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When Indonesia’s President-elect Prabowo Subianto chose to visit China months before his inauguration, it caused eyebrows to raise across the region. Jakarta has long sought to balance its relationship with Beijing and its close ties with the US, so to send such a strong message caught many off guard.Yet the blossoming relationship is a sign that these Asian economic giants are finding fresh ways to engage. China and Indonesia’s friendship is being cemented along the lines of increased opportunities for investment, but it’s not just that. Indonesians are increasingly concerned about the Biden administration’s failure to restrain Israel’s actions in…

Nasdaq (NASDAQ:NDAQ) and the Indonesia Stock Exchange (IDX) today announced an expansion of their technology partnership which will see IDX upgrade its core trading platform to Nasdaq’s most advanced matching engine. The deal also includes an extension of Nasdaq’s market surveillance partnership with IDX, and an agreement to enhance IDX’s Index business to help foster a deeper and sophisticated global capital markets ecosystem. The agreement builds on Nasdaq’s broad range of partnerships across the Indonesian financial system. In addition to Nasdaq’s long-standing relationship with IDX, Nasdaq provides market surveillance technology to OJK, Indonesia’s Financial Services Authority, the core technology platform…

Passengers boarding a repatriation flight from Singapore to Vietnam, 7 August 2020. (PHOTO: REUTERS/Mai Nguyen)By Arys Aditya(Bloomberg) — Indonesia is pushing for a travel corridor arrangement for Southeast Asian countries to be in place in the first three months of 2021.President Joko Widodo said a declaration on the travel corridor will be issued during the ongoing Asean Summit. Indonesia proposed the move in June, when Thailand and Malaysia said they backed the move, while other countries haven’t signaled their support for the arrangement.Indonesia is struggling with the largest coronavirus outbreak in Southeast Asia, with the number of confirmed cases surging…

Tourists at a beach in Bali, Indonesia. Photo by AFP Tourism authorities on the famous resort island of Bali have called on the Indonesian government to reconsider its current visa-on-arrival policy as disrespectful tourists continue to make a mockery of the formerly sacred island. In a petition sent to the government, the Bali Tourism Industry Association urged the government to investigate whether its visa-on-arrival policy needs to be changed, The Bali Sun reported.The move comes amid a long-standing series of reports from Bali involving foreigners violating immigration laws and breaking local customs, which have tarnished the island’s tourism reputation.Currently, the…

His ministry confirmed that the attacks had disrupted services at 210 state institutions nationwide – though they declined to name the affected organisations.Ariandi Putra, spokesman for the National Cyber and Crypto Agency, or BSSN, said in a statement on Tuesday that the attack was first detected on June 17 when the agency received a notification about “attempts to shut down Windows Defender” – pre-installed security software that helps identify viruses, spyware, and other malware.Cyberattacks and massive data breaches are all too common in Indonesia, but critics argue that authorities routinely stay tight-lipped about such breaches in a bid to reassure…

Jakarta (ANTARA) – Law and Human Rights Minister Yasonna H. Laoly discussed bolstering bilateral cooperation between Indonesia and Australia during a meeting with Australia’s Minister for Home Affairs and Minister for Cyber Security Clare O’Neil.At the meeting in Jakarta on Tuesday, Laoly said that the working group meeting on immigration needs, which is regularly held with Australia, is running well.”Currently, Indonesia is accelerating the immigration process at airports through automatic checking. Apart from that, the exchange of information on border checking is also important,” he informed in a statement released by his ministry here on Wednesday.The minister also underscored the…

Celestia is a classic but modernised phinisi – a traditional Indonesian schooner – that made its maiden voyage in June 2023 and has since brought small charter groups on tours of the Komodo Islands, the Maluku Islands, Raja Ampa and other destinations around the archipelagic nation. Celestia is the result of a pandemic-times family project by Indonesian siblings Jason Tabalujan and Jasmine Chong, who commissioned the construction of the 45-metre vessel, combining old, Unesco-recognised boat-building techniques, new technologies, and modern amenities across its seven staterooms and common areas. It’s aesthetically held together by a clean and elegant interior design tastefully…

Indonesia has increased security at its airports after a threat was directed at an airport serving the capital Jakarta and recent attacks around the world, the transport ministry said Wednesday. Sniffer dogs are checking cargo and luggage, random checks are being carried out on cars entering airports, and screening of workers will be tightened under the heightened security measures which came into force Tuesday, the ministry said. “The move has been taken after recent terror attacks, and threats in several countries,” ministry spokesman J. A. Barata said in a statement. Barata also said that a Jakarta airport had received a…

VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis will visit Indonesia, East Timor, Papua New Guinea and Singapore in September, the Vatican announced Friday, confirming the longest trip of Francis’ papacy that is sure to test his health, stamina and mobility. HT Image {{^userSubscribed}} {{/userSubscribed}} {{^userSubscribed}} {{/userSubscribed}} The Vatican confirmed the Sept. 2-13 visit, saying the 87-year-old pope would visit Jakarta, Indonesia; Port Moresby and Vanimo, Papua New Guinea; Dili, East Timor; and Singapore. Further details will be announced later. Francis’ health has become a source of increasing concern and speculation, even though the pontiff is able to carry on with a rigorous…

Jakarta (ANTARA) – Indonesia stressed the importance of the ethical use of artificial intelligence (AI) at the AI Safety Summit (AISS) 2023.”It is the responsibility of humans to ensure that AI development will improve people’s welfare now and in the future,” Deputy Minister of Communication and Informatics, Nezar Patria, said in a statement received here on Thursday.Representing Indonesia at the AISS forum in London on Wednesday (November 1, 2023), he observed that if not anticipated, AI can pose several threats to humanity, such as incorrect algorithms and human bias in using AI.”Especially those related to deep-faking and phishing, legal issues…