Business trends
Komatsu digs in with cheaper excavators in Thailand and Indonesia
Southeast Asia offerings to feature simpler models as Chinese rivals make inroads
Indonesia
Economy
From Thailand to Indonesia, taxes tighten for digital businesses
E-commerce has boomed in Asia during pandemic but new levies challenge profits
Property
Bali's villa-building boom defies COVID economic slump
Investors expect island tourism will be more popular when travel resumes
Society
Indonesians take local approach to massive problem of food waste
Experts say more work is needed as country takes 'baby steps' forward
Opinion
ASEAN must counter Chinese attempts to own RCEP trade agreement
Multilateral trade agreement will shore up the group's Asia centrality
Startups
Unicorns surge to 500 in number as US and China account for 70%
India, South Korea and Indonesia make top 10 on global list with Japan at No 11
Automobiles
Toyota hops on Indonesia EV bandwagon with luxury Lexus
The model is the first such Japan's largest carmaker is selling in the region
Politics
Indonesian fisheries minister arrested on corruption charges
Edhy Prabowo accused of graft over issuance of lobster larvae export permits
Islam in Asia
How firebrand cleric Habib Rizieq plans to Islamize Indonesia
'Descendant of the Prophet' has grown in influence since return from exile
Economy
US to invest $2bn in Indonesia sovereign wealth fund
DFC's pledge shows Washington's commitment to combating Beijing's influence
