Indonesia’s consumer price index fell for the first time in more than two decades in February, official data showed on Monday, after the government gave a substantial discount on electricity bills to support economic growth.
David Sexton
The students list a number of demands, from human rights to environmental issues, but the trigger for these protests lie in deep budgetary cuts initiated across the public service, to the tune of US$44 billion. The worst ministries and agencies — including the Ministry for Manpower and the Ministry for Public Works — have proposed cuts of up to 55%. The National Consumer Protection Agency is being cut a whopping 73%. Meanwhile, the National Police, the Ministry of Defence and the Supreme Court are seeing cuts of around 15-16%.
More than 1,000 students in Indonesia’s restive Papua region took to the streets to protest a government-sponsored free-meal program, demanding that the government instead prioritize free education.
Indonesia, southeast Asia’s largest economy, has long maintained a neutral foreign policy. But President Prabowo Subianto appears keen to deepen defense and security ties with Russia.
The Indonesian government and civil society have signed a joint statement, marking a shared commitment to fast-track agrarian reform in the country.
Dialogue and friendship with the poor in Indonesia. Muslims here pray for the health of Pope Francis
A visit to the ‘Tunnel of Tolerance’ linking the cathedral and the mosque. The Sant’Egidio soup kitchen celebrates its 10th anniversary.
At Indonesia Bertutur 2024, a biannual festival exploring Indonesia’s cultural heritage through contemporary art, the historic gardens of Bali’s Museum Puri Lukisan became the stage for Amrta, a multimedia installation by artist Indah Arsyad.
Indonesia launched on Feb 26 its first gold bullion banks, a move aligned with the country’s move to develop its metal processing industry and promote local management of gold deposits.
Indonesia’s main military shortcomings are its lack of airborne-early-warning, land-based anti-ship and surface-to-air capabilities.
The idea of creating a ‘superholding’ of state-owned enterprises (SOEs) – promoted during his presidential campaign by Prabowo Subianto – is now becoming a reality.
Famous for its lush green rice paddies and stunning beaches, the “island of the Gods” has undergone rapid change over the past half-century with locals and tourists complaining about the traffic, pollution and badly behaved foreigners that have come with the hotels and resorts that now swamp the island.
Indonesia has had to pause many programmes due to the U.S. funding freeze. All community led activities funded through USAID have been paused and prevention and linkages to treatment for around 30% of men who have sex with men (MSM) in Jakarta have been affected.
Some members of the Catholic community on Flores island are using the law against opponents of a church-linked palm plantation.
The Indonesian Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources (ESDM) is collaborating with the Northern Territory (NT) of Australia in strengthening the supply chain of critical and strategic minerals.
As a summit of Southeast Asian leaders in Jakarta fast approached in September 2023, Indonesia’s state-run electricity provider, PLN, partially shut down one of its oldest and biggest coal-fired power plants in the hopes of cleaning up the capital’s filthy air.
Hundreds of students and activists rallied in some major cities for more “Dark Indonesia” protests on Friday, opposing President Prabowo Subianto’s policies including $19 billion of spending cuts that they say undermine their support systems.
