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Jokowi gambles on rural voters

For Siti Mutmainah, a government cash handout of 800,000 rupiah (US$56) every quarter has turned her family’s life around, putting health care and education for her two children well within her reach.Mutmainah’s family is one of the 10 million households – or just over 15 percent of the country –benefiting from Indonesia’s ‘family hope program’, known as PKH, first introduced in 2007 to end the cycle of poverty among the country’s most vulnerable.President Joko Widodo, known as Jokowi, almost

5 April 2019

Fintech is taking over Indonesia

With a growing middle class and high internet penetration rates, fintech firms are mushrooming all over the country.

3 April 2019

From Luxurious to Perilous, Here Are Some of the Most Fascinating Rites Of Passage from Around the World!

What does ‘coming of age’ mean to you? For many communities across the world, it’s not as drab as throwing a birthday party or getting a driver’s license. Some young men and women have to go through extreme hardships to be deemed worthy of adulthood. As if going through puberty is not enough hassle!1.

2 April 2019

The booming halal industry

In November 2018, Indonesian President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo's running mate Ma'ruf Amin - who is also the chief of the country's top Islamic clerical body, the Indonesian Council of Ulama (MUI) - revealed plans to make halal (permissible or lawful in traditional Islamic law) certification mandatory by this year.

2 April 2019

Will Indonesians even bother to vote?

On 17 April 2019, Indonesia will hold its general elections. It will be the first time in the country’s history where the president, vice president, and members of the People's Consultative Assembly will be elected on the same day. Indonesia has over 190 million eligible voters, unfortunately, there are now concerns that many may not turn up to do their duty on polling day.

30 March 2019

Indonesia’s digital economy sees rapid growth

Indonesia is one of the region’s best success stories. Despite having faced economic turmoil during the Asian Financial Crisis of 1997 under the authoritarian Suharto regime, Indonesia is today one of the fastest growing economies in the world.

29 March 2019

Game on! Indonesia

As we usher in the Fourth Industrial Revolution, also known as Industry 4.0 - like most other aspects of life - sports too has evolved with the times.

28 March 2019

Rising star bets his fortune on defeating Jokowi

Indonesia’s Sandiaga Uno has spent nearly US$100 million of his private equity fortune to defeat Joko Widodo in next month’s election. It may be a down payment on his own presidential ambitions.Just a few years ago, Uno was relatively unknown in Indonesian politics.

27 March 2019

Need Some Alone Time? This Isolated Indonesian Island Is Just the Place for You

So you’re yearning for some Vitamin Sea but you don’t like the crowds (neither do we). So that means Phuket, Boracay or Bali are definitely off the list. So what’s a guy to do?Enter Belitung.“Buy barrel?!”No really, it’s called Belitung.Belitung is an island tucked away off the coast of Eastern Sumatera only known to the locals and a handful of foreign travellers. Its relative obscurity has allowed it to remain as one of the most pristine islands in Indonesia.

26 March 2019

Indonesia to cancel 49-jet Boeing 737 deal

Indonesia's national carrier Garuda has told Boeing it will cancel a multi-billion-dollar order for 49 Boeing 737 Max 8 jets after the model was involved in two fatal crashes.The move could spark more cancellations from other major carriers, an aviation analyst said, as Boeing and United States (US) federal regulators get set to face their first public grilling by Congress since the deadly incidents."We have sent a letter to Boeing requesting that the order be cancelled," Garud

25 March 2019

Indonesian politics “too dirty and too boring”

While campaigning for the Indonesian presidential election is slated to begin soon, a report has revealed that millennials in Indonesia are disenchanted with the country’s political establishment.The report was based on internal research carried out by presidential candidate Prabowo Subianto’s campaign team which shows that half of the country’s millennials are unlikely to vote because they see politics as what Prabowo’s running mate, Sandiaga Uno refers to as "too dirty and too

24 March 2019

Indonesia threatens to ban European goods

Indonesia has threatened to ban imports of some goods from the European Union (EU) in retaliation for the bloc’s move to impose stricter limits on how palm oil can be used in green fuels.The world’s largest palm oil producer is considering such a step to protect the interest of almost 20 million people, whose livelihoods are tied to the commodity, Indonesia’s Coordinating Minister for Maritime Affairs Luhut Pandjaitan told reporters in Jakarta on Wednesday.

21 March 2019