Factory closures and mass layoffs signal troubled times for Indonesia’s once-booming textile sector.
David Sexton
The hackers behind a major cyber attack on the Indonesian government have issued a surprise apology and offered to release the “keys” to the stolen data.
A team of scientists co-led by researchers from Australia’s Griffith University, the Indonesian National Research and Innovation Agency (BRIN) and Southern Cross University has discovered and dated a cave painting on the Indonesian island of Sulawesi that may be the oldest known evidence of storytelling in art, with the findings published in the journal Nature.
On 3rd July, rumours emerged suggesting that Indonesia might ease its strict bauxite export ban due to slower-than-expected progress in constructing alumina refineries. Following the news, SHFE alumina futures prices fell 1.7% to RMB 3,824/mt in response.
Brightly coloured dancers from the diffable community stole the show during celebrations for the first anniversary of Pusat Disabilitas Unhas, the centre aimed at empowering students with disability.
On 6–7 June 2024 the World Health Organization (WHO) and national and international partners conducted a stakeholder meeting in Jakarta, Indonesia on strengthening preparedness and resilience for emerging health threats (PRET), with a focus on emerging infectious diseases (EIDs).
A study has found that nearly half of land cleared in Indonesia is left idle for more than five years.
The importance of building partnerships for Indonesia’s transport and logistics industry to work together to achieve its goals was a key point brought up by speakers during the panel discussions at the 2024 HERE Directions Jakarta.
Popularly known as a region of high growth and emerging multilateralism, the Indo-Pacific has become a new hotspot of geopolitical tensions between the United States, with its imperial ambitions, and China as an emerging global power.
Minors who were locked up in adult prisons for people smuggling say they could not understand proceedings and thought they were going home.
Experts are calling for diversification of Indonesians’ eating habits, using other starches to replace rice because the domestic rice supply does not meet demand.
The issue of supply chains have transformed in recent years from being primarily centred on trade and economics to now becoming highly strategic in their makeup and utilisation.
Indonesian Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi expressed Indonesia’s hope that Austria would consider recognizing the State of Palestine.
The ancient thanksgiving rituals of the Kasada have been part of the lives of Indonesia’s Tenggerese people for centuries. Today, the increasingly unpredictable weather has made seeking divine blessings even more vital for this farming Hindu community.
When Doreen Biehle’s husband died, her living situation became precarious.
Indonesia’s gross domestic product growth is forecast to average 5.1% per year from 2024 to 2026, the World Bank’s Indonesia Economic Prospects report said, despite headwinds from a subsiding commodity boom, increased volatility in food and energy prices, and rising geopolitical uncertainty.
