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RI bets on holiday sales to lift growth with nationwide mall drive

Indonesia is banking on a nationwide shopping campaign to boost consumer spending during the year-end holidays, as the government targets a surge in retail activity to support economic growth.Tourism ...

Home ministry urges swift data , land readiness for Sumatra housing

Indonesia’s Home Affairs Minister Tito Karnavian on Friday urged regional governments to swiftly submit accurate data on residents affected by floods and landslides in Sumatra and to ensure ...

Govt targets Rp110 trillion in consumer spending by end-2025

The government is targeting consumer spending of Rp110 trillion (around US$6.56 billion) by the end of 2025, supported by shopping discount programs rolled out across malls and e-commerce platforms, ...

Danantara in talks on US access to Indonesia's critical minerals

Sovereign wealth fund Danantara has started talks on US access to the country's critical minerals, Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs Airlangga Hartarto said on Friday.The talks are ...

Basarnas concludes flood victim search operation in Aceh

The National Search and Rescue Agency (Basarnas) stated that the victim search operation in several flood-hit regions in Aceh has been concluded, as no victims have been found in recent ...

Optimistic of stronger food sector performance in 2026: minister

Coordinating Minister for Food, Zulkifli Hasan, expressed optimism that Indonesia's food sector performance will become stronger in 2026 as the country achieves food self-sufficiency in ...

Home minister urges cash-rich regions to aid disaster-hit Sumatra

Indonesia’s interior minister on Wednesday urged regional governments with large unused budgets to help speed up recovery in disaster-hit parts of Sumatra, calling for solidarity to support ...

Prabowo urges forest task force to stand firm against lobbying

President Prabowo Subianto urged the Forest Area Enforcement (PKH) Task Force to stand firm against lobbying from any party seeking to violate rules, stressing that they have been tasked with ...

Food prices unaffected by Sumatra floods, Bapanas assures

The National Food Agency (Bapanas) ensured that food supplies and prices remain safe following the floods and landslides in Sumatra with strengthened distribution, food assistance, and supervision of ...

Disaster relief budget for flood-hit Sumatra sufficient, minister says

Finance Minister Purbaya Yudhi Sadewa stated that the budget for disaster recovery in Sumatra is sufficient, ensuring there is no need to reallocate funds from the Free Nutritious Meals (MBG) ...