Ajeng Dewanti wakes up every weekday before sunrise, squeezes into an overcrowded car, and spends the next two hours making the 17-kilometer (11-mile) journey through the Jakarta gridlock to her work.

Indonesian inflation eased to 5.57 percent on-year in April due to lower food prices after the government eased some import restrictions, official data showed on Wednesday.

Developers and owners of high-rise buildings in Jakarta will have their building permit applications denied if they fail to comply with the “green” building code that will take effect by the end of the month.

Indonesia's economy is forecast to improve by 6.4 percent this year and 6.6 percent in 2014, the most robust economic growth in the last 15 years, the Asian Development Bank said Tuesday.

State-owned domestic carrier PT Merpati Nusantara Airlines (Merpati) is on the verge of losing its wings as the government ponders whether to terminate the debt-ridden airline's operations.

A new rivalry between the world's biggest plane makers is heating up in Indonesia after a record deal for Airbus in a market with huge potential that until now has been a “fortress” for Boeing.

Indonesia is fast becoming a preferential place for glossy Asian fashion and lifestyle brands seeking to showcase their merchandise.

Bentleys and McLarens could become a more common sight alongside three-wheeled pedicabs and Japanese cars on Jakarta's roads, with European auto giants making a push into the Indonesian market.

Moves by Indonesia's President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono to put his finance minister in charge of the central bank is leading to concerns that he may be seeking someone more malleable to run the state coffers in the run up to next year's elections.

Indonesia said Tuesday that growth in Southeast Asia's biggest economy slowed in 2012 from the previous year owing to global headwinds, but was supported by strong domestic consumption and investment.