Economy

Komodo dragons, the world's largest lizards, are now classified as an endangered species.
Travel & Leisure

Indonesia postpones Komodo dragon park's $250 fee until 2023

Foreign visitors faced 25-fold admission hike, sparking tourism industry pushback

10 August 2022
Fitch Ratings said in a report last month that Singapore banks are poised to benefit from the rise in global interest rates as economic recovery continues across the lenders' key markets.
Finance

DBS, other ASEAN banks ride U.S. rate hikes to stronger earnings

Southeast Asia's largest banks expect higher returns from lending

5 August 2022
Higher commodity prices helped Indonesia's economy to expand in the quarter from April to June.
Economy

Indonesia's economy expands as exports, consumption spur growth

Southeast Asian country's GDP rose 5.44% in 2nd quarter, accelerating from 1st

5 August 2022
Malaysia's liquefied natural gas exports more than doubled by value in June.
Trade

Malaysia, Indonesia exports surge as energy and food prices soar

China slowdown and U.S. rate hikes loom over robust ASEAN trade

28 July 2022
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and Indonesian President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo speak to the media before their meeting at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on July 27. (Photo by Uichiro Kasai)
International relations

Indonesia's Jokowi calls for Japan investment in EVs, new capital

President discusses strategic projects with Kishida, eying acceleration of infrastructure buildup

27 July 2022
The Philippines new president, Ferdinand Marcos Jr., will give his first State of the Nation address on July 25 and is expected to lay out his plans to speed the country's recovery from the pandemic. 
24 July 2022
A healthcare worker takes a swab sample to test for COVID-19 in Jakarta in December 2021: Viruses know no borders.
Opinion

G-20 must invest in collective health to ready for next pandemic

Members should contribute more to fund prevention, preparedness and response

22 July 2022
Indonesian Finance Minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati delivers a speech during the G-20 Finance Ministers' Meeting in Bali on July 15.
International relations

G-20 finance chiefs fail to reach consensus on global inflation

Indonesia gives up on wringing out joint communique from premier economic bloc

16 July 2022
Russia's Anton Siluanov, left, the U.S.'s Janet Yellen, Indonesia's Sri Mulyani Indrawati, Japan's Shunichi Suzuki and others have a wide divide to bridge if the G-20 is to help solve the world's food shortages and price increases. (Source photos by Reuters)
International relations

G-20 finance chiefs meet in Bali as Ukraine war tests unity

U.S.'s Yellen scolds Russian peers for 'their continued support of Putin regime'

15 July 2022
Bottles of bulk cooking oil provided by the State Logistics Agency at a distribution point in Jakarta on May 20: The prices of basic commodities have been rising since last year. 
Opinion

Rising food and energy prices threaten Indonesia's political stability

Rest of the world will not be immune from inflation surge

14 July 2022
Indonesian President Joko Widodo visited Kyiv last month shortly before a trip to Moscow.
International relations

Indonesia's Jokowi set to visit Japan this month

China and South Korea trips also in the works as Ukraine conflict hangs over G-20

14 July 2022
Indonesia's Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi delivers her opening speech during the G-20 Foreign Ministers' Meeting in Bali.
International relations

G-20 ministers debate food, energy prices as global divide worsens

Russia's invasion of Ukraine casts pall over international cooperation

8 July 2022
Foreign ministers of the Group of 20 major economies will discuss global issues face-to-face in Bali, meeting for the first time since Russia's invasion of Ukraine. (Nikkei montage/Reuters)
International relations

G-20 foreign ministers gather in Bali amid Ukraine war, inflation

U.S.-China, other meetings on sidelines; Russia's Lavrov expected to attend

7 July 2022
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Feeding Asia

India's poorest scald as cooking oil prices soar

War in Ukraine, limits on palm oil from Indonesia and Malaysia, add fuel to fire

7 July 2022
A woman shops at a supermarket in Singapore. Food prices have surged in Southeast Asia. (Photo by Takashi Nakano)
Inflation

Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia unleash cash to ease inflation bite

Governments attempt to balance political pressures with fiscal discipline

6 July 2022
Indonesian President Joko Widodo visited Kyiv and Moscow amid pressure from the public for relief from inflation and farmers for access to Russian fertilizer, as well as the threat of a boycott of the G-20 summit in November. (Nikkei montage/Reuters/Getty Images) 
Ukraine war

Indomie diplomacy: How inflation drove Jokowi to Kyiv and Moscow

From noodles to palm oil, high prices raise stakes of diplomacy for G-20 chair

5 July 2022
The economies of ASEAN's five biggest members will grow 5.0% in 2022, according to the latest survey by JCER and Nikkei in June, thanks to the reopening of borders.
Economy

ASEAN economy to slow down in 2nd half of 2022: JCER/Nikkei survey

Economists see inflation, U.S. rate hikes weighing on region despite COVID easing

4 July 2022
The Thai baht's plunge on July 2, 1997, touched off the Asian financial crisis. Twenty-five years later, the region's resilience is being put to the test.
Economy

COVID, inflation stress-test Asia 25 years after financial crisis

Risks simmer in smaller economies as debt burden swells

2 July 2022
Higher food costs and a surge in global oil prices have fueled Indonesia's inflation.
Economy

Indonesia inflation rate climbs to 5-year high of 4.35% in June

Increase exceeds target of 2% to 4% as oil prices and Ukraine war wreak havoc

1 July 2022
Russian President Vladimir Putin shakes hands with Indonesian President Joko Widodo during a joint news conference following their meeting in Moscow.
Ukraine war

Jokowi says Putin agrees to sea route for Ukraine wheat exports

Indonesian president to 'bridge communications' between Kremlin and Zelenskyy

1 July 2022
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy meets Indonesian President Joko Widodo at the Mariinskyi Palace in Kyiv for their bilateral meeting on June 29. (Photo courtesy of Indonesian Presidential Palace)
Ukraine war

Indonesia's Jokowi offers to broker peace in meeting with Zelenskyy

G-20 president is Asia's first leader to visit Kyiv and Moscow since war began

30 June 2022
G-20 Joint Finance and Health Ministerial Meeting in Yogyakarta on June 21: In the midst of every crisis, lies great opportunity. (Handout photo from Ministry of Communications and Informatics of Indonesia)
Opinion

The G-20 is advancing efforts to strengthen the global health system

By recovering together, the world can recover stronger

29 June 2022
From left, former trade ministers Enggartiasto Lukita and Muhammad Lutfi, incumbent Trade Minister Zulkifli Hasan and Indonesian President Joko Widodo (Nikkei montage/Reuters/AP)
Inflation

Jokowi emphasizes inflation battle over global trade in cabinet

Indonesian president appoints sixth trade minister in eight-year term

27 June 2022
Following an export ban on their harvests, palm oil farmers in Indonesia are now threatened by a lack of fertilizer.
Economy

Indonesian palm oil farmers see a bleak future

Russia was large source of fertilizer; now prices are skyrocketing

25 June 2022
The Philippines' central bank hiked its key rate for the second straight meeting on June 23.
Economy

Philippines hikes key interest rate again as inflation accelerates

Second hike in two months raises benchmark to 2.5%; Indonesia stands pat

23 June 2022