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Batam immigration chief suspended over tourist extortion allegations

Indonesia’s Directorate General of Immigration said the head of the Batam Immigration Office, Hajar Aswad, has ...

AI boom or bubble? Indonesia must choose readiness over hype

The numbers are staggering. In 2026 alone, the world's largest technology companies — Microsoft, Amazon, ...

Batam immigration officer probed for extortion against foreigners

Indonesia’s Directorate General of Immigration is investigating alleged extortion targeting foreign nationals ...

AEM and ASE Enter Strategic Partnership to Accelerate AI and HPC Test Innovation

 AEM Holdings Ltd. (“AEM” or “the Group”), a global leader in test innovation, announced a ...

Wintermar Reports Results for the Year Ended 31 December 2025

 Wintermar’s Operating Profit for FY2025 jumped by 31% YOY to US$23.3 million, reflecting margin expansion ...

Foreign nationals arrested at Soekarno-Hatta for drug smuggling

The Soekarno-Hatta Customs and Excise Main Service Office (KPUBC TMP) C in Tangerang, Banten, has intercepted an ...

Indonesia's BPOM pulls 56,027 food products over public health risks

The Indonesian Food and Drug Authority (BPOM) has withdrawn 56,027 processed food products from markets across various ...

Indonesian lawmakers hearing on Sea Dragon meth case as death sought

Indonesia’s House of Representatives (DPR) Commission III on Thursday held a hearing with the family of Fandi ...

Indonesian Marines patrol Nipa Island border near Singapore

Indonesian Navy Marines conducted a patrol on Nipa Island near the Singapore border to safeguard national territory ...

Indonesia seeks death penalty for 2-tonne meth smuggling case

Indonesian prosecutors are seeking the death penalty for six defendants accused of smuggling nearly two tonnes of ...

Gibran sends Chinese New Year wishes, lauds Confucian contributions

Vice President Gibran Rakabuming Raka voiced appreciation and gratitude to Indonesian Confucians for actively ...

Jakarta Police deploy 155 personnel to secure Chinese New Year events

The Jakarta Metropolitan Police (Polda Metro Jaya) deployed hundreds of personnel to maintain security ahead of the ...

Thai nationals among six facing death for two-ton Batam drug bust

Batam prosecutors demanded the death penalty for six defendants in a smuggling case involving two tons of ...

Indonesia defends used clothing import ban on health, MSME grounds

Indonesia’s Minister of Trade Budi Santoso emphasized that the government’s ban on the import of used ...

Eleven crewmen in Malaysia tin smuggling case repatriated to Indonesia

Eleven Indonesian crewmen suspected of illegally smuggling tin sand to Malaysia were repatriated on Thursday alongside ...