Indonesia

ChatGPT maker OpenAI CEO Sam Altman gets Indonesia’s 1st Golden Visa

Sam Altman, chief executive officer of OpenAI, at an event in Seoul, South Korea, on Friday, June 9, 2023. Bloomberg…

ASEAN ‘at a loss for ideas’ on Myanmar crisis: ex-Indonesian minister

Myanmar migrant workers hold a portrait of Aung San Suu Kyi during the march to mark International Labor Day in…

Indonesia’s China-backed high-speed train sparks concerns of debt trap

Indonesia is starting trial runs for its first high-speed train, which will connect the capital Jakarta to a neighboring city…

Indonesia to move capital from Jakarta to Nusantara, but it won’t be easy

Nusantara is set to replace sinking and polluted Jakarta as Indonesia’s political centre by late 2024. Adek Berry | Afp…

Asia food inflation fears rise as rice prices surge

An undated stock photo of a market stall with piles of many varieties of Vietnamese rice in Ho Chi Minh…

A ban ends dog and cat meat trade in Sulawesi

The Tomohon Extreme Market was once a top tourist attraction in the Indonesian province of North Sulawesi — a live…

ASEAN moves closer to economic unity with new regional payments system

Indonesian President Joko Widodo makes a speech during the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Foreign Minister’s Meeting in Jakarta,…

Asia could lose $500 billion GDP from pandemic school closures: Oxford

Elementary students sit inside dividers as preventive measure against Covid-19, as they attend physical classes at Longos Elementary School on…

Chinese tourists are traveling but staying in China

Are you prepared? That was the question that many in the travel industry asked following China’s surprise reopening announcement in…

Australia and Indonesia signed a ‘win-win’ EV battery deal: Analyst

Mining giants Australia and Indonesia have signed a “win-win” EV battery deal, said Sabrin Chowdhury, head of commodities analysis at…