Antara, Jakarta – Tourism and Creative Economy Minister Sandiaga Uno projected that the Christmas and New Year holidays could contribute up to Rp120 trillion toward the national economy.
"Around Rp80 to Rp120 trillion would contribute to the economy," he said on Tuesday in Jakarta.
Alif Ilham Fajriadi, Jakarta – The issue of carbon capture and storage and CCS was debated by Gibran Rakabuming and Mahfud Md during the vice presidential debate last Friday. Responding to that, Greenpeace Indonesia said that CCS is a mere trick from the coal industry to appear as a hero to the public eye.
Jakarta – The Jakarta-Bandung high-speed rail operator PT Kereta Cepat Indonesia China (KCIC) has recorded over a million passengers after more than two months of operation.
KCIC president director Dwiyana Slamet Riyadi said the number of passengers reflected the public's desire for efficient public transportation.
Jauhari Mahardhika & Heru Andriyanto, Jakarta – Global carmaker Ford Motor Company has acquired an 8.5 percent stake in the Indonesian nickel mining firm, Kolaka Nickel Indonesia, for Rp 88.7 billion ($5.8 million) in a move to bolster its electric vehicle (EV) battery production.
Ford is aiming to hold direct control of raw material sources for EV battery production.
Jakarta – The PT Indonesia Morowali Industrial Park (IMIP) has been flooded with criticism after a nickel smelter furnace belonging to Indonesia PT Tsingshan Stainless Steel (ITSS) exploded killing 16 workers and injuring dozens more.
Yuni Rohmawati, Jakarta – The attorney for Lukas Enembe, Petrus Bala Pattyona, said the Corruption Eradication Commission or KPK must be responsible for the death of the former governor of Papua. Petrus claimed that, by law, sick people should not be tried.
Antara, Jakarta – National Police Chief General Listyo Sigit Prabowo has asked Christians across Indonesia to keep maintaining national unity amid different political preferences among voters in the 2024 General Elections.
Antara, Jakarta – The Indonesian police informed that hundred of thousands of travelers have hit the road during Christmas and New Year holiday season as 69,930 cars had left Jakarta for the Trans Java toll road on Friday and Saturday.
Linda Yulisman, Jakarta – For people with disabilities in Indonesia, most public places remain unfriendly with no tactile paving blocks on pavements, lifts at railway stations or ramps for wheelchairs, let alone audible traffic signals at pedestrian crossings to help the visually impaired cross roads.
BeritaSatu, Morowali, Central Sulawesi – Indonesian authorities have halted the operations of Indonesia Tsingshan Stainless Steel (ITSS), a Chinese-funded nickel and steel processing company, in the wake of a smelting furnace explosion that claimed the lives of 13 individuals early on Sunday.
Antara, Jakarta – Coordinating Minister for Maritime Affairs and Investment Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan revealed that a large lithium reserve found in the Indonesian territory can support the production of electric vehicles (EVs).
"I received a report yesterday that a huge source of lithium was found in Indonesia," Pandjaitan stated at the 2023 performance meeting on Friday.
Antara, Jakarta – The National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB) has identified five Indonesian provinces with a high potential for wet hydrometeorological disasters such as floods and landslides ahead of the upcoming Christmas and New Year holidays.
Antara, Jakarta – Energy and Mineral Resources Minister Arifin Tasrif on Friday said that Indonesia has three attractions that can draw investors to the country.
The first attraction is that Indonesia has an advantage in terms of resources, including clean and renewable energy resources, which can attract investment into the country, he explained.
Antara, Jakarta – Head of the National Food Agency (Bapanas), Arief Prasetyo Adi, stated that rice and sugar imports from India had been hampered due to the country's policy restriction and local political issues.
"We have not imported sugar and rice from India, only basmati rice, due to their regulation," Adi noted in a statement on Friday.
Jakarta – Thirteen workers were killed and 38 were injured on Sunday in the explosion of a nickel smelter furnace owned by Indonesia Tsingshan Stainless Steel (ITSS) in Central Sulawesi, the owner of the industrial park where the smelter is located said.
Junaidi Hanafiah, Richardo Hariandja, Jakarta – Kuntoro Mangkusubroto was a rare breed of Indonesian bureaucrat: a visionary policy leader with a love for nature, someone who for decades built bridges between environmentalists and Indigenous rights activists, on one hand, and a development-focused government on the other. Kuntoro died at a hospital in Jakarta on Dec.
Jakarta – Indonesian President Joko Widodo's millennial son coolly fended off criticism in a highly anticipated election debate on Dec 22, as his vice-presidential opponents blasted his father's biggest legacy project to move the country's capital from Jakarta to Borneo.
Andreas Harsono – This month marks the third year behind bars for 74-year-old Apollinaris Darmawan. He was convicted under Indonesian law for "blasphemy" for writing a book and posting on social media his criticisms of Indonesia's Muslim leaders and Islamic law.
Jakarta – Devouring books from a young age, Sheena Almaera Maryam had been excited about her first day of kindergarten near Jakarta.
Arnoldus Kristianus, Jakarta – The Indonesian government has spent Rp 23.4 trillion ($1.5 billion) thus far to cover the expenses related to presidential and legislative elections. This figure is expected to increase as the election process continues into the next year.
Tempo.co, Jakarta – The Jakarta-Singapore and Jakarta-Denpasar routes in the Soekarno-Hatta Airport have been dubbed among 2023's busiest flight destinations in the world by the OAG Aviation Worldwide Limited, a London-based intelligent travel agency.
Joniansyah Hardjono, Jakarta – For the sake of humanity, the Indonesian government must not be hypocritical or wash its hands of Rohingya refugees.
There is no use in blaming some of the people in Aceh who are refusing to accept Rohingya refugees. What should be questioned is the government's phobia about dealing with these waves of boat people.
Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – One of the key moments during Friday's vice presidential debate was when candidate Gibran Rakabuming asked rival Muhaimin Iskandar about the State of Global Islamic Economy (SGIE).
Jakarta – Presidential candidate Prabowo Subianto looked very pleased as he embraced his running mate Gibran Rakabuming Raka who just completed his debate performance in Jakarta on Friday evening.
He applauded Gibran's adept handling of economic issues and governance queries on the debate stage.
Heru Andriyanto, Jakarta – Gibran Rakabuming Raka appeared fully prepared for inquiries about his association as the son of the president during the debate for vice-presidential candidates in Jakarta on Friday evening.
Herman, Jakarta – Vice-presidential candidate Mohammad Mahfud MD said that Indonesia's economic growth has never reached the 7 percent mark since the start of the reform era in 1998. Growth around this figure was only achieved during the 1989-1991 period in the New Order era.
Sentani, Jubi – Rev. Benny Giay urges all Christians in Papua to take a moment to deeply reflect on the true meaning of this year's Christmas by considering the plight of internally displaced people in Papua, the conditions of those who have died due to illness or violence.
Jayapura, Jubi – John NR Gobai, lawmaker of the Papua's People Council Commission II overseeing economics and tourism, emphasized the need for adequate road infrastructure to support the coastal tourist destinations in Amai Village, Depapre District, Jayapura Regency, Papua.
Jayapura, Jubi – Roby Nyong, Chair of the Indonesian Disability Persons Association (PPDI) in Papua Province, raised concerns about the persistent challenges faced by people with disabilities in securing formal sector employment.
Jakarta – Presidential candidate Anies Baswedan has lamented that it was getting harder to find venues willing to host dialogues featuring presidential candidates, after some of his public events were canceled.
Jakarta – The government said on Friday that it would slap palm oil companies operating within forest areas with fines amounting to a total of Rp 4.8 trillion ($310.1 million).
Jakarta – The daughter of incumbent Vice President Ma'ruf Amin, Siti Nur Azizah, has issued a public endorsement of the presidential bid of Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) politician and former Central Java governor Ganjar Pranowo.
Nur Azizah delivered the endorsement during a campaign event staged by Ganjar's team in Central Jakarta on Wednesday night.
Jakarta – Labor groups staged protests on Thursday in Jakarta, demanding wage increases and a permanent cease-fire in Gaza.
The groups, including the Labor Party, packed the area near the Arjuna Wiwaha Monument, before marching toward the Constitutional Court and the Presidential Palace. They also demanded that the Job Creation Law be repealed.
Yohana Belinda, Jakarta – Nine new renewable energy projects worth a combined Rp 51 trillion have seen their financing dry up as a result of international lenders' unwillingness to meet government local content requirements, state-owned electricity company PLN said on Tuesday.
Yerica Lai, Jakarta – Gibran Rakabuming Raka, the eldest son of President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo, and also the youngest among the vice presidential candidates, will be in the spotlight as he faces his rivals in Friday's prime-time election debate that will focus on economic matters.
Monique Handa Shafira, Jakarta – Energy and Mineral Resources Minister Arifin Tasrif on Friday called for the increased utilization of domestic gas reserves while aiming to curtail the dependency on imports, particularly liquefied petroleum gas (LPG), which burdens the state budget.
Adinda Jasmine Prasetyo, Jakarta – Indonesian Industry Minister Agus Gumiwang Kartasasmita reported on the country's achievements in the manufacturing sector, which has enabled it to be listed among the top ten manufacturing countries in the world. He also said that Indonesia is currently playing the role of the manufacturing powerhouse in ASEAN.
Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – Vice presidential candidate Gibran Rakabuming questioned rival Muhaimin Iskandar's ambitious plan to make 40 cities like Jakarta.
Faisal Maliki Baskoro, Jakarta – During the inaugural vice-presidential debate for the 2024 election, Muhaimin Iskandar, also known as Cak Imin, introduced the term "slepetnomics" as a means to achieve sustainable economic development in Indonesia.
Jakarta – The Indonesia Stock Exchange (IDX) Composite (IHSG) was back in the green on Friday, surging by 0.39 percent, or 27.90 points, to close at 7,237.52 ahead of the vice presidential candidate debate later in the evening.
Nivell Rayda, Jakarta – The son of Indonesian President Joko Widodo, Gibran Rakabuming Raka, said in a televised debate on Friday (Dec 22) that he wants to create 19 million jobs if elected as running mate to presidential candidate Prabowo Subianto at the Feb 14 presidential election next year.
Tika Ayu, Jakarta – Vice Presidential candidate number one Muhaimin Iskandar, known as Cak Imin, stated that the wealth of 100 affluent Indonesians is equal to the wealth of 100 million of Indonesia's working class.
Yuni Rohmawati, Jakarta – The United Muslim Forum reported Trade Minister Zulkifli Hasan, also known as Zulhas, to the National Police for allegedly committing religious blasphemy in his recent speech.
Medikantyo Adhikresna, Jakarta – Firli Bahuri, who was recently removed from the chairmanship of the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) amid extortion allegations, said Thursday he is resigning from the commission.
Annika Burgess and Natasya Salim – Taking any chance he can to be seen wiggling his hips and shaking his arms, a 72-year-old with a dark past now has a new cute "teddy bear" image.
Indonesia's leading presidential candidate Prabowo Subianto's signature viral dance moves are part of a desperate attempt to woo young voters on social media.
Jakarta – Former vice president Jusuf Kalla declared his support on Tuesday for presidential candidate Anies Baswedan and his running mate Muhaimin Iskandar.
"So tonight, in Makassar, I convey my support [for Anies and Muhaimin]. Hopefully, there are benefits for all of you," said Kalla, as quoted by Antara news agency.
Jakarta – Former president and Democratic Party founder Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono (SBY) announced on Wednesday that he would focus on ensuring his party's victory in the 2024 legislative election, with his son and party chair Agus Harimurti Yudhoyono leading the Democrats' efforts in the presidential election.
Jakarta – Indonesia's central bank held policy rates steady on Thursday to support the rupiah and keep inflation at bay, but indicated there was room for monetary easing in the second half of 2024.
Jakarta – Presidential candidate Ganjar Pranowo and running mate Mahfud MD have pledged to improve the distribution of social assistance funds to ensure they are more targeted and more effective at reaching intended beneficiaries.
Ganjar made the statement in response to rumors that the candidate pair were hesitant to continue the social aid program if they were elected.
Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo led a groundbreaking ceremony on Thursday for the construction of a police station in the planned new capital's Nusantara Central Government District (KIPP), a project that will cost the state Rp 160 billion (US$10.6 million).