Jokowi goes to the White House
For President Jokowi, this will be his last APEC summit, and the last multilateral forum to woo foreign investment into his flagship new capital city, Nusantara.
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Indonesia prepares for OIC meeting on Gaza
The OIC, composed of 57 countries worldwide, has issued several statements in the last month condemning the ongoing Israeli aggression.
Former National Search and Rescue Agency chief admits taking bribes, says it’s common practice in agency
Air Marshal Henri Alfiandi also admitted to receiving the bribes through the agency’s former administrative coordinator, Lt. Col. Afri Budi Cahyanto.
Indonesia’s constitutional court ethics council removes chief justice Anwar
The investigation revolved around apparent conflicts of interest resulting from Anwar's kinship with vice presidential candidate Gibran Rakabuming Raka. Officials added that the…
Indonesia’s unemployment dropped to 5.32% in August 2023: BPS
Acting Statistics Indonesia head Amalia Adininggar Widyasanti said, although the figures were better than last year, the labour market had not returned to the pre-pandemic level.
The rupiah dodges a bullet
With food production continuing to struggle, Indonesia has become reliant on increasingly expensive food supplies from overseas as other countries struggle with similar…
Indonesia’s anti-corruption chief faces second round of questioning as police gather more evidence
It will be Corruption Eradication Commission chairman Firli Bahuri’s second interrogation after being questioned as a witness in late October.
Indonesia’s GDP growth falls below 5% for first time since pandemic
The lower-than-expected growth in the third quarter has prompted the government to revise down its GDP growth forecast for the full year.
Mount Rinjani wildfire continues spreading, closure of climbing route possible
Nineteen fresh hot spots were discovered on Nov 2, and this brings the total number of hot spots to 26.
Indonesia’s chief justice faces ethics verdict, possible dismissal
Constitutional Court ethics council chief Jimly Ashiddiqie said the panel had completed its probe, seen enough evidence to find Anwar guilty of an ethics breach and would deliver…