World’s oldest cave painting in Indonesia shows a pig and people
By Will Dunham (Reuters) - On the ceiling of a limestone cave on the Indonesian island of Sulawesi, scientists have discovered artwork depicting three human-like figures interacting with a wild pig in what they have determined is the world's oldest-known confidently
E-commerce firm Shopee to adjust services in Indonesia after antitrust violation
By Stefanno Sulaiman JAKARTA (Reuters) - E-commerce firm Shopee said on Wednesday it agreed to make changes to its services in Indonesia after the country's antitrust agency said the platform had admitted to violating anti-monopoly rules. Indonesia's antitrust agency, known as KPPU,
Indonesia says e-commerce firm Shopee admits to violating monopoly rule
By Stefanno Sulaiman JAKARTA (Reuters) - Indonesia's antitrust agency on Wednesday said in a statement that e-commerce firm Shopee had admitted to having violated a monopoly rule for its courier service in Indonesia. The agency also said Shopee has agreed to make
ByteDance confirms layoff plan at its Indonesian unit
By Stefanno Sulaiman JAKARTA (Reuters) - China's ByteDance will lay off staff at its Indonesian unit following a deal where it bought a local e-commerce firm and combined it with its TikTok operation, a spokesperson said on Friday. ByteDance, the owner
Indonesia minister says Musk to consider building EV battery plant in country
By Stefanno Sulaiman DENPASAR, Indonesia (Reuters) - Indonesia's coordinating minister of investment said that Elon Musk will consider building an electric vehicle battery plant in the country, after the CEO of Tesla met with President Joko Widodo on Monday. Musk was not
Influencers working for the government, the strange case of Indonesia
Influencers in Indonesia: Hiring influencers to convince citizens of the merits of a project that will change the face of the country. This is what happened in Indonesia, where the government decided to rely on some popular creatives to support the
Apple CEO says looking into possibility of building manufacturing facility in Indonesia
By Stefanno Sulaiman and Ananda Teresia JAKARTA (Reuters) - Apple Inc will look into the possibility of building a manufacturing facility in Indonesia, its CEO said on Wednesday after meeting President Joko Widodo. Apple CEO Tim Cook arrived in Jakarta on Tuesday,
Indonesia issues more tax incentives for EV sales
By Fransiska Nangoy JAKARTA (Reuters) - Indonesia has announced new incentives to encourage sales of locally produced and imported electric vehicles (EVs), in its latest bid to boost take-up of environment-friendlier cars as well as attract investment to its domestic EV
How a Chinese rocket failure boosted Elon Musk’s SpaceX in Indonesia
By Stefanno Sulaiman, Devjyot Ghoshal and Joe Brock JAKARTA (Reuters) - When a Chinese rocket malfunctioned shortly after launch in April 2020, destroying Indonesia's $220 million Nusantara-2 satellite, it was a blow to the archipelago's efforts to strengthen its communication networks.