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Travelling to Indonesia for the for the first time, I knew only one major tourist destination; the famous Bali Island that is arguably the perfect vacation destination for its picturesque beauty. I was curious to hear more about other destinations, and who better to ask than the person at the helm of marketing the country to visitors? From the tranquil shores of Lake Toba in North Sumatra to the mesmerising underwater world of Mandalika, and the pristine landscapes of Labuan Bajo, Likupang, and Lombok, each of Ni Made Ayu Marthini’s destination recommendation carries a distinct allure, contributing to the diverse…

JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesia’s national data center has been compromised by a hacking group asking for a $8 million ransom that the government says it won’t pay.The cyberattack has disrupted services of more than 200 government agencies at both the national and regional levels since last Thursday, said Samuel Abrijani Pangerapan, the director general of informatics applications with the Communications and Informatics Ministry.Some government services have returned — immigration services at airports and elsewhere are now functional — but efforts continue at restoring other services such as investment licensing, Pangerapan told reporters Monday.The attackers have held data hostage and…

t COP28, the world confirmed the goal of limiting global temperature rises to no more than 1.5 degrees. Doing so will require acting on a wide range of fronts, including carbon capture, use, and storage (CCUS).Under the International Energy Agency’s most recent scenario, CCUS would need to abate 1 billion tons of CO2e by 2030, and half of 2050 fossil fuel use. Progress is far short of what is needed, roughly 45 million tons a year in 2022. In Indonesia, whose own goal is to reach net zero by 2060, CCUS also offers great, but so far unrealized decarbonization potential.…

TEMPO.CO, Jakarta – The Indonesian government announced that 86 public services by 16 state institutions have been restored following a cyberattack on the Temporary National Data Center (PDNS) 2 in June 2024.In a statement on Saturday, July 13, 2024, Coordinating Minister for Political, Legal, and Security Affairs Hadi Tjahjanto explained that the restored services include those for permits and scholarships.A joint team from related institutions, including the National Cyber and Crypto Agency (BSSN), is working to achieve total recovery as quickly and carefully as possible.Tjahjanto outlined a three-zone data recovery plan based on data handling stages: red, blue, and green.”Data…

Koa Rothman battled a bout of Bali belly on a recent Indo trip. Photo: Koa Rothman // YouTube Lately, Koa Rothman has been offering an unfiltered view of what it is actually like on a surf trip. It started off with a video from a recent excursion to Indonesia, where the Hawai’ian surfer chose to highlight be moments that typically fall through the cracks on a highlight reel. With his most recent video, Rothman’s unfiltered perspective returns, this time with the Pipeline local battling Bali belly in between sessions in the Mentawais. The video starts off optimistic, as any trip…

Indonesia sees spike in 5G smartphones despite low network coverage.(Source – Shutterstock)Payments giant PayPal were briefly blocked in Indonesia for its failure to register themselves as required by the country’s MR5 ruling.Even several gaming websites and search engine website Yahoo have been blocked–signaling Indonesia’s seriousness in keeping up with its promise to bar services that fail to comply.In November 2020, Indonesia introduced a new set of strict internet regulations that drastically tightened the government’s control over the online space in Southeast Asia’s most populous country. The rules initially required technology companies, both at home and overseas, to register themselves by…

ByteDance’s TikTok wants to do more business in Indonesia — Southeast Asia’s biggest e-commerce market. So after facing roadblocks from the regulators, it’s now come up with a new route to get there. TikTok is putting up $1.5 billion in a new joint venture that will bring Tokopedia, the e-commerce unit of the Indonesian tech giant GoTo, together with TikTok Shop Indonesia, the local division of TikTok’s e-commerce business. TikTok will have a controlling stake of 75.01% in the new entity. The $1.5 billion is not coming in one investment but will be put into the combined business “over time,”…

By Valdya Baraputri & Joel Guintoin Jakarta and Singapore9 March 2023Image caption, Two club officials have been jailed for criminal negligence in the stadium disasterTwo football club officials have been jailed over the Indonesia stadium crush last October which killed 135 people.The Kanjuruhan stadium crush in Malang, East Java occurred after police fired tear gas at fans who invaded the pitch and others who were in the stands.It is the second deadliest football disaster in history.On Thursday, an Indonesian court found organisers from the home club Arema FC guilty of criminal negligence causing death.Abdul Haris, the chairman of the home…

March 12, 2024 JAKARTA – The Communications and Information Ministry has given six unregistered foreign online travel agents (OTAs) a deadline of March 13 to comply with Indonesian regulations before the government moves to block local access to their platforms. The ministry’s written warning issued on Tuesday to the six firms refers to the government’s licensing framework on its censorship powers and digital taxation policies. “In the event that the six foreign private ESPs [electronic system providers] do not respond to the warning letter, the Communications and Information Ministry can impose administrative sanctions in the form of termination of access…

$mapObjectsFields( Array , by ), Associated Press 2 months ago Indonesian Minister of Health Budi Gunadi Sadikin, second from left, and Elon Musk, second from right, sign an agreement on enhancing connectivity at a public health center in Denpasar, Bali, Indonesia on Sunday, May 19, 2024. Elon Musk arrived in Indonesia’s resort island of Bali to launch Starlink satellite internet service in the world’s largest archipelago nation. (AP Photo/Firdia Lisnawati) DENPASAR, Indonesia (AP) — Elon Musk traveled to Indonesia’s resort island of Bali on Sunday to launch Starlink satellite internet service in the world’s largest archipelago nation. Wearing a green…