If you follow Indonesian ecommerce, there’s a decent chance you’ve heard the name Vela Asia. Until recently, the company referred to itself as a fashion ecommerce enabler, providing website-building, logistics, digital marketing, and other services. Last February, it successfully bagged US$1.

The Jewish communities across Europe were outraged when in 1666 Sabbatai Zevi — a rabbi hailed as the messiah — converted to Islam instead of facing death, following his arrest by the Ottoman authorities in Istanbul.

The government has revised the country’s economic growth projection in the 2016 state budget, indicative of macro assumptions, to between 5.5 and 6 percent from between 5.8 and 6.2 percent previously.

KUCHING: Malaysia and Indonesia recorded total trade amounting to RM13.98 billion in the first quarter of this year, said Indonesian Consul General to Sarawak, Jahar Gultom. He said of the total amount, the oil and gas sector accounted for RM2.

Jakarta. Nationalistic policies imposed by Indonesia’s previous administration — including a ban on unprocessed mineral exports — threw the resources sector into turmoil last year. Now, there are signs under President Joko Widodo that the government is trying to mend fences with wary...

As Indonesia remains one of the fastest developing countries in the world, it is becoming increasingly difficult to meet its future energy needs. Analysts note that rising energy consumption follows an increase in GDP, which is exactly what Indonesia is experiencing.