In a jungled corner of Indonesia’s Papua, the Awyu tribe await a Supreme Court verdict that will determine whether thousands of hectares of rainforest will be cleared for a vast palm oil concession to be planted atop the graves of their ancestors.
Helen Brown
The world’s largest single-day elections, held in February 2024, granted Prabowo Subianto his long-held dream of becoming Indonesian president.
Chairman of the Indonesian Food and Beverage Entrepreneurs Association (GAPMMI), Adhi S. Lukman, has expressed concern over the significant impact of rupiah’s depreciation on the food and beverage industry, which relies heavily on imported raw materials such as milk, sugar, soybeans, and wheat.
When policies supporting LGBT staff clash with local realities, some companies back down, while others find a way to bridge the divide.
A Japan-based hospital group plans to bring in more health care workers through a recruitment blitz in Indonesia, Nikkei has learned.
Insurance and shipping companies have emerged as significant contributors to maritime security, alongside regional states’ strengthened maritime law enforcement capacities.
As diplomatic showdowns go, this summit had few parallels. In a grand pavilion in the magnificent grounds of the royal palace of Singasari in eastern Java, an envoy from Kublai Khan, the most powerful man in the world, sat down to pass on a blunt message to King Kertanegera, probably the most powerful ruler in Southeast Asia. The year was 1290.
The largest case of deforestation for industrial palm oil in Indonesia is happening within a concession on a tiny island off the coast of southern Borneo, according to satellite analysis by technology consultancy TheTreeMap.
This October, 45-year-old Kevin Wu will serve in the Jakarta House of Regional Representatives for the first time, becoming part of a minority of ethnic Chinese elected officials in the Indonesian legislative body.
Indonesia’s most prolific film director is juggling multiple projects as his latest film proves box office gold.
Indonesia should be more daring on taking on additional debt, its President-elect Prabowo Subianto said, while claiming that his target of boosting growth in Southeast Asia’s largest economy to 8% annually would be easy.
Jakarta (ANTARA) – Health Minister Budi Gunadi Sadikin has said that to tackle obesity in Indonesia, there needs to be a change in public perception and culture — and the media can play a vital role in achieving this.
Journalist organizations and members of the public have come out against a broadcasting bill they say would stifle the freedom of the press through vague and problematic provisions, including one they fear could curb investigative journalism on screen.
In this episode Dr Marina Welker talks about her new book and deep dive on how multinational tobacco corporations impact the lives of ordinary Indonesians.
The ambitious plan to progressively develop a million hectares of rice fields in Central Kalimantan province with Beijing providing its rice technology in support emerged from high-level bilateral talks last month.