Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo may be, as Ben Bland puts it, a man of contradictions. But when it comes to critical minerals, he is a man of his word. At least until now.

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Jakarta – As ASEAN top diplomats meet in Jakarta, Singapore's Foreign Minister Vivian Balakrishnan met his counterparts on the first day of a week-long series of meetings that the bloc

Divya Karyza, Jakarta – The government is planning to coax an additional 60,000 tonnes of lithium per year from Australia as it strives to build a comprehensive electric vehicle (EV) in

Edna Tarigan and Niniek Karmini, Jakarta, Indonesia – Indonesia's top diplomat warned Tuesday of the threat posed by nuclear weapons, saying that Southeast Asia is "one miscalculation a

Julia Lau – Despite earlier misgivings about his overly domestic focus, President Joko Widodo's recent trip to Australia underscores how he has matured as a statesman and improved bilat

Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – The 2023 Trade Expo Indonesia, commonly shortened as TEI, is seeking to post transactions worth more than $15.83 billion or higher than what it achieved la

Papua New Guinea and Indonesia say the economic and social ties between them are closer than ever.

Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – A robust domestic salt industry may be the recipe for Indonesia to cut its trade deficit with Australia, according to an expert.

Yvette Tanamal, Jakarta – In hopes of bolstering Indonesia's ties with Papua New Guinea, President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo on Wednesday embarked on a one-day trip to Port Moresby to meet w

Ryan Neelam – During Indonesian President Joko Widodo's visit to Australia this week, all eyes have been on government efforts to improve economic and security ties.

Aron Corbett – Indonesian President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo unveiled an ambitious vision for an expanded economic partnership with Australia during his three-day visit to Sydney this week.

News Desk, Jakarta – The Nusantara Capital City (IKN) Authority has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Astana administration to allow for future collaboration on urban

Jakarta – The agreement on the 2023-2025 Action Plan between the State Government of Western Australia and the Indonesian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Kadin) on the development and

Lee Ying Shan – Mining giants Australia and Indonesia have signed a "win-win" EV battery deal, said Sabrin Chowdhury, head of commodities analysis at BMI, a research unit of Fitch Solut

Reuters, Najla, Jakarta – Indonesian President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo met his Papua New Guinean counterpart, Prime Minister James Marape in Port Moresby on Wednesday, July 5, 2023.

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) is attending the 8th Indonesia-Australia Annual Leaders Meeting in Sydney before flying on to PNG for a 2 day visit on Wednesday.

Jakarta – Just moments before embarking on a flight to Sydney, Australia, on Monday to attend the Indonesia-Australia Annual Leaders' Summit, President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo boldly asser

Hilman Palaon – Indonesia's President Joko Widodo carries a personal ambition in his visit to Australia this week, to secure Australia's support for Indonesia's nascent electric vehicle

Gatra Priyandita – Indonesian President Joko Widodo will meet with Prime Minister Anthony Albanese in Sydney this week on his third (and possibly last) state visit to Australia, a count

Chris Barrett, Jakarta – Blindsided by the AUKUS submarine deal two years ago, Joko Widodo has revealed how trust has been restored with Prime Minister Anthony Albanese in charge, but t

Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – Indonesia boldly rejects the advice of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to abandon its industrial downstream policy and demands that the global financ

Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – Investment Minister Bahlil Lahadalia on Friday gave the latest updates on Indonesia's proposal for a global nickel cartel, saying that it has had intense t

Jakarta – Coordinating Minister for Maritime and Investment Affairs Luhut Pandjaitan has called for more concrete efforts to elevate the ties between Indonesia and the United States in

M Julnis Firmansyah, Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo appointed 12 Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Indonesia at Central Jakarta's State Palace.

Yvette Tanamal, Jakarta – A significant proportion of the Australian public places more trust in countries with which Canberra shares China-focused defense pacts than in Indonesia, a Lo

Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – Indonesia is mulling diverting its Europe-bound palm oil exports to Africa after the European Union (EU) launched the anti-deforestation law that is detrim

Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – Tanzania on Thursday opened its embassy in Jakarta, Indonesia, a year before the two countries celebrated the 60th anniversary of their diplomatic relation

Antara, Jakarta – Indonesia must take real actions to end the violence in Myanmar, a United Nations expert said, noting that the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) is deadlo

Jakarta – Japanese Emperor Naruhito met President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo on Monday during his first state trip since ascending the Chrysanthemum Throne in 2019.Naruhito and Empress Masako

Yohana Belinda, Jakarta – Businesses have expressed worry that Indonesia's fight to soften the European Union's stance on deforestation may affect negotiations on the comprehensive econ

Fajar Widhiyanto, Jakarta – Indonesia's exports fell by 6 percent in the first five months of the year when compared to the same period last year more because of a decline in commodity

Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – Indonesia witnessed a 19.2 percent decline in its palm oil exports in April compared to what the country exported the previous month, according to industry

Deni Ghifari, Jakarta – A steep rise in exports notwithstanding, Indonesia's trade balance was nearly wiped out in May because of a steeper increase in imports.

Jakarta – Indonesia's trade surplus in May narrowed to the smallest in three years amid surging imports, data by the statistics bureau showed on Thursday.

Phusadee Arunmas – The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) has endorsed a roadmap outlining steps for Timor-Leste to become the bloc's 11th member, a move that will benefit T

Eva Fitriani, Jakarta – Overlapping regulations are adding pressure on the national furniture export already suffering from declining orders from a number of major markets.

Tegar Nurfitra Putra Rofian, Jayapura – Papua Regional Police plans to tighten monitoring of illegal paths at several locations in the Indonesia-Papua New Guinea (PNG) border region to

Yerica Lai, Jakarta – After outlining an unapproved plan for peace in Ukraine at one of Asia's foremost defense summits, Defense Minister Prabowo Subianto has come under fire from the r

Kuala Lumpur – Indonesian President Joko Widodo on Thursday called for better collaboration with neighbouring Malaysia to fight what he called "discrimination" against their countries'

Hazlin Hassan, Kuala Lumpur – Hundreds of Indonesian workers gave a rousing welcome to Indonesian President Joko Widodo on his walkabout in Malaysia's capital on Thursday, which was par

The Yomiuri Shimbun, Tokyo – Defense Minister Prabowo Subianto held two separate meetings with Russian and Ukrainian Ambassadors to Indonesia, following a controversial speech he delive

M Julnis Firmansyah, Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo on Thursday claimed Indonesia and Malaysia have reached a deal in establishing maritime boundaries after 18 years of deadlo

Deni Ghifari, Jakarta – Indonesia and Malaysia, the world's two largest palm oil producers, are in negotiations with their European Union (EU) counterparts, hoping the bloc will refrain

Yvette Tanamal, Jakarta – Defense Minister Prabowo Subianto's Ukraine peace plan suggestion at the Shangri-La Dialogue at the weekend hung over a meeting with Australia's visiting Deput

Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo said he would hold a meeting with Defense Minister Prabowo Subianto to seek clarification about some of the key points the latter delivered at t

Riani Sanusi Putri, Jakarta – Coordinating Minister of Maritime Affairs and Investments Luhut Pandjaitan in a written statement on Monday evening claims Singapore has expressed hope to

Antara, Jakarta – Coordinating Minister for Maritime Affairs and Investment Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan has been conferred the Distinguished Service Order by the Singapore government.

President of Timor-Leste Jose Ramos-Horta on Sunday said some countries see China's development as a threat to the region and the world, adding such a "tunnel vision" is narrow-minded a

Singapore – Ukraine's defence minister on Saturday dismissed a plan proposed by his Indonesian counterpart to end the war between Kyiv and Moscow, calling it a "strange" proposal.