National Resilience
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.
Government considers halting new groundwater permits in Jakarta
The government is considering stopping the issuance of new permits for groundwater drilling in Jakarta in view of groundwater basin condition in the metropolis which is classified as damaged, and not just critical.
Economists criticize President's use of personal funds for nutritious meal program
Economists have criticized President Prabowo Subianto for using personal funds to finance the free nutritious meal program, which has the potential to be non-transparent and create a conflict of interest.
Housing Minister announces 40,000 homes built as part of 3 million housing program
Minister of Housing and Settlement Areas, Maruarar Sirait, says that the government has built 40 thousand houses as part of the program to build 3 million houses per year as of Tuesday, January 7, 2025.
Experts slam, warn of President Prabowo's defensive remarks on palm oil expansion
Experts and activists criticized President Prabowo Subianto's recent remarks, which defended Indonesia’s palm oil industry and support for its expansion.
Plan to open forest for food security could pose ecological, climate risk: NGOs
The Indonesian Forum for Environment (WALHI) has criticized the government’s plan to open 20 million hectares (ha) of land as reserve forest land for food, energy and water security sources, which could result in various negative impacts in the form of hydrological damage, flooding and landslides from upstream to downstream.
Govt allocates Rp19.5 T for revitalization of over 9,500 schools throughout 2025
The government plans the allocation of funds up to Rp19.5 trillion (US$1.2 billion) to revitalize 9,512 schools, currently undergoing synchronization among ministries involved.
Prabowo announces planned expansion of oil palm plantations amidst growing demand
President Prabowo Subianto has revealed plan to expand oil palm plantations in Indonesia in an effort to meet demands of palm oil export that continuously increase annually.
Amran targets 2.3 million hectares of irrigation to support rice self-sufficiency, lower imports dependency
Minister of Agriculture, Amran Sulaiman, said 60 percent or the majority of irrigation projects will be developed in Java Island with about 2.3 million hectares of rice fields to support food self-sufficiency projects in 2025 and support the national need for rice from local production.
Oil reserves discovery in South Sumatra boosts national energy resilience
PT Pertamina Hulu Energi (PHE), an oil and gas upstream subholding of state owned energy company Pertamina, announces the discovery of oil reserves in Padang Pancuran, South Sumatra, as a result of intensive exploration in the last few months.
Monitoring needed for transition period of subsidized fertilizer distribution reform
A researcher has suggested the imposition of a transition period for the implementation of government-planned major reforms in the subsidized fertilizer distribution system.
FM: Indonesia does not recognize China’s nine dash line claim over South China Sea
Minister of Foreign Affairs Sugiono has maintained that Indonesia does not recognize China’s claim of Indonesia’s part of South China Sea or North Natuna Sea, clarifiying the joint statement made between Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto and Chinese Prime Minister Xi Jinping on November 9, 2024.
CELIOS warns of potential budget deficit due to free nutritious meal program
The Center of Economics and Law Studies (CELIOS) research institute revealed that the state budget (APBN) deficit has the potential to exceed the safe limit and could reach three percent in 2029 due to the free nutritious meal program (MBG).