Gojek and Tokopedia close to creating Indonesian tech champion
SINGAPORE, April 10 — Indonesian ride-hailing and payments company Gojek and the country’s leading e-commerce business Tokopedia are close to sealing their proposed merger as...
6.7-magnitude quake strikes off west Indonesia, no tsunami alert issued
JAKARTA, April 10 — An earthquake measuring 6.7 magnitude jolted East Java province in west Indonesia on Saturday, which did not potentially trigger a tsunami,...
Tropical cyclone Seroja death toll in Indonesia rises to 128
JAKARTA, April 6 — The death toll from the mud floods, landslides and strong winds due to the tropical cyclone Seroja in East Nusa Tenggara,...
Floods, landslides, kill dozens in Indonesia and East Timor
JAKARTA, April 5 — Flash floods unleashed by torrential rains killed 41 people on the Indonesian island of Flores on Sunday, the disaster management agency...
No Pertamina worker killed in oil refinery fire
JAKARTA, March 29 — No Pertamina employees were reported killed in the fire and explosions at the state-run Balongan oil refinery in Idramayu, West Java...
Five injured, hundreds evacuated after massive blaze at Indonesia oil refinery
JAKARTA, March 29 — Indonesian state oil company Pertamina said on Monday it was trying to control a massive fire at its Balongan oil refinery...
Suicide bomb attack outside church in Indonesia’s Makassar, 14 injured
JAKARTA, March 28 — Two suspected suicide bombers blew themselves up outside the entrance of the Cathedral Church in Makassar, southern Sulawesi today, injuring 14...
Indonesia: Bali set to welcome tourists in July
JAKARTA, March 27 — Indonesia is planning to reopen Bali province to foreign tourists in July, reported Anadolu Agency quoting the country’s official. Coordinating Minister...
Three Indonesian cities listed in the top 10 most polluted cities in Southeast Asia last year — IQAir report
JAKARTA, March 19 — Three Indonesian cities were listed in the top 10 most polluted cities in Southeast Asia, reported Vietnam News Agency (VNA) according...
New Indonesia sovereign wealth fund eyes assets worth US$2.6 bln (RM10.7 bln)
JAKARTA, March 11 — Indonesia’s new sovereign wealth fund is exploring investment in dozens of projects, including toll road concessions worth US$2.6 billion (RM10.7 billion),...
Indonesia says to receive 1.1 mln doses of AstraZeneca vaccine Monday
JAKARTA, March 8 — Indonesia’s state-owned pharmaceutical company Bio Farma said that 1.1 million doses of vaccine produced by AstraZeneca under the global vaccine-sharing Covax...
Indonesia surprised by new variant as Covid-19 lingers
JAKARTA, March 6 — Indonesia was surprised by the detection of two cases of a new virus variant, right after one year of the Covid-19...