With communities spread across 17,000 islands, Indonesia seems like an unlikely place for online shopping to take off. Although cities like Jakarta are densely populated, a significant proportion of the population lives in rural areas like Kalimantan, where they make a living from coal and palm oil. But delivering to these areas is costly, and […]
Read MoreAfter joining GMTI this year, Indonesia should be proud, because it was finally able to rank first in the world’s halal tourism, along with Malaysia, with a total score of 78 Indonesia, which has been aggressively developing its halal tourism industry over the last five years, has been named the world’s best halal tourist destination, […]
Read MoreIndonesian insurance-technology start-up PasarPolis, which last year received Series-A funding from three leading unicorn start-ups from Indonesia – GOJEK, Tokopedia and Traveloka – is now expanding its successful business into Thailand and Vietnam. The insurtech firm doing so by redefining insurance through technology on digital platforms to target clients in several sectors, including e-commerce, tourism, […]
Read More[JAKARTA] Indonesia’s oil and gas regulator SKK Migas has agreed with Japanese energy explorer Inpex Corp on a framework for a revised US$20 billion development plan for the Masela gas block, the energy ministry said on Monday. The government expects to have at least a 50 per cent share in production from the block, the […]
Read MoreDirect flights between Cambodia and Indonesia will begin in mid-June, a move which tourism insiders say will be key in the Kingdom reaching its goal of 6.6 million international visitors this year. The announcement of the direct flights came at a press conference on Saturday in Phnom Penh held by the Ministry of Tourism and […]
Read MoreCoordinating Economic Minister Darmin Nasution has welcomed the adoption of Japanese technology that can convert liquid palm oil waste, known as palm oil mill effluent (POME), into valuable products such docosahexaenoic acid (DHA), an omega-3 fatty acid, and animal feed. The Novel Algae-DHA Technology was developed by Japan’s Mobiol Corporation and Tsukuba University. Darmin said […]
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