Ahmad Rizky M Umar – Prabowo made his debut at the UN General Assembly with a controversial speech that implied a departure from Indonesia's long-held foreign policy on the Middle East.

Natalie Sambhi – The leaders of Australia and Indonesia this week marked a new phase in the bilateral security relationship, announcing the substantive conclusion to the Australia- Indo

Tri Listiyarini, Jakarta – Indonesian palm oil producers are confident that Jakarta's upcoming trade deal with the European Union, or EU, can greatly bump up exports.

Arnoldus Kristianus, Jakarta – Indonesia has identified three priority sectors to strengthen economic cooperation with Australia, focusing on downstream industry development, renewable

Hendrik Yaputra, Jakarta – Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto met with Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese at Kirribilli House in Sydney on Wednesday, November 12, 2025.

Agencies, Sydney, Australia – Australia and Indonesia agreed on Wednesday to sign a new security treaty, which includes closer military cooperation, the two countries' leaders said foll

Eka Yudha Saputra, Jakarta – Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto departed for Sydney, Australia, this Tuesday afternoon, November 11, 2025.

M. Faiz Zaki, Jakarta – Indonesia's Ministry of Industry revealed that the export value of the sports equipment industry reached US$84.78 million in the January-August 2025 period.

Celvin Moniaga Sipahutar, Jakarta – President Prabowo Subianto praised the strong work ethic and resilience of the South Korean people during the inauguration of Lotte Chemical Indonesi

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Iona Main, Sydney – Wandering through the cavernous, white-tiled port building of Kupang, in Indonesia's West Timor, you might momentarily think you're in the maritime gateway to a much

Iona Main – Wandering through the cavernous, white-tiled port building of Kupang, in Indonesia's West Timor, you might momentarily think you're in the maritime gateway to a much bigger

Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – Indonesia announced Monday that its nine-month palm oil export value had skyrocketed by around 32 percent amidst an uptrend in price.

Ria Fortuna Wijaya, Jakarta – Indonesia booked another trade surplus in September 2025 at $4.34 billion, extending its winning streak to 64 consecutive months since May 2020, according

Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – US Secretary of War Pete Hegseth recently revealed that Indonesia would back the proposed Gaza international stabilization force.

Aamer Madhani and Edna Tarigan, Washington – President Donald Trump made sure during his visit to Asia this week to praise regional allies who have backed his push to bring about a perm

Antara, Jakarta – Indonesia must strengthen its bargaining position to push the United States into lowering its import tariff on palm oil to zero percent, mirroring the deal Washington

Kyaw Win – As leaders of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) convened in Kuala Lumpur for their biennial summit over the weekend, they formally admitted Timor-Leste into

Guteriano Neves – The official inauguration of Timor-Leste's membership in ASEAN has been the main topic in Dili this week and a highlight of the ASEAN Summit in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

Samantha Tan, Kuala Lumpur – Timor-Leste's Prime Minister Kay Rala Xanana Gusmao has reiterated the importance of peace and dialogue in ensuring sustainable development across the ASEAN

Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – US President Donald Trump on Sunday thanked his Indonesian counterpart and "friend", President Prabowo Subianto, again for his help in the efforts to secur

Antara, Jakarta – Indonesia's Finance Minister Purbaya Yudhi Sadewa said on Monday he will order the Customs and Excise Directorate to strengthen inspections at ports to combat the flow

Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – Indonesia recently pitched nuclear power-related investment opportunities to the United States as its senior officials had another round of tariff talks on

Hendrik Yaputra, Jakarta – Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto views that the United States (US) should be a growth partner in the Indo-Pacific region.

Agencies, Kuala Lumpur – Timor Leste joined the Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN) bloc as its 11th member state on Sunday, after 14 years of campaigning.

Kuala Lumpur – Asia's youngest nation Timor Leste on Sunday became the 11th member of the Southeast Asian bloc ASEAN, fulfilling a vision set out by its current president nearly a half-

Jakarta – Asia's youngest nation Timor Leste is set to achieve a decades-long dream when it becomes the 11th member of ASEAN this weekend, which analysts say is a win politically althou

Jakarta – President Prabowo Subianto on Thursday praised Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva's leadership and claimed that he had copied some of the South American leader's pol

Saifulbahri Ismail, Dili, Timor-Leste – Timor-Leste is poised to make history as it prepares to formally join the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) when regional leaders ga

Dewi Rina Cahyani, Jakarta – United States President Donald Trump suggested that several countries in the Middle East have offered to send troops to Gaza to combat Hamas.

Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – Indonesia is trying to get the US into letting Jakarta use Chinese ships in its Washington-bound exports to avoid higher costs, according to the presidenti

Chesa Andini Saputra, Jakarta – Trade Expo Indonesia (TEI) 2025 closed with a bang on Sunday after racking up $22.8 billion (Rp 376.2 trillion) in total transactions, far exceeding its

Ja'han Jones – During his trip last week to the Middle East, Donald Trump set off alarms stateside when he was caught on a hot mic talking to President Prabowo Subianto of Indonesia abo

Rebecca Tan and Winda Charmila – When President Donald Trump proclaimed an end to the war in Gaza on Monday, he was flanked by leaders from the Middle East and Europe as well as, at the

Jakarta – Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto has found himself at the centre of global attention – and domestic debate – at the Gaza peace summit in Egypt, a high-level gathering aim

Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – US President Donald Trump praised his Indonesian counterpart Prabowo Subianto for coming to the Egypt summit that saw the historic signing of a Gaza peace

Jonathan Yerushalmy – Indonesian president Prabowo Subianto has been heard on a hot mic asking Donald Trump if he can meet with the president's son Eric, as the leaders gathered in Egyp

Seri Iskandar (Bernama) – Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim today confirmed that Timor-Leste will be officially made a full member of ASEAN on Oct 26.

Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – Indonesia and North Korea agreed to explore "mutually beneficial" partnership when their chief diplomats met in Pyongyang on Saturday.

Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – Indonesia's trade with the European Union or EU is expected to more than double thanks to a tariff-eliminating pact, according to senior minister Airlangga

Teh Lip Li – Twenty-three years after its independence, Timor-Leste confronts fundamental questions as it prepares to join the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) at the bloc

Yvette Tanamal, Jakarta – As a long-standing supporter of Palestine, Indonesia must more clearly affirm its backing, experts say, warning that Jakarta's recent efforts to balance Israel

Widi Agustian, Jakarta – Indonesia's coffee exports continue to gain traction in global markets, signaling stronger competitiveness among local small and medium enterprises (MSMEs).

Jakarta – President Prabowo Subianto's speech at the United Nations General Assembly seemingly showed Indonesia as a defender of Palestine on the global political stage.

Martin Bagya Kertiyasa, Jakarta – Indonesia welcomed a World Trade Organization (WTO) panel ruling in its favor over a dispute with the European Union (EU) concerning countervailing and

Kuala Lumpur – Timor-Leste, Southeast Asia's youngest nation is finalising preparations for its imminent entry into ASEAN as a full member this month, having fulfilled 97 per cent of th

Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – Indonesia's exports to the United States fell 12.39 percent in August compared to the previous month as Washington's punitive tariffs began to bite.

Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – Indonesia saw a double-digit growth in its palm oil exports this year as the price of the country's top commodity soars, according to the Central Statistic

Phnom Penh – Indonesian ambassador to Cambodia Santo Darmosumarto has spotlighted growing demand for Indonesian products in Cambodia's northeastern provinces, urging local businesses to

Daniel Ahmad Fajri, Jakarta – The billboard featuring a photo of Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto alongside several heads of state supporting Israel went viral on social media.