Agencies, Jakarta – President Prabowo Subianto on Wednesday said he would be willing to establish diplomatic relations with Israel if it recognised a Palestinian state, as he held talks

Timor-Leste is one step closer to achieving full membership in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), a new announcement putting its accession as soon as October if require

Ruth Dea Juwita, Jakarta – Indonesia has the opportunity to wrap up a long-delayed free trade deal with the European Union after the bloc officially placed Indonesia in its "standard-ri

Kuala Lumpur – Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh had a meeting with his Timor-Leste counterpart Xanana Gusmao in Kuala Lumpur on Tuesday, within the framework of his official visit to Mala

Pito Agustin Rudiana, Yogyakarta – Confusion arose over reports of an escalator being installed at Borobudur Temple to accommodate the visit of French President Emmanuel Macron and Indo

Ricki Putra Harahap, Jakarta – Indonesia and China on Sunday agreed to promote the use of their respective national currencies in bilateral trade, marking a significant step toward redu

Kuala Lumpur – ASEAN Foreign Ministers today reaffirmed their strong support for Timor-Leste's full membership in the regional bloc, acknowledging the country's significant progress in

Arlina Arshad, Jakarta – President Prabowo Subianto has hailed Indonesia's deepening ties with China as a pillar of peace and prosperity in the South-east Asia region, as he welcomed Ch

Jan Hennop, Kuala Lumpur – Timor-Leste is a step closer to fulfilling its longstanding wish to join the Southeast Asian regional bloc and could become its 11th member state by October,

Grace el Dora, Beijing – Indonesia's Chairman of the National Economic Council (DEN), Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan, met with senior Chinese officials this week to discuss a potential $1 bill

Tim Lindsey (The Conversation) – Making Jakarta their first overseas destination has become a set piece for newly elected Australian prime ministers dating back to John Howard in 1996.

Yvette Tanamal, Jakarta – President Prabowo Subianto's recent visits to Southeast Asian neighbors have yet to dispel concerns over his lack of engagement with ASEAN as an institution, a

Achmad Ghiffary Mannan, Jakarta – President Prabowo Subianto paid an official visit to Thailand on Monday, May 19, 2025.

Associated Press, Bangkok – Indonesia and Thailand agreed Monday to elevate their relationship to a strategic partnership, during the first state visit by an Indonesian president in 20

Sukma Kanthi Nurani, Jakarta - The Indonesian Industry Ministry has claimed that Indonesia currently maintains a relatively low number of non-tariff trade barriers (NTBs) and non-tariff

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese's visit to Indonesia comes at a pivotal time as Jakarta prepares to vault into the ranks of the world's biggest economies.

Yvette Tanamal, Jakarta – President Prabowo Subianto on Thursday threw a festive reception to welcome Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese back to the State Palace in Jakarta, mar

Dziedzic in Indonesia and Erwin Renaldi – Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has landed in Indonesia as he begins his first overseas trip since his resounding election victory on May 3.

Agencies, Jakarta – Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese touted his country's defense cooperation with Indonesia during a visit to Jakarta on Thursday, his first trip abroad since

Yogi Eka Sahputra, Jakarta – In front of member countries of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto affirmed support for the independence o

Septia Ryanthie, Jakarta – Several energy analysts have responded to the government's plan to slash fuel imports from Singapore.

Human Rights Monitor says at least 13 people have been killed in West Papua in the past six months as tensions between Indigenous people and Indonesian troops increase.

Nadirah Zaidi, Singapore – Indonesia's plan to cut fuel imports from Singapore could pressure trade flows amid tariff talks with the United States, but observers said they believe the b

Prisma Ardianto, Heru Andriyanto, Jakarta – The Industry Ministry is reviewing Indonesia's local content policy not in response to external pressures or retaliatory tariffs from the Uni

Han Revanda, Jakarta – Indonesian Industry Minister Agus Gumiwang Kartasasmita stated that the reform of the Domestic Component Level (TKDN) policy had been initiated long before United

Mila Novita, Jakarta – The United States (U.S.) has issued a travel warning for Indonesia on April 30, 2025, particularly the Papuan region, citing safety concerns.

Gilang Kembara (The Conversation) – For much of April and into May, a team of Indonesian negotiators has been in Washington to discuss trading relations between the world's largest econ

Leonard AL Cahyoputra, Jakarta – Indonesia has one of the lowest counts of non-tariff barriers (NTBs) and non-tariff measures (NTMs) in the world – a reality the Industry Ministry sees

Jakarta – Indonesia's Trade Ministry says it will carefully "monitor" Malaysia's antidumping duty imposed on Indonesian plastic goods and may bring the matter to the World Trade Organiz

Yvette Tanamal, Jakarta – Jakarta has urged India and Pakistan to exercise restraint after fighting between the nuclear-armed neighbors on early Wednesday broke out in response to an at

Sydney, Australia – Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said on Wednesday he will travel to Indonesia next week as a "signal" of the importance Canberra places in the region in h

Ary Hermawan – It is not clear if Indonesia's president has thought through all the implications of his offer of humanitarian shelter for injured Palestinians.

Jakarta – Vice President Gibran Rakabuming Raka went on Instagram on Sunday to congratulate Singaporean Prime Minister Lawrence Wong on the landslide election victory of his People's Ac

Jakarta – The sweeping re-election victories of Singapore's Prime Minister Lawrence Wong and Australia's Prime Minister Anthony Albanese in their respective parliamentary elections on S

Savero Aristia Wienanto, Jakarta – The Indonesian Embassy in Moscow, Russia, officially unveiled Nusantara House.

Heru Andriyanto, Jakarta – President Prabowo Subianto on Sunday called Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese to congratulate him on his reelection and expressed his commitment to d

Ilona Estherina, Jakarta – The Indonesian government will reform several regulations to respond to the reciprocal tariff policy from the United States.

Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – Consulting firm McKinsey recently said that US President Donald Trump's tariffs might not deal a direct fatal blow to the Indonesian economy, but Jakarta n

Hangga Fathana – Indonesia's low-key rejection of reported Russian interest in military basing in Papua says more than it appears to.

Jakarta – Non-aligned Indonesia has navigated through the complexity of the big power rivalry by forging closer economic ties with China while building more intensive relations on secur

Alfi Dinilhaq, Jakarta – President Prabowo Subianto received a courtesy visit from the Federation of Korean Industries (FKI) at the Merdeka Palace in Jakarta on Monday as both countries

Elan Suherlan, Purwakarta – Ceramics producers in Purwakarta, West Java, have reported a halt in orders from the United States this year, despite multiple successful exports to the mark

Hendrik Yaputra, Jakarta – Fijian Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka announced that the Government of Indonesia has provided a grant of US$6 million, approximately Rp100 billion, to the Fij

Jakarta – Seventy years ago, Indonesia stood at the forefront of a historic moment in Bandung, West Java, where leaders from Asia and Africa convened to forge a path of solidarity, self

Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – The number of Indonesians getting caught in US President Donald Trump's immigration crackdown continues to grow, with Jakarta accusing Washington of ignori

Wahyu Sahala Tua, Heru Andriyanto, Jakarta – Indonesia's largest Muslim organization, Nahdlatul Ulama (NU), has urged the government to stand firm on halal certification requirements fo

Fia Hamid-Walker – In January 2025, the World Trade Organisation (WTO) ruled in favour of Indonesia's legal challenge to the European Union's (EU) restrictions on palm oil, which Indone

Arlina Arshad, Jakarta – As China and the United States vie for influence in South-east Asia amid tariff tensions, Indonesia – the region's largest economy and a key maritime power – ha

Agencies, Beijing – China's foreign minister said on Monday that China and Indonesia should oppose "any form" of unilateralism and trade protectionism at a press conference on Monday.

Bambang Ismoyo, Jakarta – Indonesia is intensifying efforts to diversify its export markets following the United States' implementation of reciprocal tariff policies targeting several o