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Southeast Asia’s tech firms saw US$946 million in disclosed funding in the first half of the year, up slightly from US$827 million in the same period a year prior, the  Tech in Asia Database shows. Indonesia’s Tokopedia blew that figure to pieces in August with its US$1.1 billion injection. Alongside upcoming fresh funding for Go-Jek, 2017 looks set to be Indonesia’s biggest year by a large margin . 1. GOJEK With its US$550 million round in August, ride-hailing app Go-Jek shot to unicorn status. It was the single largest funding round for a local startup to date. The investment came from big names in private equity, like KKR, Warburg Pincus, Farallon Capital, and Capital Group Private Markets. Existing shareholders also chipped in again. 2. TOKOPEDIA Tokopedia’s US$147 million round wasn’t officially announced, but  Tech in Asia ’s Willis Wee  got the scoop . Tokopedia is Indonesia’s largest online marketplace. Its total disclosed fu...

I am pretty sure that you’ve heard of Indonesia or maybe some of you think that Bali is somewhere near Indonesia and thought that it is a country of its own. Maybe it was all because the diversity of Indonesian culture that made us (or some of us) think that way. There are so many ways to explore Indonesia and if you have little time to actually travel to the beautiful Indonesia, you can do it by tasting our FOOD! As you may know and realise, food speaks for itself. So here I am to present to you the top 5 (out of uncountable) Indonesian food that you definitely have to try. Of course, you have to visit the country after you try the food! In no particular order, I proudly present to you some of the best Indonesian dishes: 1. Satay These tasty meat skewers cook up over coals so hot they need fans to waft the smoke away. Whether it's chicken, goat, mutton or rabbit, the scrappy morsels get marinated in turmeric, barbecued and then bathed in a hearty dose of peanu...