Long-haul arrivals, particularly from Europe and the Middle East, continued to show constrained growth in June 2026, weighed down by elevated jet fuel surcharges, transiting route adjustments, and ...

Contrary to market expectations, Indonesia experienced mild deflation in July 2026. While it was widely anticipated that the secondary effects of recent non-subsidized fuel price hikes would maintain ...

Indonesia - a vast archipelago comprising more than 17,000 islands - contains a population numbering around 287 million people; a number that makes Indonesia the fourth most populous country in the ...

Pertamina Patra Niaga, the commercial and trading sub-holding of Indonesia's state-owned energy giant Pertamina, cut prices of several non-subsidized fuels as global oil prices are currently not as ...

The World Bank’s examination of administrative tax data revealed an anomalous clustering of mid-sized firms reporting revenues just below the IDR 4.8 billion mark. Crossing the IDR 4.8 billion mark ...

The Indonesian cement sector experienced a strong performance in the first half of 2026 (H1/2026) on the back of a sharp acceleration in government-led infrastructure projects and regional ...

After coal-to-dimethyl ether (DME) gasification projects repeatedly stalled across Indonesia, coal downstreaming is taking a new direction, with fresh investment flowing into methanol development.

Soekarno (1901-1970), born in the East Javanese city of Surabaya during the Dutch colonial rule, was a leading nationalist who devoted his life to the Independence struggle of Indonesia. Although ...

Moreover, particularly in the rural and suburban areas, (near) poverty remains a huge issue, hence limiting the public's willingness to pay for proper waste collection services. Also, a broad lack of ...

Indonesia's abundance and variety of natural resources, primarily mining and agricultural commodities, is a vital asset to the country's economy (and government revenues). However, lacking advanced ...

Indonesia is a constitutional democracy. After the fall of President Suharto's prolonged, authoritarian New Order regime in 1998, various constitutional amendments were made to reduce the executive ...

Bakrie & Brothers, established in 1951, is one of Indonesia's foremost corporations with a scope of business interests that spans infrastructure, telecommunication, media, and plantations. The company ...