Anastasya Lavenia Yudi, Jakarta – Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs Airlangga Hartarto announced that the government is waiving import duties on Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) t

Maudey Khalisha, Jakarta – Trade Minister Budi Santoso has defended the government's decision to pursue a trade agreement with the United States, known as the Agreement on Reciprocal Tr

Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – Indonesia has refused to dispatch its military personnel to back the UK and France-led proposal of forming a multinational mission to safeguard the commerc

Antara, Jakarta – A proposal to charge vessels transiting the Strait of Malacca is drawing sharp warnings from lawmakers, who say it risks breaching international law, triggering diplom

Hariz Baharudin and Hadi Azmi, Jakarta – Indonesia will not impose a levy on vessels transiting the Strait of Malacca, as doing so would contravene international law, said Foreign Minis

Ahmad Syarif Syechbubakr – Advisers play a crucial role in foreign affairs, shaping the decisions leaders ultimately make.

Prisma Ardianto, Jakarta – Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese called Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto on Tuesday to express appreciation for the start of Indonesia's urea f

Jakarta – Despite President Prabowo Subianto's repeated assurances that his frequent overseas trips have brought major contributions to serve the national interests, the people's skepti

Agencies, Jakarta – AUnited States warship passed through the Strait of Malacca over the weekend, the Indonesian Navy said on Monday, adding that the transit through the major sea route

Hendrik Yaputra, Jakarta – The Chairperson of the Central Leadership Board of the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P), Megawati Soekarnoputri, proposed the implementation of

Yvette Tanamal, Jakarta – Indonesia is still in the process of securing permits for its oil tankers to pass through the Strait of Hormuz, the Foreign Ministry has said, denouncing threa

Septia Ryanthie, Jakarta – The civil society groups have filed a petition for a constitutional review at the Constitutional Court regarding President Prabowo Subianto's decision to join

Yvette Tanamal, Jakarta – The Foreign Ministry has asserted that all cooperation with foreign powers, including the United States, will strictly uphold national sovereignty, following r

Mutia Yuantisya, Jakarta – Indonesia and Russia pledged to strengthen their bilateral ties with the signing of the Protocol of the 7th Meeting of the Working Group on Trade, Investment,

Antara, Jakarta – Indonesia and the troop-contributing countries of the UN Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) "condemn in the strongest terms" the persistent attacks on UNIFIL, which res

Novali Panji Nugroho, Jakarta – Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto strongly condemned the heinous act that led to the demise of three Indonesian UN peacekeepers, who were also a Nati

Antara, Jakarta – Thousands of people held a protest in front of the United States (US) Embassy in Central Jakarta on Sunday morning, April 5, 2026, to pay their respects to the three I

Agencies, Jakarta – The government has slammed as "unacceptable" an explosion that injured three of its peacekeepers in Lebanon within days of three other blue helmets from the country

Hendrik Yaputra, Jakarta – The former Chairperson of the Central Executive of Muhammadiyah, Din Syamsuddin, calls for the unity of the Islamic community to condemn the attacks by Israel

Jakarta – The death of three Indonesian peacekeepers serving under the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) constitutes a blatant violation of international law, as peacekee

Gembong Hanung, Jakarta – Condemnation against Israeli attacks in Lebanon have intensified after two more Indonesian peacekeepers were killed in the latest explosion in the southern par

Novali Panji Nugroho, Jakarta – Deputy Chairperson of the Golkar Party, Ahmad Doli Kurnia, urged the Indonesian government to consider withdrawing from the Board of Peace after Israel l

Ria Fortuna Wijaya, Jakarta – Indonesia's trade balance recorded a $1.27 billion surplus in February 2026, marking 70 consecutive months of surplus since May 2020, even as import growth

Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – Indonesia says "annyeonghaseyo" or hello to a new "special comprehensive strategic partnership" with South Korea, even becoming the first country to do so.

Sultan Abdurrahman, Jakarta – President Prabowo Subianto has expressed his condolences over the deaths of three Indonesian National Armed Forces (TNI) soldiers who were killed while ser

Gembong Hanung, Jakarta – Jakarta has condemned in the strongest terms the Israeli attacks in southern Lebanon that killed three Indonesian peacekeepers, as the border area became anoth

Agencies, Jakarta – Indonesia urged warring parties in the Middle East "to respect international humanitarian law" after three of its peacekeepers were killed in Lebanon, and called for

Yerica Lai, Jakarta – Malaysia and Indonesia are seeking to align their positions in addressing the ongoing crisis triggered by the United States-Israeli war on Iran, as President Prabo

Max Lane – Over the last few months, controversy has erupted in Indonesia over a major foreign policy decision of the Prabowo Subianto government.

Agencies, Jakarta – Indonesia is in talks with Iran to secure safe passage for its tankers through the Strait of Hormuz, with Tehran responding favourably to Jakarta's diplomatic effort

Hans Nicholas Jong, Jakarta – Environmental activists are sounding the alarm over a new trade agreement between the U.S.

Yvette Tanamal, Jakarta – President Prabowo Subianto has reaffirmed Indonesia's support for Palestinian independence by saying that Jakarta's policy in the Middle East, including its pa

Ervana Trikarinaputri, Jakarta – Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto emphasizes that his various visits abroad are oriented towards national economic interests.

Jakarta – President Prabowo Subianto, under fire at home for signing up to United States counterpart Donald Trump's so-called "Board of Peace", has insisted his country would not pay th

Jakarta – Indonesia's fifth president, Megawati Soekarnoputri, welcomed Timor-Leste President Jose Ramos-Horta at her residence on Teuku Umar Street, Menteng, Central Jakarta, on Monday

Ervana Trikarinaputri, Jakarta – President Prabowo Subianto said foreign investment in Indonesia's broadcasting and publishing sectors will remain subject to national laws, responding t

Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – Indonesia sees the US-Israeli airstrikes on Iran as a sign to quit the Gaza peace board, according to President Prabowo Subianto, although Jakarta wishes t

Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – US President Donald Trump has promised to keep Israel in check, according to his Indonesian counterpart Prabowo Subianto, as Jakarta continues to defend it

Alfitria Nefi Pratiwi, Jakarta – Indonesia's Ministry of Maritime Affairs and Fisheries has recorded a decline in the volume of fishery exports due to the conflict between the United St

Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – Iran is now accepting financial donations from generous Indonesians to rebuild the country as the US-Israeli military campaign against Tehran marked its th

Ilona Estherina, Jakarta – The United States government has launched a Section 301 investigation into trade practices across 16 economies, including Indonesia, over allegations of indus

Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – Indonesia has denied forced labor allegations as the US launched an unfair trade probe into Southeast Asia's biggest economy in a bid to construct a new ta

Divya Kariza, Jakarta – The government has inked a memorandum of cooperation with Japan to strengthen their partnership in the critical minerals supply chain and to develop nuclear ener

Hanoi – Vietnamese officials and businesses have discussed measures to strengthen economic and trade cooperation with Indonesia while supporting Vietnamese companies to expand investmen

Yvette Tanamal, Jakarta – Jakarta decided to postpone the summit of eight Muslim-majority developing countries grouped under the D8 Organization for Economic Cooperation, which was sche

The Foreign Ministry in Jakarta has condemned Israeli attacks in Lebanon, as the war in Iran spills across more borders.

Mutia Yuantisya, Jakarta – The agreement on reciprocal trade (ART) between Indonesia and the United States is skewed as Jakarta bears most of the obligation, according to Rimawan Pradip

Meenakshi Ganguly and Andreas Harsono – Indonesia has accepted the offer of a deputy commander role in the International Stabilisation Force (ISF) for Gaza after joining US President Do

Ichsan Ali, Jakarta – Iran will continue allowing Indonesian tanker ships to pass through the strategic Strait of Hormuz, a key global oil transit route, despite ongoing hostilities wit

Mutia Yuantisya, Jakarta – Total palm oil exports in 2025 reached 32.343 million tons, a 9.51 percent increase over the 29.535 million tons recorded in 2024.