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JAKARTA: Zainal Ridho, 41, owns a car rental company in Banjarmasin, South Kalimantan. Previously, the day rate for his Toyota Innova, including the price of subsidised Pertalite fuel, was 800,000 rupiah (US$54). Last week, he raised the price to 900,000 rupiah per day, amid the widespread belief that the government would soon increase the price … Read more
Launching a startup without any business experience may be daunting. But that didn’t stop Chrisanti Indiana — who was just 24 years old when she co-founded Social Bella. “You have nothing to lose, that’s actually the benefit of starting young,” Indiana, now 31, told CNBC Make It. The Indonesian beauty and personal care retailer has … Read more
Jakarta: The Indonesian Embassy in London held Indonesian Night on Tuesday night. Indonesian Night was the culminating event of the Experience Indonesia series. Held at Central Hall Westminster, the event was attended by around 1,700 people.It featured performances from traditional communities and prominent Indonesian musicians. “The more people know the beauty of Indonesia, the closer … Read more
This is an edited version of remarks delivered on Nov. 3 in Bali, Indonesia, at the G20 Religion Forum, an international summit of religious leaders inaugurated by the government of Indonesia in its capacity as 2022 president and host of the annual G20. Bali—It has been a disquieting and dangerous year in world affairs. Consequently, … Read more
Tanker Young Yong could be stuck for a month as Indonesia worksto refloat VLCC (Indonesian Navy) Published Nov 7, 2022 2:50 PM by The Maritime Executive The Indonesia Navy is now predicting that it could take as long as a month to free the ULCC that grounded in Indonesia waters near Singapore just over a … Read more
THE ROLE OF FIRST LADIES IN DIPLOMACY First lady diplomacy has a long history and tradition in international relations in many Western countries. In the US, many past first ladies – from Eleanor Roosevelt, Jacqueline Kennedy, Laura Bush, Hillary Clinton to Michelle Obama – have played active roles in public diplomacy. The recent presence of … Read more
Dark/Light Mode (25/10/22) Emirates has activated its codeshare partnership with Batik Air, an Indonesian airline which is part of the Lion Air Group. The expanded connectivity gives travellers access to 25 points in Indonesia on a single ticket and one baggage policy. As part of the deal, Emirates has placed its code on 8 routes … Read more
Dark/Light Mode (04/11/22) Capital A has expanded the airasia Super App to Indonesia, the world’s fourth most populous country. As part of the group’s expansion in the country, the airasia ride hailing service has commenced operations on the island of Bali, with journeys bookable via the app. First launched in Malaysia in October 2020, and … Read more
Yoshi Sudarso contemplates his next projects. Yoshi Sudarso What exciting stories would you like to tell? Yoshi Sudarso is an actor based out of Los Angeles who moved to Southern California from Indonesia when he was young. He and his brother, Peter Adrian Sudarso, developed a fanbase on social media through various means, including both … Read more
When the Covid pandemic was raging in 2020, much of the world was in lockdown and more turned to online shopping. But Chrisanti Indiana did the unexpected: she expanded her e-commerce business — offline. Her beauty and personal care e-commerce startup, Sociolla, had just two brick-and-mortar stores in Indonesia in 2019. By the end of … Read more
