Adinda Jasmine, Jakarta – The government of the United Kingdom declared its support for Timor Leste after the country was officially accepted as the 11th member of ASEAN at the 47th ASE

Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – Vice President Gibran Rakabuming Raka officially made his G20 debut in Johannesburg on Saturday by telling the world's richest economies that they had no r

Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – Vice President Gibran Rakabuming Raka is about to make his global forum debut at G20 Johannesburg Summit this weekend.

Stephanie Lidya Nashirah Suprapto – In early October, President Prabowo Subianto swore in Irene (who uses only one name) as Indonesia's first deputy ambassador to China.

Kurniawan Arif Maspul – Timor-Leste's accession to ASEAN this week came with a boom: not just a new flag at the summit in Kuala Lumpur, but a live demonstration of how great-power polit

Dian Rahma Fika, Jakarta – The head of the National Nutrition Agency, Dadan Hindayana, reveals the plan to export waste cooking oil, or used cooking oil, to Singapore.

Seth Soderborg & Burhanuddin Muhtadi – On 23 September 2025, Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto offered an audacious speech to the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA).

Yvette Tanamal, Jakarta – Indonesia has never facilitated the transfer of any Palestinians, including those from Gaza, to the country, the Foreign Ministry said on Monday, responding to

Petaling Jaya – The durian, the king of fruits, is synonymous with Malaysia, right? While every Malaysian will agree, the Indonesians are saying no.

Agencies, Jakarta – Indonesia welcomes the UN Security Council's adoption of a US-drafted resolution endorsing President Donald Trump's plan to end the war in Gaza, the foreign ministry

Grant Wyeth – Last week Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto visited Sydney, where he and Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese signed a landmark new security agreement.

Greg Barton (The Conversation) – Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese was expansive in his sentiments about the "watershed" bilateral security treaty announced with Indonesia this

Indah Ayu Pujiastuti, Jakarta – Indonesia's footwear exports are expected to grow 15 percent next year as new investments boost production capacity in West Java, Central Java, and East

Ahmad Rizky M Umar – Prabowo made his debut at the UN General Assembly with a controversial speech that implied a departure from Indonesia's long-held foreign policy on the Middle East.

Tri Listiyarini, Jakarta – Indonesian palm oil producers are confident that Jakarta's upcoming trade deal with the European Union, or EU, can greatly bump up exports.

Natalie Sambhi – The leaders of Australia and Indonesia this week marked a new phase in the bilateral security relationship, announcing the substantive conclusion to the Australia- Indo

Arnoldus Kristianus, Jakarta – Indonesia has identified three priority sectors to strengthen economic cooperation with Australia, focusing on downstream industry development, renewable

Hendrik Yaputra, Jakarta – Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto met with Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese at Kirribilli House in Sydney on Wednesday, November 12, 2025.

Agencies, Sydney, Australia – Australia and Indonesia agreed on Wednesday to sign a new security treaty, which includes closer military cooperation, the two countries' leaders said foll

Eka Yudha Saputra, Jakarta – Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto departed for Sydney, Australia, this Tuesday afternoon, November 11, 2025.

M. Faiz Zaki, Jakarta – Indonesia's Ministry of Industry revealed that the export value of the sports equipment industry reached US$84.78 million in the January-August 2025 period.

Celvin Moniaga Sipahutar, Jakarta – President Prabowo Subianto praised the strong work ethic and resilience of the South Korean people during the inauguration of Lotte Chemical Indonesi

Iona Main, Sydney – Wandering through the cavernous, white-tiled port building of Kupang, in Indonesia's West Timor, you might momentarily think you're in the maritime gateway to a much

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Iona Main – Wandering through the cavernous, white-tiled port building of Kupang, in Indonesia's West Timor, you might momentarily think you're in the maritime gateway to a much bigger

Ria Fortuna Wijaya, Jakarta – Indonesia booked another trade surplus in September 2025 at $4.34 billion, extending its winning streak to 64 consecutive months since May 2020, according

Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – Indonesia announced Monday that its nine-month palm oil export value had skyrocketed by around 32 percent amidst an uptrend in price.

Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – US Secretary of War Pete Hegseth recently revealed that Indonesia would back the proposed Gaza international stabilization force.

Kyaw Win – As leaders of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) convened in Kuala Lumpur for their biennial summit over the weekend, they formally admitted Timor-Leste into

Aamer Madhani and Edna Tarigan, Washington – President Donald Trump made sure during his visit to Asia this week to praise regional allies who have backed his push to bring about a perm

Antara, Jakarta – Indonesia must strengthen its bargaining position to push the United States into lowering its import tariff on palm oil to zero percent, mirroring the deal Washington

Guteriano Neves – The official inauguration of Timor-Leste's membership in ASEAN has been the main topic in Dili this week and a highlight of the ASEAN Summit in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

Samantha Tan, Kuala Lumpur – Timor-Leste's Prime Minister Kay Rala Xanana Gusmao has reiterated the importance of peace and dialogue in ensuring sustainable development across the ASEAN

Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – US President Donald Trump on Sunday thanked his Indonesian counterpart and "friend", President Prabowo Subianto, again for his help in the efforts to secur

Hendrik Yaputra, Jakarta – Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto views that the United States (US) should be a growth partner in the Indo-Pacific region.

Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – Indonesia recently pitched nuclear power-related investment opportunities to the United States as its senior officials had another round of tariff talks on

Antara, Jakarta – Indonesia's Finance Minister Purbaya Yudhi Sadewa said on Monday he will order the Customs and Excise Directorate to strengthen inspections at ports to combat the flow

Kuala Lumpur – Asia's youngest nation Timor Leste on Sunday became the 11th member of the Southeast Asian bloc ASEAN, fulfilling a vision set out by its current president nearly a half-

Agencies, Kuala Lumpur – Timor Leste joined the Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN) bloc as its 11th member state on Sunday, after 14 years of campaigning.

Jakarta – Asia's youngest nation Timor Leste is set to achieve a decades-long dream when it becomes the 11th member of ASEAN this weekend, which analysts say is a win politically althou

Jakarta – President Prabowo Subianto on Thursday praised Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva's leadership and claimed that he had copied some of the South American leader's pol

Saifulbahri Ismail, Dili, Timor-Leste – Timor-Leste is poised to make history as it prepares to formally join the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) when regional leaders ga

Dewi Rina Cahyani, Jakarta – United States President Donald Trump suggested that several countries in the Middle East have offered to send troops to Gaza to combat Hamas.

Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – Indonesia is trying to get the US into letting Jakarta use Chinese ships in its Washington-bound exports to avoid higher costs, according to the presidenti

Chesa Andini Saputra, Jakarta – Trade Expo Indonesia (TEI) 2025 closed with a bang on Sunday after racking up $22.8 billion (Rp 376.2 trillion) in total transactions, far exceeding its

Ja'han Jones – During his trip last week to the Middle East, Donald Trump set off alarms stateside when he was caught on a hot mic talking to President Prabowo Subianto of Indonesia abo

Jakarta – Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto has found himself at the centre of global attention – and domestic debate – at the Gaza peace summit in Egypt, a high-level gathering aim

Rebecca Tan and Winda Charmila – When President Donald Trump proclaimed an end to the war in Gaza on Monday, he was flanked by leaders from the Middle East and Europe as well as, at the

Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – US President Donald Trump praised his Indonesian counterpart Prabowo Subianto for coming to the Egypt summit that saw the historic signing of a Gaza peace

Jonathan Yerushalmy – Indonesian president Prabowo Subianto has been heard on a hot mic asking Donald Trump if he can meet with the president's son Eric, as the leaders gathered in Egyp