Indonesia’s National Development Planning Agency (Bappenas) is working with the Ministry of Environment, Nature Conservation, Nuclear Safety, and Consumer Protection of the Federal Republic of Germany to reduce land and sea degradation in Indonesia.
David Sexton
Sulawesi has been recognised as a key economic corridor by successive governments of Indonesia under national development plans.
Over 60% of emerging infectious diseases (EIDs) affecting humans have animal origins, with the majority originating from wildlife.
Jakarta is proposing to sell anti-submarine aircraft to Manila even as it expresses interest in acquiring Chinese naval missiles.
Indonesia is putting its hopes in the Chinese New Year holidays to attract over 14 million foreign tourists this year.
The increasing popularity of seaweed farming in Indonesia has brought an environmental challenge as the industry has come to rely heavily on plastic bottles for buoyancy to hold up seaweed lines.
Since the beginning of Israel’s invasion of Gaza, Indonesia has shown a strong sense of solidarity towards Palestine.
Tokyo to remove tariffs on processed fishery items, sides to improve banking relations.
Prabowo’s political trajectory is a case study of resilience and reinvention. Throughout his long career he has faced accusations of war crimes, incompetence and even treason – and yet his detractors have never managed to end his political influence.
Indonesia’s upcoming presidential elections will be boring, despite plenty of drama on the surface.
Japanese companies today favor investing in Southeast Asia as Tokyo’s economy slows, according to Shujiro Urata, a senior research advisor to the president of the think-tank Economic Research Institute for ASEAN and East Asia (ERIA).
Indonesia has ordered its military to help farmers plant rice as severe drought reduces output of the staple in South-East Asia’s most populous country, lifting prices, requiring increased imports and threatening food security.
From West Sumatra’s dendeng balado (chilli beef) to North Sulawesi’s spicy chicken rica-rica stew, Indonesian food is never complete without chilli.
According to the Health Ministry, complete vaccinations would give everyone sufficient immunity for travel. It would also help prevent infection during the journey and upon returning to their hometowns.
Presidential candidate Anies Baswedan said that he will not continue the development of Indonesia’s New Capital Nusantara (IKN) if he is elected. Anies’ statement comes as a response to a question from his rival Ganjar Pranowo about whether he agrees with the plan to relocate the capital from Jakarta to IKN in East Kalimantan.
Since the most recent conflict erupted between Israel and Gaza following the October 7 Hamas’ attacks and Israel’s subsequent mass bombings of the Gaza strip, the Indonesian public and government have overwhelmingly condemned Israel’s actions.
