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Jan 11, 2025 | 
asia.nikkei.com | Nana Shibata
JAKARTA -- Indonesia and Japan have agreed to work more closely on security matters as concerns grow over China's maritime expansion and the incoming U.S. administration's commitment to the region. President Prabowo Subianto on Saturday hosted Shigeru Ishiba at the presidential palace in Bogor on the outskirts of Jakarta as part of a visit by the Japanese prime minister to Southeast Asia's largest economy. Both leaders took office last October and this was their first summit meeting together.
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Jan 10, 2025 | 
asia.nikkei.com | Nana Shibata
JAKARTA -- Indonesian Foreign Minister Sugiono on Friday defended the country's decision to join BRICS and said that Jakarta under President Prabowo Subianto will be "at the forefront" of efforts to reform the United Nations.
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Nov 4, 2024 | 
asia.nikkei.com | Nana Shibata
JAKARTA -- When Liza Chairani is planning a business trip, a 29-year-old office worker from Jakarta who says she needs a standard hotel at an affordable price, she usually turns to RedDoorz. "My employer is a small business, and we need to travel with a limited budget for accommodation -- under 500,000 rupiah ($32) per room per night," she said. "RedDoorz have a variety of places at this range."
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Nov 4, 2024 | 
asia.nikkei.com | Nana Shibata
JAKARTA -- Indonesia kicked off its first joint naval exercise with Russia on Monday, as its newly inaugurated president looks to deepen security ties with Moscow. Drills will run until Friday on the northeastern coast of Java, according to the Indonesian Navy, with the nation deploying weapons systems and warships while Russia is sending several small warships.
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Oct 17, 2024 | 
asia.nikkei.com | Nana Shibata
JAKARTA -- Indonesian President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo leaves office on Oct. 20 after 10 years in power. While economic growth, infrastructure and people's living standards have improved under the popular president, who has increased the nation's global influence, some observers worry that democracy is waning. What are the takeaways from his tenure?
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Oct 1, 2024 | 
asia.nikkei.com | Nana Shibata
JAKARTA -- Businesses in Indonesia from the consumer and real estate sectors are confident a regulation requiring halal certification for products that comes into effect this month will prove a growth opportunity both domestically and for exports. The government will require food and beverage companies in the world's most populous Muslim nation and their raw material suppliers to obtain halal certification from the Ministry of Religious Affairs by Oct. 17.
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Sep 24, 2024 | 
asia.nikkei.com | Erwida Maulia |Ismi Damayanti |Nana Shibata
JAKARTA -- Indonesia kicks off a two-month campaign on Wednesday for the country's biggest ever regional elections on Nov. 27, to fill the increasingly powerful positions of provincial governor, and regency and municipal leaders. The outcome of these votes will yield clues as to how successful incoming President Prabowo Subianto's programs are likely to be and who might emerge as politicians of national prominence. Here are five things to know ahead of the campaign:
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Sep 11, 2024 | 
asia.nikkei.com | Nana Shibata
JAKARTA -- Indonesian President Joko Widodo broke ground on Wednesday on Jakarta's second subway line, which will eventually stretch 84 kilometers to neighboring provinces, as the government aims to solve the capital's crippling traffic congestion and develop its suburbs.
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Sep 5, 2024 | 
asia.nikkei.com | Nana Shibata
JAKARTA -- Indonesian ride-hailing and delivery service GoTo Group said Wednesday it will shut down operations in Vietnam on Sept. 16, pulling out of the fiercely competitive market in that country. GoTo's core unit, Gojek, entered Vietnam in 2018 with local partner Go-Viet. The foray, GoTo's first venture abroad, was a rare move by an Indonesian technology company. Indonesian President Joko Widodo attended the launch ceremony Vietnam.
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Sep 3, 2024 | 
asia.nikkei.com | Nana Shibata
BALI, Indonesia -- From a two-wheel electric vehicle maker to a vaccine producer, Indonesian companies are taking the opportunity at the Indonesia-Africa Forum, being held from Sunday to Tuesday in Bali, to expand their business on the continent of 1.5 billion people. Indonesian e-bike maker Gesits Motor Nusantara displayed its new models at the forum's exhibition site, hoping to appeal to participants including government officials and business delegations.
