Politics
Dissecting the pulse of the nation’s politics, where power plays and policies collide in a fight for the future.
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.
Indonesia protests EUDR, wins support from US and like-minded countries
Indonesia's efforts in opposing the European Union's Deforestation Regulation (EUDR), which is detrimental to the country's palm oil industry, has inspired but also garnered support from a bipartisan group in the United States (US) and other countries united under the Like-Minded Countries (LMC) group.
Foreign investors show interest in Indonesia's new capital
Deputy Minister of Investment Yuliot Tanjung has confirmed that foreign investors are showing interest in investing in the new capital city of Indonesia, Nusantara (IKN), located in North Penajam Paser Regency, East Kalimantan.
Bank Mandiri to cease funding companies without energy transition plans
PT Bank Mandiri has announced that it will gradually halt funding for companies that lack a roadmap for energy transition and decarbonization, a move associated with Indonesia's commitment to achieving net zero emissions by 2060.