Pertamina’s proposed biofuel may risk food security, state budget: Critics
State-owned oil and gas company Pertamina is examining the possibility of mixing more of its gasoline products with ethanol, in a bid to produce fuel with lower emissions.
Indonesia
Prabowo strengthens US ties, but not without political cost
With Defence Minister Prabowo Subianto’s vision of a more military-capable Indonesia, analysts are pointing to the inevitability of cosier defence relations, albeit not without…
Still no permit for high speed rail a week from Jokowi inauguration
Eva Chairunisa, spokesperson of PT Kereta Cepat Indonesia China, guaranteed that everything remained in compliance with regulations and the company would address any concerns…
Pay later or pay never? Bad debt may damage loan growth, analyst warns
Experts urged "buy now, pay later" service providers to be more selective about offering the option to prevent an excessive number of defaults.
Regions brace for wildfire, haze as dry season peaks
The country has seen 490 land and forest fires as of Saturday, according to the National Disaster Mitigation Agency, more than three times the 160 fires that were recorded in 2022.
Indonesian girl group StarBe hopes to win global recognition with the help of K-pop training
The quartet were chosen among many other Indonesian pop groups by the Korean Foundation for International Cultural Exchange to take part in the cultural exchange project “Grow…
Cybersecurity threats in Indonesia decreasing, with AI deployed by both sides
Occurrences of abnormal data traffic, which are used as an indicator of potential network misuse or security attacks, dropped to 976 million last year, well down from the peak of…
Remote working, artificial rain have little effect on Jakarta pollution
Amid the lack of progress made by recent government efforts, the Center for Research of Energy and Clean Air insisted that the remote-working policy and “other gimmicks” would…
Prabowo rebrands his alliance ‘team Jokowi’
Proclaiming that the newly formed consisted of staunch Jokowi supporters, Prabowo pledged to continue the President’s policies, including his "Jokowinomics" and his efforts to…
Indonesians oppose plan to make 100-meter-tall Sukarno statue
The country’s tallest statue, is part of an ongoing project to turn a 1,270-hectare area in West Bandung regency’s Walini region into a green city that could act as a new…