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Kaskus founder leaves company, says IT sector becoming too risky

Mei Ling Tan October 17, 2016

Kaskus founder Ken Dean Lawadinata has resigned from his position as chairman of PT Darta Media Indonesia, the operator of the Kaskus online community. Ken plans to invest in property…

OJK to Expand Banking Industry, Aims for Thailand

Mei Ling Tan October 17, 2016

Financial Services Authority (OJK) Chairman Muliaman D. Hadad said that the OJK is in the process of exploring the possibilities of expanding Indonesian banking industry overseas. “The most possible [cooperation]…

Astra named best Indonesian company of past decades

Mei Ling Tan October 17, 2016

PT Astra International has added one more award to its collection after Hong Kong-based magazine FinanceAsia named the widely diversified business group the best non-financial company in Indonesia for the…

Government Proposes Business Travel Card for Indian Ocean Countries

Mei Ling Tan October 17, 2016

The Chairman of the Indian Ocean Rim Business Forum (IORBF), who is also the Deputy Head of Maritime Affairs and Fisheries Division at the Indonesian Chamber of Commerce, Yugi Prayanto,…

Indonesia fishery sector losing its bite

Mei Ling Tan October 17, 2016

Fishing captain Wahyu Sumantri used to helm a 700-tonne vessel that sailed the Celebes Sea from North Sulawesi. These days, he can be found peddling mie ayam, or chicken noodles, from…

President Jokowi opens Sail Karimata 2016 main event

Mei Ling Tan October 17, 2016

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) on Saturday opened the main event of Sail Karimata 2016 which took place at Pulau Datuk beach in Sukadana, North Kayong District, West Kalimantan. “I want…

ACCC likely to continue regulating ADSL access

Mei Ling Tan October 16, 2016

Australian competition regulator the ACCC has made a draft decision to continue regulating access to Telstra’s wholesale ADSL network for a further five years. Former government monopoly Telstra is required…

Myanmar’s Trunk Roads in Poor Condition

Mei Ling Tan October 16, 2016

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) is urging Myanmar to make big investments in its infrastructure and significant policy changes to help it tap its full economic potential. The ADB recommendations…

India’s GCX expands cloud ecosystem

Mei Ling Tan October 16, 2016

Reliance Communications subsidiary Global Cloud Xchange (GCX) has expanded its cloud ecosystem with the addition of support for Microsoft Azure ExpressRoute. The company is offering access to ExpressRoute via its…

Workz Group launches world’s smallest SIM OS

Mei Ling Tan October 16, 2016

Telecoms subscriber products manufacturer Workz Group has announced the launch of what it says is the world’s most lightweight SIM OS. The Z-OS operating system is around 40% smaller than…

Hyundai Motor reaches tentative wage deal with South Korean union

Mei Ling Tan October 16, 2016

Hyundai Motor reached a tentative wage pact with its South Korean labor union on Wednesday after the worst strikes in the automaker’s history disrupted output at its domestic production base.…

Nissan recalls 932 units of Datsun redi-Go in India

Mei Ling Tan October 16, 2016

Japanese auto major Nissan is recalling 932 units of entry level car redi-Go from its Datsun brand in India to fix faulty fuel system. “Datsun is conducting a voluntary recall…

The British House to showcase UK in Beijing

Mei Ling Tan October 15, 2016

Opening in Beijing in December, The British House showroom will display items from 100 UK brands across fashion, homewares and lifestyle. Already confirmed are such brands as Aspinal of London,…

Rakuten launches Raxy subscription service

Mei Ling Tan October 15, 2016

Japanese eCommerce company Rakuten Inc has launched a beauty-subscription service, Raxy. Registrations are already being accepted for the service, which offers options for three, six or 12 months. Each month,…

Asia dominates retail destination rankings

Mei Ling Tan October 15, 2016

Asian cities dominate the latest retail destination rankings, with the Middle East taking most of the remaining spots. According to the latest edition of JLL’s Destination Retail report, which ranks…

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