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Finance Minister, Sri Mulyani Indrawati, has proposed an expanded budget of Rp52.02 trillion (US$3.21 billion) for the 2026 fiscal year, marking an increase of Rp4.88 trillion (US$301.2 million) from the initial indicative ceiling of Rp47.13 trillion (US$2.91 billion).
The Ministry of Communication and Digital Application (Komdigi) on Friday, July 11, 2025 launched the Indonesia AI Center of Excellence (AICoE), a national hub dedicated to the development and deployment of artificial intelligence (AI), which is being developed in partnership with Indosat Ooredoo Hutchison (IOH), Cisco, and NVIDIA.
Deputy Minister of Investment and Downstreaming, Todotua Pasaribu, inaugurated Indonesia’s first eco-friendly solder factory, PT Solder Tin Andalan Indonesia (Stania), on Thursday, July 10, 2025.
President Prabowo Subianto’s bold pledge to achieve 100 percent renewable energy by 2035 will require substantial financing and significant policy reform, particularly from the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources (ESDM) and the Ministry of Finance, according to the Indonesian Foundation for Sustainable Welfare (SUSTAIN).
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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.
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The Ministry of Communication and Digital Application (Komdigi) on Friday, July 11, 2025 launched the Indonesia AI Center of Excellence (AICoE), a national hub dedicated to the development and deployment of artificial intelligence (AI), which is being developed in partnership with Indosat Ooredoo Hutchison (IOH), Cisco, and NVIDIA.
PT Astra Graphia Information Technology (AGIT), Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) and global data center provider Equinix Inc. have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to introduce a private cloud solution integrated with Artificial Intelligence (AI), aimed at supporting enterprise digital transformation across Indonesia.
India-based IT management solutions provider, ManageEngine, has unveiled plans to build local data centers across major Asian markets, including Indonesia, as part of a long-term commitment to support data residency and sovereignty regulations increasingly adopted in the region.
Minister of Communication and Digital Application, Meutya V. Hafid, has hinted at Asia’s growing influence in the development of artificial intelligence (AI), suggesting that even modest investments in AI can yield significant global impacts.
The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) has distanced itself from Raihan, a man who testified in a high-profile trial on the alleged protection of illegal online gambling sites by the then Ministry of Communication and Informatics (Kominfo, now Komdigi) in 2023.
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The Attorney General’s Office (AGO) has named businessman Muhammad Riza Chalid (MRC), the beneficial owner of PT Orbit Terminal Merak (OTM), as a suspect in the ongoing investigation into a major corruption scandal involving the mismanagement of crude oil and refinery products at state-owned energy PT Pertamina from 2018 to 2023.
The Attorney General’s Office (AGO) has named nine individuals as new suspects in a sweeping corruption investigation into the mismanagement of crude oil and refined fuel trading at State energy company PT Pertamina, its subsidiaries, and several oil contractors between 2018 and 2023.
The Attorney General’s Office (AGO) has named nine new suspects in the widening corruption investigation into the mismanagement of crude oil and refined product trading at State energy giant PT Pertamina and affiliated contractors between 2018 and 2023.
Former prosecutor at the West Jakarta District Attorney Office, Azam Akhmad Akhsya, has been sentenced to seven years in prison after being found guilty of embezzling Rp11.7 billion (US$700,000) in evidence money from a fraudulent investment case involving the Fahrenheit trading robot platform. He was also fined Rp250 million, with a subsidiary sentence of three months in jail if the fine is not paid.
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Indonesia's transportation sector produced a staggering 202 million tons of carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions in 2024 − accounting for 27 percent of national energy-related emissions − according to the Indonesia Sustainable Mobility Outlook (ISMO) 2025, a report released by the Institute for Essential Services Reform (IESR).
In a bid to address the challenges of farmer regeneration and cocoa production sustainability, North Kolaka regency hosted the Cacao Care program from July 7–8, 2025.
Representatives of local communities from Flores, East Nusa Tenggara (NTT), have voiced rejection of a technical team report commissioned by the NTT Governor in support of geothermal projects in several areas of the province, which they claimed as disconnected from realities and posing threats to the livelihood of indigenous communities.
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Coordinating Minister for Maritime Affairs and Investment, Luhut B. Pandjaitan, is optimistic that the construction of the Nusantara Capital City (IKN) in East Kalimantan will reach around 80 percent by August 2024.
The Civil Society Coalition, together with residents living around nickel mining concessions in Central Sulawesi, Southeast Sulawesi and North Maluku, occupied the electric vehicle (EV) exhibition held by the Indonesian Electric Vehicle Association (Periklindo) at the Jakarta International Expo (JiExpo) Kemayoran, in Central Jakarta on Sunday, May 5, 2024.
The Kendal Special Economic Zone (SEZ) continues to solidify its reputation as a top-tier investment destination in Indonesia, with the groundbreaking of a major new factory by PT HSG Material Indonesia, a subsidiary of Chinese firm Fujian Hongsheng Material Technology Co., Ltd.
The Business Competition Supervisory Commission (KPPU) has begun an investigation into indications of violations agianst Article 13 of Law No. 5/1999 on oligopolistic practices in black pepper commodity trading in Lampung province.