Thailand's Bangkok and Chiang Mai, Vietnam's Hanoi, Singapore, and Indonesia's Jakarta have been named among the world's 50 best cities in 2025 as compiled by British magazine Time Out.

Experts warn the new economic zone will be a ‘serious threat’ that could exacerbate Indonesia’s struggles to attract top-tier investments.

The Indonesian government said Turkey, Singapore, and the United Arab Emirates are keen to support the Prabowo-led 3 million housing program.

Super Bank’s backers also include app platform Grab Holdings and Singapore Telecommunications and KakaoBank Corp., according to its website. It traces its roots back to 1993, when it was known as PT Bank Fama International.

Indonesia is looking into ways to repatriate an al Qaeda-linked Guantanamo Bay detainee accused of involvement in some of the country's deadliest attacks, including the 2002 bombings on the resort island of Bali,

Deputy Speaker of the Indonesian House of Representatives (DPR RI) Sufmi Dasco Ahmad (third right) with Singaporean Ambassador to Indonesia, Kwok Fook Seng (third left), at the parliament complex, Senayan, Jakarta, on Friday (January 17, 2025). (ANTARA/HO-DPR RI/rst)

Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs Airlangga Hartarto stated on Monday that the recently established Johor-Singapore Special Economic Zone (JS-SEZ) in

Indonesia's new India-specific special economic zone (SEZ) in Jababeka Industrial Estate aims to attract Indian investments by offering tailored facilities and regulatory certainty, situated just 45 minutes from Jakarta.

They are targeting 50 projects at the economic zone within the first five years of its inception, and the creation of 20,000 skilled jobs.

Indonesia is looking into ways to repatriate an al Qaeda-linked Guantanamo Bay detainee accused of involvement in some of the country's deadliest attacks, including the 2002 bombings on the resort island of Bali,

Hambali, who masterminded the attacks in Bali and against Christians, is currently held in Guantanamo. A s part of a policy of repatriating Indonesians incarcerated abroad, Indonesian authorities envi

The Industry Ministry stated that Indonesian workforce productivity falls behind its Southeast Asian counterparts.