US President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that the United States is working on a deal that gives it access to Indian markets. He also announced a new business deal with Indonesia, after which the latter will face a lower tariff rate of 19 percent. Announcing the progress on the part of India, Trump said, … Read more
Jakarta, Indonesia (AP) – The rescue teams were searching for 38 people missing in some sea overnight after a boat drowned near Indonesia’s resort island Bali. According to Surbaya Search and Rescue Agency, one and four people died and 23 were rescued. The National Search and Rescue Agency said in a statement that KMP Tunu … Read more
The Executive Director of Indo-Pacific Strategic Intelligence, Curie Maharani, has said that both Indonesia and India have been affected by terrorism and praised India’s efforts for terrorism-attempts, which included limited military operations with clear strategic objectives and had no intention to increase the situation. In an interview with ANI, the Queen praised all party delegation … Read more
A 51-year-old man was killed by a crocodile while swimming near Talise Beach in Central Sulawesi, Indonesia, on March 27, according to The Metro. The victim, identified as Sadarwinata, was attacked while paddling in the water, despite warnings from onlookers who spotted the approaching reptile. Witnesses reported that the crocodile grabbed the swimmer and thrashed … Read more
Activists have called for press freedom to be protected in Indonesia and demanded an investigation after a magazine critical of the government was sent a pig’s head and decapitated rats. Weekly magazine Tempo, a top Indonesian publication since the 1970s, has been critical of the policies of President Prabowo Subianto, an ex-general whom rights groups … Read more
At least seven international flights from Indonesia’s resort island Bali have been cancelled, an airport official said Friday, after a volcano in the archipelago nation’s east erupted, shooting dark ash eight kilometres into the sky. Mount Lewotobi Laki-Laki, a 1,703-metre (5,587-foot) twin-peaked volcano on the tourist island of Flores, erupted for 11 minutes and nine … Read more
Marina Budiman has lost her spot as Indonesia’s richest woman after losing $3.6 billion in just three days. According to the South China Morning Post (SCMP), Ms Budiman, the co-founder and president commissioner of data centre company DCI Indonesia, was making $350 million each day, which propelled her net worth to $7.5 billion. However, three … Read more
Jakarta: States Geological Survey said, with no damage or casualties immediately reported. The tremor hit at 6:55 am local time (2255 GMT) at a depth of 10 kilometres (6.2 miles) with the epicentre offshore near North Sulawesi province, according to the USGS. The country’s meteorological agency gave a lower magnitude of 6.0 and said there … Read more
Indonesia and Apple Inc. have agreed on terms to lift the country’s ban on iPhone 16s, said people familiar with the matter, paving the way to end a five-month tug-of-war that forced the US tech giant to raise its promised investment in the country to $1 billion (roughly Rs. 8,716 crore). The Ministry for Industry, which … Read more
(Bloomberg) — A sweeping overhaul of how Indonesia runs its powerful state companies will create a multibillion-dollar investment vehicle that could give President Prabowo Subianto a major cache of funds to deploy in his effort to supercharge growth. Prabowo will launch the new body, Danantara, at 10 a.m. local time on Monday. It will be … Read more
JAKARTA, Indonesia — Indonesia’s appointment of an army general to run the national food procurement company has raised concerns about the expansion of military roles under President Prabowo Subianto, with a rights activist saying it also violated military laws. Major General Novi Helmy Prasetya was named chief executive of Bulog, a powerful state logistics company … Read more
JAKARTA — Indonesia launched an annual free health screening on Monday, a $183 million initiative to prevent early deaths that the country’s health ministry said was its biggest ever undertaking. Under the program, all Indonesians will eventually be entitled to a free screening on their birthday, the ministry said. The screening, which is not mandatory, … Read more