IndonesianTalk.com — SUNRA Commissioner Welcomes Prabowo’s National Electric Motorcycle Initiative President Prabowo Subianto officially launched Indonesia’s National Electric Motorcycle, known as Molinas, along with its supporting ecosystem at ALVA’s production facility in Cikarang, Bekasi regency, West Java, on Thursday, Aug. 13, 2026, marking another major push by the government to accelerate the country’s transition toward electric mobility. The launch is expected to expand access to more affordable and higher-quality transportation while strengthening domestic industry, technological capabilities, energy security and national value creation. During the launch, Prabowo said the government would seek to lower financing rates for electric vehicles and introduce schemes that could allow consumers to purchase electric motorcycles without a down payment. “We will lower installment interest rates for the people. We will also try to make purchases possible without a down payment,” Prabowo said. According to the President, switching from conventional gasoline-powered motorcycles to electric models could reduce daily…
The Sufi Bank Account
IndonesianTalk.com — THE SUFI BANK ACCOUNT By Asri Hadi Treasurer, Indonesian Digital Media Association (AMDI) There are people who wake up every morning, open their eyes — and then open their bank accounts. Sometimes, the order is reversed. The bank account comes first. Only after checking the balance do their eyes truly open. They look at the numbers. They check what has come in and what has gone out. If the balance has increased, their spirits rise with it. If it has fallen, even the morning coffee somehow tastes less sweet. Such is the peculiar power of money. In reality, money is largely a number. Yet we often give that number extraordinary authority over our emotions. The Sufis might smile at the way we behave. Not because they despise money. Nor because a Sufi must necessarily be poor, dress in worn-out clothes, live austerely and withdraw from worldly life. Sufism is…
