Indonesia's next finance minister will have big shoes to fill
Priyanka Kishore is the founder and principal economist at research company Asia Decoded in Singapore.
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Priyanka Kishore is the founder and principal economist at research company Asia Decoded in Singapore.
PALU, Indonesia (AP) -- Indonesia's elite counterterrorism police arrested eight suspected militants in recent days believed to be part of a new cell linked to Jemaah Islamiyah, an al-Qaida-linked group, authorities said on Saturday.
MANADO, Indonesia (AP) — More people living near an erupting volcano on Indonesia’s Sulawesi Island were evacuated on Friday due to the dangers of spreading ash, falling rocks, hot volcanic clouds and the possibility of a tsunami.
According to the latest Global Innovation Index, Indonesia ranks 61st among 132 economies, up from 85th in 2020. Sooner or later, Indonesia will move into the semiconductor design or assembly field as silicon chips are the critical foundation of a digital economy.
Apple's Tim Cook is in Singapore for the latest leg of his whirlwind tour around Southeast Asia as the CEO pivots toward the region for expansion and sales growth amid struggles in China.
TOKYO -- The Japanese trading house Sojitz has signed a 45 billion yen ($290 million) contract with MRT Jakarta, operator of Jakarta Mass Rapid Transit, to extend the subway system in the Indonesian capital's traffic-heavy central area, the company announced on Thursday.
JAKARTA -- Indonesian President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo met Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi on Thursday in Jakarta in an effort to strengthen ties with China ahead of the handover to his successor in October.