Indonesia

By the end of 2023, Nunung Nuryantono, the Coordinating Ministry for Human Development and Culture’s deputy for coordination of social welfare improvement, expects the country’s extreme poverty rate to drop to 0.8 or 0.9 per cent. This forecast is consistent with Presidential Instruction No. 4, issued in 2022, which intends to eradicate severe poverty by 2024 completely. According to the …

The University of Indonesia’s (UI) GreenCityMetric list for 2022 puts Semarang City, the capital of Indonesia’s Central Java region, at the top once more. The renowned award affirms the city’s dedication to tackling environmental issues and honours its outstanding accomplishments in sustainable urban development. The mayor of Semarang, Hevearita Gunaryanti Rahayu, thanked her for the honour and emphasised that this …

By inviting 1.5 million Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) to join the Pos Aja digital platform in July 2023, Indonesia’s state-owned courier and logistics operator, PT Pos Indonesia, marked an important milestone. The portal offers training on online sales, marketing, halal certification, and access to global markets to help MSMEs modernise their operations. This article examines how Pos Indonesia’s …

Tri Tharyat, Director General for Multilateral Cooperation at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) of the Republic of Indonesia, revealed that his country has set three priorities during its chairmanship of MIKTA (Mexico, Indonesia, South Korea, Turkey, and Australia) this year. During an online discussion held by the Foreign Policy Community of Indonesia (FPCI), he said that “our leadership is …

In response to President Xi Jinping’s invitation, Indonesian President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo travelled to China. This visit is particularly significant since it occurs during the 10-year transition of Indonesia and China’s relationship to a comprehensive strategic partnership. The main goal of President Jokowi’s visit is to explore strategic investments in electric vehicles and other critical industries that will deepen bilateral …

The number of areas in Indonesia where a wildfire could occur has doubled due to dry weather conditions, authorities said on Monday, raising concerns over widespread disasters even before the peak dry season – expected between August to early September. The number of wildfire ‘hotspots’ recorded between July 17 and July 23 increased sharply to 12,701 from 6,082 seen a …

The Republic of Indonesia and France have agreed to explore cooperation in defense, security, and transfer of defense technology, according to a report. During the 2+2 meeting in Paris, France, on Friday, the Indonesian and French governments agreed to cooperate in various fields.  Retno Marsudi, the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Indonesia, Prabowo Subianto, the Minister of Defense of the …

Megawati Sukarnoputri, the chairwoman of the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P), highlighted that Joko Widodo would serve as a “petugas partai” (party duty bearer) when the PDI-P nominated him as its presidential candidate in 2013. But when Jokowi’s second term as president ends in 2023, it is clear that he is not, and likely never was, a true “PDI-P …

Sri Mulyani Indrawati, the Minister of Finance of the Republic of Indonesia, has said that her country plays a crucial leadership role in the green transition toward a low-carbon economy. On Tuesday, Sri Mulyani Indrawati talked about Indonesia’s long-term climate resilience and low-carbon strategy. While attending the High-Level G20 India side event, she highlighted the importance of the green economy. …

As Indonesia gets more recognition as a developing country, it is paying attention to African countries, underdeveloped countries, and landlocked developing countries. As such, Indonesia recently attended a meeting “Changing Currents, Reclaiming Lost Foundations and Starting the Path to the SDGs”.  The Southeast Asian country put the spotlight on capacity building, financial restructuring and technology transfer to address the problems …