Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea – President-elect Prabowo Subianto promised "compromise and collaboration" while visiting Papua New Guinea on Wednesday, the latest sign of warming ties b

Agencies, Sydney, Australia – Australia and Indonesia cemented a landmark new defence pact Tuesday, pledging closer cooperation in the Asia-Pacific region as a new leader prepares to ta

Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – Palestine is seeking to step up bilateral trade with Indonesia, which has been a staunch supporter in its fight against Israeli occupation.

Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – Indonesia's deficit with its top trading partner China had more than doubled in July, the Central Statistics Agency (BPS) announced Thursday.

Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – Indonesia maintained its positive trade balance for the 51st consecutive month in July since May 2020, although the surplus recorded last month has narrowe

Jakarta – Indonesia has joined a chorus of nations condemning a deadly Israeli air strike over the weekend on a school housing displaced Palestinians, with Jakarta calling for the inter

Tenggara Strategics, Jakarta – With over two months still to go until his inauguration in October, president-elect Prabowo Subianto has nonetheless established good rapport with Preside

Dili – President Droupadi Murmu announced during her address in Timor-Leste on Saturday that India will soon open an embassy in the country as part of the growing India-Timor-Leste frie

Faisal Maliki Baskoro, Canberra – Australia and Indonesia advanced their electric vehicle (EV) partnership during the first Senior Officials' Meeting under the Electric Vehicle Collabor

David Camroux and Mahrus Harnadi – On 7 January 2024, the second debate in the presidential election campaign in Indonesia was held.

Hans Nicholas Jong, Jakarta – The Indonesian government is working on improving and synchronizing its forest and supply chain data to comply with increasingly strict sustainability stan

Fito Akhmad Erlangga, Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo welcomed credentials from ten newly appointed ambassadors from friendly nations at the Merdeka Palace on Thursday.

Han Revanda Putra, Jakarta – Spokesperson for Indonesia's Industry Ministry Febri Hendri Antoni Arif suspected that the pile-up of 26,415 containers stuck at Tanjung Priok and Tanjung P

Divya Karyza, Jakarta – Trade Minister Zulkifli Hasan says a task force working to root out illegal imports has found that many foreign nationals are acting as distributors and have acc

Jakarta – Indonesia and Japan on Thursday agreed on amendments to an economic agreement to reduce or remove trade barriers, Indonesia said, predicting the revision will boost bilateral

Josa Lukman, Jakarta – The Embassy of India in Jakarta formally relaunched the Indian Chamber of Commerce (IndCham) in Indonesia in a formal ceremony on Aug.

Radhiyya Indra, Jakarta – Former vice president Jusuf Kalla paid his last respects to Hamas political leader Ismail Haniyeh at his funeral in Doha, Qatar, on Friday and called for an en

Jakarta – The clock is ticking for Indonesia and the European Union to conclude their Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) if both parties wish to finalize it before Pres

Ha Noi – Timor-Leste President Jose Ramos-Horta left Ha Noi on Saturday afternoon, wrapping up his four-day state visit to Viet Nam at the invitation of President To Lam.

Jakarta (Agencies) – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo on Thursday condemned the assassination of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh in Iran, calling it intolerable.

Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – President-Elect Prabowo Subianto is looking to strike a nuclear energy partnership with Russia.

Yvette Tanamal, Jakarta – The European tour of Defense Minister and president-elect Prabowo Subianto has gone into an encore with a previously unannounced visit to Russia to strengthen

Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – President-Elect Prabowo Subianto recently traveled to Ankara for defense discussions with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.

The president of Timor-Leste is in Beijing on the first state visit to China by any Timorese leader, Xinhua reports.

Tri Listiyarini, Jakarta – The United States continues to be the primary export market for Indonesian seafood and fish products for the first half of 2024, with a value of $889.39 milli

Jakarta – Businesses and experts are urging the government to pay attention to the petrochemical industry, which is suffering from an influx of imported goods after the 2024 Trade Minis

Rama Sukarta, Jakarta – Trade Minister Zulkifli Hasan, known as Zulhas, along with the Imported Goods Monitoring Task Force, has uncovered a warehouse in North Jakarta suspected of hous

Deni Ghifari, Jakarta – Government officials have denied plans for Indonesia to buy Russian oil but do not rule out such purchases in the future.

Jakarta – Indonesia has welcomed a China-brokered accord that seeks reconciliation between Hamas and other Palestinian factions to form a national unity government in Gaza.

Novali Panji Nugroho, Jakarta – Indonesian Defense Minister Prabowo Subianto met with French President Emmanuel Macron during a working visit to Europe on Wednesday, July 24, 2024.

A'an Suryana and Syafiq Hasyim – Whether they were made use of or knew what they were doing, the actions of five young Nadhlatul Ulama members during their recent trip to Israel have st

Dio Suhenda, Jakarta – Indonesia has welcomed a recent ruling from the International Court of Justice (ICJ) that called on Israel to end its occupation of Palestine, with Foreign Minist

Delfi Neski, Jakarta – The Chairman of the Indonesian Ulema Council (MUI) for Fatwa, Muhammad Asrorun Niam Sholeh, announced the suspension of two MUI members suspected of involvement w

Mita Amalia Hapsari, Jakarta – Trade Minister Zulkifli Hasan revealed plans to establish a Task Force on Illegal Imports, which will include police officers and representatives from the

Yvette Tanamal, Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo on Monday met with visiting Papua New Guinea Prime Minister James Marape to emphasize the importance of cooperation in security

Radhiyya Indra, Jakarta – Nahdlatul Ulama (NU) chairman Yahya Cholil Staquf has apologized on behalf of Indonesia's largest Muslim organization following the recent meeting of its activ

Sultan Abdurrahman, Jakarta – The Executive Board of Nahdlatul Ulama (PBNU) stated that they will intensify their efforts to support the Palestinian people.

ANN/The Straits Times – Indonesia's trade surplus narrowed in June to its smallest in four months as exports rose less than expected amid strong import growth, data from its statistics

Yvette Tanamal, Jakarta – The Foreign Ministry has said that the visit made by five young Nadhlatul Ulama (NU) activists to meet with Israeli President Isaac Herzog in Jerusalem was not

Vinnilya Huanggrio, Jakarta – The Institute for Development of Economics and Finance (INDEF) has warned that applying anti-dumping duties (BMAD) on seven imported commodities, including

Novie Fauziah, Jakarta – Indonesia's largest Muslim organization, Nahdlatul Ulama (NU), denounced five Muslim scholars on Monday who recently visited Israel and met with President Isaac

Jakarta – Indonesia's international trade balance recorded a surplus of $2.39 billion in June 2024, marking the 50th consecutive month of positive trade balance, according to government

Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – Indonesia's imports from China have declined as Jakarta mulls imposing a 200 percent tariff on Chinese goods.

Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – Indonesia and Papua New Guinea (PNG) signed a series of deals aimed at facilitating the cross-border movement of people and goods on Monday.

Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – Indonesian car exports reached approximately $2.78 billion in the first half of 2024 with fellow ASEAN member Philippines buying most of the vehicles, acco

Hendrik Yaputra, Jakarta – The Executive Board of Nahdlatul Ulama (PBNU), Indonesia's second-largest Islamic organization, has expressed deep disappointment and concern over a recent me

Dio Suhenda, Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo has joined a lengthy roster of world leaders to condemn an attack on former United States president Donald Trump that left the Repu

Felix K. Chang (FPRI) – In February 2024, Indonesia elected Prabowo Subianto as its next president.

Ilona Estherina, Jakarta – Indonesia's government has no immediate plans to revise the latest import regulations, according to Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs Airlangga Harta

Han Revanda Putra, Jakarta – Chairperson of the Indonesian Textile Association (API) Jemmy Kartiwa Sastraatmadja urged the government to limit imports of textiles and textile products f