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President Prabowo instructs formation of deregulation task force

President Prabowo Subianto has instructed State Secretary Minister Prasetyo Hadi to prepare the formation of a special task force aimed at accelerating deregulation efforts.He said the task force is ...

Prosecutors seek 18 years for ex-minister in Chromebook graft case

Indonesian prosecutors have demanded an 18-year prison sentence for former education minister Nadiem Anwar Makarim over alleged corruption in a multibillion-rupiah Chromebook procurement ...

President eyes 30,000 village co-ops operational by July: Minister

Cooperatives Minister Ferry Juliantono stated that President Prabowo Subianto is targeting around 30,000 Red and White Village Cooperatives to be operational by July 2026 as part of efforts to ...

Ministry deploys AI to strengthen fight against online gambling

The Ministry of Communication and Digital enhanced the use of artificial intelligence (AI)-based technology as a form of commitment to combating online gambling sites in Indonesia."We remain ...

Govt to intervene in bond market as rupiah hits 17,500 per U.S. dollar

The Indonesian Government will step into the bond market to stabilize yields and ease pressure on the rupiah, which weakened to 17,500 per U.S. dollar, Finance Minister Purbaya Yudhi Sadewa said ...

Forestry sector to contribute 60 pct to emissions cut: ministry

The forestry and land-use sector is expected to contribute 60 percent to Indonesia's greenhouse gas emission reduction target by 2030, the Forestry Ministry said.Forestry Ministry FOLU NC 2 & ...

Danantara eyes stock listing for waste-energy unit by 2028

Superholdingcompany and sovereign wealth fund Danantara Indonesia aims to list its waste-to-energy (WtE) holding company PT Daya Energi Bersih Nusantara (Denera) on the Indonesia Stock Exchange ...

East Kalimantan tightens wastewater permits to protect river ecosystem

The East Kalimantan Environmental Office has tightened its assessment process for technical approval documents related to industrial wastewater discharge in an effort to preserve river ...

Two Singaporean climbers found dead after Mount Dukono eruption

A joint search and rescue (SAR) team on Sunday found the bodies of two Singaporean climbers missing since the eruption of Mount Dukono in the North Halmahera district of North Maluku. “The ...

Police hand over 320 foreigners to immigration after gambling raid

The Indonesian National Police (Polri) has handed over 320 foreign nationals involved in an international online gambling syndicate to the Directorate General of Immigration under the Ministry of ...