iPhone Assembler Considering Setting up Plant in Indonesia

Jan 1, 2019

Pegatron Corp, a Taiwanese electronics manufacturer that assembles iPhones, is considering to set up a plant on Batam Island, Riau Islands. If confirmed, the investment is estimated to be worth USD 1 billion. It will also employ 8,000 to 10,000 workers in the rented...

Jakarta Plans to Fine Retailers for Single Use Plastic Bags

Jan 1, 2019

According to a report in the Jakarta Post, Governor Anies Baswedan is drafting a gubernatorial regulation to ban single-use plastic bags in Jakarta. The draft would come into effect in January 2019. Once the regulation is legalized, the Jakarta Environment Agency will...