Market Pulse

Trendy tabletop: Board game cafés are your next favorite third space

Ditch the gadgets and grab a pair of dice: Jakarta’s board game cafés are the perfect place to play, strategize and unwind.

Wealth

Dreams, duty and dough: A constant balancing act for women

The data show that women know how to manage money, but ingrained self-doubt from cultural and societal expectations often holds them back. How do we reclaim control?

Market Pulse

The de-Hollywoodification of Indonesian cinema

From homegrown hits to international indies, Indonesian audiences are shifting away from Hollywood blockbusters for bold, diverse stories and the box office numbers prove it.

Market Pulse

In full bloom: How Valentine’s Day fortifies the floral industry

The annual surge in orders to celebrate the day of love has been a constant for Indonesia’s floral industry, but that doesn’t mean the industry isn’t in need of change.

Living Spaces

Out with the old, in with the bold: Maximalism at home

The shift away from clinically bare walls and mind-numbingly sedate hues is seemingly in full swing, but is it more than just a trend?

Consumer Insights

The year we spent more online: A look at 2024’s digital spending habits

Are we in control of our online spending, or are digital discounts and impulse buys quietly draining our wallets?

Consumer Insights

iPhone 16 ban: National pride vs Apple obsession

The government’s ban on local sales of iPhone 16 has sparked a sense of nationalism among even the most loyal users, but not quite enough to make them switch to Android.

Market Pulse

Indonesia proud: Homegrown brands that made it big in 2024

Here are three top-notch Indonesian brands prioritizing sustainability and social responsibility that gained more traction this year.

Market Pulse

Live nation: To eat or watch a concert?

With some ticket prices rivaling provincial minimum wages, is a night of singalongs with your favorite musician still worth it?

Wealth

Indonesia’s middle class is not OK

From rising rice prices to scaling back on Starbucks, Indonesia’s middle class is navigating shrinking incomes and mounting pressures.

Innovation Center

From autopilot to anti-theft: Cars are getting smarter

With high-tech features from self-driving to advanced security, today’s smart cars are turning sci-fi into reality. 

Living Spaces

Smart homes are the new norm: Are we ready?

With smart tech moving from sci-fi fantasy to everyday reality, are we prepared to embrace a digital revolution right at our doorstep?

Wealth

Investing smart: Knowing your risk profile

Time deposits, mutual funds, stocks or crypto? Before you start investing, experts say you have to understand your goals and the kind of risks you’re willing to take.

Innovation Center

When art and bots collide

How are digital artists dealing with the rise of AI-powered tools that generate digital images and designs?

Market Pulse

Finding culinary coexistence between takeout and dining out

To order in or eat out? Online food deliveries have permanently reshaped our dining culture, but can we satisfy all our cravings by merely eating in?