India's pension regulator is looking to widen investment options for private pension funds to drive better returns for subscribers, after it permitted fund houses to launch customised pension schemes ...
Indonesia issues full-page newspaper ad on military’s expanded role
Indonesia's defence ministry issued a full-page advertisement in the country's largest newspaper on Monday, detailing and defending non-defence programmes being run by the military, amid criticism of ...
Indonesia Jan-Aug budget deficit at 1.35% of GDP, ministry data shows
Indonesia booked a 321.6 trillion rupiah ($19.38 billion) budget deficit in the January to August period, equivalent to 1.35% of gross domestic product, finance ministry data showed on Monday. Total ...
Indonesia Urged to Halt $10 Billion Free School Meals Plan After Mass Food Poisoning
JAKARTA (Reuters) -Health-focused non-governmental organisations on Monday urged the government to temporarily halt President Prabowo Subianto's flagship free school meals programme, days after 500 ...
EU, Indonesia seal zero-tariff trade deal for nearly all goods
The European has also ramped up negotiations with Vietnam, the Philippines and Thailand Read more at The Business Times.
Copper Holds Gain as Production Halt at Indonesia Mine Persists
Copper held gains from the previous session, as traders weighed the impact on global supplies from an accident in Indonesia that’s left the world’s second-largest mine suspended for two weeks.
The 1950 Treaty: Why India And Nepal Share An Open Border Without Visa Or Passport
The border between India and Nepal is unlike most international frontiers. People cross it every day without visas or passports. Families meet, traders do business and workers travel for jobs. This ... ( read original story ...)
Top updates: Nepal protest leaders propose former Chief Justice Sushila Karki as interim PM
The Nepali Army on Tuesday said that it will assume control of security operations in the country from 10 pm as violent unrest continued for a second day in Kathmandu and other cities, PTI reported. ( read original story ...)
Riyadh property sales jump 63% to $17.5bn; Jeddah up 34% in Saudi real estate surge
Riyadh property sales hit $17.5bn in H1 2025, up 63% year-on-year, as Saudi Arabia’s Vision 2030 fuels demand. Jeddah also sees sharp rises in sales, rents and supply ... ( read original story ...)
Indonesia’s New Business Licensing Rules for Foreign Investors
Indonesia updates business licensing under GR 28/2025, offering faster approvals and stricter compliance for foreign investors.