( June 5, 2026, 06:26 GMT | Official Statement) -- MLex Summary: Indonesia’s Trade Ministry has signed a revised regulation governing e-commerce that will replace Trade Ministry Regulation No. 31 of 2023. In a statement issued Thursday, Trade Minister Budi Santoso said the new rules focus on five areas: increasing the visibility of local products, facilitating business licensing, improving transparency in platform partnerships, strengthening consumer protection and enhancing governance of digital technologies. The regulation introduces two new categories of e-commerce platform operators — ride-hailing services and online travel agents — and requires platforms to provide complaint and dispute-resolution mechanisms. It also establishes rules governing the use of artificial intelligence in product promotion and marketing, strengthens safeguards against unfair trade practices and requires merchants operating on platforms to obtain business licenses, subject to a transition period.Statement follows (in Indonesian)...
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