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January 18, 2023

Straits Times - January 18, 2023

Hariz Baharudin, Singapore – Indonesia's ratification of three agreements with Singapore reflects the strength and maturity of the relationship between the two countries, said a spokesm

Channel News Asia - January 18, 2023

Joanne Lin, Singapore – Timor-Leste may have received a consolation prize last year when it received in-principle approval to join the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) as

January 17, 2023

Jakarta Post - January 17, 2023

Fadhil Haidar Sulaeman, Jakarta – Last year's global spike in commodity prices, while causing headaches for economies around the world, has helped Indonesia achieve its biggest-ever tra

January 16, 2023

Jakarta Post Editorial - January 16, 2023

Jakarta – As Indonesia and Malaysia account for almost 90 percent combined of the world's palm oil production and this commodity plays a very important role in their economies, supplyin

January 12, 2023

Jakarta Post Editorial - January 12, 2023

Jakarta – In her year-opening press conference on Wednesday, Foreign Minister Retno LP Marsudi talked in detail about the country's diplomatic achievements in 2022 and her top prioritie

Jakarta Post - January 12, 2023

Fadhil Haidar Sulaeman, Jakarta – The government is seeking to diversify its export destinations for coal and palm oil this year amid fears of recession in advanced economies, but analy

January 11, 2023

Jakarta Globe - January 11, 2023

Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – ASEAN Chair Indonesia promised to do its best to get Myanmar out of its long-running political turmoil while making sure the crisis would not hold the Sout

January 9, 2023

Agence France-Presse - January 9, 2023

Jakarta – Malaysia's new Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim met with President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo Monday on his first foreign trip after winning a confidence vote and cementing his mandate

Jakarta Post - January 9, 2023

Yvette Tanamal, Jakarta – Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim's state visit to Jakarta next week will offer an opportunity for Indonesia to strengthen its ties with Kuala Lumpur and

Jakarta Post - January 9, 2023

Agencies, Jakarta – Indonesia and Malaysia, the world's biggest producers of palm oil, agreed on Monday to work together to fight "discrimination" against the commodity after a meeting

January 5, 2023

January 3, 2023

East Asia Forum - January 3, 2023

Hunter Marston – At the 41st ASEAN Summit in Phnom Penh in November 2022, the leaders of the grouping agreed 'in principle' to admit Timor-Leste as their 11th member.

Jakarta Globe - January 3, 2023

Investor Daily, Jakarta – Indonesia-Korea Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement, commonly shortened as IK-CEPA, has finally entered into force, thus paving the way for Indonesia

Jakarta Post - January 3, 2023

Yvette Tanamal, Jakarta – While congratulating her newly appointed Chinese counterpart Qin Gang on Sunday, Foreign Minister Retno L.P.

January 2, 2023

Reuters - January 2, 2023

Bernadette Christina, Jakarta – Indonesia will tighten export rules for palm oil from Jan.

East Asia Forum - January 2, 2023

Editorial Board, ANU – The G20 presidency in 2022 presented diplomatic and substantial challenges that threatened to blow the forum apart, or at least to semi-permanently incapacitate i

January 1, 2023

East Asia Forum - January 1, 2023

Liam Gammon – The calendar will tell you that Indonesia's presidential election is due in February 2024 – but make no mistake, Southeast Asia's biggest democracy is firmly in election s

December 30, 2022

December 29, 2022

December 28, 2022

Jakarta Post Editorial - December 28, 2022

Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo is known for his preference for domestic policy, with little appetite for foreign diplomacy, especially if it offers no concrete or immediate re

December 23, 2022

Jakarta Post - December 23, 2022

Viet Nam News, Jakarta – Viet Nam and Indonesia agreed to raise two-way trade to US$15 billion during talks held between Vietnamese President Nguyen Xuan Phuc and his Indonesian counter

December 21, 2022

Jakarta Post - December 21, 2022

Viet Nam News, Jakarta – Vietnamese President Nguyen Xuan Phuc's state visit to Indonesia will mark a new milestone in the unique and long relationship between the two countries, Veeram

December 20, 2022

Tempo - December 20, 2022

Antara, Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo on Monday at the Gadjah Mada University 73rd dies Natalis asserted that Indonesia refuses to be forced to export natural resources that

December 15, 2022

Jakarta Globe - December 15, 2022

Jakarta – Indonesia recorded a surplus of $5.16 billion in its international trade in November to extend a run of surpluses to the 31st consecutive month, the Central Statistics Agency,

Tempo - December 15, 2022

Yudono Yanuar (Free Malaysia Today), Jakarta – Former Prime Minister of Malaysia Dr.

Jakarta Globe - December 15, 2022

Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo told the recent European Union-ASEAN Summit that no one should dictate over others as the two trading blocs marked their 45t

Jakarta Post - December 15, 2022

Ronald Tundang, Jakarta – Indonesia successfully hosted the Indonesia-Pacific Forum for Development in Bali last week.

Reuters - December 15, 2022

Jakarta – Indonesia's parliament passed into law a bilateral extradition agreement with Singapore on Thursday, in a move Jakarta expects to help authorities bring to justice people accu

December 13, 2022

Jakarta Globe - December 13, 2022

Dion Bisara, Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – The European Union Ambassador to Indonesia has expressed confidence that most palm oil companies in the country can meet the block's stricter

Jakarta Post - December 13, 2022

Agencies – Indonesia on Monday filed an expected appeal against a World Trade Organization (WTO) panel ruling that was in favour of the European Union (EU) in a dispute over Jakarta's b

December 10, 2022

Jakarta Post - December 10, 2022

Fikri Harish, Jakarta – The House of Representatives has ratified a defense cooperation agreement (DCA) with Singapore, one of three agreements the two countries signed earlier this yea

December 9, 2022

Straits Times - December 9, 2022

Hariz Baharudin, Singapore – Timor-Leste will work actively with the Asean Secretariat and others in the region to accelerate preparations for its membership to the regional grouping, s

December 8, 2022

Straits Times - December 8, 2022

Jean Iau, Singapore – Singapore on Thursday launched a training programme for Timor-Leste officials in support of the country's bid for Asean membership.

December 5, 2022

Jakarta Globe - December 5, 2022

Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – Indonesia will helm the ASEAN bloc in 2023, and in the same year, Sweden will assume the chairmanship of the Council of the European Union.

December 2, 2022

Tempo - December 2, 2022

Amirullah (Antara), Jakarta – Indonesia's exports of steel products have increased rapidly in the last five years.

November 29, 2022

Jakarta Post - November 29, 2022

News Desk, Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo has ordered the formation of task forces to expedite the implementation of deals struck at the Group of 20 Leaders' Summit earlier th

November 19, 2022

Jakarta Post - November 19, 2022

Kornelius Purba, Jakarta – ASEAN has eventually accepted Timor Leste Republic as its 11th member last week after years of debate that included initial reservations from Singapore.

Jakarta Post Editorial - November 19, 2022

Jakarta – With a strong endorsement from President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo, ASEAN leaders agreed to accept Timor Leste as the 11th member of the group during their summit in Phnom Penh las

November 18, 2022

Tempo - November 18, 2022

Antara, Jakarta – Indonesian President Joko Widodo or Jokowi said hosting the G20 Summit in Bali during the rainy season was quite challenging, especially since the weather forecast sai

Tempo - November 18, 2022

M Julnis Firmansyah, Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo met with New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern on the sideline of the 29th APEC Summit held in Bangkok on Friday, Novem

November 16, 2022

Jakarta Post - November 16, 2022

Agencies – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo on Wednesday officially handed over the G20 presidency to India at the end of a summit of the bloc's leaders in Bali.

Jakarta Post - November 16, 2022

Vincent Fabian Thomas, Jakarta – Indonesia's trade balance experienced an unanticipated bump in October as demand from the country's largest Asian trading partners increased and imports

November 15, 2022

Jakarta Post - November 15, 2022

Yerica Lai, Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo and his United States counterpart Joe Biden agreed on Monday to deepen "concrete" Indo-Pacific cooperation as they unveiled a number

Jakarta Post - November 15, 2022

Vincent Fabian Thomas, Jakarta – China has signed a US$2.6 billion worth of commitment to purchase crude palm oil (CPO) and its derivative products from Indonesia, allowing the archipel

Jakarta Post - November 15, 2022

Yerica Lai, Nusa Dua, Bali – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo asked Group of 20 leaders to show wisdom and not allow the world to "fall into another cold war" as he opened the G20 Leader'

November 14, 2022

Jakarta Post - November 14, 2022

Yerica Lai, Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo and President of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan inaugurated on Monday the Sheikh Zayed Solo Gran

Fulcrum - November 14, 2022

Julia Lau – While domestic concerns remain topmost on Indonesians' minds and will still drive diplomacy, results from a survey in July 2022 hint at a more complex worldview.

Indonesia at Melbourne - November 14, 2022

Ahmad Rizky M Umar – Since taking over the G20 presidency from Italy late last year, the Indonesian government has worked hard to ensure its tenure is a success.

November 13, 2022

Jakarta Globe - November 13, 2022

Bali – Chief Investment Minister Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan claimed on Sunday that the current government has brought major achievements that make the country very different from what it w