The Ministry of Finance has noted that state tax revenue in the first quarter of 2025 was recorded at Rp322.6 trillion (US$20.6 billion), down 18.1 percent compared to the same period last year.
Minister of Finance Sri Mulyani Indrawati said the government is intensifying efforts to expand the country’s tax base by targeting previously untapped sectors, including those operating illegally.
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As 2025 unfolds, Indonesia's automotive industry is facing a series of challenges that have led to a decline in domestic four-wheeled vehicle sales, reflecting broader economic and structural shifts within the sector.
The use of artificial intelligence or AI technology in the mining industry is estimated to add an economic potential of US$308 billion (Rp5,200 trillion, said Deputy Minister of Communication and Digital Application Nezar Patria.
Coordinating Minister for the Economy, , says the United States appreciates Indonesia’s trade initiatives and proposed reforms efforts that will expectedly open the door for deeper bilateral engagement in the wake of President Donal J. Trump’s retaliatory trade policies against its trading partner countries, including Indonesia, released earlier this month.
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The use of artificial intelligence or AI technology in the mining industry is estimated to add an economic potential of US$308 billion (Rp5,200 trillion, said Deputy Minister of Communication and Digital Application Nezar Patria.
Chief Investment Officer (CIO) of the Daya Anagata Nusantara Investment Management Agency (BP Danantara), Pandu Sjahrir, reveals that agency provides investment opportunities to regional companies that manage pension funds.
Chief Investment Officer (CIO) of the Daya Anagata Nusantara Investment Management Agency (BPI Danantara), Pandu Patria Sjahrir, said that there are 9 sectors that will be the agency’s investment priorities.
Minister of Investment and Downstream/Head of the Investment Coordinating Board (BKPM), Rosan P. Roeslani, says that Indonesia’s electric vehicle (EV) battery ecosystem project will continue with a new partner following the decision by South Korea’s LG Energy Solution to partially withdraw its US$9.8 billion investment in the project.
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MEGABUILD Indonesia 2025 has officially opened its doors at the Jakarta International Convention Center (JICC), presenting a wide range of innovative solutions for building smarter, more comfortable, and environmentally sustainable homes. MEGABUILD Indonesia 2025 runs until April 27 at JICC, Halls A and B.
Lippo Group leader James Riady has emphasized that his party will immediately resolve the Meikarta property project after nearly a decade in dispute.
PT Bank SMBC Indonesia (SMBC Indonesia), a subsidiary of Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation (SMBC), has announced the new composition of the board of directors and board of commissioners at the Annual General Meeting of Shareholders (AGMS) held on Tuesday, April 22, 2025.
Astra Property, a subsidiary of Astra International engaged in commercial, residential and industrial properties, is formulating a special strategy to target the first-time homebuyer market segment, in line with the shifting trend of property consumer needs in Indonesia.
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Sofyan A. Djalil was born in 1953 in Aceh. Djalil is the Minister of Agrarian and Spatial Planning of Indonesia. He was a very persistent person at a young age to reach his goals, that persistence made him successful in studying at the University of Indonesia (UI). At UI, he studied Business Law and graduated in 1984. He then met his future wife, Dr. Ir. Ratna Megawangi, M.Sc. and has 3 children.
Siti Nurbaya Bakar was born in 1956 in Jakarta to Mochamad Bakar and Sri Banon. She is the current Minister of Environment and Forestry. Her father is a retired Betawi Police officer and his mother is from Lambung. Siti is married to Rusli Rachman and has two children: Meitra Mivida NR and Ananda Tohpati.
Sandiaga Salahuddin Uno was born in 1969 in Riau, Indonesia. Uno is the current Minister of Tourism and Creative Economy. During his childhood, he met with Erick Thohir and was in the same elementary school as a schoolmate. Sandiaga Uno was an undergraduate of Wichita State University in the United States, he graduated with a cum laude. He continued his university education in the United States at George Washington University in 1990 after receiving a paid scholarship from William Soerjadjaja and graduated with an MBA in 1992 and a GPA 4.00.
Wahyu Sakti Trenggono was born in Semarang in 1962, He is the current Minister of Maritime Affairs and Fisheries. Trenggono is a person who focuses on business development. He attended a bachelor's degree in Industrial Engineering at the Bandung Institute of Technology in 1986, after which he continued his Masters in Management at the Bandung Institute of Technology.
Mohammad Ridwan Kamil called Kang Emil or Ridwan was born in Bandung in 1971. Kamil is the Governor of West Java since 2018. He is the son of a husband and wife Dr. Atje Misbach, S. H. and Dra. Tjutju Sukaesih. Ridwan is the second of five children. Ridwan has a family, he is married to Atalia Praratya Kamil and has children Camillia Laetitia Azzahra and Emmiril Khan Mumtadz.
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The West Papua National Liberation Army (TPNPB) has claimed responsibility for the execution of 11 illegal gold miners in Yahukimo, Papua, while alleging the casualties as soldiers disguising themselves as gold miners in a mission to infiltrate their operational areas.
The Indonesian Ministry of Foreign Affairs’ Task Force for the Protection of Indonesian Citizens Abroad, in collaboration with the Indonesian Embassies in Bangkok and Yangon, evacuated 169 more Indonesian citizens from Myawaddy, Myanmar on Tuesday, March 18, 2025.
The Indonesian Coast Guard (Bakamla) intercepted an attempted smuggling of 60,000 baby lobsters in the waters near D Island, Thousands Island regency, Jakarta, on Tuesday, March 11, 2025.
The Attorney General's Office (AGO) has named seven individuals − four are top officials within PT Pertamina Group and the other three are business partners − as suspects in a corruption case related to mismanagement of crude oil and refinery products at the State energy company, its subholdings and contractors during the 2018-2023 period.
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Chairman of the National Awakening Party (PKB) Muhaimin Iskandar considers the statement by the Chairman of the National Mandate Party (PAN) Zulkifli Hasan who publicly announced his party’s support for reelection bid of President Prabowo Subianto in the 2029 election as too hasty.
Spokesman of the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P), Mohamad Guntur Romli, says that the party has yet to decide on the date for its national congress, dismissing speculations that it will be postponed to a latter time.
Chairman of the National Mandate Party (PAN), Zulkifli Hasan, has announced that the party is open to the possibility of nominating a party cadre as a vice presidential candidate in the 2029 presidential-vice presidential election.
President Prabowo Subianto has inaugurated 31 Ambassadors at the State Palace in Jakarta, Monday, March 24, 2025.
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Coordinating Minister for the Economy, , says the United States appreciates Indonesia’s trade initiatives and proposed reforms efforts that will expectedly open the door for deeper bilateral engagement in the wake of President Donal J. Trump’s retaliatory trade policies against its trading partner countries, including Indonesia, released earlier this month.
Minister of Investment and Downstream/Head of the Investment Coordinating Board (BKPM), Rosan P. Roeslani, says that Indonesia’s electric vehicle (EV) battery ecosystem project will continue with a new partner following the decision by South Korea’s LG Energy Solution to partially withdraw its US$9.8 billion investment in the project.
Indonesia’s recent negotiations with the United States are seen as a strategic move aimed at safeguarding national economic interests rather than signaling a geopolitical shift away from China, said Fithra Faisal Hastiadi, Chief Economist at Samuel Sekuritas Indonesia.
In a historic move to enhance bilateral relations, Indonesia and China held their first-ever 2+2 Dialog in Beijin on Monday, April 21, 2025, involving foreign and defense ministers of both nations.
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The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has projected that Indonesia's current account deficit will widen to 1.5 percent of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in 2025 and increase to 1.6 percent in 2026, signaling a weakening trend in the country's external resilience amid the government's strategy of increasing imports from the United States in order to ease President Donald Trump's trade tariffs.
President Director of PT Bank Central Asia (BCA) Jahja Setiaatmadja responded to the recent downward trend in banking sector stock prices, citing correction has not only been experienced by BCA shares, but also other large banks − both state-owned and private.
The Board of Governors Meeting of the Indonesian Central Bank (BI) on April 22-23, 2025 decided to maintain the benchmark interest rate (BI Rate) at 5.75 percent over consideration of increased uncertainty amidst U.S.-China trade tariffs war and threat of slowing global economic growth.
Indonesia’s recent negotiations with the United States are seen as a strategic move aimed at safeguarding national economic interests rather than signaling a geopolitical shift away from China, said Fithra Faisal Hastiadi, Chief Economist at Samuel Sekuritas Indonesia.
The nation’s ability to manage and recover from challenges is evaluated through its strategies in food security, defense, and energy preparedness. This section assesses Indonesia’s effectiveness in tackling crises and ensuring national resilience.
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French Minister of Foreign Trade Laurent Saint-Martin met with Indonesian Minister of Communication and Digital Application Meutya Hafid on Wednesday, April 9, 2025, , discussing progress update of the National Data Center (PDN-1).
The Ministry of Communication and Digital Application (Komdigi) is reviewing cooperation in building a joint Artificial Intelligence (AI) center in ASEAN along with China, considered to be the largest in terms of cooperation in developing digital infrastructure.
Meutya V. Hafid, Minister of Communication and Digital Application (Komdigi), representing President Prabowo Subianto, is attending the Artificial Intelligence Action Summit (AIAS) Meeting in Paris, France on Monday, February 10-11, 2025.
Hacker Bjorka, who shook Indonesia in 2022 and 2023 when the nation had yet to completely free from the Covid 19 pandemic, now returns with an X account revealing that several private and state-owned banks in Indonesia, such as BCA, BNI, BSI, Bank Mandiri and the Central Bank (BI) will be the next targets of ransomware hacker groups.
The Indonesian and Indian governments have formalized cooperation in the digital sector through the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the Indonesian Ministry of Communication and Digital (Komdigi) and the Indian Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology.
Minister of Communication and Digital Application (Komdigi) met with Head of the Special Investigation and Development Control Agency (BPPIK) on Thursday, January 9, 2025, discussing the eradication of online gambling, with focus on improving information technology (IT), IT governance, and improving human resources (HR).
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JAK TV News Director, Tian Bahtiar (TB), has been named a suspect by the Attorney General's Office (AGO) for allegedly receiving money in return for producing and publishing negative news content about the AGO through social and online media platforms and JAK TV.
Minister of Agriculture Andi Amran Sulaiman has confirmed the legal process against an agricultural observer allegedly involved in a fictitious project that cost the state Rp5 billion (US$300,000).
The Indonesian government has decided to put illegal oil and gas operations under the supervision of State energy company PT Pertamina.
The Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources (ESDM) has commended the swift action taken by the Specific Crimes Directorate at the National Police Headquarters in apprehending perpetrators involved in the illegal refilling of thousands of Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) cylinders in Gianyar, Bali.
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A significant majority of Indonesian business executives − 88 percent − support transition from coal to renewable energy before 2035, according to a global survey conducted by Savanta on behalf of the We Mean Business Coalition, E3G, and Beyond Fossil Fuels.
Amidst noisy narrative of green energy, clean energy transition, and booming nickel industry − the backbone of the world's electric vehicles − the Mining Advocacy Network (Jatam) continues to speak up from the margins.
The supreme leader of the Catholic Church and Head of State of the Vatican, Pope Francis, passed away on Monday, April 21, 2025, at 07.35 local time in Vatican.
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One week since its inception on Tuesday, September 26, 2023, the carbon market is yet to see any changes in the value of carbon trading.
Jewelry store company PT Hartadinata Abadi Tbk (HRTA) will open 15 new stores in 2023 through its Capital expenditure of about IDR 50 billion.
Dubai Port World, a port operator company from the United Arab Emirates (UAE) is collaborating with PT Pelindo (Persero) in the field of investment and operation of a new container terminal in Belawan New Container Terminal (BNCT), North Sumatra worth US$ 400 million.
Indonesia is poised to receive significant foreign investments from South Korean and Chinese companies, said Minister of Investment and Head of the Investment Coordinating Board (BKPM), Rosan Perkasa Roeslani.
