Jakarta – State-Owned Enterprises (SOE) Minister Rini Soemarno has invited investors from a number of countries to invest in various infrastructure projects at an investor gathering in

Jakarta – The Office of the Coordinating Economic Minister plans to monetize a number of infrastructure projects through the Limited Concession Scheme (LCS), kontan.co.id reported on Mo

Timor-Leste's youth bulge presents huge opportunities for the still fragile country, 15 years after independence from Indonesia's brutal occupation.

Rieka Rahadiana, Thomas Kutty Abraham and Rosalind Mathieson, Jakarta – Indonesia will turn to private investors for the hundreds of billions of dollars in investment needed to develop the archipel

John McBeth, Jakarta – As much as it will spark development in one of Indonesia's most remote regions, Papuan leaders are growing increasingly concerned over the social impact of the new Trans-Papu

Nethy Dharma Somba, Jayapura – Dozens of people claiming to be residents of remote villages in Papua rallied at Cenderawasih University in Jayapura on Monday, where almost 2,000 applicants took a w

Nethy Dharma Somba, Jayapura, Papua – Prioritizing only infrastructure will not be enough in developing Papua and must be balanced with the empowerment of its human resources, a Papuan community le

Jakarta – Next year, the government plans to allocate Rp 404 trillion (US$30.23 billion) for infrastructure development, according to the draft state budget announced by President Joko "Jokowi" Wid

Jakarta – Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives Agus Hermanto opposed the government's plan to use the country's haj fund as a source of financing for President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo's infr

Isolated parts of Indonesia's Papua region are to be targetted by accelerated government efforts to improve infrastructure.

Jakarta – The government is seeking to increase the budget deficit by Rp 467.3 trillion (US$34.91 billion) for development financing this year, as shown in the draft of the 2017 Revised State Budge

Shigeru Seno, Jeju, South Korea – A planned cross-Java railway project in Indonesia should be funded via a public-private partnership rather than the loan aid Japan has offered, the Southeast Asian

Jakarta – The government and 38 companies have signed memorandum of understandings (MOUs) to accelerate the construction of 32 toll roads and 24 dams across the country.

Jakarta – Indonesia has hundreds of infrastructure projects in the pipeline and China's similar ambitious initiative may offer a way out for lack of funding in the Southeast Asian country as long a

Rhiannon Elston – In Timor-Leste's western enclave of Oecusse, change is coming fast. Reuban Landos and his family run a tiny village store on the edge of a paddy field.

The Indonesian government needs to change the policy of development which makes Papuan community a subject, says a non-government organisation that specialises in West Papuan development issues.

Nethy Dharma Somba, Jayapura, Papua – Massive infrastructure developments in Papua during President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo's administration should be appreciated by those in the province, but more ne

Farida Susanty, Jakarta – The Public Works and Public Housing Ministry acknowledged on Thursday it had not performed its best as it had only spent 12.38 percent of its allocation from the 2017 stat

Jakarta – The government hopes private companies develop 27 percent of new roads nationwide, Public Works and Public Housing Minister Basuki Hadimoeljono has said.

Lindsay Murdoch, Dili – When invading Indonesian troops parachuted into Dili in 1975 Filomena Gomes fled into East Timor's cloud-shrouded mountains and for four years scrounged food and cooked for

Jakarta – As the government has a limited budget to fund infrastructure development, it continues to work on necessary regulations to lure investment from the private sector.

Jakarta – Private companies taking part in infrastructure development is highly important because of the state's limited funds for infrastructure projects, a government official has stressed.

Fedina S. Sundaryani, Jakarta – Land acquisition issues still seem to make up the bulk of problems that hinder strategic project development across the nation.

Jakarta – Public Works and Public Housing Minister Basuki Hadimuljono says the government has invested Rp 7.6 trillion (US$371 million) to develop infrastructure and housing in Papua and West Papua

Haeril Halim, Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo on Thursday opened the four-day Indonesian Military (TNI) and National Police leaders meeting at TNI headquarters in Jakarta, instructing the

Nether Dharma Somba, Jayapura – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo, accompanied by First Lady Iriana, has again visited Papua, inaugurating several infrastructure projects in a move aimed at winning th

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Stefani Ribka, Jakarta – With limited funding in hand, the government thinks it's time for philanthropists to assist in the Herculean task of developing a country of more than 250 million people, 1

Dylan Amirio, Jakarta – In order to achieve its grand infrastructure dreams, President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo's administration must eradicate deeply entrenched stumbling blocks that have deterred pri

Kuningan, West Java/Jakarta – In the past, having a decent house was merely a dream for Dersinah, 51. Working as a farmer with an uncertain monthly income forced her to live in a shanty.

Anton Hermansyah, Jakarta – The government has changed its approach in developing Papua from administration-based development to anthropological-based development.

Farida Susanty, Jakarta – The government should improve the dissemination of information on the country's important infrastructure projects in order to attract more private investors to infrastruct

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Farida Susanty, Jakarta – In an effort to boost infrastructure development, President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo in January instructed the Public Works and Public Housing Ministry to speed up its budget

Marguerite Afra Sapiie, Jakarta – The government should change its view of development in Papua from an Indonesia-centric perspective to a Papua-centric one that prioritizes underdeveloped areas, N

Timor-Leste (East Timor) within the next three years will have a modern port in Tibar bay, 12 kilometres from the capital, Dili, according to a contract signed this week with Bollore Ports, accordi

Ayomi Amindoni, Jakarta – Deregulation and the improvement of infrastructure across the country should be extended to help the country survive amid the tougher global completion, President Joko "Jo

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Farida Susanty, Jakarta – The government has had to hold its tongue as early tenders it held since August last year to resolve slow budget spending have been unable to rev up the country's infrastr

Ayomi Amindoni, Jakarta – The government will give high priority to local products, particularly for infrastructure projects as part of efforts to assist the development of national industries, cre

Prima Wirayani, Jakarta – Infrastructure companies recorded growth in assets value and profits last year thanks partly to the government's mammoth budget allocation in the sector.

Farida Susanty and Tassia Sipahutar, Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo's plan to speed up the development of toll-roads in the country may face further delays as the government is running ou

Arya Dipa, Bandung – The Bandung Legislative Council (DPRD) in West Java has expressed its concern over the planned Jakarta-Bandung high-speed railway, as the project has yet to receive formal reco

Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo has criticized ministries for a lack of cooperation in implementing development in the easternmost region, accusing them of only focusing on the

Paulina Quintao – The National Director for Water and Sanitation Services (NDWS) Gustavo da Cruz said currently there some 2000 households connected to the public water grid in the capital Dili are

Venidora Oliveira – The government of Timor-Leste through the Ministry of Public Works, Transport and Communication (MPWTC) has made the commitment to pay companies who completed urgent projects da

By Max Lane

Executive summary

By Max Lane

Executive summary

Dylan Amirio, National – The administration of President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo must work harder on meeting the targets set by the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) program to make up for its d

Gaad Piranid Tabuni grew up in a village in the Papuan highlands of Indonesia too remote for any government – colonial Dutch or Indonesian – to maintain a presence.