Divya Karyza, Jakarta – The government has launched an online tracking system for nickel and tin shipments to increase state revenue and improve governance in the mining sector.

Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – The world's second-largest coconut producer Indonesia is eyeing the production of sustainable aviation fuel as a means to derive more value from the fruit.

Bella Evanglista, Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo is confident that Indonesia can dominate up to 85 percent of the global nickel market through a partnership with the United Ar

Jakarta – Here is a truth-or-dare challenge for President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo. Truth, that the fuel subsidy is a gross waste of state financial resources.

Pribadi Wicaksono, Yogyakarta – The Yogyakarta Regional Government (DIY) has recently ramped up efforts to combat illegal mining activities across various districts and cities in the pr

Aditya Hadi, Jakarta – The government has sent mixed signals over a plan to restrict sales of subsidized fuel starting on Aug.

Jakarta – Should Indonesia find itself needing to import natural gas to meet growing demand, we will have no one but ourselves to blame.

Victoria Milko, Ed Davey and Camille Fassett, Lelilef Sawai, Indonesia – On a steep trek up to his forest farm on the Indonesian island of Halmahera, Librek Loha let out a cry of dismay

Alfida Rizky Febrianna, Jakarta – State-owned oil and gas company Pertamina is set to implement the government's plan to restrict the purchase of subsidized fuel, specifically Pertalite

Hans Nicholas Jong, Jakarta – Publicly funded multilateral development banks (MDBs) like the World Bank might finance a wave of "captive" coal expansion in climate-vulnerable countries

Asad Asnawi, Christ Belseran, Irfan Maulana – A widely criticized move by Indonesian President Joko Widodo to reform mining rules to bestow coal mining licenses on an allied religious o

Australia's BHP Group will temporarily suspend its Nickel West operations and West Musgrave project from October, the miner said on Thursday, as it reels from a plunge in metal prices a

Irfan Maulana, Padarincang, Indonesia – On a white-hot afternoon in June, people from Padarincang subdistrict gathered near a mountain lake to recite an istighosah, an Islamic prayer bl

Antara, Jakarta – Investment Minister and Head of the Investment Coordinating Board (BKPM) Bahlil Lahadalia is advocating for the extension of gold miner Freeport Indonesia's (PTFI) Spe

Jakarta – The death toll from a landslide near an illegal gold mine in Gorontalo had risen to 23 people, while 35 others are still missing, an official said Tuesday.

Riri Rahayu, Ilona Estherina, Jakarta – Indonesia's Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources (ESDM) Arifin Tasrif said that nuclear energy is part of the country's renewable energy mix

Jakarta – At least 10 people had died and 40 were missing after torrential rain caused a landslide at a gold mine in Sulawesi's Gorontalo province at the weekend, officials said on Mond

Iim Halimatusa'diyah, Endi Aulia Garadian – Nahdlatul Ulama's venture into the mining business might send the wrong signal for Indonesia's emerging green Islam movement.

Jakarta – At least 12 people died and 18 are missing after a torrential rain caused a landslide in an illegal gold mine over the weekend in Gorontalo, officials said on Monday.

Arnoldus Kristianus, Jakarta – The government disbursed Rp 42.9 trillion in energy subsidies for fuel and 3-kg liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) gas canisters in the first half of 2024.

Bangkok, Thailand – More than 700,000 hectares of forest in Indonesia have been cleared for mining since 2001, including large tracts of primary forest, a new analysis using satellite d

Antara, Palembang – The South Sumatra Provincial Government is looking for a new investor for its $2.3 billion (Rp 37.5 trillion) coal downstream project in Muara Enim after the withdra

Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – The longstanding problem of corruption can take a toll on the domestic tin supply chain, and if neglected, Indonesia will struggle to maintain its competit

Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – Indonesia is blessed with abundant critical minerals, but the nickel-rich country needs to look beyond this natural wealth when trying to enter the global

Syafiq Hasyim – The Indonesian government's decision to grant mining concessions to religious mass organisations has resulted in some creative theological justifications.

David Fogarty, Singapore – The use of coal in electricity generation in Indonesia and the Philippines reached a record nearly 62 per cent share in 2023, with no sign of slowing down – d

BASF, the German chemical giant, has pulled out of a $2.6 billion project to refine nickel on the Indonesian island of Halmahera, after campaigners highlighted the plight of uncontacted

Faisal Maliki Baskoro, Gresik – The Indonesian government inaugurated Freeport Indonesia's (PTFI) $3.7 billion (Rp 60 trillion) copper smelter, Smelter Manyar, at the Java Integrated In

Faisal Maliki Baskoro, Antara, Jakarta – German chemical producer BASF and French miner Eramet have withdrawn from a $2.6 billion ($42.67 trillion) investment in a nickel-cobalt refinin

Hans Nicholas Jong, Jakarta – Protests are mounting in Indonesia against a China-backed zinc and lead mine being developed on the island of Sumatra in defiance of opposition from local

Yurike Metriani, Surabaya – Mining giant Freeport Indonesia's new smelter in Gresik is expected to create a multiplier effect for East Java's economy.

Tria Dianti – Environmentalists are expressing deep concerns about Indonesia's ecological future because of President-elect Prabowo Subianto signaling a strong preference for boosting m

Monique Handa Shafira, Jakarta – The upstream oil and gas regulator SKK Migas revealed that Indonesia hosted two of last year's largest global natural gas discoveries, highlighting its

Alfian Al-Ayubby – On 13 June 2024, a nickel smelting furnace at the Indonesia Morowali Industrial Park (IMIP) in Central Sulawesi caught fire and exploded, sending two workers to hospi

Jakarta – The Indonesian Forum for the Environment (Walhi) says that Investment Minister Bahlil Lahadalia, who is also the head of the Investment Coordinating Board (BKPM), cannot just

Antara, Jakarta – Indonesia's Environment and Forestry Minister Siti Nurbaya Bakar has said that her ministry is working to accelerate the rehabilitation of former mining sites, which a

Rizky Ramadhan, Jakarta – State-run oil company Pertamina recorded strong growth in 2023 with net profit rising by 14 percent to reach $4.4 billion from $3.8 billion a year earlier.

Resty Woro Yuniar – Indonesian President Joko Widodo has been accused of glorifying transactional politics after he passed a law that enables the government to grant mining licences to

Jakarta – Question: What do you call giving a lucrative mining concession to a Muslim organization in exchange for political support? Answer: Halal-certified pork barrel.

Aisyah Amira Wakang, Jakarta – President Joko Widodo or Jokowi has granted a special mining permit area or WIUPK to religious organizations, including the Nahdlatul Ulama or NU.

Arnoldus Kristianus, Jakarta – The Indonesian government will grant Nahdlatul Ulama (NU), the country's largest Muslim organization, the concession to manage coal mines previously opera

Antara, Bandar Lampung – The recent widespread power outages in many regions of Sumatra have provided a lucrative opportunity for traders selling a portable power source, commonly known

Muhammad Ghafur Fadillah, Jakarta – The Energy and Mineral Resources Ministry of Indonesia has set a target for oil and gas production for 2025, aiming around 1.6 million barrels of oil

The London Bullion Market Association (LBMA) said it is reviewing allegations involving Indonesian state miner Aneka Tambang (Antam) over the purity of its gold products.

Han Revanda Putra, Jakarta – Muhammadiyah, one of the country's largest Muslim organizations, responded to President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo's decision to grant coal mining concessions to

Jakarta – The government's decision to grant state-owned mine concessions to religious groups has been met with criticism from former chairman of Muhammadiyah Din Syamsudin, who claimed

Han Revanda Putra, Jakarta – The Trade Ministry has implemented export relaxation for a number of mining products until December 31, 2024.

Makassar – The South Sulawesi Indonesian Forum for the Environment (Walhi) has spoken out on the government's plan to grant mining concessions to religious social or mass organisations

Jakarta – A new law allowing the Indonesian government to grant permits to religious organizations to operate mines has outraged environmentalists in the world's leading nickel producer

Arnoldus Kristianus, Jakarta – The government plans to grant a coal mining concession with sizable reserves to the executive board of Indonesia's largest Muslim organization Nahdlatul U