#Politic & Social
Indonesian FM, Malaysian Ambassador push for border negotiation resolution
Indonesian Minister of Foreign Affairs Sugiono met with Malaysian Ambassador to Indonesia, Dato’ Syed Mohamad Hasrin Tengku Hussin, at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Indonesia on Tuesday, March 12, 2025 discussing bilateral key issues of progress in border negotiations, economic cooperation, ASEAN affairs, and the Palestine issue.
President Prabowo tells ministers to stick to the set budget
President Prabowo Subianto asks his Cabinet ministers to stick to the budget allocated by the government and should not ask for additional budgets to Finance Minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati.
Political parties wrangle about government’s planned VAT increase
Controversy over the planned increase in the Value Added Tax (VAT) rate from 11 percent to 12 percent which will take effect starting January 1, 2025 heightens, with political parties blaming each other for differences in position towards the government’s policy
Prabowo faces backlashes over porposal to grant clemency to corruptors
President Prabowo Subianto has been criticized over his idea of granting clemency to corrupters who are willing to return back the corrupted state assets.
Indonesia-Dutch collaboration brings back home looted historical artefacts
Indonesia embraces the return of plundered treasures and artefacts from the Dutch government, with about 828 cultural items having been returned to Indonesia from the Netherlands as of mid-December 2024, a recent report by The Straits Times reveals.
Indonesia faces shrinking middle class amid economic shifts: Report
Indonesia, the largest country in Southeast Asia, faces signs of a shrinking middle class as a result of the lingering effects on the economy since the Covid-19 Pandemic and a general shift in its economy, with automation in several sectors have been cited as reasons for the change, a recent report by ABC News reveals.
Greenpeace criticizes Prabowo administration, over climate environmental policies
Greenpeace Indonesia has raised concerns over the President Prabowo Subianto administration's commitment to addressing climate and environmental issues, citing its lack of concrete action despite public statements at international forums.
Yos Suprapto's solo paintings exhibition canceled
The solo paintings exhibition entitled “Kebangkitan: Tanah Untuk Kedaulatan Pangan” (Resurrection: Land for Food Sovereignty) which was planned to be held at the National Gallery from December 20 to January 19, 2025, has finally been canceled.
Bappenas and GIZ Indonesia push for social security reform
Indonesia’s National Social Security System (SJSN) is entering a pivotal stage as the Ministry of National Development Planning/National Development Planning Board (PPN/Bappenas) and Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) Indonesia collaborate to address the system's complex challenges of demographic shifts and sustainability of program funding.
Indonesia's 12 Percent VAT rate relatively low in the world: Government
The government has officially announced an increase in the Value Added Tax (VAT) rate from 11 percent to 12 percent which will take effect starting January 1, 2025. Ministry of Finance, Sri Mulyani Indrawati, assessed that Indonesia's VAT rate is still relatively low when compared to other countries in the region and among G20 members.
India to participate in multinational naval exercise in February
The Indian Navy will participate in a naval multilateral exercise organized by Indonesian Navy that will be held in Bali in February next year, the Indonesian MIlitary (TNI) Headquarters has revealed.
PDI-P dismisses Jokowi, family members, cadres for going against the party line
The Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) has issued decrees that formalize dismissal of popular figures Joko “Jokowi” Widodo, Gibran Rakabuming Raka, and Bobby Nasution, along with 24 other cadres from the party’s membership after months of verbal noise in public.