How Netflix went from foe to friend in Indonesia
In this photo illustration a computer and a mobile phone screens display the Netflix logo on March 31, 2020 in Arlington, Virginia. (Photo by Olivier DOULIERY / AFP) JAKARTA —…
Indonesia reopens migrant worker placement to boost economy amid coronavirus pandemic
Indonesian migrant workers from East Java occupy a rented house in Klang Lama, Kuala Lumpur on March 27. Indonesian workers in Malaysia have faced difficulties providing for themselves after Malaysia…
Seven companies to relocate facilities to Indonesia, invest $850 million
A worker marks a stainless steel hot rolled coil (HRC) that just came out of the machine in Morowali Industrial Park’s HRC plant in Morowali, Central Sulawesi, on Sept. 18.…
Indonesia defends digital tax policy despite US scrutiny
Finance Minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati said Tuesday the government was only requiring internet companies to pay VAT on sales of digital products and services starting July 1, adding that the…
Nissan to close Indonesia, Spain auto plants after losses
TOKYO — Japanese automaker Nissan plans to close auto plants in Spain and Indonesia after sinking into the red for the first time in 11 years as the pandemic squashed…
‘I don’t think we can wait’: Indonesia business groups ready for ‘new normal’ despite risks
Health officers checks the body temperatures of passengers, amid the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic, as they get off a ferry at Ulee Lheue port in Banda Aceh on May 26, 2020.…
Higher Netflix bill? Indonesia to charge VAT on imported digital goods, services starting July
JAKARTA — Indonesia’s Finance Ministry will start charging 10 percent value-added tax (VAT) on imported digital goods and services, which includes video and music streaming subscriptions, starting from July 1…
Indonesia eyes $1 billion rescue for virus-hit national airline
JAKARTA — Indonesia is drawing up a $1.0 billion rescue plan for struggling national airline Garuda after the coronavirus forced the company to ground most of its planes, Bloomberg News…
Millions to lose jobs, fall into poverty as Indonesia braces for recession
The government estimates that up to 3.78 million Indonesians will fall into poverty and 5.2 million lose their jobs during the coronavirus pandemic, as the International Monetary Fund (IMF) projects…