On Tuesday, Indonesian President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo announced that he had signed a regulation requiring digital platforms to pay media outlets that provide them with content. In announcing the President’s Decree on Publisher’s Rights, the Indonesian leader said that the rules were designed to “ensure a fair cooperation between media and digital platforms.” “The government … Read more
Seventeen-year-old Naima Khairiya Ismah started being bombarded by social media posts from candidates for Indonesia’s presidential election on before she’d even given voting any thought. As three candidates vie to replace popular but term-limited President Joko Widodo in an election later this month, they’ve been aggressively seeking millennials and Gen Z voters. People between the … Read more
ASEAN Beat | Politics | Southeast Asia The Chinese-owned short video app has hit a number of recent roadblocks in its bid to expand its Southeast Asian operations. Advertisement Yesterday, Malaysia’s government put the social media platform TikTok on notice, claiming that the company had failed to curb defamatory or misleading content in line with government requests. In a … Read more
Advertisement TikTok’s abrupt suspension of its online retail business in Indonesia last week, in order to comply with the government’s social media e-commerce ban, dealt a heavy blow to its rapidly expanding e-commerce operation. This situation is not one of governments picking losers, but rather of losers shaping policy, as declining businesses often seek to … Read more
Pacific Money | Economy | Southeast Asia The move came after the Indonesian government announced an immediate ban on commerce transactions on social media platforms. Advertisement TikTok has halted its online retail operation in Indonesia in order to comply with the country’s recent decision to ban e-commerce transactions on social media platforms. In a statement yesterday, the Chinese-owned video-sharing … Read more
Advertisement If you think true love is dead, think again. From Indonesia, we have the happy news that two Alaskan Malamutes named Jojo and Luna were married in an opulent wedding ceremony at a mall in Jakarta last Friday, wearing traditional Javanese costumes alongside their owners. But true love does not come cheap. The ceremony … Read more