Southeast Asia’s ride-hailing giants Gojek and Grab are holding discussions about a possible merger, The Information reported, citing sources familiar with the talks.
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Three UQ lecturers who made a crime film to engage students in their psychology course have been named the Australian University Teachers of the Year.
“They arrested him near the waterfall, just on the other side of the valley over there,” said Pak Johan, referring to the arrest of Chris Soumokil by the Indonesian Police in 1963.
Indonesia announced a raft of measures, including the disbursement of 10.3 trillion rupiah (S$1 billion), to help domestic businesses and consumers counter the economic impact of the coronavirus.
Agus is among thousands of fishermen who have had to stop working as an outbreak of the novel coronavirus disease grips China, the largest market for Indonesian shrimp exports.
Indonesia’s upgraded F-16 aircraft underwent its maiden flight in the Southeast Asian state. The development spotlighted one aspect of the country’s ongoing efforts to develop its air force capabilities.
Gojek’s food delivery arm has joined forces with startup hub Digitaraya, Kopi Kenangan’s Edward Tirtanata, as well as celebrity chef Arnold Poernomo to launch a food accelerator called Digitarasa.
A sweeping package of deregulation aimed at boosting the economy will be far more harmful than feared as it threatens to revive the centralized power structure of the country’s authoritarian era.
Airlangga Hartarto has asked protesters to direct their criticism of the controversial omnibus bill on job creation toward the House of Representatives rather than President Widodo’s administration.
Two people from Sabuai customary village in Maluku were reportedly trying to protect a forest that they considered part of their society’s heritage from logging.
Monash University’s Jakarta campuses could be the first of many foreign university offshoots on Indonesian soil.
Recent research shows that 132 countries are suited for seaweed farming, however, only 37 countries, among which Indonesia, actually cultivate it.
In just three weeks, the team of researchers has created their first vaccine candidate in the laboratory and will move immediately into further development before formal pre-clinical testing.
Last week the government submitted the controversial omnibus bill on job creation to the House of Representatives, aiming for a conclusion in deliberation within 100 days.
A pioneer in the VOD space, Netflix was founded in 1998 as a DVD-by-mail rental service. It started offering on-demand video streaming in America in 2007 and entered Indonesia in 2016.
Indonesia is backing calls for a coordinated global response to the coronavirus outbreak, warning that the authorities may be underestimating its impact on trade and economic growth.
