After nine months of operation, the Indonesia Investment Authority (INA) has yet to realize investment projects boasted by the government. It is seen as little more than an asset manager.

Indosat Ooredoo and Hutchison 3 are merging in a bid to increase funding and frequency resources in the 5G era.

Pertamina finally selected winners of the bid for the TPPI olefin refinery megaproject after months of uncertainty. It leaves behind embers of a dispute between the boards of commissioners and the directors over alleged irregularities in the project planning.

The Indonesian Employers Association (Apindo) is asking the government to impose a moratorium on filing petitions for bankruptcy and debt payment postponement (PKPU). This could be a field day for bad debtors.

The Indonesian game industry grows rapidly during the Covid-19 pandemic. The number of gamers also increases. The pandemic opens up opportunities for local games to enter the international market at a low cost.

PLN is trying everything to stay out of the financial crisis. It is caught between ambitious government projects, electricity purchase arrangements, and the impact of the pandemic. This report on the dilemma of the electricity and coal businesses was done with the support of the Judith Neilson Institute.