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March 8, 2025

Jakarta Globe - March 8, 2025

Wawan Kurniawan, Tangerang – Two major footwear factories in Tangerang, Banten, which supply global sportswear brands like Nike and Adidas, have been forced to lay off thousands of work

March 7, 2025

Benar News - March 7, 2025

Arie Firdaus, Jakarta – What began as a small fabric shop in Central Java nearly 60 years ago grew into one of Southeast Asia's biggest textile manufacturers, outfitting military forces

March 5, 2025

Jakarta Globe - March 5, 2025

Muhammad Firman, Jakarta – The year 2025 has brought significant challenges to Indonesia's industrial sector, with several major companies shutting down operations and carrying out mass

March 4, 2025

Jakarta Globe - March 4, 2025

Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – Malaysian plastic giant Thong Guan Industries recently inked a land purchase order to set up a production plant in Central Java's Batang integrated industr

Jakarta Post - March 4, 2025

Aditya Hadi, Jakarta – Manufacturing activity in Indonesia surged last month to its highest level in nearly a year, driven by an increase in new orders and jobs ahead of Ramadan, but an

February 28, 2025

Jakarta Globe - February 28, 2025

Rizka Ardina Nugraheni, Wijayanti Putri, Solo – Indonesia's textile giant Sri Rejeki Isman (Sritex) will cease all factory operations in Central Java on Saturday, following a bankruptcy

February 27, 2025

Jakarta Globe - February 27, 2025

Arnoldus Kristianus, Jakarta – Indonesia must protect its textile industry from an influx of Chinese exports while continuing to attract investment and create jobs, National Economic Co

February 24, 2025

Tempo - February 24, 2025

Ester Veny Novelia Situmorang, Jakarta – In February 2025, PT Sanken Indonesia announced via the Online Single Submission (OSS) system that it will be shutting down.

February 21, 2025

Tempo - February 21, 2025

Sultan Abdurrahman, Jakarta – The establishment of the Investment Management Agency Daya Anagata Nusantara (BPI Danantara) will alter the way State-Owned Enterprise (SOE) profits and lo

Jakarta Globe - February 21, 2025

Eka Jaya Saputra, Antara, Bekasi – Japanese electronics company Sanken Electric has announced plans to shut down its factory in Cikarang, Bekasi, leading to the inevitable layoff of ove

February 20, 2025

Tempo - February 20, 2025

Melynda Dwi Puspita, Jakarta – Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto stated that the launch of the National Strategic Investment Fund (NSIF) will be carried out on Monday, February 24 n

February 19, 2025

Tempo - February 19, 2025

Dinda Shabrina, Jakarta – The discourse of appointing former presidents as supervisors in the Daya Anagata Nusantara Investment Management Agency (Danantara) has sparked sharp criticism

February 18, 2025

Tempo Editorial - February 18, 2025

Jakarta – President Prabowo Subianto is taking a significant risk with the establishment of the Daya Anagata Nusantara Investment Management Agency, or Danantara.

Tempo - February 18, 2025

Michelle Gabriela, Jakarta – Prabowo's government budget cuts policy has forced a number of state-owned enterprises (SOEs) to terminate the contracts of honorary employees, despite Fina

February 6, 2025

Jakarta Post - February 6, 2025

Fajar Fitrianto – Indonesia's reform of its state-owned enterprises (SOEs) marks a bold step toward modernization – or so it is claimed.

February 4, 2025

Reuters - February 4, 2025

Jakarta – Indonesia's government will set up a state investment agency to manage holdings in some of the biggest state companies after Parliament passed a Bill on Feb 4 approving the bo

January 31, 2025

Tempo - January 31, 2025

Han Revanda, Jakarta – Spokesperson of the Industry Ministry, Febri Hendri Antoni Arief, said that the increase in certain natural gas prices (HGBT) will not significantly impact the in

January 16, 2025

Jakarta Globe - January 16, 2025

Bambang Ismoyo, Jakarta – Indonesia is gearing up to establish a special economic zone (SEZ) dedicated to semiconductor chip development in partnership with the Bandung Institute of Tec

Jakarta Globe - January 16, 2025

Antara, Jakarta – The government is nudging more state-owned enterprises or SOEs to go public.

January 10, 2025

Jakarta Globe - January 10, 2025

Alfi Dinilhaq, Jakarta – President Prabowo Subianto has picked Energy Minister Bahlil Lahadalia to lead the task force dedicated to expediting Indonesia's downstream industry developmen

January 8, 2025

Jakarta Globe - January 8, 2025

Alfi Dinilhaq, Jakarta – A senior government official on Wednesday urged Chinese carmaker Chery to build its own manufacturing facility in Indonesia and increase the use of locally-prod

January 3, 2025

Jakarta Globe - January 3, 2025

Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – Chinese polyethylene terephthalate or PET plastic manufacturer Wankai New Materials has pledged to establish a factory in Banten's industrial city of Cileg

Jakarta Globe - January 3, 2025

Antara, Jakarta – Chinese carmaker Wuling Motors has officially begun operating its electric vehicle (EV) battery plant in Cikarang, West Java, marking a significant milestone in Indone

December 30, 2024

Jakarta Post - December 30, 2024

Ruth Dea Juwita, Jakarta – Indonesian carmakers are expecting a minimal impact from the planned value-added tax (VAT) increase to 12 percent which is set to take effect in January 2025,

December 27, 2024

Jakarta Post - December 27, 2024

Tenggara Strategic, Jakarta – The establishment of Daya Anagata Nusantara (Danantara) as both a superholding agency for Indonesia's state-owned enterprises (SOEs) and an investment mana

December 26, 2024

Jakarta Globe - December 26, 2024

Beritasatu Team, Jakarta – The Manpower Ministry predicts layoffs in the textile industry could rise sharply, with job cuts potentially increasing from 80,000 in 2024 to 280,000 workers

December 25, 2024

Jakarta Globe - December 25, 2024

Bambang Ismoyo, Jakarta – The State-Owned Enterprises (SOEs) Ministry is ramping up efforts to streamline state-owned companies through mergers, aiming to reduce their number from 47 to

Jakarta Globe - December 25, 2024

Yustinus Paat, Jakarta – Chief Economic Affairs Minister Airlangga Hartarto announced a series of programs and incentives aimed at sustaining economic growth, including a Rp 20 trillion

November 22, 2024

Jakarta Globe - November 22, 2024

Antara, Jakarta – Industry Minister Agus Gumiwang Kartasasmita has called on Indonesia's automotive industry to refrain from laying off workers despite mounting challenges in the market

Channel News Asia - November 22, 2024

Nivell Rayda, Jakarta – When Mr Prabowo Subianto arrived for his inauguration at the Indonesian parliament complex in Jakarta on Oct 20, he was seen using a white Toyota Alphard multi-p

November 19, 2024

Tempo - November 19, 2024

Han Revanda Putra, Jakarta – Director General of Chemical, Pharmaceutical, and Textile Industries of the Ministry of Industry (Kemenperin) Reni Yanita disclosed why Indonesia keeps impo

November 13, 2024

Jakarta Globe - November 13, 2024

Monique Handa Shafira, Jakarta – Textile giant Sri Rejeki Isman (Sritex) has temporarily furloughed 2,500 employees due to a raw material shortage, but they remain on the payroll despit

November 11, 2024

Indonesia at Melbourne - November 11, 2024

Alexander M. Hynd and Max Broad – On October 20, Prabowo Subianto was sworn in as the eighth President of Indonesia.

November 4, 2024

Jakarta Globe - November 4, 2024

Jakarta – Two high-ranking members of President Prabowo Subianto's Great Indonesia Movement Party (Gerindra) have been appointed to lead the state-owned oil company Pertamina following

Jakarta Globe - November 4, 2024

Basudiwa Supraja, Alfida Rizky Febriana, Jakarta – Trade Minister Budi Santoso has denied that the recent ministerial regulation on import relaxations had caused the downfall of Indones

Jakarta Globe - November 4, 2024

Herman, Jakarta – State-Owned Enterprise (SOE) Minister Erick Thohir revealed on Monday that seven out of 47 state-run companies remain unprofitable.

November 2, 2024

Jakarta Globe - November 2, 2024

Sella Rizky Deviani, Jakarta – State-owned pharmaceutical company Biofarma has secured a contract valued at Rp 1.4 trillion ($88 million) to supply vaccines to international organizatio

October 31, 2024

Jakarta Globe - October 31, 2024

Alfida Rizky Febrianna, Jakarta – The government has given the green light for textile giant Sri Rejeki Isman, better known as Sritex.

October 30, 2024

Bloomberg News - October 30, 2024

Harry Suhartono and Faris Mokhtar – Days after taking charge of Southeast Asia's biggest economy, Indonesia's president needs a plan to deal with rising borrowing costs for key state-ow

October 28, 2024

Reuters - October 28, 2024

Jakarta, Indonesia – A major labor group in Indonesia has called on the government to bail out troubled textile giant Sritex, after President Prabowo Subianto ordered his ministers to s

October 22, 2024

Jakarta Globe - October 22, 2024

Arnoldus Kristianus, Jakarta – The newly established government under President Prabowo Subianto should focus on bolstering the national manufacturing sector in their 100 days in office

October 8, 2024

Jakarta Globe - October 8, 2024

Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – Indonesia's outgoing leader Joko "Jokowi" Widodo said Tuesday that Indonesia's resource nationalism will extend outside of the mining sector as the country

October 1, 2024

Jakarta Globe - October 1, 2024

Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – Indonesian textile manufacturers are still struggling against floods of imported goods, according to the Industry Ministry.

September 26, 2024

Jakarta Globe - September 26, 2024

Antara, Bandung – Chinese electric vehicle (EV) manufacturer AION is set to begin local assembly of its models in Indonesia starting in early 2025.

September 24, 2024

Tempo - September 24, 2024

Vedro Imanuel G, Jakarta – An economist from Paramadina University, Didin S.

September 13, 2024

Jakarta Globe - September 13, 2024

Wawan Kurniawan, Jakarta – Aditec Cakrawiyasa, the manufacturer of Quantum brand gas stoves and regulator hoses, has been officially declared bankrupt.

Jakarta Globe - September 13, 2024

Indah Ayu Pujiastuti, Jakarta – According to Ahmad Heri Firdaus, a trade researcher at think-tank Indef, the government needs to be more selective when imposing import duty policies for

Jakarta Globe - September 13, 2024

Indah Ayu Pujiastuti, Jakarta – Local petrochemical businesses are urging the government to reimpose the 2023 Trade Ministry Regulation 36 on Import to save the domestic industry – be i

September 12, 2024

Jakarta Globe - September 12, 2024

Alfida Rizky Febrianna, Jakarta – Investment Minister Rosan Roeslani recently revealed that the production date of the petrochemical project belonging to South Korean giant Lotte Chemic

September 10, 2024

Jakarta Globe - September 10, 2024

Alfi Dinilhaq, Jakarta – Indonesia's automotive industry is showing signs of recovery.