One of ‘the most intriguing and least known footnotes in Australia-Indonesia relations’ is the relationship between President Soeharto and a man whose name has been kept secret from the public for more than fifty years.
David Sexton
Dozens of Rohingya refugees stranded on the rusty hull of a capsized ship were rescued on March 21 after the dehydrated and sunburnt group had drifted at sea for more than a day.
Nickel miner PT Vale Indonesia is exploring a potential investment in a high-pressure acid leaching plant in Sulawesi island, with an estimated cost of 30 trillion rupiah ($1.91 billion), its investment ministry said.
An Indonesian fishing village has been inundated with tonnes of rubbish after recent heavy rains resulted in stronger tides.
Elevated prices of rice and other staples prompt many families to scale back celebrations during the Muslim holy month.
Prabowo Subianto has been officially confirmed as the winner of Indonesia’s presidential election but court challenges against the result are set to be launched.
Australian Chargé d’Affaires to Indonesia, Steve Scott, formally launched KINETIK, the Australia-Indonesia Climate and Infrastructure Partnership, on Thursday, 14 March.
Indonesia’s health care landscape expanded dramatically in February 2024 with the inauguration of 26 military hospitals to serve armed forces personnel and their families as well as local communities.
University of Melbourne Professor Shanton Chang has co-authored a set of foundational guidelines for organisations seeking to improve online engagement with the diffable community.
A webinar organised by the Australia-Indonesia Business Council discussed the implications for commerce and trade of the election of Prabowo Subianto as President of Indonesia.
A PTA typically reduces or eliminates tariffs on selected goods, making it the first step in economic integration. During the launch, both countries found the PTA to become a key building block towards a free trade agreement (FTA) — a more comprehensive deal that usually aims to lift the tariffs across all goods.
Indonesia and Sri Lanka on Thursday launched the negotiations for a preferential trade agreement (PTA) after waiting since 2017.
Ministers from technocratic backgrounds have been appointed to each Indonesian cabinet since the beginning of Soeharto’s New Order regime in 1966.
Indonesia, the largest economy in Southeast Asia and the world’s fourth most populous nation, hasn’t always had a close relationship with China.
This journey began as an opportunity for me to work through some of my harder-to-tick-off bucket list items – swimming with whale sharks, walking with Komodo dragons, snorkelling Pink Beach, observing the famed lekking of birds of paradise, and exploring the insta-worthy blue waters of Raja Ampat.
Faced with global crises and rising food prices people on low incomes are reducing or skipping meals.
