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Indonesia’s new vehicle market surged by over 29% to 86,256 units in July 2022 from 66,639 units a year earlier, according to member wholesale data compiled by industry association Gaikindo. The vehicle market last month continued to rebound from the 10% decline in May, when activity was held back by the annual Eid holidays, and also by improving supply chain backlogs. Economic growth was a better than expected 5.4%…

Last Updated: July 22, 2022, 17:34 ISTAn aircraft of the Indonesian low-cost airline Citilink was forced to make an emergency landing on Thursday morning at Juanda International Airport in the Indonesian province of East Java after its pilot had a health emergency. Citilink’s President Director Dewa Kadek Rai confirmed the pilot who managed the landing died after being shifted to a nearby hospital, Xinhua news agency reported. He said the QG307 flight which was flying to Ujung Pandang in South Sulawesi Province at around…

Meta Platforms and Google on Tuesday agreed to abide by Indonesia's new rules for Big Tech which gives authorities the power to block social media applications and online sites.Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp have signed up before the Wednesday deadline, according to government records.The Indonesian authorities had warned to block Big Tech platforms in several days if they fail to register with the country's Ministry of Communications and Informatics.The digital giants are given time until Wednesday to complete the…

Meta Platforms Inc's Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp have signed up to Indonesia's new licensing rules for tech firms, government records showed, a day ahead of a deadline to comply or risk being blocked. The registration is required under rules released in late 2020 that would give authorities broad powers to compel platforms to disclose data of certain users and take down content deemed unlawful, or that "disturbs public order" within four hours if urgent, and 24 hours if not. Communication ministry records on foreign…

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Indonesia’s new vehicle market fell by almost 10% to 49,453 units in May 2022 from 54,815 units a year earlier, according to member wholesale data compiled by industry association Gaikindo. This first decline in over a year a reflected more than anything the annual Eid holidays which this year fell in early May. Month on month, the market was down by over 40% but was expected to rebound strongly in June. The market…

Indonesian new vehicle sales continued to recover in April 2022 with volume up 5% to 82,877 units from 78,908 a year earlier, according to member wholesale data compiled by industry association Gaikindo. The market continued to benefit from low interest rates and from a broad range of new models released over the last year while the economy expanded 5% year on year in the first quarter, driven by strong domestic consumption…