Demand for "blue" & "green" ammonia is expected to jump in next decade, driven partly by Japan & S. Korea's coal co-firing plans. Fertilizer maker Pupuk Indonesia, controlling 5% of global ammonia production capacity, is eager to tap the new opportunity asia.nikkei.com/Business/Energ…

Nickel supply glut is only going to get worse as China-backed smelters in Indonesia keep rising production. But supply excess is of Class 2 nickel for stainless steel. Class 1 nickel supply for EV batteries is expected to fall short of demand near 2030 asia.nikkei.com/Business/Marke…

Indonesian state oil and gas giant Pertamina is planning to invest a total of $6.2 billion in clean energy and technology businesses ranging from hydrogen to electric vehicle batteries over the next five years asia.nikkei.com/Business/Energ…

Local movies & series are enjoying rising popularity in markets like Indonesia, Thailand & the Philippines, challenging dominance of Korean & Hollywood content and prompting video streaming services like Netflix to collaborate more with local filmmakers asia.nikkei.com/Business/Media…

Freeport Indonesia fires up $3.7bn East Java copper smelter s.nikkei.com/3VWaaVz

Indonesia's first battery plant opens in major step for EV ambitions s.nikkei.com/4eOOIt1

Indonesia is seeking expertise from Japan, China, India for a nationwide school meal program to be rolled out by the next Prabowo govt, with Tokyo keen to help develop human resources and build facilities. asia.nikkei.com/Spotlight/Soci…

Indonesia's Salim family has launched a $265 million bid to take over Australian miner Rex Minerals, backing the company's planned copper mine in South Australia, as the energy transition boosts demand for the red metal. s.nikkei.com/4cy4hDT

Japanese hotel operators are traveling across Asia to recruit workers in Indonesia, India and elsewhere, hoping to address the industry's severe labor crunch as visitors to Japan reach record highs. s.nikkei.com/3WeEdbc

Jokowi appoints Prabowo's nephew as Indonesia vice finance minister s.nikkei.com/3zGN908

Indonesian army chief of staff says more joint military exercises are separately planned w/ ASEAN, China & the US. He also defends the contentious revision of the military law & shares Prabowo's renewed defense push in interview w/ Nikkei Asia this week asia.nikkei.com/Politics/Defen…

Indonesia launches 'golden visa' program to attract business investment s.nikkei.com/3WBgD8R

For Southeast Asia, a flood of discounted Chinese products poses dilemmas: While govs court investment, local manufacturers are seeking relief from what they see as unfair competition. ⁦Nikkei Asia⁩ With ⁦Erwida Maulia⁩ ⁦& Norman Goh⁩⁩ asia.nikkei.com/Spotlight/The-…

Southeast Asian countries looking to enter the EV supply chain must do more to reduce costs if they want to take advantage of the trade friction between China and the West over EVs, Boston Consulting Group's Asia-Pacific chief told Nikkei Asia. s.nikkei.com/3WuCEEU

Indonesia's Prabowo asks Russia for help to develop nuclear power s.nikkei.com/3YsimhW

With just over two months left in his 10-year tenure, Indonesian President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo is rushing to make as much progress as possible on the ambitious project to move the capital functions out of Jakarta. Is Nusantara ready? s.nikkei.com/3yratyX

From Indonesia's largest privately owned bank to a Thai toilet maker, the planned new capital Nusantara is attracting increasing investor interest as incoming leader Prabowo asserts his support for the project asia.nikkei.com/Business/Busin…

Indonesia holds first Independence Day event in new capital s.nikkei.com/4cpssne

Why old hubs are making a comeback: Intra-Southeast Asia air travel will grow faster than travel within or between any other markets in the world over the next 20 years (w/ special exception of China-North America routes), Boeing forecasts asia.nikkei.com/Spotlight/The-…

"This is the long COVID of the economy": Indonesia's middle class is shrinking as people struggle with widespread layoffs, rising interest rates and deindustrialization. s.nikkei.com/3ZgbeWC