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Thai nationals among six facing death for two-ton Batam drug bust

Batam prosecutors demanded the death penalty for six defendants in a smuggling case involving two tons of ...

Indonesia-Japan defense ties: Shared goals, different threat views

In recent years, Indonesia has stepped up defense cooperation with key regional partners in the Indo-Pacific. In ...

Indonesia defends used clothing import ban on health, MSME grounds

Indonesia’s Minister of Trade Budi Santoso emphasized that the government’s ban on the import of used ...

Prabowo highlights social programs' impact on economy and welfare

President Prabowo Subianto said government priority programs, from free nutritious meals to health checks and equal ...

Solar innovation helps Papua fishermen preserve catches, boost yields

The fisheries sector is regarded as one of the driving forces of economic growth in Indonesia, including in ...

ASEAN aims to complete South China Sea CoC by 2026

The Foreign Ministers of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) have reaffirmed their commitment to ...

ESDM and PPATK probe Rp992 trillion in illegal gold mining turnover

The Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources (ESDM) is collaborating with the Financial Transaction Reports and ...

Eleven crewmen in Malaysia tin smuggling case repatriated to Indonesia

Eleven Indonesian crewmen suspected of illegally smuggling tin sand to Malaysia were repatriated on Thursday alongside ...

Indonesia turns to garlic imports to tame pre-Ramadan price surge

Indonesia's Ministry of Trade confirmed that the government has opted to import garlic, with consignments expected ...

Jakarta halts fast boat services to Thousand Islands on bad weather

Jakarta’s transportation agency has again suspended fast boat services from Muara Angke port to the Thousand ...

RI Govt urges border regions to prepare refugee transit shelters

Indonesia’s Home Affairs Ministry has instructed border regions, including Batam in the Riau Islands, to prepare ...

Indonesian court jails Malaysian for drug smuggling

An Indonesian court has sentenced a Malaysian national, Voo Wei Chen, to 15 years in prison for smuggling liquid ...

Indonesia boosts semiconductor sector to strengthen competitiveness

Indonesia is accelerating the development of a national semiconductor ecosystem in a bid to capture high-tech ...

Indonesia, US launch $35M debt-swap program for coral reef protection

The Government of Indonesia together with the Government of the United States on Tuesday in Jakarta officially launched ...

Police Chief says National Police best placed under president

National Police Chief General Listyo Sigit Prabowo said the National Police would be more ideally placed directly under ...