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The Ministry of Communications and Information (MCI) has issued a regulation that the free shipping offer for corporate couriers is limited to a maximum of three days per month, a policy that aims to protect the rights of couriers and the healthy development of the industry. The Director General of Digital Ecosystems at the Ministry of Communications and Information said that the policy is aimed at structuring...

On May 15, 2025, 2025 Indonesia International Coal and Energy Industry Expo (hereinafter referred to as "Indonesia International Coal Expo") and 2025 Indonesia International Coal Clean Utilization and Green Mining Conference was grandly opened at the Jakarta International Exhibition Center in Jakarta, Indonesia....

April 2025 Indonesia's national car sales plummeted 27.81 TP3T YoY to just 51,205 units; after malls and modern retail outlets were cold, with tenant after tenant closing down, and even companies pulling out of Indonesia.During Ramadan-Eid 2025, retail sales...

Indonesia is ranked 122nd in the International Trade Barriers Index 2025 published by the research organization, making it the region with the most international trade barriers. The index measures direct and indirect trade barriers in 122 regions that cover the global 97%...

The International Energy Agency recently reported that Southeast Asia will be one of the key engines of global energy demand growth over the next decade due to economic development, population growth and manufacturing expansion, and that by 2035 Southeast Asia will account for 2...

Indonesia's PT AM/NS recently exported 10,000 tons of galvanized steel to the U.S. in a ceremony held in Tanjung Priok port, an export volume that reached its highest in nearly 20 years and was valued at $10 million. Industry Ministry officials said that the steel industry is growing in a positive trend, out...

In the first quarter of 2025, Indonesia's downstream industry investment realized significant growth, with its investment amounting to Rp 136.3 trillion. This is an increase of 1.041 TP3T compared to the previous quarter, and 79.821 TP3T year-on-year compared to 75.8 trillion rupiah in the first quarter of 2024...

Indonesia's methanol demand is large, with consumption exceeding 1.3 million tons in 2023, but domestic production only meets one-third of the demand, requiring large imports. Indonesia is rich in resources, with natural gas reserves reaching 54.83 trillion cubic feet in 2024 and coal reserves exceeding 39.89 billion tons...

The U.S.-China trade war has led to a massive influx of Chinese products into Indonesia, including clothing, as some Chinese products have found it difficult to enter the U.S. market due to high tariffs. This has triggered concerns among local textile industry players in Indonesia, such as local pajama sellers...

Indonesia's intention to close down coal-fired power plants PLTUs in order to achieve the net-zero emissions target by 2060 is written into the Ministerial Regulation of the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources (MoEMR) on the Roadmap for Energy Transformation in the Power Sector. The Indonesian Institute for Essential Services Reform (IES...