Bank Indonesia keeps rate unchanged amid flagging rupiah
Bank Indonesia (BI) has decided to keep its key interest rates in place as the rupiah remains weak, and noted that mounting global pressure stemming from trade disruption…
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Indonesian regency declares ‘extraordinary occurrence’ after 78 students suffer food poisoning
The students showed symptoms after meals from the government-run free nutritious meal program.
Indonesia turns down Malaysia’s request to buy Indonesian rice
Agriculture Minister Andi Amran Sulaiman said Indonesia cannot export rice to Malaysia to maintain domestic rice stocks.
Southeast Asian businesses face 400 ransomware attacks daily
Among the hardest hit were businesses in Indonesia, with 57,554 attacks, followed by Vietnam (29,282), the Philippines (21,629), Thailand (13,958), Malaysia (12,643), and…
Indonesia in the spotlight as military rivalry of major powers heats up
In recent weeks, Beijing and Washington have explored deeper economic and military ties with Jakarta, seeking to bolster their presence in a strategically located nation that…
In Indonesia, cigarettes, poverty and the invisible malnutrition trap
In many low-income households, cigarettes are not simply a vice, they are a daily expenditure that competes directly with food, especially nutritious food.
Indonesia’s trade surplus rises as exports to US spike before tariffs kick in
Data unveiled by Statistics Indonesia (BPS) in a press conference on Monday showed that last month’s trade balance, or total exports minus imports, amounted to a US$4.33 billion…
Indonesia food plan risks ‘world’s largest’ deforestation
Keen to end its reliance on rice imports, Indonesia wants to plant vast tracts of the crop, along with sugar cane for biofuel, in the restive eastern region.
Russian air force plan in Indonesia draws controversy
Reports on the proposal were immediately dismissed by the Indonesian government.
Experimenting with education: The Jakarta Post
In the absence of a solid foundation, as manifested by policy inconsistency, the national education system has only devoured its schoolchildren.