January 7, 2019

Trade Minister Enggartiasto Lukita has estimated that export growth in 2018 would reach only 7.5 percent, far below the targeted 11 percent, although the official result has not been released. Last year’s 11 percent target was already lower than the 16 percent export growth achieved in 2017. Enggartiasto has attributed the lower export growth to global economic turbulence that led […]

Upcoming event: SCCI New Year to celebrate 2019 New Year and Chinese New Year, Jakarta, 23rd January 2018, place to be confirmed. Inquiries: info@singchamindonesia.com  

December 26, 2018

Bali has taken a big step to curb pollution in its seas, enacting a ban on troublesome single-use plastics like shopping bags, styrofoam and straws. Bali Governor Wayan Koster announced the ban on Monday, as stipulated in Gubernatorial Regulation (Pergub) No. 97/2018, expressing hope that the policy would lead to a 70 percent decline in Bali’s marine plastics within a year. The new policy carries a […]

December 17, 2018

While the government expanded the mandatory use of a 20 percent biodiesel blend ( B20 ) in September, it plans to further boost domestic biodiesel consumption to absorb more crude palm oil (CPO) amid fluctuation in the global market price of the commodity. Apart from improving the distribution of the B20 blend across to the […]

December 17, 2018

A video poking fun at a “bizarre” zebra crossing near Gate 10 of the Gelora Bung Karno (GBK) sports complex, Central Jakarta, went viral recently. The video shows a woman in sportswear crossing the road, but she has to stop halfway because a road divider with plants around 40 centimeters tall cuts through the middle […]

December 5, 2018

Warung Tiga Putri is not your typical warung . Although it sells snacks, cigarettes and assorted knick-knacks like countless other ramshackle convenience stores across Indonesia’s towns and cities, the tiny bright-yellow kiosk does much more for it is one of Indonesia’s growing number of smart warung . No fewer than five CCTV cameras at the busy Jakarta kiosk collect data […]

December 4, 2018

   After heavy rain drenched Jakarta on Monday afternoon, several areas suffered from flooding, including in Rawa Terate, Cakung subdistrict, East Jakarta. The Jakarta Disaster Mitigation Agency (BPBD), via its official Twitter account @BPBDJakarta, reported at 4:47 p.m. that there was 1-meter-deep flooding in the area. The agency recorded that the heavy rain had […]

December 3, 2018

BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) – China and the United States agreed to halt additional tariffs in a deal that keeps their trade war from escalating as the two sides try again to bridge their differences with fresh talks aimed at reaching an agreement within 90 days. The White House said on Saturday that President Donald Trump […]

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump said on Sunday that China had agreed to “reduce and remove” tariffs on U.S. cars below the 40 percent level that Beijing is currently charging on American-made vehicles. A day after he and Chinese President Xi Jinping called a 90-day cease-fire in their trade war to allow time […]

November 29, 2018

Ride-hailing company Go-Jek launched the beta version of its app in Singapore on Thursday (Nov 29), kicking off the roll-out of its services across the island. During this beta phase, Go-Jek said access to the app will be granted in batches to balance ride demand and service capabilities. At the initial stage, the app will be […]

November 27, 2018

This month’s Entrepreneur Talk featured Pang Xue Kai (“Kai”), founder CEO of Indonesian cryptocurrency exchange Tokocrypto. Kai shared about his exciting entrepreneurial journey in Indonesia, and engaged the audience in a lively discussion about cryptocurrencies and the blockchain, which ranged from the numerous applications of blockchain technology, and the eradication of the role of middlemen […]

November 19, 2018

The Indonesian government is going on a streak to weather down external shocks affecting the country’s economic performance. After Bank Indonesia raised its seven-day repo rate by another 25 basis points to six percent on Thursday, the government announced on Friday that it had launched the 16th economic package aimed at relaxing regulations pertaining to investment. […]

November 15, 2018

Singapore Chamber of Commerce Indonesia event on November 2018:

November 7, 2018

Boeing Co. is preparing to send a safety warning to operators of its new 737 Max jets in response to the investigation of last week’s fatal crash off the coast of Indonesia that left 189 dead, said a person familiar with the matter. The bulletin from Boeing will alert airlines that erroneous readings from a […]

September 27, 2018

Jakarta Governor Anies Baswedan has voided principle permits to stop work on 13 man-made islands in the controversial Jakarta Bay land reclamation project. Anies said that the decision on Wednesday was made after hearing a recommendation from the Northern Coast Management Coordinating Agency (BKP-Pantura). “Based on the recommendation, we can assure you that we will […]