Indonesia

President Joko Widodo announced on Tuesday that Indonesia has been able to successfully control the COVID-19 outbreak while also increasing its economy (Aug 16). In addition to this, the Indonesian head of state stated that their country has been able to maintain its position of global leadership despite the heightened geopolitical tensions. During his remarks at the annual State of …

According to reports in the media on Monday, Indonesia’s energy minister was quoted as saying that the country intends to increase the price of fuel in order to rein in the escalating costs of energy subsidies. As stated by Energy Minister Arifin Tasrif, who was mentioned by many local media outlets, including the news website Bisnis.com, the price increase would …

According to comments made by Finance Minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati on Thursday, the Indonesian government has requested that state-owned energy company Pertamina restrict the amount of subsidized fuels it sells in order to avoid placing additional strain on energy subsidies. Indonesia has increased its energy subsidies for this year to a total of 502 trillion rupiah, which is equivalent to …

After the death of his bodyguard in the general’s residence last month from numerous gunshot wounds, the Indonesian National Police have decided to charge the two-star general Ferdy Sambo with the premeditated murder of his bodyguard. In order to provide the public with up-to-date information regarding the investigation, on Tuesday night (August 9), National Police Chief General Listyo Sigit Prabowo …

According to CNBC Indonesia, a top cabinet official said that the American automobile manufacturer Tesla has inked contracts with nickel processing companies in Indonesia to purchase components for their batteries. These contracts are valued approximately $5 billion USD. The nation with the most significant economy in Southeast Asia has been making efforts to get Tesla to establish a production plant …

The annual rate of inflation in Indonesia maintained its ascent in July, reaching 4.94 percent year-on-year for the month. Since October 2015, this month’s result marks the country’s highest inflation rate ever recorded. During that time, it stood at 6.25 percent. According to Mr. Margo Yuwono, chief of the Indonesian statistics office, this occurs at a time when food and …

When Ramjaena needs to use the restroom, she always looks around to see whether there is anyone else in the neighborhood before going inside. Her home, like those of the majority of people who live in the Paku Alam settlement, which is located on a tributary of the Martapura river, is built on stilts and is placed beside the waterway. …

An official of higher rank stated on Sunday, July 31st, that Indonesia has temporarily unblocked access to the online payment business PayPal in order to permit consumers to retrieve their money. This comes after the country’s suspension of some online services and games resulted in a public outcry. The Indonesian communications ministry disabled PayPal, the website for the search engine …

The Malaysian Minister for Human Resources announced on Thursday, July 28th, that Indonesia had agreed to lift a freeze on sending its migrant workers to the country effective August 1. This came after the two countries human resources ministers worked out their differences regarding workers’ rights. A deficit of approximately 1.2 million workers is expected to be alleviated by the …

The Malaysian minister of commodities predicted on Monday, July 25th, that prices for crude palm oil would remain low for the majority of the third quarter of this year. His comments came shortly after a competing producer, Indonesia, eliminated its export levy. “This is inevitable in light of stiffer competition from Indonesia – the world’s largest palm oil producer – …