Economy

People walk past a mural near a train station in Jakarta on Tuesday.
Coronavirus

Indonesia's COVID divide: Cases fall in Jakarta, surge in regions

Overall picture improves but concerns grow over reopening of schools

1 September 2021
A traffic jam in Jakarta: Indonesia's capital faces the "dual threat" of rising sea levels and sinking ground, Greenpeace warns.
Politics

Indonesia's capital relocation plan 'still on,' Jokowi says

Presidential hopeful Subianto throws weight behind $32bn project

25 August 2021
Indonesian President Joko Widodo, wearing a traditional Baduy outfit, delivers his annual state of the nation speech at the parliament building in Jakarta on Monday.
Politics

Jokowi says COVID shouldn't hinder Indonesia structural reforms

President proposes budget aimed at boosting recovery and fiscal consolidation

16 August 2021
Indonesian President Joko Widodo speaks at the Merdeka Palace in Jakarta on April 26.
Politics

Can Jokowi defy the pandemic to secure his legacy?

2024 election campaigning risks undermining Indonesian president's reform plans

15 August 2021
Asia needs to cut its reliance on coal power.
Climate Change

Philippines and Vietnam coal-fired plants to retire in ADB-led plan

Bank partners with Prudential and HSBC for pilot project

14 August 2021
A general view of the skyline of Jakarta, the capital city of Indonesia, on August 5.
Economy

Indonesia GDP grows 7.07% in Q2 for first expansion in 5 quarters

But social restrictions to curb delta variant set to slow economy in coming months

5 August 2021
Singapore's central bank is allowing United Overseas Bank, DBS and Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp to pay out higher dividends.
Finance

Singapore's DBS hikes payouts as other lenders reel from COVID

Central banks in the city-state and Thailand ease guidance on dividends

5 August 2021
Philippine weightlifter and gold medalist Hidilyn Diaz, center, Thailand's taekwondo gold medalist Panipak Wongpattanakit, left, and Indonesian weightlifter and silver medalist Eko Yuli Irawan are eligible for compensation worth hundreds of thousands of dollars. (Source photos by Reuters)
Tokyo 2020 Olympics

ASEAN nations offer huge rewards to Olympic medalists

Philippines' first gold medalist to receive homes and more

31 July 2021
People stand in line to receive assistance in Jakarta on July 16.
Coronavirus

Indonesia extends coronavirus lockdown through weekend

Restrictions to be eased Monday if infections continue to ebb

20 July 2021
Shipping containers await transport from a port in Bangkok, Thailand in March 2016.
Economy

COVID surge puts brakes on Thai and Malaysia growth: survey

Virus variants and US rate hike loom over ASEAN economies

5 July 2021
A shared working space in Tokyo: The city's remote working infrastructure, cultural attractions and other factors contribute to its appeal for "digital nomads." (Photo by Tetsuya Kitayama)
Economy

Tokyo and Singapore trail Melbourne in 'digital nomad' ranking

List highlights places best positioned to lure new breed of remote workers

2 July 2021
Gravediggers wearing personal protective equipment bury a COVID-19 victim in Jakarta on June 28.
Coronavirus

Indonesia tightens COVID rules in Java and Bali to fight 2nd wave

Malls, schools, mosques to close; people to telework in shift from economic focus

1 July 2021
A worker cleans beach chairs in Bali. The Indonesian government looks to boost tourist traffic to the province by offering vaccines.
COVID vaccines

Bali vaccine vacations to offer global visitors a beach and a jab

Sinovac, Sinopharm and AstraZeneca shots to be made available

29 June 2021
A woman walks past a mural promoting awareness of the COVID-19 outbreak in Jakarta on Thursday.
Coronavirus

Indonesian daily COVID cases jump past 20,000 as Delta fears grow

Epidemiologist warns worst is to come as nation suffers another record infection rise

24 June 2021
Indonesia aims to reach an economic partnership deal with Canada, building its trade presence in the Americas. (Source photos by AP and Reuters)
Trade

Indonesia and Canada to launch economic partnership talks

Widodo government on mission to 'create export opportunities' amid pandemic

21 June 2021
Under a proposed bilateral agreement, Vietnam is set to send its workers to Israel to learn agricultural techniques used there. 
Agriculture

Southeast Asia looks to Israeli tech to improve farming techniques

Israel companies offer ways to boost production as region faces supply threats

20 June 2021
The extended lockdown in Malaysia has left the streets of its capital Kuala Lumpur deserted.
Markets

Emerging Asia faces capital outflow risk as Fed signals rate hike

Investors pulled $500m out of COVID-depressed markets in May

17 June 2021
Indonesian President Joko Widodo, second from left, in November 2015 inspects a section of track that is part of a landmark railway project on the island of Sulawesi.
Transportation

First rail project on Indonesia's Sulawesi island picks up steam

Consortium including Chinese company targets commercial operations next year

7 June 2021
Indonesian businesses say a higher value-added tax could crimp consumer spending.
Economy

Indonesia's proposed VAT hike draws flak from businesses

Higher tax would risk chilling consumer spending on brink of economic recovery

1 June 2021
Cars are seen on the road in Jakarta last year. (Photo by Dimas Ardian)
Economy

Indonesia weighs carbon tax in bid to fund pandemic spending

Finance Ministry outlines economic and fiscal policies in new document

24 May 2021
Southeast Asian nations get relatively large proportions of their tax revenues from corporations.
Economy

Southeast Asian nations are stepping up taxation efforts

Moves to increase revenue from companies aim to fix pandemic-ravaged state finances

23 May 2021
Joko Widodo greats his supporters during the campaign ahead the presidential election in Jakarta in April 2019: Jokowi failed to curb the economic nationalism run amok in Jakarta politics.
Opinion

Indonesia must avoid India's COVID-19 debacle

President Joko Widodo's leadership as cases rise has been less than hands-on

13 May 2021
A dried fish vendor serves a customer at a traditional market in Medan, North Sumatra, Indonesia, on April 29.
Economy

Indonesia posts fourth straight quarterly GDP contraction

ASEAN's biggest economy maintains COVID restrictions as Indian strain detected

5 May 2021
The rupiah has weakened 3.5% against the U.S. dollar since the end of 2020, making it the second worst performing currency among the first five members of ASEAN.
Economy

Indonesian rupiah slide ties central bank's hands

Bank Indonesia stands pat despite economy needing help to recover from COVID-slump

20 April 2021
Tanjung Priok Port in Jakarta. Analysts revised up Indonesia's economic growth for 2021.
Economy

Vaccines seen helping Singapore and Indonesia rebound: survey

Economists cut 2021 growth forecasts for Malaysia, Philippines and Thailand

6 April 2021