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Support trulyindependent journalismFind out moreCloseOur mission is to deliver unbiased, fact-based reporting that holds power to account and exposes the truth.Whether $5 or $50, every contribution counts.Support us to deliver journalism without an agenda.Millions of Indonesians are packing bus and train stations, airports and highways as they head to hometowns to celebrate Thursday’s Eid al-Fitr festival with family. The Transportation Ministry expects the largest movement of people in Indonesia’s history. The agency is projecting the number of travelers heading home could reach 193 million, or nearly 72% of the population — up from 124 million, or 46%, last year. Indonesia…
Microsoft Corp. will invest $1.7 billion to build out cloud computing and artificial intelligence infrastructure in Indonesia, betting on Southeast Asia’s biggest economy to spur growth.Chief Executive Officer Satya Nadella announced the outlay, to be made over four years, after meeting with President Joko Widodo in Jakarta on Tuesday. The company also pledged to help train 2.5 million people in Southeast Asia with AI skills, including 840,000 in Indonesia. Source link
Indonesia’s authorities are rolling out drones and facial recognition technology as security gets tightened for the Group of 20 Summit next week in Bali. The police and military will deploy about 14,000 personnel after they were trained on using facial recognition software and also took part in metaverse tactical simulations. The navy is preparing 12 warships as well as drones to patrol the shores of Nusa Dua, an upmarket area in Bali’s southern coast where the meeting will be held. Source link
That Indonesia has beautiful beaches is no secret. But a few of them offer even more: some of the most varied coral life in the world, a taste of local cultures and practices and a sense of stillness not found on more mainstream beaches. Getting to them might mean traveling a considerable distance, but once there, they pay back in spades. Explore the underwater world in the nutrient-rich waters around Misool in Raja Ampat © jokoleo / Getty Images1. Misool, Raja Ampat, Southwest Papua Best beach for snorkelers and divers While the beaches in Misool promise white sands, green palms…
A Southeast Asian LGBTQ event set to be held in Indonesia next week has been cancelled and relocated after a series of security threats, organisers said in a statement.Homosexuality is legal everywhere in Indonesia except in conservative Aceh province, which adheres to strict Islamic laws, but gay couples often face discrimination in the world’s most populous Muslim-majority country.Asean Queer Advocacy Week was set to be held in the capital Jakarta from July 17 to 21, bringing together LGBTQ activists from around the region to connect and discuss challenges to the community.“The organisers of the Asean Queer Advocacy Week decided to…
Credit: Rome Reports The Vatican has confirmed that Pope Francis will travel to Indonesia from 3-6 September this year. The tour is part of a broader regional trip to Papua New Guinea and Timor-Leste lasting about 10 days. The Archbishop of Jakarta, Cardinal Ignatius Suharyo Hardjoamodjo, and the president of the Indonesian Catholic Bishops’ Conference confirmed the reports that have been circulating for weeks. The trip to the country’s capital city of Jakarta had originally been planned for 2022 when the outgoing president invited the pope. But the visit was postponed due to COVID restrictions. The announcement has created excitement…
Tencent Cloud, the cloud business of global technology company Tencent, has recently announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with PT. Bank Rakyat Indonesia (Persero) Tbk. (BRI) and Hi Cloud Indonesia, a cloud service provider (CSP). The collaboration aims to drive innovation in BRI’s banking services by leveraging technology, with a specific goal to enhance customer service and transaction experiences.Poshu Yeung, Senior Vice President of Tencent Cloud International, said, “Tencent Cloud is pleased to partner with BRI, as we share a common vision of spearheading banking innovations in Indonesia. This collaboration will harness our extensive expertise in working…
Woman picking fruit in forests of Central Kalimantan, Indonesia. CIFOR photo The loss of Indonesia’s forests is not helping the country’s food security, according to a top official with the World Food Programme (WFP), the food assistance agency of the United Nations. Indonesian food supply chains are focused on rice, maize and other cereals rich in energy but low on nutrients, said Myrta Kaulard, who until recently was country director of WFP Indonesia. Forest-based foods, on the other hand, offer a wealth of diverse types of foods and nutrients. With forest loss, “what we see is the loss of very healthy…
JAKARTA — French hotel group Accor will open a hotel in Indonesia’s new capital in the coming months, a rare foreign investment in the initial phase of the development on Borneo, and says it sees growing opportunities across Asia.In a recent interview with Nikkei Asia, Garth Simmons, Accor’s chief operating officer for its premium, midscale and economy division in Asia, said it will launch a Swissotel brand hotel in Nusantara, where the Indonesian government plans to start moving some functions from Jakarta this August. Source link
(Photo by Markus Schreiber / POOL / AFP)Indonesia is home to numerous tech companies and about 191 million social media users. The country continues to enjoy growth in e-commerce, with internet penetration increasing significantly in recent times. In fact, only China and India have more social media users in the Asia Pacific region.Social media in Indonesia has been experiencing some interesting changes in recent times. For one, Indonesia does not have any general law on data protection. But that has not hampered big tech companies from setting up their data centers and such in the country, especially with the growing…