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Due to the timely intervention by the Union Civil Aviation Minister for State (MoS) Muralidhar Mohol, the Indian volleyball team could board a flight for Indonesia to compete in the Asian Championship. The team was travelling from Bengaluru to Pune by road to board the flight, but due to the traffic congestion, the team management decided to contact Mohol about the likelihood of missing the flight.  After landing in Indonesia, all the players and team officials thanked Mohol for his prompt gesture. (HT PHOTO) {{^userSubscribed}} {{/userSubscribed}} {{^userSubscribed}} {{/userSubscribed}} Accordingly, Mohol directed officials at the airport to carry out the necessary…

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ndonesian Navy chief of staff Adm. Muhammad Ali has outlined the country’s future development and procurement plans, which include the potential acquisition of Bayraktar Akinci and Anka drones from Turkey. The Defense Ministry has confirmed the proposal, emphasizing technology transfer to enable the local production of drones.Turkish Aerospace Industries (TAI) drones are planned to be manufactured in Indonesia through collaboration with PT Dirgantara Indonesia (PTDI), which will significantly benefit the national defense industry. These developments align with President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo’s emphasis on the importance of unmanned weapons systems in adapting and responding to technological advancements and disruptions. This message…

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Due to the timely intervention by the Union Civil Aviation Minister for State (MoS) Muralidhar Mohol, the Indian volleyball team could board a flight for Indonesia to compete in the Asian Championship. The team was travelling from Bengaluru to Pune by road to board the flight, but due to the traffic congestion, the team management decided to contact Mohol about the likelihood of missing the flight.  After landing in Indonesia, all the players and team officials thanked Mohol for his prompt gesture. (HT PHOTO) Accordingly, Mohol directed officials at the airport to carry out the necessary procedures, so the Indian…

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Jakarta- INTI (Indonesia Technology and Innovation) is an international event aimed at advancing technological innovation and encouraging cooperation in Indonesia and Southeast Asia. Founded with the vision of leading the nation towards an era of technology excellence, INTI plays an important role in various sectors, placing Indonesia as a pioneer in technology and innovation.INTI has a number of strategic initiatives that include various technology domains to encourage advances and innovation. One of the main focuses is improving digital connectivity throughout Indonesia. Through the development of telecommunications infrastructure, including fiber optic networks and satellite technology, INTI seeks to ensure extensive internet…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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