JAKARTA, Aug 1 (Reuters) – Indonesia’s President-elect Prabowo Subianto said his upcoming administration would maintain ties with “great friend” Russia after meeting President Vladimir Putin, adding that he hoped for stronger cooperation on defence, energy and education. Prabowo, who is currently defence minister, is set to take over the presidency from Joko Widodo in October. […]
Read MoreBy Resty Woro Yuniar Indonesia is sending mixed signals about Chinese investment in its nickel industry as it aims to align its policies with US tax credit eligibility under a trade deal with Washington, with the government denying placing limits on Chinese involvement even as reports suggest new deals are being structured to minimise their […]
Read MoreIndonesia launched the “Golden Visa Program” to attract foreign investors and ease their immigration process. Indonesian President Joko Widodo launched the visa program on Thursday (July 25). At the opening ceremony of the program in Jakarta, Widodo said that the golden visa will provide an opportunity to invest in Indonesia and increase the country’s productivity. […]
Read MoreIndonesia’s outgoing President Joko Widodo will appoint Thomas Djiwandono, the nephew of president-elect Prabowo Subianto and his adviser for fiscal issues, as a deputy finance minister later on Thursday, a senior politician said. Sufmi Dasco Ahmad, a senior member of Prabowo’s Gerindra political party confirmed Reuters’ earlier report of the planned appointment, adding Djiwandono will […]
Read MoreJakarta: President Joko Widodo has delayed relocating his office to Indonesia’s new 500 trillion rupiah (US$32 billion) planned capital city, citing missed deadlines for critical infrastructure, in a move observers say signals that development on his legacy project is significantly behind schedule. Widodo last month said he would start working from the new capital – […]
Read MoreThe death toll from a landslide at an illegal gold mine in Indonesia has risen to 27. At least 15 people are still missing in this incident. The landslide occurred in a remote village in Bone Balango district on the country’s island of Sulawesi due to heavy rainfall a week ago. Rescue officials in the […]
Read MoreJAKARTA: Indonesia is reviewing rules in a government programme to subsidise micro loans, a senior minister said on Thursday, after the country’s banking regulator signalled it would turn down the government’s request to relax rules on loan restructuring. President Joko Widodo last month proposed reinstating until 2025 a COVID-era loan restructuring policy, which allowed banks […]
Read MoreAt least 11 people have been killed in landslides triggered by heavy rains in Indonesia. 19 people are missing in this incident. AFP reported on Monday that 11 people died due to lack of safety in illegal gold mining in the remote village of Bon Bolang district in Gorantalo province of the country’s Sulasi Island. […]
Read MoreAn approximately 51,200-year-old painting has been found in a cave in Indonesia. Archaeologists claim that this is the world’s oldest known painting. This mysterious artefact was found in the Leang Karampuang Cave on the island of Sulawesi in eastern Indonesia. It is six thousand years older than the previous artefact. Researchers from Griffith University, Southern […]
Read MoreThe country’s Defense Minister Prabowo Subianto has proposed to take some of the injured Gaza residents to Indonesia for medical treatment and to deploy Indonesian peacekeepers in the war-torn Gaza. According to The Jakarta Post, he made this proposal on behalf of Indonesian President Joko Widodo at the ‘Call for Action: Urgent Humanitarian Response for […]
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