LABUAN BAJO, May 11 — To facilitate regional economic integration, leaders of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) made a declaration on advancing regional payment connectivity and promoting local currency transactions on Wednesday (May 10), during the two-day Asean Summit.

JAKARTA, Jan 6 — Almost 1 million people in Indonesia lost their jobs due to layoff in the first 11 months of 2022, the republic’s Employers’ Association (APINDO) said, citing data from the unemployment claims filed to the workers' social security agency, BPJS Ketenagakerjaan.