Social Media Bank for Underaged Users

Dec 16, 2025 | Market

After months of deliberation and preparation, Indonesia is finally set to enact a social media ban for underaged users, following in the footsteps of Australia that became the world-first country to do so. The new policy, which will take effect from March 2026, is...

Coal Journal

Dec 16, 2025 | Market

China Shenhua Energy Company, one of the world’s largest coal producers, sold 37 million tons of coal last month, down 3.6% year-on-year, confirming softening demand across China, the largest importer of the commodity. China Shenhua informed HKSE on Monday (Dec 15)...

EV Industry Update

Dec 16, 2025 | Industries

The Vietnamese EV manufacturer VinFast has officially inaugurated its manufacturing plant in Subang, West Java province with an initial production capacity of 50,000 units per annum, following its Indian factory’s inaugurated last August. The company said that the...

Purbaya’s complaints on tax refunds

Dec 16, 2025 | Market

Defying doubts about his credentials in macro-economic management, Purbaya Yudhi Sadewa claimed of involvement in policy making of the previous administrations of Jokowi and SBY in his early days after being appointed minister of finance. Yet, he openly complained...

When a National Data Center Becomes a Liability

Dec 16, 2025 | Market

The prolonged delay in operating Indonesia’s National Data Center (Pusat Data Nasional, PDN) is no longer a technical footnote in the country’s digital transformation agenda. It has evolved into a policy failure with tangible security, fiscal, and governance...

What Weda Bay signals to Chinese investors

Dec 16, 2025 | Market

Indonesia’s threat to take over part of PT Weda Bay Nickel’s operations if the company refuses to pay environmental penalties may look like a routine act of law enforcement. In reality, it could become one of the most consequential stress tests yet for Indonesia’s...

More military in mining

Dec 16, 2025 | Market

The government has appointed Lt General (hon, ret) Untung Budiharto as new president director (CEO) of Aneka Tambang (ANTM), a state mining company with interest in nickel and gold. This strengthens the military’s grip in the country’s mining industry.  Budiharto came...

Temporary suspension of Toba Pulp

Dec 16, 2025 | Market

PT Toba Pulp Lestari Tbk (INRU), previously linked to the family of Sukanto Tanoto (RGE Group), has temporarily halted its pulp mill operation, harvesting and wood transportation in North Sumatra province after the Ministry of Forestry ordered suspension of forest...

When the Police Defy the Court, What Stops the President?

Dec 15, 2025 | Politics

In a constitutional democracy, court rulings are meant to end debates, not invite administrative creativity. Constitutional Court (MK) exists precisely to provide finality in constitutional interpretation. When its decisions are treated as suggestions rather than...

Multipolar Technology: US$7.7 billion company?

Dec 15, 2025 | Market

No exponential growth in sales. Net profit actually declined 18.3% in the first nine months of 2025. Yet, Multipolar Technology (MLPT), controlled by Lippo Group, was once worth Rp483 trillion or US$29 billion, bigger than telco giant Telkom (TLKM). That was early...