Tag: Public Affairs

Jakarta − The Centre for Research Energy and Clear Air (CREA) said that the economic burden related to air pollution from the operation of three coal-based power plants (PLTUs) in West Java and Banten reached US$885 million (Rp13.1 trillion) per year. […]

Indonesian private integrated mining and metallurgy company PT Trimegah Bangun Persada (NCKL) or Harita Nickel, booked a revenue of Rp 23.86 trillion (US$ 1.45 billion) in 2023, up 149.4 percent from the previous year. In addition, the company also recorded profit of Rp5.62 trillion in 2023, or an increase by 20.4 percent from the previous year. […]

The government has vowed that it will indiscriminately take actions to eradicate the rampant online gambling. […]

Deputy Minister of Communication and Informatics Nezar Patria said on Wednesday, June 26, 2024, that data in 282 ministries, institutions and regional administrations kept in the Temporary National Data Center have been impacted by ransomware digital attacks. […]

A new survey of adults in 18 of the world’s 20 largest economies (G20 countries) has revealed a majority of support for tax reform and broader political and economic reform. […]

PT Kilang Pertamina Internasional (KPI), a subsidiary of State oil and gas company PT Pertamina, is opening the opportunity for investors and strategic partners to develop environmental friendly green refineries. […]

State oil and gas company PT Pertamina launched a Sustainable Finance Framework, aimed at ensuring the company’s sustainability efforts are integrated into the company’s funding strategy, allowing Pertamina and/or Pertamina’s Subholdings/Subsidiaries to access funding for green projects and energy transition projects. […]

The government says that Indonesia has the potential to be a leading regional producer of hydrogen and ammonia, with its competitive adavantage in clean hydrogen production. […]

A labor union of mining and energy industry has called on the Ministry of Industry to visit and hold an investigation into the recent work accident within the Indonesia Morowali Industrial Park (IMIP) in Morowali regency, Central Sulawesi. […]

Minister of Finance, Sri Mulyani Indrawati, says spatial poverty remains a significant challenge for Indonesia that the government is actively working to reduce poverty levels in line with the improving national economic growth. […]

The government has planned to grant mining permits for six religious organizations in Indonesia, namely Nahdlatul Ulama (NU) and Muhammadiyah Muslim organizations, the Indonesian Catholic Bishop’s Conference (KWI), Protestant’s Indonesian Communion of Churches (PGI), Buddhism and Hinduism organizations. […]

The Mining Advocacy Network (Jatam) joins a group of mining experts and activists who have objected to the government’s decision to issue a government regulation that grant mining permits to religious mass organizations. The network accuses the granting of permits to the mass organization of politically motivated. […]

President of the Labor Party and chairman of the Confederation of Indonesian Trade Unions (KSPI), Said Iqbal, said that thousands of workers will hold a rally in front of the Palace against the Public Housing Savings (Tapera) program on Thursday, June 6, 2024. […]

The caustic gas leakage incident at the production facility of PT Pindo Deli Pulp and Paper, a subsidiary of Asia Pulp & Paper or Sinar Mas Group, on Saturday, January 20, 2024, was not the first occurrence as it echoed a similar incident in 2023. […]

Law enforcement authorities have arrested Indra Charismiadji, spokesperson for the Anies Baswedan-Muhaimin Iskandar (AMIN) National Team and a legislative candidate from the NasDem Party.  […]

The nickel workers’s union staged a protest on Wednesday, demanding companies to adhere to occupational health and safety laws. This ultimatum follows the recent explosion at the smelter furnace owned by PT Indonesia Tsingshan Stainless Steel (ITSS) in Morowali, Central Sulawesi. […]

Australia is grappling with a housing backlog as a million immigrants arrive. Iwan Sunito, CEO of One Global Capital, shares insights into the situation. […]

Bahlil Lahadalia, the Indonesian Minister of Investment and Head of the Investment Coordinating Board (BKPM), has confirmed that the government will proceed with Xinyi Group’s investment plans in Rempang, Batam, Kepulauan Riau. However, the government will prioritize the welfare and rights of the residents of Rempang in this investment process. […]

Several foreign companies are being scrutinized as potential contributors to deteriorating air quality in various regions of Indonesia, Malaysia, and Singapore. Many of these companies, which operate plantations, are foreign-based or listed on foreign stock exchanges, but the specific culprits remain unidentified. […]

In response to the growing water crisis in Indonesia, Universitas Pertahanan (Defense University) in collaboration with Indonesia Business Post Media organized a Water Security Seminar – Technology for Indonesia on September 22, 2023. […]

The IKN Authority collaborates with various parties to realize IKN as an ecotourism city that uses the concept of a sustainable urban forest. […]

The Gini ratio index in March 2023 illustrates that the gap in spending between the poor and the rich in Indonesia has increased and reached a record high in the last five years. […]

Bank Indonesia (BI) expressed its readiness to redenominate the Rupiah. Despite this, several experts have shed light on the risks and challenges. […]

Several survey institutes released results of survey conducted in different categories of respondents. The results vary but mostly put Prabowo or Ganjar on top. […]

According to cybersecurity agency Palo Alto Networks, Indonesia is the third country with the highest number of ransomware attacks in Southeast Asia. Check Point Software Technologies’ study found that cyberattacks on Indonesia’s finance and banking industry topped the list, with an average of 2,730 attacks per week since January 2022. […]

Women journalists remains vulnerable to sexual harassment and gender-based violence.A survey involving 1,256 respondents revealed that 85.7 percent women journalists have experienced gender-based violence. […]

Thousands of medical personnel and professionals protested the new Health Draft Bill. They argued that the draft bill did not provide legal protection for legal personnel and professionals. […]

U.S. Senator Marco Rubio asked the Biden administration to investigate Ford Motor Co’s plan to partner with PT Vale Indonesia, and China’s Zhejiang Huayou Cobalt in a $4.5 billion nickel processing facility in Indonesia for the production of EV batteries. […]

PT Kereta Commuter Indonesia (KCI) will procure 16 new trains sets from PT Industri Kereta Api (Persero) valued at IDR 4 trillion. At the same time, KCI is still continuing its plan to import used trains from Japan. […]

Reporters Without Borders ranks Indonesia in position 108 out of 180 countries in terms of press freedom. The Indonesian Criminal Code and Law on Information and Electronic Transaction only makes matter worse as both laws open the way to criminalize journalists. […]