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  • Wednesday, 8 January, 2025
    Indonesia says $1bn offer from Apple not enough to lift iPhone 16 ban

    Minister says proposed AirTag factory would not help US tech giant meet local content rules on smartphone sales

    Indonesia’s industry minister Agus Gumiwang Kartasasmita holds up an iPhone at a press conference in Jakarta on Wednesday
  • Wednesday, 8 January, 2025
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    Indonesia places a $28bn bet on free school meals

    President Prabowo Subianto wants to cater for 82mn students and pregnant mothers to boost growth and attainment

    A classroom is filled with children, some wearing yellow hijabs, as they eat from metal trays.
  • Friday, 13 December, 2024
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    Indonesia’s Prabowo suggests scrapping ‘expensive’ elections for regional leaders

    President’s comments to political party chiefs on cost of direct votes fuel doubts about his commitment to democracy

    Prabowo Subianto salutes at an outdoor event
  • Thursday, 12 December, 2024
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    Indonesia’s plan for wealth fund controlled by president stirs concern

    ‘Super-holding’ company intended to support Prabowo Subianto’s strategic projects and boost growth

    A montage showing Prabowo in front of an urban scene
  • Sunday, 8 December, 2024
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    Three blissful beachside escapes

    Feet-in-the-sand stays in Egypt, California and Indonesia

    The wraparound terrace of a sea villa at Ta’aktana
  • Thursday, 28 November, 2024
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    Indonesia wrangles with Apple and suppliers brace for tariffs Premium content

    The inside story on the Asia tech trends that matter, from Nikkei Asia and the Financial Times

    Customers in Indonesia look at iPhones inside a mall
  • Thursday, 28 November, 2024
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    ‘Production first, safety later’: inside the world’s largest nickel site

    Unions and workers say Indonesia’s dominance of the EV supply chain has come at a price

    Employees in traffic as the shift changes at Indonesia Morowali Industrial Park (IMIP)
  • Thursday, 21 November, 2024
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    Apple proposes Indonesian factory in bid to reverse iPhone 16 ban

    Investment of $100mn in key market would help meet requirement for 40% local content in smartphones

    A person looks at an iPhone 16. There is a display of the phones
  • Friday, 8 November, 2024
    News in-depthIndonesian politics
    Indonesia’s president seeks closer ties to Xi and China

    First foreign trip in office signals Beijing’s importance for investment but will be followed by US visit

    Prabowo Subianto clasping Xi’s right hand with both of his hands in front of national flags at the Great Hall of the People, in Beijing, China on April 1 2024
  • Tuesday, 5 November, 2024
    Indonesia steps up trade protectionism with Apple and Google phone bans

    South-east Asia’s largest economy pushes foreign tech groups to invest locally or lose market access

    A customer looks at an Apple iPhone at a mall in Denpasar, Bali, Indonesia
  • Monday, 4 November, 2024
    Indonesian politics
    Indonesia and Russia launch first joint naval drills

    President Prabowo Subianto seeks more influential role while maintaining long-standing neutrality

    The commander of Indonesian Naval Main Base 5, First Admiral Arya Delano, Russian Ambassador to Indonesia Sergey Tolchenov, Commander of the Primorsky Flotilla of the Pacific Fleet Rear Admiral Alexei Sysuev and Russian Military Attache to Indonesia Colonel Maxim Lukianov walking after the Russian fleet arrived at North Jamrud pier of Tanjung Perak port for a 5-day joint military exercise between Indonesia and Russia in Surabaya on Sunday
  • Monday, 28 October, 2024
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    Indonesia’s iPhone 16 ban will hurt consumers more than Apple Premium content

    Government decision to block sale of latest iPhone is far from disastrous for tech group

    Various models of the Apple iPhone 16 Plus are displayed in vibrant colours
  • Monday, 28 October, 2024
    Apple banned from selling iPhone 16 in Indonesia

    Government says US company’s investment in the country has fallen short

    Visitors examine the Apple iPhone 16 at the Thailand Mobile Expo 2024 in Bangkok. The display showcases various smartphones and promotional materials, with attendees testing the devices.
  • Thursday, 24 October, 2024
    Asia maritime tensions
    Indonesia says it drove Chinese coastguard ships out of disputed waters

    Beijing’s sweeping maritime claims and muscular enforcement actions have been creating friction in South China Sea

    Personnel wearing orange life vests are seen on the deck of a Chinese coastguard ship in the disputed South China Sea waters.
  • Sunday, 20 October, 2024
    Indonesian politics
    Former general Prabowo takes helm in Indonesia

    New president seeks to boost growth and claim bigger international role for south-east Asia’s largest economy

    Prabowo Subianto delivers his inauguration speech while raising his fist
  • Sunday, 6 October, 2024
    News in-depthCoal
    Indonesia’s coal producers diversify as money for mining dries up

    Exporters turn to nickel and aluminium with international pressure mounting for country to reduce reliance on fossil fuel

    A tugboat pulls a coal barge along a river past the dome and minarets of the Islamic Centre Mosque in Samarinda, Indonesia
  • Tuesday, 1 October, 2024
    Indonesian politics
    Swiss authorities target Indonesian president-elect’s family

    Geneva given go-ahead to seize accounts linked to Prabowo Subianto’s brother and family

    Hashim Djojohadikusumo speaks at a podium during an election campaign event
  • Saturday, 21 September, 2024
    Bali
    Bali says enough as tourists crowd ‘island of gods’

    Indonesia considers moratorium on development of hotels, villas, nightclubs and beach clubs

    Foreign tourists relax on colorful bean bags under vibrant umbrellas on Kuta Beach in Bali, Indonesia, on November 18 2023. The beach is crowded with people enjoying the atmosphere.
  • Sunday, 15 September, 2024
    Asia-Pacific companies
    Private lenders battle Indonesian media company over $560mn debt claim

    The dispute comes as the country has been attracting billions of dollars in foreign investment

    Anindya Novyan Bakrie at a speech
  • Friday, 13 September, 2024
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    The rise of tourist taxes

    Revenues can help make mass travel more sustainable

    People sunbath and swim at the beach of Monterosso in the Cinque Terre National Park, near La Spezia, nortwestern Italy
  • Sunday, 8 September, 2024
    Agricultural commodities
    Indonesia warns of ‘chaos’ from EU deforestation law

    Pressure builds on Brussels to delay implementation of new rules that industry says will impose administrative burden

    An excavator topples an old oil palm tree amidst a dense plantation at PT Gunung Sejahtera Ibu Pertiwi, a unit of Astra Agro Lestari, in West Kotawaringin regency, Kalimantan, Indonesia. The ground is littered with fallen fronds and debris.
  • Saturday, 24 August, 2024
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    Nepo baby leaders are stifling south-east Asia

    From Thailand to Indonesia, political dynasties illustrate the region’s failure to build robust and effective institutions

    Combination image of Thailand’s former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra and his daughter and newly elected Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra, as well as Indonesian president-elect Prabowo Subianto and vice president-elect Gibran Rakabuming Raka.
  • Thursday, 22 August, 2024
    Indonesian politics
    Indonesia’s parliament postpones election rule change after protests

    Opponents of outgoing president Joko Widodo say proposals are aimed at extending his family’s influence

    A protester wearing a black mask and hoodie holds up a poster with the word "REVOLUTION" during a rally against controversial changes to election laws. In the background, a fire burns on the street near the parliament building in Jakarta, Indonesia.
  • Wednesday, 14 August, 2024
    Indonesian politics
    Indonesia hits fresh setbacks over planned $30bn jungle capital

    Independence day event scaled back and foreign dignitaries’ invitations rescinded amid construction delays

    Indonesia’s President Joko Widodo and his successor Prabowo Subianto in Nusantara on Monday
  • Friday, 26 July, 2024
    Indonesia moves to reduce Chinese ownership of nickel projects

    Jakarta wants to help its industry qualify for tax credits under Joe Biden’s initiative to build a US electric vehicle supply chain

    Aerial view of nickel smelting plants in Indonesia
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