The world is undergoing transformational technological change. Intelligent machines, self-driving cars, mobile supercomputing, genome editing, neuro-technological brain enhancements. These dramatic changes are happening now at exponential speed. This revolutionary change called the fourth industrial revolution (Industry 4.0) has had an impact on the way people live, work and communicate. It is reshaping government, education, health […]
Read MoreJAKARTA (Reuters) – Indonesia’s oil and gas regulator SKK Migas said the authorities want to speed up talks with Chevron Corp over the Indonesia Deepwater Development (IDD) gas project to meet the onstream target of 2024. The government is negotiating with the U.S. oil giant, as well as its partners Italy’s ENI and China’s Sinopec, […]
Read MoreThe Jakarta Social Affairs Agency will soon stop logistical aid to refugees from the Middle East currently housed at the former building of the West Jakarta military command (Kodim) in Kalideres, West Jakarta, starting on Thursday. The agency’s social safety unit head Tarmijo Damanik said that starting on Thursday, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees […]
Read MoreConsumer prices in Indonesia rose 0.31 percent in July as prices of volatile food products, mainly chili, soared in the month. The figure is lower than the 0.55 percent registered in June, the month of the Idul Fitri holidays this year, Statistics Indonesia (BPS) data show. “Inflation in July 2019 was still affected by rising […]
Read MoreMANILA (REUTERS) – Philippines’ Jollibee Foods Corp is training its sights on Indonesia, with newly acquired US chain Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf its entry point in the economically expanding and densely populated South-east Asian neighbour, its top officials said. Jollibee has for years planned to bring its Chickenjoy fried chicken and sweet spaghetti restaurants to Indonesia, […]
Read MoreSingapore remained the largest foreign investor in Indonesia during the first half, with investments of US$3.4 billion comprising 5,348 projects, according to the latest investment data issued by the Investment Coordinating Board (BKPM) on Tuesday. During the same period, Japan was the second-largest with investment of $2.4 billion comprising 3,708 projects, followed by China as […]
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