Malaysia Communications and Digital Minister Fahmi Fadzil has announced that the government intends to create 186 new digital economy centers (PEDi), bringing the total number of centers nationwide to 1,097. PEDi is a part of the government’s initiative to enhance...
American luxury fashion brand Coach will introduce the world’s first Coach Airways, a unique retail concept store, and café housed in a transformed 1981 Boeing 747-230B aircraft. The store will be in Freeport A’Famosa Outlet, an upscale shopping center in...
Global blockchain company nChain has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Provincial Government of Bataan to digitize their local government processes and become a blockchain hub in Asia. Under the MOU, nChain will facilitate workshops and training for...
SEG Solar, a US-based solar module manufacturer, and PT Kawasan Industri Terpadu Batang (KITB), an Indonesian state-owned company that operates as an industrial area supervisor, have announced a binding agreement for the lease of approximately 41 hectares of land in...
Indonesia is expanding tuna farming to improve its aquaculture sector and advance sustainability practices. Indonesia captures the most tuna of any country, accounting for around 16% of the world’s total tuna supply. However, exploitation of wild tuna in...
The Indonesian Air Force (TNI-AU) has revealed that it signed a EUR 733 million (USD 793.14 million) contract to acquire the Qatar Emiri Air Force’s (QEAF’s) fleet of 12 Dassault Mirage 2000 fighters, consisting of nine single-seat Mirage 2000-5EDA and...
Indonesia is ready to build its new capital, Nusantara, and the country’s parliament budget committee has recently granted an additional IDR 15 trillion (USD 1 billion) to expedite the project. The additional IDR 15 trillion is on top of the IDR 22 trillion (USD...
Nickel Industries (NIC), an Australian company specializing in nickel pig iron production, has commenced the commissioning of its 380-megawatt (MW) power plant in the Indonesia Morowali Industrial Park (IMIP) in Central Sulawesi. The Oracle Nickel project is part of a...
The first-ever Long John Silver’s location in Indonesia has been inaugurated in Gading Serpong, serving as the brand’s global flagship store. The restaurant entered into a new partnership with local franchisee Cipta Putra Nusantara, with plans for a second...
Kerry, an Ireland-based food company, has officially inaugurated a taste manufacturing facility in Karawang, West Java, Indonesia. Spanning across 50,000 square meters, this facility represents a substantial expansion of Kerry’s portfolio in Southeast Asia,...
The Indonesia Investment Authority (INA), in partnership with Dubai Port World (DP World) from the United Arab Emirates (UAE), established a consortium named INA-DPWorld Investment Ltd (INA DPWorld). Together with Prima Terminal Petikemas Ltd (PTP), a subsidiary of...
The Cooperatives and Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) Ministry of Indonesia is partnering with South Korea to develop an ICT ecosystem aimed at enhancing the capabilities of local SMEs. This collaboration includes a focus on supporting the development of startup...
