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Indonesia to build crude oil storage for direct imports
The Indonesian government plans to build domestic crude oil storage facilities to allow imports to be shipped directly ...
Danantara eyes US$30 billion to accelerate Indonesia's industry growth
Indonesia’s investment management agency, Danantara, aims to attract US$20 billion to US$30 billion in strategic ...
Minister urges faster industrialization to escape middle income trap
Minister of Higher Education, Science, and Technology Brian Yuliarto highlighted the need for Indonesia to accelerate ...
Indonesia's Sekolah Rakyat projects employ 97,000 workers
Indonesia’s Public Works Ministry has employed 97,000 workers in the second phase of the Sekolah Rakyat school ...
Bank Indonesia monitors rupiah amid market volatility, oil surge
Bank Indonesia (BI) has reaffirmed its commitment to an active market presence to stabilize the rupiah, assuring ...
Indonesia foils illegal gold export worth Rp61.95 billion
Indonesia's Customs and Excise authorities thwarted attempts to illegally export 25.88 kilograms of gold worth ...
Indonesia cannot rely on State Budget alone, Finance Minister says
Indonesia cannot rely solely on the State Budget to drive economic growth, as households and businesses play a major ...
Indonesia shares responsibility for South Sumatra forest fires
Forestry Minister Raja Juli Antoni emphasized that the central and regional governments share responsibility for ...
Govt assures rice supply secure through next year amid El Nino
Agriculture Minister Andi Amran Sulaiman has assured the public that Indonesia's rice supply is sufficient to meet ...
IDX shifts focus from stock suspensions to market manipulations
The Indonesia Stock Exchange (IDX) plans to reduce its reliance on Unusual Market Activity (UMA) notices and stock ...
Indonesia leads major global research on nutrition-based TB prevention
The University of Indonesia (UI) is leading an international study on the role of nutrition in preventing tuberculosis ...
RI encourages Wamena coffee development through cooperatives
Minister of Cooperatives, Ferry Juliantono, is facilitating and encouraging the development of the coffee industry in ...
BI targets US$55 billion in local currency transactions in 2026
Bank Indonesia (BI) aims to increase the value of local currency transactions (LCT) to US$55 billion in 2026, up from ...
SKK Migas seeks to boost upstream oil and gas investment
Indonesia’s Special Task Force for Upstream Oil and Gas (SKK Migas) is committed to creating a more attractive ...
Finance Minister outlines five pillars for Indonesia's growth
Finance Minister Suahasil Nazara outlined five foundational pillars necessary to transition Indonesia into a ...
Prabowo disburses Rp200 billion to tackle South Sumatra land fires
President Prabowo Subianto has disbursed Rp200 billion (approximately US$11 million) in presidential assistance to ...
Indonesia seeks Asian partners to build semiconductor ecosystem
Indonesia’s Ministry of National Development Planning is pushing for greater cross-border cooperation across Asia ...
BI plans to use QRIS data for MSME credit scoring
Bank Indonesia (BI) plans to use transaction data from the Quick Response Code Indonesian Standard (QRIS) as one ...
Indonesia's E50 bioethanol program to require 320 new plants: minister
Indonesia’s roadmap to mandate a 50 percent bioethanol fuel blend (E50) could require the construction of 320 new ...
Danantara eyes 16 waste-to-energy tenders by end of 2026
Indonesia’s sovereign wealth fund Danantara aims to put 15 to 16 waste-to-energy (PSEL) projects out to tender by ...
RI targets migrant worker agreement with Portugal by late November
Indonesia and Portugal are finalizing a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) aimed at expanding employment opportunities ...
Indonesia offers 43 oil and gas discoveries for investment
Indonesia’s Special Task Force for Upstream Oil and Gas (SKK Migas) is offering investment opportunities to ...
Indonesia evaluates sites for maiden nuclear power plant
Indonesia is evaluating potential sites across several regions—including the Riau Islands and Halmahera—for ...
RI revamps energy procurement rules under new presidential order
Indonesia has officially overhauled its procurement framework for crude oil, fuel, and liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) ...
Indonesia's September inflation stays within target: Minister
Home Affairs Minister Tito Karnavian said Indonesia's annual inflation rate of 3.28 percent in September 2026 ...
"Camino de Flores" introduces Flores' culture and traditions
Indonesia has launched the 'Camino de Flores: The Sacred Journey of Flores' program to introduce the beauty of ...
Indonesia uses 15 aircraft to fight wildfires via cloud seeding
Indonesia’s Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) has deployed 15 aircraft to execute massive ...
Indonesian Air Force airlifts 4.6 tons of dry ice for rainmaking
The Indonesian Air Force has airlifted 4.6 tons of dry ice to South Sumatra and South Kalimantan to bolster emergency ...
Indonesia says gas export cuts to Singapore conform to contracts
Indonesia’s 8 percent reduction in natural gas exports to Singapore complies fully with minimum supply thresholds ...
Indonesia stock exchange toughens oversight on price manipulation
The Indonesia Stock Exchange (IDX) will begin publicly disclosing and launching formal investigations into suspected ...
RI urges swift action on diesel access for fishermen
The Indonesian Vice President Gibran Rakabuming met with fishermen at the Tegalkatilayu Fish Auction Port (TPI) in ...
TNI deploys three aircraft for weather modification in Kalimantan
The Indonesian Defense Forces (TNI) deployed three transport aircraft to conduct weather modification operations aimed ...
Indonesia SOEs’ combined profit reaches Rp214.9 trillion
Sovereign wealth fund Danantara Chief Operating Officer Dony Oskaria said transformation of state-owned enterprise ...
Bali Police arrest four for hoarding subsidized fuel
Police in Bali have dismantled a speculative fuel hoarding scheme, arresting four individuals suspected of ...
Singapore Embassy denies claims of meeting with Indonesian figures
The Singapore Embassy in Jakarta has rejected social media claims that former Indonesian Deputy Foreign Minister ...
Ministry calls for tapping local potential to boost village economy
The Ministry of Villages and Development of Disadvantaged Regions is championing the leverage of local potential as a ...
JRF 2026, Ye concert bring Rp625 billion economic impact to Jakarta
Jakarta Governor Pramono Anung Wibowo said the Jakarta Running Festival (JRF) and global rapper Kanye West (Ye) ...
Some 210 police personnel deployed to fight Kalimantan wildfires
Indonesia’s National Police deployed 200 Mobile Brigade (Brimob) personnel and 10 Criminal Investigation Agency ...
Central Jakarta police seize 1.6 kg of meth, arrest two suspects
Central Jakarta Metropolitan Police seized 1,599 grams of suspected methamphetamine and arrested two suspects, ...
Jakarta govt opens health services to patients without city ID cards
Jakarta Governor Pramono Anung Wibowo said patients without Jakarta identity cards would receive care at Taman Sari ...
Ministry prepares special exam schedule for fire-hit regions
The Primary and Secondary Education Ministry has prepared a special scheduling scheme for the Academic Ability Test ...
Govt prepares 71 sites as pilots for Village Quantum empowerment model
The Ministry of Villages and Development of Disadvantaged Regions is preparing 71 pilot villages to implement its ...
Minister urges labor unions to oversee new manpower law
Manpower Minister Yassierli urged all labor union elements to jointly oversee the implementation of the Manpower ...
Minister calls for stronger funding support to address forest fires
Home Affairs Minister Tito Karnavian said funding for forest and land fire mitigation must be promptly put into ...
Indonesia condemns deadly attack on Jordanian church
Indonesia strongly condemned the deadly attack on a Greek Orthodox church in Jordan’s Karak governorate on ...
Natuna's Selat Lampa Port gets code for export-import trade
The Natuna district government in Indonesia’s Riau Islands Province said Selat Lampa Port has received a port ...
Baznas operates oxygen health center, deploys personnel to fight fires
Indonesia’s National Zakat Agency (Baznas) has deployed disaster-response teams to fight forest and land fires ...
Indonesian govt extends MSME halal certification deadline to 2028
The Indonesian government has extended the deadline for mandatory halal certification for some micro and small ...
Govt prepares scheme for MSME involvement in free meal program
The Indonesian Ministry of Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) is currently formulating a scheme to involve ...
RI, Australia push regional cooperation against transnational crime
Indonesian and Australian governments push stronger regional security cooperation to combat terrorism and transnational ...
UN chief Guterres hails Indonesia as pillar of multilateralism, peace
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has praised Indonesia as a key pillar of multilateralism, citing its ...
Two Indonesian women farmers named to FAO 100 Women Heroes list
Two Indonesian women farmers, Istiqamah from Aceh and Rulyantina from Banten, have been named to the Food and ...
Indonesia, Islamic nations decry Colombia's embassy move to Jerusalem
Indonesia, alongside a coalition of Arab and Islamic nations, has strongly condemned Colombia’s decision to ...
Indonesia maps regulatory readiness for CPTPP accession
The Indonesian government is mapping the readiness of national regulations for its accession to the Comprehensive ...
Indonesia condemns attacks on civilians amid Houthi-Saudi tensions
Indonesia has strongly condemned attacks on civilians and civilian infrastructure amid a recent escalation in ...
China welcomes Arrmanatha Nasir as Indonesia's new foreign minister
Indonesia and China are set to deepen mutually beneficial cooperation under their new foreign ministers, with Chinese ...
Indonesia calls for concrete action to protect Jerusalem's status quo
Indonesian Foreign Minister Sugiono called on the international community to take concrete action to stop ongoing ...
Indonesia calls on OIC to unite for Palestinian independence at UN
Indonesian Foreign Minister Sugiono called on member states of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) to ...
Indonesia calls for faster implementation of two-state solution
Indonesia called for the acceleration of the implementation of the two-state solution amid ongoing violence and ...