Aditya Hadi, Jakarta – Indonesia's trade surplus in January quadrupled compared with the same period last year, exceeding forecasts from analysts.

Nick D – On 9 February 2023, Defence Minister Richard Marles and Minister for Foreign Affairs Penny Wong, met their Indonesian counterparts – Defence Minister Prabowo Subianto and Forei

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Jakarta – Indonesia extended the positive run of international trade to 33 straight months with another surplus of $3.87 billion in January, the Central Statistics Agency of BPS reporte

Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo welcomed on Monday Timor-Leste's membership of ASEAN and called for greater cooperation between the two neighboring countries in the future.

Fajar Pebrianto, Jakarta – Indonesian President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo and Timor Leste Prime Minister Taur Matan Ruak agreed on a number of commitments during a meeting at the Bogor Presi

Jakarta – Indonesia has long been considered to be on the periphery of the Muslim world, which has for centuries been represented by Arabic-speaking Gulf countries.

Oliver Dixon, Jakarta – Poland is seeking to attract more Indonesian students to boost bilateral relationships while offering a cultural exchange, according to Polish Ambassador to Indo

Henry Jom – In a show of friendship, Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has reaffirmed the country's enduring relationship with Timor-Leste, also known as East Timor, during a v

Jakarta – Indonesia will suspend some palm oil export permits to secure domestic supply amid rising cooking oil prices ahead of upcoming Islamic festivals, senior cabinet minister Luhut

Moh Khory Alfarizi, Jakarta – Head of Statistics Indonesia (BPS) Margo Yuwono announced in a virtual press conference on Monday that the country's trade balance in 2022 logged a surplus

Jakarta – Indonesia told major powers not to use Southeast Asia as a "proxy" for their rivalries Friday at the start of two-day talks between regional foreign ministers, while also call

Hariz Baharudin, Jakarta – Asean members are supportive of observer Timor-Leste's participation in the bloc, but full membership comes with heavy responsibilities and obligations which

Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – Timor Leste, which finally got the green light to join ASEAN "in principle" last year, made its ASEAN meeting debut on Friday hosted by neighboring Indones

Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo on Sunday kicked off Indonesia's 2023 ASEAN chairmanship in Jakarta, the second-largest international forum he chaired after the Group of 20 pre

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Sukegawa Seiya – A resources giant, the vast archipelago of Indonesia produces mineral resources such as copper, nickel, aluminum and zinc.

Antara, Jakarta – The Indonesian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Kadin) in tandem with Pasar Indonesia AG inaugurated the Indonesia Trading House (ITH), which is aimed at increasing t

Rosmalis Anuar, Kuala Lumpur – After more than a decade of seeking full membership of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), Timor Leste was finally, in principle, given ap

Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – World's largest palm oil producer Indonesia should not fear losing the European Union or EU, as the Southeast Asian country still has a lot of other market

Jakarta – Indonesia summoned Sweden's envoy on Tuesday over the burning of the Quran by a far-right activist in Stockholm at the weekend, officials at the Foreign Ministry said.

Ade Ridwan Yandwiputra, Jakarta – Consulting firm Supply Chain Indonesia (SCI) said that the economic slowdown and the threat of a global recession have slowly affected Indonesia.

Antara, Jakarta – Indonesia aims to reduce the deficit in bilateral trade with Saudi Arabia, which became its major trade partner last year, amid huge reliance on oil imports from the K

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Hariz Baharudin, Singapore – Indonesia's ratification of three agreements with Singapore reflects the strength and maturity of the relationship between the two countries, said a spokesm

Joanne Lin, Singapore – Timor-Leste may have received a consolation prize last year when it received in-principle approval to join the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) as

Fadhil Haidar Sulaeman, Jakarta – Last year's global spike in commodity prices, while causing headaches for economies around the world, has helped Indonesia achieve its biggest-ever tra

Jakarta – As Indonesia and Malaysia account for almost 90 percent combined of the world's palm oil production and this commodity plays a very important role in their economies, supplyin

Fadhil Haidar Sulaeman, Jakarta – The government is seeking to diversify its export destinations for coal and palm oil this year amid fears of recession in advanced economies, but analy

Jakarta – In her year-opening press conference on Wednesday, Foreign Minister Retno LP Marsudi talked in detail about the country's diplomatic achievements in 2022 and her top prioritie

Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – ASEAN Chair Indonesia promised to do its best to get Myanmar out of its long-running political turmoil while making sure the crisis would not hold the Sout

Jakarta – Malaysia's new Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim met with President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo Monday on his first foreign trip after winning a confidence vote and cementing his mandate

Agencies, Jakarta – Indonesia and Malaysia, the world's biggest producers of palm oil, agreed on Monday to work together to fight "discrimination" against the commodity after a meeting

Yvette Tanamal, Jakarta – Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim's state visit to Jakarta next week will offer an opportunity for Indonesia to strengthen its ties with Kuala Lumpur and

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Investor Daily, Jakarta – Indonesia-Korea Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement, commonly shortened as IK-CEPA, has finally entered into force, thus paving the way for Indonesia

Yvette Tanamal, Jakarta – While congratulating her newly appointed Chinese counterpart Qin Gang on Sunday, Foreign Minister Retno L.P.

Hunter Marston – At the 41st ASEAN Summit in Phnom Penh in November 2022, the leaders of the grouping agreed 'in principle' to admit Timor-Leste as their 11th member.

Bernadette Christina, Jakarta – Indonesia will tighten export rules for palm oil from Jan.

Editorial Board, ANU – The G20 presidency in 2022 presented diplomatic and substantial challenges that threatened to blow the forum apart, or at least to semi-permanently incapacitate i

Liam Gammon – The calendar will tell you that Indonesia's presidential election is due in February 2024 – but make no mistake, Southeast Asia's biggest democracy is firmly in election s

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Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo is known for his preference for domestic policy, with little appetite for foreign diplomacy, especially if it offers no concrete or immediate re

Viet Nam News, Jakarta – Viet Nam and Indonesia agreed to raise two-way trade to US$15 billion during talks held between Vietnamese President Nguyen Xuan Phuc and his Indonesian counter

Viet Nam News, Jakarta – Vietnamese President Nguyen Xuan Phuc's state visit to Indonesia will mark a new milestone in the unique and long relationship between the two countries, Veeram

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Antara, Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo on Monday at the Gadjah Mada University 73rd dies Natalis asserted that Indonesia refuses to be forced to export natural resources that

Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo told the recent European Union-ASEAN Summit that no one should dictate over others as the two trading blocs marked their 45t

Yudono Yanuar (Free Malaysia Today), Jakarta – Former Prime Minister of Malaysia Dr.