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November inflation rises 0.14 percent following commodity price hikes

Indonesia's inflation rate swelled 0.14 percent in November 2019, triggered by commodity price hikes following a ...

President highlights need to streamline BPJS management

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) has reaffirmed the need for the Healthcare and Social Security Agency (BPJS Kesehatan) ...

Official reserve assets increase: BI

Indonesia's official reserve assets increased to US$126.7 billion at the end of October 2019 from $124.3 billion at ...

Central Java records 0.1-percent surge in inflation in October

Central Java Province penciled an inflation of 0.01 percent in October 2019, triggered by a hike in the prices of ...

Vicky Nitinegoro tests negative for drug use

The vaping liquid containing the 'gorilla tobacco' (synthetic marijuana) did not belong to popular soap opera ...

Manufacturing industry contributes 75 percent of total exports

Indonesia's exports of manufactured goods in the January-September 2019 period reached US$93.7 billion, accounting ...

Positive business activity maintained despite slow growth: BI

The latest business survey conducted by Bank Indonesia pointed to positive growth in the third quarter of 2019, despite ...

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A closer look at Dayak Meratus' thanksgiving ritual

Two "balian" or shamans of Dayak Meratus tribe circled a tree-like ornament, bare feet shuffling on ...

Zanzibar sets sights on Indonesian textile, rice

Indonesian textile and rice have grabbed the attention of Zanzibar, Tanzania’s semi-autonomous territory, which ...

Foreign firms funding Rohingya crisis: UN probe

Dozens of foreign firms originating from Asia and Africa are contributing to the Rohingya humanitarian crisis in ...

Seto Mulyadi urges government to ratify FCTC

Chairman of the Indonesian Children Protection Agency (LPAI) Seto Mulyadi hopes the government will immediately ratify ...

PNG keen to observe Merauke's rice and fishing boats: official

Papua New Guinea's (PNG's) government looks to include Merauke's rice and fishing boats on the ...

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Connecting goods and people of Pacific, Southeast Asia

The first ever Pacific Exposition highlighting the region’s business, investment, and tourism potential began in ...

Indonesian FM holds meetings with nine Pacific nations

Indonesian Foreign Affairs Minister Retno LP Marsudi held bilateral meetings with leaders of nine Pacific nations on ...

Indonesia strives for export diversification in Pacific countries

Indonesia's Trade Ministry is working towards expanding the export market to Pacific countries by dispatching a ...