Indonesian artists through the Taman Ismail Marzuki Care Artist Forum (FSPTIM) voiced their opposition to the Taman Ismail Marzuki (TIM) revitalisation project as they feel that they are not involved in the process
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Starting 1 May 2022, the government will impose value added tax (VAT) and income tax (PPh) on crypto transactions. This decision is stipulated in Minister of Finance Regulation (PMK) Number 68 of 2022
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Chanel's ban infuriated Russian influencers. They called this discrimination “Russophobia” and trying to cancel Russia. In a video uploaded on Instagram, TV presenter Marina Ermoshkina was seen cutting up her Chanel bag
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Justin Bieber’s “Justice World Tour” will be held in Indonesia on 3 November 2022. Despite having been waiting for the star's concert for 11 years, fans criticised the concert plan. Why?
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Bandung is known as a city with a diverse variety of music. Therefore, this time, Collabonation carries "Building Strong Band Character and Identity" as its theme
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Indra Lesmana recently filed a lawsuit against two record labels, namely Union Artis and SMD Records. He accused the two labels of copyright infringement. The lawsuit was filed last Wednesday (16 March) in the Central Jakarta Commercial Court
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To celebrate International Women’s Day, Google Indonesia launched the #YukBukaSuara campaign. Google also collaborated with Indonesia female metal trio Voice of Baceprot, known for its plenty of musical achievements
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Hermès announced last Friday (11 March) that it will open new leather goods factories in France in order to meet the increasing demand for its prized handbags
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TikTok recently announced the launch of its new all-in-one music platform, SoundOn. The platform is managed by TikTok’s parent company ByteDance. Creators who aspire to be musicians could market and distribute their work to other music platforms, such as Spotify and Apple Music.
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Russia on 13 March announced that it has decided to ban Instagram, blocking access for 80 million users in the country, after blocking access to Facebook and Twitter starting 4 March.
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Footwear company Skechers on 10 March announced that it is entering the metaverse. In doing so, it has leased the equivalent of a 5,000-square-foot space on virtual land owned by Metaverse Group. Skechers will build an experiential store on the Fashion Street Estate located in the Decentraland metaverse.
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The company behind Shopee SEA announced its retreat from France.This decision comes just a few months after its debut. The Shopee website and app closed its operations on 6 March, while still promising to complete all customers’ paid orders till then.
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Gojek and Tokopedia merger company GoTo Group on 15 March announced its plan to carry out an initial public offering (IPO) on the Indonesia Stock Exchange (IDX). The company seeks to raise at least Rp15.2 trillion, claiming that the IPO will be one of the most significant IPOs in the country.
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Known as one of the countries with the most advanced entertainment industry, South Korea is taking its election coverage to the next level. KBS channel did the ballot count on the metaverse platform ifland
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Shein is facing another art theft allegation. This time, the online fashion retailer is accused of stealing Vanessa Bowman’s painting. Without noticing Bowman, Shein went on to use the painting for its £17 Christmas jumper
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The “crazy rich” Indonesians are becoming the talk of the town these days. This is due to the recent fraud case involving Indra Kenz. He was accused of money laundering through the Binomo application
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Dua Lipa, Sam Smith and Ed Sheeran are facing copyright lawsuits. Dua Lipa is hit with two copyright lawsuits over her 2020 hit “Levitating”. Last week, Florida-based reggae band Artikal Sound System sued the singer
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People living in Wadas are joining forces to oppose the construction of Bener dam in Bogowonto river. The 160-metre Bener dam is part of the National Strategic Project (PSN) that is expected to be the highest dam in Indonesia
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