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An Indonesian soldier showcases their combat ability during the celebration of Indonesian National Armed Forces. Source: ARIES_SETYAWAN/Shutterstock As Indonesia’s defence budget experiences steady expansion, GlobalData’s “Indonesia Defense Market 2023-2028” report delves into how the nation allocates funds across its army, naval, and air forces. Indonesia’s commitment to national security and modernisation is unmistakable as the government bolsters its defence budget. With an eye on reinforcing its army, naval, and air capabilities, Indonesia’s defence expenditure has consistently grown, reflecting its proactive stance in safeguarding sovereignty, engaging in peacekeeping missions, and responding to natural disasters. Defence budget breakdown Indonesia’s defence budget for…
Courtesy of TA’AKTANA, a Luxury Collection Resort & Spa, Labuan Bajo Beyond the bustling city of Bali and Indonesia‘s other well-traveled resort towns, a tranquil oasis in the country’s Lesser Sunda Islands is gearing up to welcome travelers. The Luxury Collection, one of Marriott Bonvoy’s 31 hotel brands, will open a new resort on Flores Island on May 1. Located in the idyllic fishing town of Labuan Bajo, Ta’aktana covers some 16 acres of lush land and is teeming with natural beauty instead of tourists. In fact, the Lesser Sunda archipelago is home to the Komodo National Park and is…
JAKARTA, July 12 (Bernama-Xinhua) — The recent cyberattack in Indonesia, which massively disrupted its national data system, has urged the country to strengthen its cyber resilience and evaluate its digital technology policy, reported Xinhua. Indonesian Coordinating Minister for Political, Legal and Security Affairs, Hadi Tjahjanto, said on Friday that the government would carry out digital security improvement and strengthen the system capabilities of its national data centre. “We are designing the data centre with the ability to have multiple back-ups, layered back-ups with strong security measures. We want it to be a system that cannot be hacked. This will continue to be done…
SeamlessThe puzzle that Advokaat and Van Hinsbergen have solved fits seamlessly between the neighbouring geological systems of the Himalayas and the Philippines. Their detective work also explains why Argoland is so fragmented: the break-up accelerated around 215 million years ago, as the continent shattered into thin splinters. The geologists conducted field work on several islands, including Sumatra, the Andaman Islands, Borneo, Sulawesi and Timor, to test their models and determine the age of key rock strata.Reference: Advokaat EL, Van Hinsbergen DJJ. Finding Argoland: reconstructing a microcontinental archipelago from the SE Asian accretionary orogen. Gondwana Research. October 2023:S1342937X23002769. doi: 10.1016/j.gr.2023.10.005This article has been…
Uno claimed conversations were still ongoing but proposals would be finalised by January 2024.Currently, a visitor visa costs Rp500,000 ($52.17) and lasts for 30 days, with an option to extend it for another 30 days.Kiwis didn’t always have to get visas to visit Bali. The benefit was halted during the pandemic but was not reinstated when Bali opened its borders in February 2022. Officials formally scrapped the policy in June 2023, when Indonesia (and Bali specifically) was facing an increase in unruly behaviour from tourists.AdvertisementAdvertise with NZME.At the time, officials claimed Indonesia would not reinstate visa-free travel as the country…
Jakarta. When it comes to the Southeast Asian region, the American electronics producer Apple favors getting the materials for its products from other ASEAN members rather than Indonesia, according to President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo. Jokowi was speaking at the launching ceremony of a device testing facility in Depok on Tuesday. The outgoing president talked about his recent meetings with the bosses of tech giants, namely Apple’s Tim Cook and Microsoft’s Satya Nadella. Jokowi said his meeting with Cook, however, revealed some harrowing facts about Indonesia’s technology industry. “Apple has 320 suppliers across the globe, but only two of them are based…
Under Secretary for Economic Growth, Energy, and the Environment Jose W. Fernandez will travel to Tokyo, Japan on July 10, followed by travel to Jakarta, Indonesia on July 14. In support of the U.S. Indo-Pacific Strategy, Under Secretary Fernandez will highlight cooperation on accelerating the energy transition and diversifying critical mineral supply chains, as well as collaboration with the private sector to advance U.S. economic engagement in the region. In Tokyo, Under Secretary Fernandez will meet with key partners in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) and the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) to make further progress on…
As the world grapples with rampant cyberattacks, policymakers in the region have toughened their data security measures and business compliance is crucial Various Indonesian government agencies and businesses are considering an emerging futuristic technology called the metaverse, a portmanteau of “meta” (meaning beyond) and “universe”, which promises to dramatically advance social connectivity via the internet, boosting virtual 3-D experiences from tourism and cultural exploration to interactive banking, consumer sales, office communication, education and daily life. Danar SunartoputraPartnerMelli Darsa & Co in JakartaTel: +62 815 9728 113Email: danar.sunartoputra@pwc.com One especially controversial aspect of this gradual convergence of digital and physical worlds,…
July 15, 2024Information hallSupply chain attack / cyber threat Cybersecurity researchers said they discovered an accidental leak of a GitHub token that could have given elevated access to the Python language GitHub repositories, the Python Package Index (PyPI), and the Python Software Foundation (PSF) repositories. JFrog, the company that discovered the GitHub Personal Access Token, said the secret was leaked in a public Docker container hosted on Docker Hub. “This case was exceptional because it’s hard to overestimate the potential consequences if it fell into the wrong hands — allegedly it was possible to inject malicious code into PyPI packages…
Jakarta (ANTARA) – As part of MMS Group Indonesia (MMSGI)’s commitment to the education sector, MMSGI continues its sponsorship of the 2024 CS50x Indonesia-Harvard University Microcredential Program, organized by the Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia (MoECRT).MMSGI recognizes the critical importance of rapid technological advancements, particularly in the era of Artificial Intelligence (AI), in improving the quality of digital competency insights of educators across Indonesia. This initiative aims to upskill teachers on their teaching and learning processes to become digitally savvy.The number of teachers participants have increased from 150 to 273 in 2024 across…