#Critical Minerals
Prabowo inaugurates Brian Yuliarto as strategic minerals body chief
President Prabowo Subianto on Monday, August 25, 2025, inaugurated Higher Education, Science, and Technology Minister Brian Yuliarto as head of the newly established Mineral Industry Agency, a body tasked with overseeing the management of strategic minerals vital for defense and economic security.
U.S.-Indonesia trade deal raises environmental concerns over critical minerals
An environmental watchdog has warned of the environmental implications of the Indonesia-U.S. trade tariff deal that will grant the U.S. market access to key commodities, including critical ones, from Indonesia while Indonesia has agreed to remove export restrictions on these commodities.