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Saving small businesses
Asia focus, Ismira Lutfia Tisnadibrata, Published on 08/02/2021
» Indonesian small businesses, which have shown resilience during previous economic downturns, have borne the brunt of the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic and are now looking for ways to revive their fortunes.
Permanent shift
Asia focus, Ismira Lutfia Tisnadibrata, Published on 10/08/2020
» Indonesia's culinary and tourism sectors are changing the way they do business as they cope with the ways in which the Covid-19 pandemic has has drastically transformed customer behaviour and battered the economy.
Halal travel closer at home
Asia focus, Ismira Lutfia Tisnadibrata, Published on 20/07/2020
» Indonesia is gradually getting back to business with further relaxation of restrictions imposed to curb the coronavirus, but tour operators, notably those that organise Hajj trips and minor pilgrimages (umrah) to Saudi Arabia, remain closed.
Indonesia on the mend
Asia focus, Ismira Lutfia Tisnadibrata, Published on 15/06/2020
» Indonesia is moving to reopen its economy even as coronavirus infections continue to surge and Surabaya, the country's second-largest city, has emerged as a new hotspot.
Change on the itinerary
Asia focus, Ismira Lutfia Tisnadibrata, Published on 18/05/2020
» Indonesia is bracing for a new normal in the tourism industry as it lays the groundwork for a post-Covid revival by next year.
Healers need help
Asia focus, Ismira Lutfia Tisnadibrata, Published on 20/04/2020
» Indonesian doctors have had to up their game as they face exponential growth in coronavirus infections that have yet to peak. The challenge is compounded by dire shortage of personal protective gear and medical equipment, and a growing number of fallen comrades.
Jakarta opens anti-virus money tap
Asia focus, Ismira Lutfia Tisnadibrata, Published on 23/03/2020
» The Indonesian government has pledged to disburse 27 trillion rupiah (US$1.7 billion) in response to the coronavirus outbreak, as cases continue to rise with a higher death rate than in other countries in the region.
Influencer fever
Asia focus, Ismira Lutfia Tisnadibrata, Published on 02/03/2020
» The Indonesian government is spending US$5.2 million on trips for foreign social media influencers to create online buzz about the country's tourist destinations. But the buzz at home has been negative, with critics saying the plan will do little to help a tourism industry threatened by the coronavirus outbreak.
Shifting the centre
Asia focus, Ismira Lutfia Tisnadibrata, Published on 02/09/2019
» After months of hype about a proposal to move Indonesia's capital, President Joko Widodo has confirmed the choice of a site in East Kalimantan, 1,900 kilometres northeast of overcrowded and rapidly sinking Jakarta.
Indonesian brides lured into unhappy wedlock with Chinese men
Asia focus, Ismira Lutfia Tisnadibrata, Published on 22/07/2019
» Chinese men who are looking abroad for wives are turning increasingly to poor regions of Indonesia, where young women have become prey for scheming matchmakers promising a good life abroad. But the reality is often very different.