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Indonesiaโ€™s Tokopedia denies mass lay-offs, but โ€˜restructuringโ€™ deepens tech winter fears

Reports of sweeping lay-offs at Tokopedia, the Indonesian e-commerce giant majority-owned by Chinaโ€™s ByteDance, have renewed concerns about Southeast Asiaโ€™s largest digital economy as analysts warn the countryโ€™s tech winter shows few signs of easing. The cuts have also raised questions over the future of one of Indonesiaโ€™s best-known home-grown digital champions, with analysts saying Tokopediaโ€™s deeper integration into ByteDanceโ€™s ecosystem could shift more technology, product and strategic...