politics
Dissecting the pulse of the nation’s politics, where power plays and policies collide in a fight for the future.
Investment in Special Economic Zones reaches Rp205.2 trillion
The Secretariat General of the National Council for Special Economic Zones (KEK) has reported that investment in KEK has reached Rp205.2 trillion (US$12.7 billion) since its inception in May 2010 until the first half of 2024.
Presidential office building construction in IKN completed
The Ministry of Public Works and Housing (PUPR) has completed the construction of the Presidential Office Building in Indonesia's new capital Nusantara (IKN), highlighted with the installation of the final blade in the West Wing of the Garuda Wing on Monday, July 22, 2024.
Jokowi orders for acceleration of coconut waste processing into bioenergy
President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo has called for the swift advancement of processing industrial coconut waste into bioenergy and biofuels while observing vast opportunities ahead for Indonesia.
Government includes nickel, tins into integrated information system
The government launched on Monday, July 22, 2024, the expanded version of the Mineral and Coal Information System (SIMBARA) that initially covered a mere coal commodity into an extended system, including also nickel and tin commodities.
ESDM reveals anomalies in natural resources management in South Sumatra
The Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources (ESDM) has identified anomalies in the management of natural resources (SDA), highlighting areas rich in resources yet facing high poverty rates.
Antam - CATL develop midstream nickel industry
State-owned mining company PT Aneka Tambang (Antam) and China’s battery giant, Contemporary Emperex Technology Co. (CATL), are developing midstream nickel industry.
Agriculture ministry prepares biofuel industry to support sustainable B50 program
The Ministry of Agriculture has prepared a biofuel industry to increase the domestic supply of biodiesel, as an initiative to increase the availability of biofuel to 50 percent from the total consumption of solar fuel, which aligns with President-elect Prabowo Subianto’s program in mixing biodiesel and solar.
BRIN - IAEA collaborate on nuclear technology to recycle plastic waste
The National Research and Innovation Agency (BRIN) of Indonesia, in collaboration with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), is developing Nuclear Technology for Controlling Plastic Pollution (Nutec Plastic) to tackle plastic waste problems.
Government provides import facility for sugarcane industry In Merauke
Deputy Minister of Investment Yuliot Tanjung said the government has planned to grant import facilities for agricultural company as part of the measures to accelerate sugar and bioetanol self-sufficiency in Merauke regency, South Papua.
Amnesty International asks government to probe civilian deaths in Central Papua
Executive Director of Amnesty International Indonesia Usman Hamid asks the Indonesian government and the Human Rights Commission (Komnas HAM) to investigate the death of three civilians in Karutabe village, Mulia District, Puncak Jaya Regency, Central Papua, on July 16, 2024.
H1 2024 State revenue from upstream oil & gas higher than target
The Upstream oil and gas regulatory task force (SKK Migas) has recorded state revenue of US$7.6 billion (Rp114 trillion) for the first half of 2024 or beyond the state revenue target of US$5.41 billion (Rp 81 trillion) of the same period.
New CEO of Inalum named amid leadership shake-up
PT Indonesia Asahan Aluminium (Inalum), a subsidiary of the state-owned mining holding company MIND ID, has appointed Ilhamsyah Mahendra as the new CEO, replacing Danny Praditya, who is under investigation for alleged corruption in a gas trading case at PT PGN.