Indonesia presidential contenders vow peaceful campaign Campaigning for Indonesia’s presidential election officially began Sunday with the two contenders releasing white doves and vowing a peaceful race as concerns simmer the campaign will sharpen religious and […]
Indonesia imposes moratorium on new palm oil plantations Indonesia’s president has signed a moratorium on new palm oil development and ordered a review of existing plantations, an official said Thursday, in a blow to an […]
Sri Mulyani Blames Oil for Weak Rupiah Finance Minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati said that the unmet oil lifting target, and the declining volume, adds pressure to the rupiah exchange rate. The two factors, she said, […]
Indonesia Billionaire Family Reshuffles Empire on Currency Rout Southeast Asia’s billionaire Riady family is reshuffling its health-care holdings as its core property business grapples with the emerging-market rout. — Bloomberg Indonesia foreign worker reform unlikely […]
Indonesia Likely to Get Rp5.9tn from IMF-World Bank Meetings National Development Planning Agency (Bappenas) head Bambang Brodjonegoro estimated the direct economic impact of the upcoming IMF-World Bank Annual Meetings could reach Rp5.9 trillion in 2017-2018. […]
Militants free 3 Indonesian hostages in southern Philippines Muslim militants have freed three Indonesian men they kidnapped at sea early last year off Malaysia then brought them to their jungle hideouts in the southern Philippines, […]
Indonesia Wins IMF Backing for Response to Emerging Market Rout The International Monetary Fund backed Indonesia’s response to a selloff in its currency, saying higher interest rates and foreign-exchange intervention were appropriate steps to help […]
Indonesia’s Garuda drops 2018 profit hopes, aims for losses under $100 mln The new boss of Indonesia’s Garuda has abandoned the state-owned airline’s hopes of making a profit this year, saying he aimed to keep […]
Indonesia, South Korean firms agree to pursue $6.2 billion worth of deals Indonesian and South Korean companies agreed to pursue $6.2 billion worth of deals at a bilateral business forum in Seoul attended by Indonesian […]
East Nusa Tenggara Governor to Stop All Mines East Nusa Tenggara (NTT) Governor, Viktor B Laiskodat said that all types of mining on the island-based province would be monitored because they could damage the surrounding […]
President Jokowi arrives in Seoul for two day visit President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) and First Lady Iriana arrived in Seoul, Sunday evening, for a two day visit (Sept 10-11) aimed at strengthening economic and investment […]
Pertamina profit plummets as govt insists on cheap fuel The profit of state-owned oil and gas holding company Pertamina has reportedly dropped to less than Rp 5 trillion (US$335 million) in the first half of […]