Indonesia mulls lifting lobster larvae export ban in return for investment
Exports of lobster larvae were halted in 2016 to prevent over-exploitation, but were reopened in 2020 under former fisheries minister Edhy Prabowo.
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Indonesia’s corruption watchdog names North Maluku governor as bribery suspect
The Corruption Eradication Commission suspects the governor of having accepted bribes from companies that won the tender for government projects to build roads and bridges. The…
Indonesia’s political parties with less to gain shirk presidential campaigning
The general election on Feb. 14 of next year will decide the next president, vice president and legislators at the national and regional levels.
Indonesia’s Constitutional Court finally forms permanent ethics council
Previously, an ethics council would be formed temporarily when the court received complaints of alleged ethics violations.
President Jokowi at odds with university students following criticism against him
Following the controversial Constitutional Court ruling that enabled his eldest son Gibran Rakabuming Raka to run in the 2024 presidential election, the President has received…
Indonesia looks into use of rare earth elements in coal
Despite its potential, there has been no mass extraction of graphene from coal and no intensive development in making it useful for EV batteries in Indonesia, according to energy…
Nickel plan sidelined as Indonesia pushes EV market with new incentives
Through the policy changes, the government will allow any automaker planning to set up EV plants in the country to import fully built-up or completely knocked down EVs without…
Spending discrepancy in Jakarta: Land of the rich, home of the poor
Data from Statistics Indonesia have revealed a deep discrepancy between the haves and the have-nots in Jakarta, given that the townspeople’s spending average sits far above…
Indonesia and Japan agree to implement three priority energy transition projects
The construction of a geothermal power plant in West Sumatra, a waste-to-energy power plant in West Java and a peatland management for food project in Central Kalimantan were…
Jakarta commences sewer construction
The beginning of constructions comes amid efforts to build a domestic wastewater management system (SPALD) that complies with environment quality standards and improves public…