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2 weeks ago | 
reuters.com | Stefanno Reinard Sulaiman |Ananda Teresia
JAKARTA, May 22 (Reuters) - Indonesia is expected to appoint a military officer - once found guilty of kidnapping rights activists - to a top finance ministry post, two sources said, underlining the military's growing role in governing the world's third largest democracy.
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2 weeks ago | 
insideretail.asia | Ananda Teresia
Indonesia’s antitrust agency has started research aimed at identifying risks from a possible merger between tech giants Grab and GoTo, its head said on Wednesday. Muhammad Fanshurullah Asa in a statement said the agency would be able to conduct a thorough review once the merger takes place and both companies give notification of such action. The two firms have yet to confirm merger plans officially but the possibility of such a move has been widely reported in recent months.
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2 weeks ago | 
kfgo.com | Stefanno Reinard Sulaiman |Ananda Teresia
By Stefanno Sulaiman and Ananda TeresiaJAKARTA (Reuters) – Indonesia’s central bank cut its key interest rate on Wednesday as the market expected, resuming its monetary easing to support the slowing economy after pressure on the rupiah receded.Bank Indonesia (BI) lowered the benchmark 7-day reverse repurchase rate, known as the BI Rate, by 25 basis points to 5.50%, as expected by 20 of 32 economists polled by Reuters. It also cut two other policy rates by the same amount.
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2 weeks ago | 
today.westlaw.com | Stefanno Reinard Sulaiman |Martin Petty |Ananda Teresia
JAKARTA (Reuters) -Indonesia's antitrust agency has started research aimed at identifying risks from a possible merger between tech giants Grab and GoTo, its head said on Wednesday. Muhammad Fanshurullah Asa in a statement said the agency would be...
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2 weeks ago | 
reuters.com | Ananda Teresia |Heru Asprihanto
Drivers demand bigger share of fare commissionRiders fear job losses if potential GoTo, Grab merger proceedsGoTo's Gojek unit has 3.1 million drivers in IndonesiaJAKARTA, May 20 (Reuters) - Hundreds of taxi and delivery drivers joined protests in several cities across Indonesia on Tuesday over low wages and to oppose a planned merger between the country's largest tech company GoTo (GOTO.JK), opens new tab and U.S.-listed ride-hailing rival Grab (GRAB.O), opens new tab.
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2 weeks ago | 
thestar.com.my | Ananda Teresia |Gayatri Suroyo
JAKARTA (Reuters) -The Indonesian government's plan to release new history books has sparked concerns that some of the country's darkest chapters could be recast to show President Prabowo Subianto and late authoritarian ruler Suharto in a favourable light. The 10-volume series would have an Indonesia-centric narrative and aims "to reinvent the Indonesian identity," Culture Minister Fadli Zon told Reuters in an interview.
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3 weeks ago | 
timeslive.co.za | Stanley Widianto |Ananda Teresia
Indonesia's navy seized a ship carrying nearly two tonnes of methamphetamine and cocaine worth almost $426m (R7.69bn) off Sumatra this week and arrested a Thai national and four Myanmar nationals aboard the vessel, the navy said on Friday. Officers apprehended the ship after it turned off its lights and increased its speed to try to flee Indonesian waters in the Tanjung Balai Karimun region of Riau Islands province, the navy said.
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3 weeks ago | 
jp.reuters.com | Ananda Teresia |Kirsty Needham
５月１５日、オーストラリアのアルバニージー首相（右）は、総選挙勝利を受けた政権２期目初の外遊先となったインドネシアでプラボウォ大統領（左）と会談し、防衛協力や世界貿易を巡って話し合った。ジャカルタのムルデカ宮殿で１５日撮影（２０２５年 ロイター/Ajeng Dinar Ulfiana） [ジャカルタ １５日 ロイター] - オーストラリアのアルバニージー首相は１５日、総選挙勝利を受けた政権２期目初の外遊先となったインドネシアでプラボウォ大統領と会談し、防衛協力や世界貿易を巡って話し合った。 会談冒頭には「インドネシアはオーストラリアにとってかけがえのないパートナーだ」と発言。今回の訪問は豪州がインドネシアとの防衛・経済関係を重視していることを示すものだと述べた。 プラボウォ氏は、今回の会談は「２国間、地域間、さらには世界的な状況におけるわれわれのエンゲージメントと協力を強化する」機会であり、関係は「強固」だと語った。...
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1 month ago | 
gurutrade.com | Stefanno Reinard Sulaiman |Ananda Teresia |John Mair
JAKARTA, May 5 (Reuters) - Indonesia is targeting economic growth of between 5.8% and 6.3% in 2026, planning minister Rachmat Pambudy said on Monday.
Rachmat revealed the GDP growth target when delivering the government's working plan for 2026.
Earlier data showed the economy grew by 4.87% in the first quarter from a year earlier, the weakest growth rate in more than three years.
Southeast Asia's largest economy is targeting growth up 5.2% this year, up slightly from 5.03% in 2024.
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1 month ago | 
gmanetwork.com | Ananda Teresia |Stanley Widianto
JAKARTA, Indonesia - Indonesia's parliament is set to agree next week to ratify an agreement made with Vietnam that sets the boundaries of their exclusive economic zones in the contested South China Sea, a lawmaker said on Thursday. The South China Sea is a strategic waterway that has been a source of tension between China and its Southeast Asian neighbours, disrupting fishing and energy exploration in the area.
