Reporting and analysis on retail, e-commerce, and consumer trends in Indonesia, updated continuously by our newsroom.
The Internet Retailing Expo (IRX) Indonesia, is gearing up to return with a loud bang. The 2ndedition of IRX Indonesia, to be held from 18 to 19 January next year at the Pullman Jakarta Central Park, will once again become the meeting place for marketplaces,…
Flag carrier Singapore Airlines (SIA) said on Wednesday (Nov 9) it has delayed plans to launch a new route linking Singapore, Jakarta and Sydney, after Indonesia withdrew its approval due to runway maintenance work. The airline had earlier announced that it…
Indonesia plans to sell electricity to Malaysia, Thailand and Singapore as the government is targeting greater profitability from several coal mine-mouth power plants that are anticipated to soon be completed in Sumatra. National Development Planning Board…
Papua New Guinea has reiterated its plan to open a flight route from Mount Hagen to Jayapura during a meeting of the Border Liaison Officers held in Port Moresby, an Indonesian official said. Papua New Guinea will soon realize its plan but has not set a…
Music streaming is quickly becoming a favored service, offering Indonesia’s music-seeking public a legal means to access music. However, with a majority of Indonesians possessing low-end smartphones, the outlook may not be as rosy as some think. According to…
The Malaysia-based low cost carrier AirAsia will soon serve the Kuala Lumpur-Jakarta-Labuan Bajo route, according to East Nusa Tenggara Tourism and Creative Economy Office Chief Marius Ardu Jelamu. “There has been an agreement with the central government and…
VICE Media, the world’s leading youth media brand, today announced a major market expansion into Indonesia, the world’s fourth largest nation. VICE will launch a full-scale operation in Indonesia, producing local content and creative agency services to reach…
The US President Elect Donald Trump will want Indonesia to agree to ratify international trade commitments including APEC and the Indonesia-US Strategic Partnership. “Donald Trump will be interested in making investments in the infrastructure sector,…
Maritime Affairs and Fisheries Minister Susi Pudjiastuti hopes that the Indonesian Pearl Festival (IPF) 2016 will introduce Indonesias original pearls to the world. “I hope the Indonesian South Sea Pearl (ISSP) would be introduced to pearl stakeholders and…
Indonesia is planning to open up state-owned run infrastructure, such as toll roads, to private investors in an effort to generate fresh funding for new projects. President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo said on Wednesday that he would ask some state-owned enterprises…
Bank Indonesia (BI) will make another revision to regulation on electronic money and introduce electronic wallet in the Bank Indonesia Regulation. The new regulation on the payment transaction processing is expected to be finalized in November 2016. Bank…
PT Pertamina made a net profit of US$2.83 billion in the third quarter of this year, 209 percent more than the US$914 million it made in the third quarter in the previous year. The president director of the state-owned oil and gas company, Dwi Soetjipto, on…
Under Secretary for Finance and Material, Department of National Defense of the Philippines (General Retirement) Raymundo Elefante, said that his country is currently interested in purchasing Indonesian defense products to modernize the Philippines’ weapons…
Amor added the Adonara Group will open the 20 new hotels in Bali, Makassar (Sulawesi), Yogyakarta, Bangka (administratively part of Sumatra) and Solo (Central Java). These locations were selected as local demand for hostelry is considered high enough.…
The Tourism Ministry is promoting a tourism brand of Wonderful Indonesia at the global travel fair of World Travel Market (WTM) in London from November 7 to 9, 2016. By promoting the event, the ministry is featuring the beauty of Banyuwangi (East Java) images…
Indonesia is facing the problem of a growing number of elderly people who are expected to reach over 32 million in the next two decades. Indonesia’s elderly in 2010 was 4.9 percent of the population, or 11,878,236 people. This number is projected to increase…
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