Ali Mirin – Indonesia officially joined the BRICS – Brazil, Russia, China and South Africa – consortium last week marking a significant milestone in its foreign relations.

Jakarta – One of the highlights of Foreign Minister Sugiono's first foreign policy speech late last week was the prominent display of images of Indonesia's first president Sukarno as a

Ricki Putra Harahap, Jakarta – President Prabowo Subianto welcomed Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba at the Bogor Presidential Palace on Saturday.

Niniek Karmini and Achmad Ibrahim, Bogor, Indonesia – Japan and Indonesia pledged on Saturday to deepen economic and defense ties during a visit by the Japanese prime minister, seen as

Geneva, Switzerland – World Trade Organization experts on Friday largely upheld European Union restrictions on use of palm oil in biofuels following a complaint by Indonesia.

M. Raihan Muzzaki, Jakarta – The Indonesian Ministry of Defense welcomed a military visit from China on Friday, January 10, 2025, aimed to boost relations between both countries.

Agencies, Jakarta – Indonesia will expand its existing defence partnerships and step up its handling of strategic issues impacting its sovereignty, including maritime security and the s

Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – President Prabowo Subianto intends to bring an end to the long-drawn-out Russia-Ukraine war, according to Foreign Affairs Minister Sugiono.

Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – Southeast Asia's largest economy Indonesia has included a "fairer international trade" as part of its foreign policy agenda, its top diplomat revealed Frid

Hin Pisei, Phnom Penh – Senior diplomats from Cambodia and Indonesia have expressed optimism about the bilateral trade cooperation between the two countries, which has surpassed 1 billi

Jakarta – With the official acceptance of Indonesia as a full member of BRICS on Monday, President Prabowo Subianto is one step closer to realizing his ambition to make Indonesia an inf

Yvette Tanamal, Jakarta – President Prabowo Subianto arrived in Kuala Lumpur on Thursday morning to meet and discuss with Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim about ASEAN and other re

An aide to President Prabowo Subianto said on Tuesday that Indonesia's full membership in BRICS would not affect the country's relationship with the United States under the presidency o

Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – Trade Minister Budi Santoso recently revealed that he was open to revising the controversial ministerial policy that had eased import curbs, but any regula

Agencies, Jakarta – Brazil's government said in a statement on Monday that Indonesia is formally joining BRICS as a full member, further expanding the group of major emerging economies

Havana, Cuba – Jose Ramos Horta, President of the Democratic Republic of Timor Leste, sent his Cuban counterpart, Miguel Diaz-Canel Bermudez, a congratulatory message on the occasion of

Jakarta – Following the tradition of his predecessor Retno LP Marsudi, who issued an annual press statement every January, Foreign Minister Sugiono is also scheduled to meet with the pr

Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – Indonesia is aiming to record nearly $294.5 billion in exports this year to catapult the country's economy towards 8 percent growth as targeted by Presiden

Divka Talulla, Jakarta – Speaking at the recent Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Summit in Peru, President Prabowo Subianto assured that all foreign investments entering Indones

Aswin Ariyanto Azis, Indonesia – Indonesia's decision to pursue membership in BRICS, a bloc of emerging economies comprising Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa, signals that

Lusa – Australia is to invest in the qualification of workers in Timor-Leste and create an infrastructure fund for the country with some of its share of profits from the Greater Sunrise

Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – Foreign Affairs Ministry's spokesman Roy Soemirat said Monday that President Prabowo Subianto to this day still has not received any invitation to attend U

Mita Amalia Hapsari, Jakarta – A viral video on social media suggested that Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan walked out of the D-8 Summit in Egypt while Indonesian President Prabo

Dili – Timor-Leste and China agreed to strengthen bilateral cooperation in various aspects during meetings held between Timorese leaders and a senior Chinese political advisor.

Jakarta – The Foreign Ministry confirmed on Wednesday that Foreign Minister Sugiono would not attend the informal ASEAN foreign ministers' meeting in Bangkok on Friday, as he would be a

Nur Janti, Jakarta – A United States envoy has said that the US government and businesses will support Indonesia in human resource development (HRD), a central focus of President Prabow

Ilona Estherina, Jakarta – The Central Statistics Agency (BPS) noted an increase in imports of ready-to-wear clothing entering Indonesia.

Dhaka – The maiden visit of the President of Timor-Leste Dr.

Jakarta – Indonesia's exports rose 9.14 per cent in November from a year earlier to $24.01 billion, official data showed on Monday, above a projected increase of 4.92 per cent in a R

Arnoldus Kristianus, Jakarta – Indonesia recorded a trade surplus of $4.42 billion in November, marking the 55th consecutive month of a positive trade balance since May 2020, according

Savero Aristia Wienanto, Jakarta – The United States (US) Ambassador to Indonesia, Kamala Shirin Lakhdhir, responded positively to the celebration of the 75th anniversary of diplomatic

Dhaka – President of Timor-Leste Jose Ramos-Horta today urged Bangladesh business firms to come up with their investment in Timor Timor-Leste.

Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – Any economic decision made by the US President-Elect Donald Trump is set to affect Indonesia, according to a top brass at the Asian Development Bank (ADB).

Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – Indonesia recently urged countries to stop supplying weapons to Israel during an emergency special session on the Gaza crisis at the UN General Assembly.

Jakarta – Foreign Minister Sugiono acted calmly on Monday when House of Representatives Commission I legislators overseeing defense and foreign affairs bombarded the new chief diplomat

Savero Aristia Wienanto, Jakarta – Indonesia's aspirations to join the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) have received a warm welcome from Ca

Theressia Sunday Silalahi, Jakarta – Foreign Minister Sugiono assured lawmakers on Monday that Indonesia has no intention of joining any military alliance, even as global geopolitical t

Jakarta – Indonesia and China are seeing solid progress in their bilateral economic cooperation, with the ties helping bolster expectations that Southeast Asia's largest economy will be

Faisal Maliki Baskoro, Jakarta – Donald Trump's re-election as US president and his renewed focus on protectionist policies could stifle global economic growth, warns the Institute for

Yvette Tanamal, Jakarta – Foreign Minister Sugiono met with his Ukrainian counterpart Andrii Sybiha this week in a bilateral meeting in Italy, where they discussed plans for peace amid

Jakarta – The agreement between Prabowo and Xi Jinping to jointly manage the region of overlapping claims disadvantages Indonesia.

Teguh Adi Prasetyo, Jakarta – Indonesia will stop importing salt for consumption starting next year, in line with Presidential Regulation (Perpres) No.

Deni Ghifari, Jakarta – Indonesia and the United Arab Emirates have inked several memorandums of understanding (MoUs) following President Prabowo Subianto's work visit to Abu Dhabi on S

Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – President Prabowo Subianto revealed that he had secured business deals worth $18.5 billion so far from his first-ever foreign trip, an amount he said was b

Radityo Dharmaputra and Ahmad Rizky M Umar – It is less than a month into Prabowo Subianto's presidency, but already he has signalled a major departure from his predecessors' well-estab

Han Revanda Putra, Jakarta – Head of the Trade Policy Agency at the Indonesian Ministry of Trade, Fajarini Puntodewi, said Donald Trump's victory in the U.S.

Yvette Tanamal, Jakarta – President Prabowo Subianto and his entourage arrived on Wednesday morning at London Stansted Airport to meet with some of the United Kingdom's leaders, includi

Jakarta – Indonesia has urged the international community, especially the Arab and Muslim world, to sever all economic, trade and investment ties with Israel as a means of pressuring th

Tama Salim, Jakarta – Indonesia aims to enhance "good neighborliness" through its new joint development plan with China, the Foreign Ministry said on Sunday, assuring it will not compro

Jakarta – The promise of multilateralism is under siege, and the evidence is stark.