Govt plan to revise its e-commerce regulation—particularly provisions governing platform administration fees—signals a familiar dilemma in the digital economy: how to rein in dominant platforms without suffocating the very innovation that made them successful.

Public attention often focuses on film quality, audience taste, or censorship when discussing the health of film industry. Yet the real power shaping what audiences see—and when they see it—lies elsewhere. It sits quietly in scheduling rooms, negotiation tables, and capital structures that determine which films receive prime-time slots and which are quietly sidelined.

PT Rama Indonesia has informed stock market authorities that it enters into a negotiation to acquire a controlling 59.24% shares in PT Dua Putra Utama Makmur (DPUM) Tbk, a fish and shrimp exporter, from PT Pandawa Putra Investama.

Interpark Global (has been rebranded NOL World) might be successful as an online ticket platform in South Korea. The company, however, failed in its attempt to grow such business in Indonesia in partnership with Emtek Group (EMTK), which developed the collapsed ecommerce platform bukalapak.com (BUKA). 

Indonesia likes to believe that hosting foreign-built data centers equals digital sovereignty. It does not. In fact, without strict control mechanisms, foreign-owned data centers risk becoming symbols of dependence rather than pillars of national resilience.

The number of layoffs officially recorded has continued to rise over the past few years, affecting 88,519 workers in 2025 alone. The Ministry of Manpower attributed this trend to global geopolitical tensions that have disrupted imports and exports, while labor unions pointed to a wave of factory closures as the biggest contributing factor. What steps has the government taken so far in response to this issue?

Financial report of telco giant Telkom (TLKM) for the period ended Sept 30, 2025 pointed to substantial decline in value of its long-term investments, mainly related to Telkomsel’s investment in GOTO Gojek Tokopedia and investments by venture capital arm MDI Ventures in start-up entities engaged in the information and technology sector.

Indonesia’s streaming landscape is entering a curious phase. On one side are global platforms pushing micro-dramas—ultra-short, vertical, algorithm-driven fiction designed to be consumed in minutes, often one swipe at a time. On the other are local OTT players such as Vidio, which are doubling down on mini dramas as part of a broader subscription ecosystem. The question is no longer which format is more creative, but which one the market actually prefers.