Jakartans file historic lawsuit to fight air pollution Residents of Greater Jakarta grouped under a movement named Tim Advokasi Ibukota (Jakarta Advocacy Team) filed a historic civil lawsuit with the Central Jakarta District Court on […]
Indonesia chases a game-changer: moving the capital Jakarta, Indonesia’s sprawling capital city, is shorthand in Southeast Asia for the endemic challenges of emerging-market megacities — gridlock, pollution and a chaotic approach to planning, where iron-roofed […]
Indonesia sends more toxic waste, trash back to US, Europe, Australia The Batam Customs Office is sending 49 containers proven to contain toxic waste and trash back to their countries of origin, including the United […]
Government will not rush to establish 5G network The government will not rush to establish the fifth generation of internet network frequency (5G) in Indonesia, according to Communications and Information Ministry’s Postal and Information Technology […]
President Widodo officially declared winner of Indonesia’s poll Indonesia’s general election commission or KPU on Sunday officially declared the pair of incumbent President Joko Widodo and his running mate Ma’ruf Amin as the winner of […]
New ADB Loans to Help Rebuild Critical Infrastructure in Central Sulawesi The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved $297.75 million for the rehabilitation and reconstruction of public works and transport infrastructure in Central Sulawesi, where […]
Thunberg proved ‘we are not alone’, say young Indonesian tree planters Thousands of young Indonesians have spearheaded a three-day mass tree-planting drive across the sprawling archipelago in an effort to fight climate change and stop […]
Constitutional Court ready to rule on Prabowo’s petition The courtroom phase of the legal battle surrounding the presidential election result has ended and whether or not losing candidate Prabowo Subianto can overturn incumbent Joko “Jokowi” […]
Indonesia’s May imports decline 5.62 percent to reach US$14.53 billion Indonesia’s imports in May 2019 reached US$14.53 billion, a drop of 5.62 percent than that recorded a month earlier, according to the Central Agency of […]
Indonesia’s digital economy growth highest in ASEAN: Bekraf Indonesia has recorded the highest growth of digital economy among ASEAN member countries, with 90 percent of growth during 2015-2017, Deputy of Infrastructure of the Creative Economy […]
Indonesia plans more tax breaks to lift GDP growth INDONESIA plans to cut several taxes to boost investment and accelerate economic growth, said the country’s finance minister, after noting the government’s 2019 growth target may […]
Indonesia to begin new capital city construction in 2021 The construction of Indonesia’s new capital city was scheduled for 2021 and allocation to finance related projects will be set in the 2020 state budget, Indonesia […]