An American woman and self-described digital nomad will be deported from Indonesia after posting tweets that sparked a social media backlash over perceived western privilege and lack of cultural awareness, after she said Bali was "LGBT friendly".
A promise of emissions-cutting cash for Indonesia, from foreign sources, is an unambiguous reason to cheer at a time when the global outlook is miserable. The question is how loudly.
Over 130 Rohingya landed on the shores of Indonesia's Aceh province on Thursday, an official at the U.N. refugee agency said, the latest in a series of such arrivals that have drawn controversy in the Southeast Asian country.
Indonesia's central bank will wait until the end of next year before raising interest rates as it tries to aid the economic recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic, keeping a close watch on any U.S. Federal Reserve policy moves, a Reuters poll found.
Indonesian state miner PT Aneka Tambang, the Indonesia Battery Corporation, and a consortium led by China's Zhejiang Huayou Cobalt Co. on Friday signed a framework agreement to develop a battery ecosystem in Indonesia.
Six supporters of Indonesian Islamic cleric Rizieq Shihab were killed in a shootout on Monday, police said, raising worries the clash could reignite tensions between authorities and Islamist groups in the world's biggest Muslim majority country.
Palm oil prices are likely to strengthen further as excessive rain in key producing countries curbs output, while demand increases for its use in food and biofuels, industry officials said.
Indonesian ride-hailing startup Gojek plans to make every car and motorcycle on its platform an electric vehicle (EV) by 2030 through partnerships with manufacturers and favourable leasing arrangements, co-Chief Executive Kevin Aluwi told Reuters.
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Singapore's Sembcorp Industries said on Friday that it will provide gas, power and utilities solutions to Aster Chemicals and Energy under contracts worth more than S$650 million ($500.2 million).
Indonesia's ban on palm oil exports is unlikely to last more than a month as Jakarta has limited infrastructure to store the surplus oil and the country faces mounting pressure from buyers to resume shipments, industry officials said.
Thai football chiefs apologised on Wednesday and promised "severe punishments" for wrongdoers after brawls marred the South East Asia Games soccer final against Indonesia in Cambodia.
Indonesia's plans to gradually taper its pandemic-induced fiscal support will not change, even though the government has had to adjust spending plans to fight a devastating new COVID-19 wave, its finance minister told Reuters on Friday.
Malaysia on Thursday said it could stop exports to the European Union in response to a new law the EU says is aimed at protecting forests by restricting palm oil imports.
Russia's internet giant Yandex plans to invest in Indonesia's artificial intelligence (AI) ecosystem, the Southeast Asian country's communications and digital minister said.
Bank Indonesia's rate cut this week stunned markets for all the wrong reasons - investors fear the central bank is bowing to pressure from President Prabowo Subianto to juice the economy, compromising its independence and risking a rupiah selloff.
Indonesia's road to conquering the global electric-vehicle supply chain is getting bumpy ahead of elections next month. Outgoing President Joko Widodo's flagship policy lured investment from Hyundai Motor , Foxconn and more over the past four years. Global companies face an anxious wait to find out if his successor will fine-tune the plan.
The three main candidates contesting Indonesia's presidential elections this month are proposing to bolster government coffers by creating a new tax collection agency, despite scepticism from the tax and business community.
A spike in coronavirus infections in Indonesia's holiday island of Bali and Thailand's first locally transmitted case in 100 days have dealt further blows to Southeast Asian hopes of reviving vital tourism industries.
Coal miner PT Indika Energy and Taiwan-based Foxconn , which are partnering to make electric vehicles in Indonesia, are considering bringing in a Thai firm as a third partner, Indika's top executive told Reuters on Wednesday.