Putra Muskita
Indonesia Correspondent at Tech in Asia
Journalist at @techinasia covering Indonesia. Views mine.
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1 month ago |
techinasia.com | Putra Muskita
Will we look back on March 18, 2025 as a turning point for Indonesia’s tech scene? The Indonesia Stock Exchange (IDX)’s composite index plunged by 6% that morning – to its lowest levels since 2021 – prompting the exchange to temporarily halt trading. On March 25, the rupiah fell to 16,642 against the US dollar, which is its lowest since the 1998 Asian Financial Crisis. It’s not entirely surprising.
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1 month ago |
id.techinasia.com | Putra Muskita
Indomaret dan Alfamart dapat dengan mudah ditemukan di hampir setiap sudut jalan di Indonesia. Kedua peritel ini sudah menjadi bagian dari kehidupan sehari-hari masyarakat di dalam negeri. Baik Indomaret dan Alfamart telah memanfaatkan jaringan toko mereka yang luas untuk berekspansi ke e-grocery. Kini, merek-merek konsumen yang awalnya berfokus pada penjualan online juga mulai menjadikan minimarket ini sebagai jalur cepat untuk berkembang ke pasar offline. Salah satu contohnya adalah Kopi Kenangan.
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1 month ago |
techinasia.com | Putra Muskita
Hong Kong-based WeLab Bank announced in December 2024 that it had reached monthly breakeven for the first time, marking a milestone four years after its launch. That time frame is longer than those of KakaoBank, WeBank, and MyBank, which became profitable within their first two years of operations, setting benchmarks for rivals in Asia and beyond. But for Simon Loong, co-founder and group CEO of WeLab, reaching breakeven is what matters most.
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1 month ago |
techinasia.com | Putra Muskita
In Indonesia, Indomaret and Alfamart are on nearly every corner and are staples of daily life. These two retailers have used their vast store networks to expand into e-groceries even when other players in the space are struggling. Now, online-first consumer brands are also turning to these minimarts for a fast track to offline scale. One such brand is Kopi Kenangan.
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2 months ago |
techinasia.com | Putra Muskita
EFishery giveth, eFishery taketh. Investor interest in Surabaya-based Crustea, which develops an AIoT solution to optimize shrimp pond oxygen levels, surged in 2023 as eFishery‚Äôs valuation and public profile soared. But now, with the unicorn‚Äôs alleged fraud dominating headlines, Crustea is swimming against the current of skepticism ‚Äď and not just from investors.
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If you missed it: today it was confirmed that Facebook massively & knowingly inflated its video-view statistics, which had the DIRECT consequence of 90% of media orgs firing writers in favor of expensive video producers, who also got fired when it turned out video was worthless
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