Telecommunication
Indonesia's Mitratel buys 803 telecom towers in expansion push
Tower operator says further growth ahead on Sumatra island
Indonesia
Opinion
U.S. and China loom in background of Indonesia's presidential race
Candidates' foreign connections may give clues to election race
Indonesia election
Indonesia's Prabowo leads as presidential campaign kicks off
Race highlights growing rift between Jokowi and his political party
DealStreetAsia
Indonesian aquatech startup JALA Tech hooks $16m in funding
Company uses technology to help shrimp farmers boost production
Indonesia election
Indonesia readies for 75-day presidential election campaign
Pre-event signals national politics gearing up for an 'important moment'
Startups
Malaysian unicorn Carsome keen to expand in Southeast Asia
Used-car platform eyes a strategic positioning in region's projected $270bn market
Commodities
Louis Dreyfus to address glycerin demand with new Indonesia refinery
Sumatra plant will help global agricultural trader move up value chain
Energy
Jokowi inaugurates $4.83bn BP LNG project in eastern Indonesia
Country seeks energy diversity amid efforts to reduce coal reliance, cut emissions
International relations
Japan and ASEAN can jointly tackle decarbonization, says think tank chief
Partners complement each other technologically and demographically, ERIA head says
Economy
ASEAN economies await a cloudy 2024 amid export worries
Trade-oriented countries are 'not out of the woods' yet after 2023's slowdown
The Big Story
Asia's climate-driven health crisis raises alarm ahead of COP28
Summit's first health ministerial follows record summer spike in heatstroke and dengue cases
Climate Change
Indonesia finalizes renewables target with G7 climate finance plan
Critics fault exclusion of 'captive' coal in $20bn energy transition program
Health Care
Malaysia's Penang lures medical tourists from Indonesia
Geographic proximity, linguistic similarities, quality and costs among advantages
Indonesia election
Indonesian politicians court pivotal diaspora votes in Malaysia
Ahead of elections, migrant workers call on visiting politicians to protect them from abuse
Telecommunication
Indosat Ooredoo Hutchison installing 4G in Indonesia's new capital
Telecom company also sees country's rural areas as growth opportunity
Israel-Hamas war
Southeast Asia defense chiefs call for 'immediate truce' in Gaza
U.N. should be more active preventing humanitarian disaster, group says
Finance
Singapore's OCBC to buy Indonesia's Bank Commonwealth
Above $140m deal to bring lender deeper into Southeast Asia's largest economy
Energy
Indonesia says Exxon Mobil plans to invest up to $15bn
Jakarta signs initial deal with U.S. oil major to explore polymer project
Opinion
Indonesian dynastic politics has crossed over the line
President Widodo is promoting his children in ways predecessors did not
Defense
ASEAN defense chiefs meet as Philippines-China spat fuels tension
Wednesday's gathering to be followed by broader talks with U.S. and other partners
Travel & Leisure
Indonesian conglomerate Sinar Mas to open hotel in new capital
Developer sees opportunity as government functions begin Nusantara move next year
Indo-Pacific
U.S. and Indonesia upgrade ties with eye on critical minerals pact
Biden and Widodo seal 'comprehensive strategic partnership' but Congress wary of FTA
Indonesia election
'Jokowinomics' and Palestine gain Indonesia presidential election spotlight
Three months ahead of voting, country's presidential hopefuls 'tend to be populist'
Indonesia election
Indonesia's Prabowo widens lead in poll on presidential hopefuls
Nearly 40% support defense minister, while 30% back ruling party's Pranowo
Comment
Indonesia's growing resource nationalism stirs Global South
Jokowi's export bans seen as a wake-up call to leading industrial powers