Karina Tehusijarana

Long queues have already been observed at many pump stations across the country as motorists switch from Pertamax to Pertalite.

Shock at the pump: Indonesia’s Pertamax price hike fuels cost worries for middle class

The price hike has been long in the making, driven by a 50% surge in global oil prices since the Iran war

According to a 2025 survey by the Indonesian Internet Providers Association, millennials and Gen Zs make up 86.6 per cent of online borrowers.

‘I feel so stupid’: How young Indonesians get stuck on the debt treadmill

Online peer-to-peer lending, commonly known in Indonesian as pinjol, short for pinjaman (loan) online, is a booming industry

Smoke rising after an Iranian drone was intercepted over the Bahrain Financial Harbour towers, which house the Israeli embassy, Mar 6., 2026.

‘I’ll do my job or someone else will take it’: Why many Asians are staying put in the Gulf amid war

Many say they are feeling safe but are anxious about the increasing hostilities