Jakarta, Indonesia News

South Korean pop star Psy will perform in Indonesia at a concert celebrating diplomatic ties between the two countries, his management agency said Saturday.

The increasing real estate trend in Indonesia, especially in established cities such as Jakarta and Surabaya, contributed to the robust growth of home improvement and gardening stores.

Indonesia is seeking to more than triple its spice exports in 2015 to take advantage of the world's growing spice trade, a move that could see it revive its glory years as a world renowned spice exporter.

The Tier 2 designation indicates that "violations engaged in or tolerated by the government are particularly severe." It means that the country is on the threshold of joining Burma, China, Saudi Arabia, and North Korea as the world's worst violators of religious freedom.

If Ignasius Jonan, the youthful boss of the state-owned Kereta API national railway, has his way, Indonesia will soon see the rebirth of the golden age of rail, with trains replacing many of the trucks carrying freight across populous Java.

THE DEPARTMENT of Agriculture sent an additional shipment of rice to Hong Kong last Wednesday, it posted on its Web site this week.

China's HSBC Flash manufacturing Purchasing Managers Index fel l to 49.6 in May, a sign that manufacturing activity is slowing.

People from Indonesian Muslim hardline groups raise their fists and shout slogans during a protest near the embassy of Burma in Jakarta May 3, 2013.

Its been an exciting month: On the 21st of July, 100 tanks rolled into Independence Square in Central Jakarta, their nozzles pointed at the president's karaoke lounge as President Gus Dur sang along with Janis Joplin.

Standard Chartered is "very positive about Asean as a whole," Sands, 51, said in an interview, referring to the 10-member Association of Southeast Asian Nations .

Children attend a training session of the Bogor government soccer school at Pajajaran stadium in Bogor March 10, 2013.

U.S. President Barack Obama shakes hands with Myanmar's President Thein Sein in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington on May 20, 2013.

The U.S. is expressing concern over increased attacks on religious minorities in Indonesia, but human rights groups accuse Washington of downplaying the problem as it looks to forge stronger relations with Jakarta.

Indonesia's energy regulator says the country's oil production target next year is too optimistic, and wants it scaled back between roughly 4 percent and 8 percent, domestic media reported on Thursday.

Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono walks with Myanmar's then-prime minister, Gen.

Whether in Oklahoma or Dhaka, emergencies test the fabric of the community and attest to the importance of citizen engagement.

Leading boutique Asian hotelier Alila Hotels & Resorts will more than double its portfolio of boutique hotels and resorts by 2015, with ambitious plans to add up to 10 new properties in the next two years.

Garuda Indonesia commenced operations on two domestic routes last week, as it connected its Jakarta base with Bengkulu on the west coast of Sumatra, and Tanjung Pinang , the second-largest city of the Indonesian Riau Islands located 40 kilometres off the Singaporean shore.

Batik Air , the latest start-up from Indonesia's Lion Air , continues to build up its network from Jakarta , as it launched two domestic routes on 15 and 16 May.

Last month I travelled around Jakarta with a troupe of classical javanese dancers and a gang of groupies, all hoping to help conserve the capitol's last Wayang Wong classical Javanese Dance theatre - the Bharata Purwa, on the road to Ancol.