Indonesia’s new President Prabowo Subianto plans to spend 48.8 trillion rupiah ($2.99 billion) through 2029 to build the new capital city “Nusantara”, with a target of relocating the government there by 2028, the project’s chief said on Tuesday. Construction of the $32-billion Nusantara in the jungle of Borneo island, a legacy project first started by […]
Read MoreThe Asian Development Bank (ADB) on Tuesday signed a financing agreement of 92.6 million U.S. dollars with PT Supreme Energy Muara Laboh (SEML) to develop Indonesia’s geothermal power resources. “This will be done by expanding the geothermal facility at Muara Laboh in West Sumatra, while supporting the construction, operation, and maintenance of a new geothermal […]
Read MoreIndonesia has become a full member of the BRICS, an alliance of emerging economies. Brazil, the current president of the alliance, said that Indonesia is being officially made a full member of BRICS to increase the power of emerging economies and protect the interests of the ‘Global South’ (developing countries in the global south). The […]
Read MoreIndonesia’s President Prabowo Subianto on Tuesday said a planned increase in value-added tax (VAT) rate by one percentage point to 12% effective Wednesday, Jan. 1, will apply only to luxury goods and services. Prabowo said the decision should end speculation over which items and services would be affected by the VAT increase. The decision also […]
Read MoreFloods and landslides have killed 10 people on Indonesia’s Java island. Two more are missing. Rescue workers are searching for missing people, the country’s National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB) said. Heavy rains last week triggered landslides and flooding in West Java’s Sukabumi district, severely damaging hilly villages. The heavy rains have caused several rivers to […]
Read MoreIndonesian rescuers are searching for passengers trapped in a minibus buried in mud after flash floods and landslides hit several locations in North Sumatra province, killing at least 27, an official said on Thursday. Torrential rain in the province since last week had caused flash floods and landslides in four different districts, Indonesia’s disaster agency […]
Read MoreAfter Pakistani TikToker Imsha Rahman’s personal video went viral, now another Indonesian celebrity’s video has gone viral. The name of this famous Indonesian star is Lydia Onik. The leaked video has sparked debate on social media, with many claiming the woman in the clip looks like Lydia. In a report on Friday (November 15), Indian […]
Read MorePrabowo’s comments, made while he was in Washington on Wednesday, came after his foreign ministry stressed that Indonesia does not recognise China’s claims over the South China Sea despite signing a maritime deal with Beijing last weekend. Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto said he would “always safeguard our sovereignty” when asked about the issue of the […]
Read MoreIndonesian President Prabowo Subianto congratulated Donald Trump on his victory in the US presidential election on his mobile phone. He posted a video of his phone call with Trump on social media X, and the video has already gone viral. Prabowo Subianto was inaugurated as Indonesia’s president in September after the departure of former President […]
Read MorePrabowo, who has said he will pursue a non-aligned foreign policy, posted a video of his call to Trump made after he arrived from China, where he had met with President Xi Jinping on his first overseas trip since taking office last month. Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto congratulated Donald Trump on his election victory in […]
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