An Indonesian fashion designer who shot to global fame with her Muslim-themed collection was sentenced to 18 years in prison Wednesday for a multi-million dollar fraud and money-laundering. A court near Jakarta convicted Anniesa Hasibuan, 31, and her husband of cheating customers who booked pilgrimage trips to Islam's holiest city Mecca through...
May 30, 2018
Big-name investors including Expedia and Alibaba are pumping billions of dollars into Indonesian tech start-ups in a bid to capitalise on the country's burgeoning digital economy and potential as Southeast Asia's largest online market. Indonesia has seen a surge of cash into its technology sector over the past two years, helping support dozens...
Oct 8, 2017
While Vietnam and Malaysia will not be too happy about the US' withrawal from the Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP), other Southeast Asian countries like Indonesia, the Philippines, Cambodia, Laos, Thailand and Myanmar can breathe a sigh of relief as they are now on par regarding trade conditions with the big US market. Especially Southeast Asia's...
Feb 1, 2017
This month, Japanese fast-fashion brand Uniqlo plans to unveil their new Batik motif collection in Indonesia. A portion of the proceeds will go towards benefitting women in their factories in Indonesia. The campaign is part of the company's ongoing project to uplift women in the garment industry in developing countries like Bangladesh and...
Jun 7, 2016
London - Although the plight and needs of the millions of garment workers serving in the fashion industry’s supply chain remain well documented, it seems as if concrete changes concerning labor and human rights have yet to occur. In spite of fast fashion retailers Gap and H&M social and sustainable commitments concerning workers rights, wages,...
May 27, 2016