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Southeast Asia's largest economy surpasses 2025 tourism target with 15.39 million visitors

Southeast Asia's largest economy surpasses 2025 tourism target with 15.39 million visitors

Indonesia, the largest economy in Southeast Asia, welcomed 15.39 million foreign visitors in 2025, exceeding its target of 14-15 million arrivals.
Southeast Asia's largest economy receives highest number of Chinese tourists in six years

Southeast Asia's largest economy receives highest number of Chinese tourists in six years

Southeast Asia's largest economy welcomes nearly 13 million tourists in 10 months

Southeast Asia's largest economy welcomes nearly 13 million tourists in 10 months

Southeast Asia's largest economy tightens security checks ahead of Christmas, New Year holidays

Southeast Asia's largest economy tightens security checks ahead of Christmas, New Year holidays

The Indonesian National Police conducted comprehensive security sweeps across Jakarta on Dec. 21, as part of a high-level initiative to ensure public safety ahead of the Christmas and New Year holidays.
December 22, 2025 | 03:14 pm PT
Southeast Asia's largest economy identifies 15 priority tourism markets for 2025–2026

Southeast Asia's largest economy identifies 15 priority tourism markets for 2025–2026

Indonesia, the largest economy in Southeast Asia, has identified 15 nations as priority markets in its tourism strategy for the 2025–2026 period, aiming to boost international arrivals, increase visitor spending, and extend average length of stay.
December 19, 2025 | 04:43 pm PT
Southeast Asia's largest economy receives 8.5 million foreign tourists

Southeast Asia's largest economy receives 8.5 million foreign tourists

Indonesia, the largest economy in Southeast Asia, welcomed 8.53 million foreign arrivals in the first seven months of this year, up 10% compared with the same period last year and nearly half of this year's target.
September 21, 2025 | 06:56 pm PT
How Singapore-born coal tycoon Low Tuck Kwong becomes Indonesia's 2nd-richest billionaire

How Singapore-born coal tycoon Low Tuck Kwong becomes Indonesia's 2nd-richest billionaire

Singapore-born tycoon Low Tuck Kwong built a US$27.9 billion fortune by investing in his coal mining business even as experts repeatedly forecast that demand for the fuel would taper off.
February 11, 2025 | 03:00 pm PT
Southeast Asia's largest economy aims to put airports on global top 10 list

Southeast Asia's largest economy aims to put airports on global top 10 list

Indonesia, the largest economy in Southeast Asia, is aiming to ensure its airports will get included in the list of top 10 airports in the world by 2029.
January 24, 2025 | 03:04 pm PT
Southeast Asia's largest economy records 12.6 million foreign tourists, highest in five years

Southeast Asia's largest economy records 12.6 million foreign tourists, highest in five years

Indonesia, Southeast Asia's largest economy, welcomed 12.66 million foreign tourists in the first 11 months of 2024, marking a 21% year-on-year increase and the highest figure in the past five years.
January 3, 2025 | 03:40 pm PT
Southeast Asia's largest economy expects to attract 16 million foreign visitors in 2025

Southeast Asia's largest economy expects to attract 16 million foreign visitors in 2025

Indonesia, Southeast Asia's largest economy, aims to attract between 14.6-16 million international visitors in 2025, a slight increase compared to the target of 14.3 million visitors in 2024.
December 24, 2024 | 10:51 pm PT
How Indonesia's Hartono brothers turned a family business into a $47B global empire

How Indonesia's Hartono brothers turned a family business into a $47B global empire

Tycoon brothers Michael and Robert Hartono expanded their family business from tobacco into banking and online retail, building a $47 billion fortune and securing their place among the world’s wealthiest families.
December 17, 2024 | 03:37 pm PT
Southeast Asia's largest economy welcomes over 10 million foreign tourists

Southeast Asia's largest economy welcomes over 10 million foreign tourists

The number of foreign visitors to Indonesia exceeded 10 million as of September, inching closer to the full-year target of 14 million, according to the country's Central Statistics Agency.
November 3, 2024 | 04:38 pm PT
Southeast Asia's largest economy imposes harsher penalties against tourists violating immigration laws

Southeast Asia's largest economy imposes harsher penalties against tourists violating immigration laws

Foreign tourists who overstay their visas or violate immigration laws on Bali island could face life imprisonment as Indonesia enforces stricter penalties to safeguard its tourism reputation.
October 13, 2024 | 08:51 pm PT
Southeast Asia's largest economy welcomes over 9 million foreign tourists, highest since 2020

Southeast Asia's largest economy welcomes over 9 million foreign tourists, highest since 2020

Indonesia, Southeast Asia's largest economy, welcomed 9.1 million foreign tourists in the first eight months of this year, marking a 20% increase year-on-year, according to official data.
October 2, 2024 | 06:26 pm PT
Southeast Asia's largest economy to ban building of some hotels on Bali

Southeast Asia's largest economy to ban building of some hotels on Bali

Indonesia has agreed to set a moratorium on the construction of hotels, villas and nightclubs in some areas on the tourist resort island of Bali, as it grapples with the over-development of land, a senior ministry official said on Monday.
September 9, 2024 | 05:02 pm PT
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