a bid to attract the countrys tourists to visit Indonesia. “Currently, we have to transit in a third country when we fly to Russia, and this could take 24 hours, whereas with direct flight, it…
Wings Air, a subsidiary of Indonesia’s largest airline, Lion Air Group, will soon open a new route from Jakarta via Halim Perdanakusuma International Airport to three destinations in one go, namely Bandung, Malang and Makassar. “The new route will only be…
Indonesias banking credits grew 8.71 percent in May 2017, up 0.37 percent from 8.34 percent in the same month last year, according to the Financial Service Authority (OJK). However, the May 2017 credit growth fell 0.76 percent from 9.47 percent a month…
The East Nusa Tenggara Tourism Office has urged Garuda Indonesia to open Kupang-Dili-Darwin flight route round trip immediately to help boost foreign tourist arrivals to the islands province. The head of the Tourism Office, Marius Ardu Jelamu, stated here on…
Indonesia set minimum and maximum tariffs for online car-hailing services in a bid to ensure comparable pricing with conventional transport providers and address complaints of undercutting, sending shares of the nation’s top two taxi firms soaring.…
Over 85% of consumers in Singapore, Malaysia and Indonesia, who mention e-retailer brand names in their social media posts don’t tag brand handles, according to Digimind. This means brands need to be vigilant in monitoring their brand reputation in the wider…
Indonesian banks have been urged to update their system of information technology so that they could protect themselves from possible cyber attacks that have become more and more massive. Bank Indonesia Governor Agus Martowardojo said here on Monday hackers…
Indonesia’s largest low-cost carrier Lion Air welcomed on Tuesday the arrival of the first of hundreds of Boeing 737 MAX-8 aircraft it ordered from the United States planemaker, paving the way for the company to move forward with its expansion plan. The…
The governments of Indonesia and Switzerland have declared the readiness of both countries to implement the Automatic Exchange of Information (AEOI). The signing of the joint declaration was undertaken by Director General of Taxes, Ken Dwijugiasteadi, and…
Muslims in Indonesia and Malaysia were urged to boycott Starbucks on Tuesday (Jul 4) by major Islamic groups accusing the coffee chain of being pro-gay rights, as concerns grow over rising religious conservatism in both nations. Leaders from Muhammadiyah,…
Bank Indonesia (BI), Indonesias central bank, will issue a regulation related to the issuance of commercial paper (CP) within two weeks or by the end of July 2017. This is following the need by various non-bank corporations to publish the paper as short-term…
The Indonesian flag carrier, Garuda Indonesia, opens a new flight route of Haluoleo airport in Kendari to Betoambari Airport in Baubau, Southeast Sulawesi. The first flight was made on Monday afternoon. Southeast Sulawesi Governor Nur Alam here on Monday…
Donald Trump was running for the US presidency when he personally raised with senior Indonesian politicians the need to have a toll road completed in Indonesia to benefit a massive new resort development in which he later invested. A senior Indonesian…
The country, at number 47, is now only behind Singapore and Malaysia in Southeast Asia. Vietnam has been named the 47th most innovative economy in the world, its best performance to date, according to this year’s Global Innovation Index report. The country…
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