Eka Yudha Saputra, Jakarta – International Law Professor at the University of Indonesia, Hikmahanto Juwana, said the country's joint development with China potentially violates the law.

Max Walden and Erwin Renaldi – The Indonesian president was in Washington to meet US President Joe Biden, but it was a phone call with president-elect Donald Trump that has made headlin

Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – US President Joe Biden recently told his Indonesian counterpart Prabowo Subianto that he wanted to work with Jakarta on energy transition.

Agencies, Washington, United States – President Prabowo Subianto congratulated Donald Trump on his election victory in a phone call after landing in Washington on an official visit that

Jakarta – Over the weekend, what appears to be a departure from Indonesia's foreign policy regarding the South China Sea has sparked heated debate.

Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – Indonesia wants the international community to kick Israel out of the UN General Assembly following its endless aggressions in Gaza.

Jakarta – The Maritime Security Agency (Bakamla) announced on Monday that it would hold a meeting with the Chinese coast guard in what the agency chief described as a move to strengthen

Yvette Tanamal and Deni Ghifari, Jakarta/Washington, DC – President Prabowo Subianto posted a video of his phone call with Donald Trump, during a working visit to Washington, DC, saying

Susannah Patton – Last month, a mini fracas broke out about the symbolism of Anthony Albanese citing a royal visit as cause for missing the Indonesian presidential inauguration.

Joseph Rachman, Jakarta – President Prabowo Subianto has dazed and confused many foreign policy observers with an apparent dramatic shift in Indonesia's South China Sea policy while in

Deni Ghifari, Jakarta – Indonesian businesses are concerned that restrictive trade policies from United States president-elect Donald Trump will incentivize Chinese producers to divert

Agencies, Jakarta – Indonesia said on Monday it does not recognise China's claims over the South China Sea, despite signing a maritime development deal with Beijing, as some analysts wa

Adhyasta Dirgantara, Bagus Santosa, Jakarta – United States president-elect Donald Trump has praised Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto in a recent telephone conversation.

Dio Suhenda, Jakarta – President Prabowo Subianto ended his state visit to China on Sunday and left directly for the United States as his administration seeks to maintain balanced ties

Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – Indonesia denied Monday that it was accepting China's so-called "nine-dash line" or territorial claims over most of the South China Sea in the newly announ

Ella Cao and Marius Zaharia, Beijing/Hong Kong, China – China and Indonesia have agreed to strengthen cooperation in key sectors, including lithium, new energy vehicles, green energy an

Jakarta – President Prabowo Subianto congratulated Donald Trump for his sweeping victory in the United States presidential election on Wednesday, hoping for a closer partnership in the

Yudono Yanuar, Jakarta – The re-election of Donald Trump as President of the United States has raised concerns about the potential negative impact on Indonesia, particularly in the real

Tria Dianti – Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto's upcoming maiden tour to five nations – from east to west and north to south – is a clear sign that Jakarta plans a return to the wo

Jakarta – In stark contrast to his predecessor's hands-off approach to international relations, President Prabowo Subianto has demonstrated a bold foreign policy approach just two weeks

Jakarta – As his state visit to China next week will be his second meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping after his introductory meeting in his capacity as president-elect in April,

Greta Nabbs-Keller – As Jakarta geared up for the Indonesian armed forces' 79th anniversary on 5 October, there seemed to be an added frisson in the air.

Jakarta – Iran's ambassador to Indonesia, Mohammad Boroujerdi, said that Iran and Indonesia can expand their economic cooperation, particularly in energy and food security, under Presid

Jakarta – Iran's ambassador to Indonesia, Mohammad Boroujerdi, has called on Indonesia, as the world's largest Muslim-majority country, to play a crucial role in promoting peace in the

Jakarta – Indonesia has expressed its desire to join the BRICS group of major emerging economies, which accounts for 35 percent of global economic output, as a means to strengthen emerg

Jakarta – The appointment of politician Sugiono as foreign minister is quite shocking for many diplomats and Foreign Ministry staff as the ministry has been led by three career diplomat

Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – US President Joe Biden congratulated his newly installed Indonesian counterpart Prabowo Subianto on his inauguration as Washington seeks closer ties with J

Alfitria Nefi P, Jakarta – Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto declared his support for Palestinian independence when delivering his inaugural speech after being sworn in at the Plena

Arnoldus Kristianus, Jakarta – The Central Statistics Agency (BPS) reported a trade surplus of $3.26 billion (Rp 50.79 trillion) for September 2024.

Rahman Yaacob – In two weeks, Indonesia's Defence Minister Prabowo Subianto will officially take over the presidency.

Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo has committed a foreign policy blunder with his decision to stay away from this week's series of ASEAN summits in Vientiane.

Tempo.Co, Kemlu.Go.Id, Petir Garda B, Jakarta – ASEAN foreign ministers convinced for ASEAN Coordinating Council (ACC) in Vientiane, Laos, on Tuesday, October 8, 2024.

Han Revanda Putra, Jakarta – Indonesia's Ministry of Industry (Kemenperin) noted that batik exports in the second quarter of 2024 decreased by 8.39 percent on an annual basis (yoy).

Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – Senior minister Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan revealed Monday more details of his recent visit to New York, which included an impromptu meeting with US President

Jayanty Nada Shofa, New York – Indonesia finds Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's recent statement of "seeking peace" incredibly ironic and hard to believe, according to Foreig

Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – Indonesia will run for a non-permanent membership at the UN Security Council which the country has considered as being passive towards Israel's war atrocit

Jakarta – "Eighty percent of success is showing up," a saying often wrongly attributed to American filmmaker Woody Allen, perfectly captures the paradox of the recent rise of Indonesia'

Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – Indonesia will likely lose billions of American dollars in exports if it cannot close the overdue deal with the European Union, according to the country's

Tempo.Co, Kemlu.Go.Id, Jakarta – During the High-Level Meeting of the UN General Assembly to commemorate the International Day for the Total Elimination of Nuclear Weapons, Indonesian F

Pizaro Gozali Idrus, Jakarta – Indonesian President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo has decided to pass on his final opportunity to speak directly to an annual gathering of world leaders at the Un

Yustinus Paat, Jakarta – Defense Minister and President-elect Prabowo Subianto warned of the rising possibility of World War III if nations fail to exercise restraint amid escalating gl

Yvette Tanamal, Jakarta – Amid speculation that Indonesia is becoming an inward-looking country, a recent report found that the country has been growing its international power and infl

Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – Indonesia has officially become a part of the world's anti-nuclear pact after Foreign Affairs Minister Retno Marsudi presented the country's ratified docum

Oyuk Ivani S, Jakarta – The Ministry of Trade reported that Indonesia's import value in August 2024 amounted to US$20.67 billion, a 4.93 percent drop compared to July 2024 at US$21.47 b

Simon Hutagalung – As Prabowo Subianto prepares to take power next month in Indonesia, anticipation is rising that the soldier-turned-politician will stake out a more assertive role for

Han Revanda Putra, Jakarta – The Indonesian government's Illegal Import Task Force found 2,929 rolls of illegally imported prayer mats and carpets worth approximately Rp10 billion.

Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – President-Elect Prabowo Subianto is back again on a world tour ahead of his inauguration ceremony with Filipino President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr be

Jakarta – The recent appointment of Foreign Minister Retno LP Marsudi as the United Nations secretary-general's special envoy on water affairs is a testament not only to her diplomatic

Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – Indonesia welcomed a freshly adopted UN General Assembly resolution that demanded Israel to end its "unlawful presence" in Palestinian territories.

Rajendra Jadhav, Mumbai, India – Indonesia's palm oil exports are expected to decline in 2024 due to increased domestic consumption because of a higher biodiesel blending mandate and a