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Chinese short video app TikTok is still violating Indonesia's rule that bans in-app transactions, a cabinet minister said on Tuesday, after it took control of the country's biggest e-commerce platform to restart its online shopping business.TikTok had been forced to close its relatively new e-commerce service, TikTok Shop, in Indonesia after the country banned online shopping on social media platforms last year, citing the need to protect smaller merchants and users' data.Elevate Your Tech Prowess with High-Value Skill…

The lush, volcanic hills of Sulawesi in Indonesia are home to several species of fanged frogs with unusual reproductive habits, including Limnonectes larvaepartus – the only species of frog in the world known to give birth to live tadpoles.Now, this tropical island has revealed another one of its secrets: the world's smallest frog with fangs.Related to the other fanged frog species, the newly found Limnonectes phyllofolia is a traditional amphibian egg layer.The new species of fanged frog, Limnonectes phyllofolia. (Sean…

Image Source : FIRE-BOLTT Fire-Boltt enters in the Indonesian market Homegrown smart wearables brand Fire-Boltt on Monday announced that it has forayed into the Indonesian market as a part of its expansion strategy in the Southeast Asia (SeA) region. "The brand made this move within a few months of venturing into Singapore & Vietnam and investing $1…

When the members of all-female Indonesian metal trio Voice of Baceprot finished middle school in their teens, they were at a crossroads. Their parents wanted them to fall in line: the pressure was on to enter an arranged marriage and live traditional lives. “It was really hard to just say no to our parents when they told us to get married,” the band’s singer/guitarist Marsya (full name Firda Marsya Kurnia) remembers today. “But we are happy because of music. It lets us be the real versions of ourselves. Heavy metal gave…

An Indonesian migrant worker in Malaysia. Credit: Hafiz Johari/Shutterstock The United Nations defines people smuggling as enabling foreigners into a country where they do not have the right to remain. But our research shows how Indonesian migrants in Malaysia also use smugglers to return home. These tend to be migrant workers who…

The Ocean Cleanup is possibly best known for deploying huge trash collectors to the Great Pacific Garbage Patch, but has also sought to prevent plastic waste from reaching the oceans. The latest Interceptor vessel will prevent around 1,000 tons of plastic flowing into the Java Sea each year from the Cisadane River in Indonesia.The Interceptor was launched in October 2019, but model 001 was already on a cleanup mission at the Cengkareng Drain in Jakarta, Indonesia, by then, and was followed by similar operations in…

Breadcrumb Trail Links Life Eating & Drinking Culture Books Make Petty Pandean-Elliott's recipes for crudité, tempeh and tofu with shrimp paste sambal; pork satay with chili, ginger and lime; and sour fish soup Get the latest from Laura Brehaut straight to your inbox Sign Up Published Apr 21, 2023  •  Last updated 16 minutes ago  •  6 minute read Clockwise from top left: crudités, tempeh and tofu with shrimp paste sambal; sour fish soup; and pork satay with chili,…

Breadcrumb Trail Links Life Eating & Drinking Culture Books 'We have 17,000 islands, over 700 dialects, 1,300 ethnicities. So, it's massive. It's as if we talked about Europe as one country. Can you imagine that? The sheer diversity is just mind-blowing, even for me as an Indonesian' Get the latest from Laura Brehaut straight to your inbox Sign Up Published Apr 21, 2023  •  Last updated 55 minutes ago  •  6 minute read U.K.-based chef Petty Pandean-Elliott is the…

<!----> Avanza is a strong seller for Toyota Indonesia New vehicle sales in Indonesia rose 3% to 101,048 units in March 2023 from 98,536 units a year earlier, according to member wholesale data compiled by local automotive industry association Gaikindo. The market continued to recover from…

Image Source : FREEPIK Government issues cybersecurity alert e after Indonesian hacker group attacks 12,000 Indian websites According to a cybersecurity notice issued by the Centre, an Indonesian cyber attack group is purportedly targeting 12,000 government websites in India. The Indian Cyber Crime Coordination Centre (I4C), a division of the Ministry of Home…