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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 ...

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 ...

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's mangrove coverage rises to 3.46 million hectares

Indonesia's mangrove coverage increased by 15,164 hectares to 3,455,628 hectares in 2025, according to the Ministry ...

Indonesia envisions transmigration zones as economic growth centers

The Indonesian government plans to use the national transmigration program as a tool to develop integrated economic ...

Sparking hope of rice self-sufficiency in border areas

That one morning during the first week of January 2026 was slightly different from the usual mornings in Sebadai Ulu ...

Gov’t begins construction of fishermen’s hamlet in Natuna

The central government has begun construction of the Red and White Fishermen’s Hamlet in Natuna District, Riau ...

Deputy Minister welcomes first foreign tourists of 2026 in Batam

Deputy Minister of Tourism Ni Luh Puspa on Thursday welcomed the first foreign tourists of 2026 at the Golden Coast ...

Indonesia eyes US$7.1 billion exports from transmigration zones

Indonesia’s Transmigration Minister M. Iftitah Sulaiman Suryanagara said transmigration zones across the country ...

Govt develops avocado agrotourism at Tanjung Banun transmigration site

The Ministry of Transmigration is developing avocado agrotourism at the Tanjung Banun transmigration site in Batam, ...

Gov't developing tourism potential in Tj Banun transmigration area

The Ministry of Transmigration is preparing a tourism-based entrepreneurship program to be developed in the Tanjung ...

Indonesia migrant worker placements top 2025 target

Indonesia’s overseas worker placements exceeded their 2025 target, topping 286,000 by mid-December, ...