US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo talks with Indonesian President Joko Widodo during their meeting at the Presidential Palace in Bogor, Indonesia, on Oct. 29, 2020. ( Indonesian Presidential Palace/ Muchlis Jr ) Tri Indah Oktavianti The Jakarta Post Jakarta / Thu, October 29, 2020 / 07:13 pm Indonesia has sought to extend the trade perks under the United States' trade preference program,...
President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo (left) shares a light moment with Bank Indonesia (BI) Governor Perry Warjiyo on the sidelines of the annual BI meeting in Jakarta on Nov. 28, 2019. (Antara/Aditya Pradana Putra) Adrian Wail Akhlas The Jakarta Post Jakarta / Fri, October 23, 2020 / 04:44 pm The country had to keep inflation at a “balanced point”, Jokowi said, so that businesses could...
Stephen Olson Hong Kong / Fri, October 16 2020 / 01:00 am Against the law: Members of a civil society organization join a large-scale protest against the Job Creation Law in Harmoni, Central Jakarta, on Oct. 8. The House of Representatives passed the law on Oct. 5 despite public resistance. (JP/Wendra Ajistyatama) Indonesia’s newly-passed omnibus Job Creation Law aims to bolster foreign investment by...
World of work: Hundreds of applicants head for a walk-in interview for a bank at the Smesco Building in Jakarta in November 2019. Much of the controversy around the omnibus bill focuses on fears of existing workers, while others hope the new law will create new jobs. (JP/Wendra Ajistyatama) Esther Samboh The Jakarta Post Jakarta / Mon, February 24, 2020 / 10:07 am Last week the government submitted the...
An illustration of the Rp 100,000 banknote depicts the country's first president and vice president wearing face masks. The COVID-19 pandemic has wreaked havoc on the Indonesian economy, which is projected to experience its first annual GDP contraction since the 1998 Asian financial crisis. (JP/Mecca Yumna NP) Adrian Wail Akhlas The Jakarta Post Indonesia is looking to raise Rp 5 trillion (US$337...
FILE PHOTO: Travellers are seen at the Eka Karya Bali Botanical Garden amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Tabanan, Bali Province, Indonesia August 23, 2020. Picture taken August 23, 2020. Antara Foto/Fikri Yusuf/via REUTERS JAKARTA (Reuters) - Indonesia is offering free tours and staycations to 4,440 residents of its resort island of Bali, in a seven-week tourism dry-run to promote the...
The Bali Times February 20, 2020 Bali Governor Wayan Koster, said that the construction of the Denpasar-Gilimanuk Toll Road will begin in early 2021. The completion target of the 30-40 kilometer toll road was set to be no later than 2023. The plan was presented by the governor at the launching the Bali BPD Quick Response Code Indonesia Standard (QRIS) for SME cash and non-cash payments in front of Bali...
A Garuda Indonesia airplane. (Shutterstock.com/e X p o s e) Mardika Parama The Jakarta Post Jakarta Fri, September 11, 2020 / 06:26 pm National flag carrier Garuda Indonesia expects the domestic market to drive its business this year, which is showing signs of recovery despite the heavy blow to the aviation sector by COVID-19, the company’s top executive has said. Garuda president director...
NEWS DESK THE JAKARTA POST Jakarta / Wed, September 2, 2020 / 06:20 pm National flag carrier Garuda Indonesia has resumed flight services to China following months of travel restrictions due to the coronavirus pandemic. The company had grounded all commercial flights to China earlier this year. “The Chinese government has now implemented a policy that allows one airline to fly to one...
Adrian Wail Akhlas The Jakarta Post The pandemic has lowered the income of all kinds of businesses, from small to medium-sized to large, the President said. (Antara/Yusuf Nugroho) The government will start to disburse Rp 2.4 million (US$163) in cash aid for workers starting on Thursday as part of its latest measure to boost spending reeling from COVID-19, President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo has...