Indonesia

In addition to triggering serious public health issues, the current COVID-19 pandemic has also devastated the economies of numerous countries, including Indonesia, leading to tight limits on public travel and activities. Because of the pandemic, the Indonesian economy shrank 5.32 percent in the second quarter and 3.49 percent in the third quarter of 2020. The Task Force for COVID-19 Handling …

Looking back, The Law No. 13 of 2003 established that under the Civil Code, a corporation refusing to pay severance compensation would be fined and this would take a longer time to resolve. Ironically, it was the worker who had to pay the costs of the federal case, as the complainant. In order to improve job growth and ease-of-doing business, …

Surprisingly, Indonesian lenders are buying up Sea Ltd and Gojek, hoping they will make progress in one of the largest unbanked markets in the world. As financial technology companies set their sights on the nation’s more than 175 million Internet users, many of whom rely on online banking services, the buying spree is set to continue. This year, Sea acquired …

The Ministry of Maritime Affairs and Fisheries shared that Indonesian yellow fin tuna and skipjack tuna fishery products have been accredited as meeting the global standard for sustainable fisheries set by the Marine Stewardship Council which is a great start for this year. In view of this, Zaini credited this Indonesian accomplishment to the efforts of the KKP and the …

The National Population and Family Planning Department have been charged by President Joko Widodo with handling stunt avoidance. The Head of State noticed that the BKKBN has been named to lead attempts to minimize stunting. The stunting rate in Indonesia, estimated at 37 percent five years ago, decreased in 2019 to 27.6 percent. The President recalled that the national aim …

Surprisingly, The sharia economy which is the impetus of Indonesia’s economic recovery could become the “new wave” of the Indonesian economy and reinforce the economic resilience of the region. He cited an estimation by the Boston Consultancy Group of 64.5 million middle-class Muslims in Indonesia in 2020. This poses an immense advantage for Sharia finance, as halal goods and sharia-compliant …

It was never easy to improve the economy in this trying times but the Minister of Finance Sri Mulyani Indrawati highlighted that there were many reasons behind the government’s decision to set up the Investment Authority of Indonesia, including the need to boost public health and infrastructure. In order to improve the wellbeing of the Indonesian people, the government needs …

Secure and halal, as Indonesian President Joko Widodo relaxed into a chair in front of it and rolled up his sleeve to collect his first injection of Covid-19 vaccine, the words shouted from a red background. The cameras rolled live and soon enough, on social media and news blogs, images and videos of the famous moment started making the rounds. …

The Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources is currently planning to construct a solar park in Indonesia’s eastern region to boost the nation’s new and renewable energy growth. Dadan Kusdiana, Director General of Renewable Energy and Energy Conservation at the Ministry of Energy, aligns the idea of a solar park with the vision of large-scale construction of solar power plants …

Over the past decade, Indonesia has been involved in the scene of many air disasters. Looking back since an AirAsia jetliner carrying 162 individuals went down in the Java Sea in December 2014, the nation is try to focused on rescue efforts. Less than four years later, in the aftermath of a Lion Air crash which claimed 189 lives, they …