Indonesia will require food and beverage companies to apply colour-graded labels for products high in salt, sugar, and fat in two years in a bid to combat obesity and other health risks, according to a new health ministry decree seen by Reuters.
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The Indonesian government’s plan to convert diesel power plants (PLTD) into solar power plants (PLTS) aligns with clean energy development and efforts to strengthen national energy security, the National Energy Council (DEN) said.
A total of 46 Indonesian small and medium enterprise brands were featured at Indo Haus Market, held at Hawker Spaces on Collins Street, Melbourne, from 30 March to 2 April 2026. Products on display ranged from clothing, footwear and jewellery to coffee, and packaged food and beverages.
Indonesia has vowed to keep supplying Australia with fertiliser and urea amid a critical global shortage threatening winter crops due to the war in the Middle East.
The government of Yogyakarta is exploring a collaboration with Australia to strengthen the leather industry ecosystem.
Indonesia has redirected its imports of Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) from the Middle East to the United States and Australia to maintain domestic supply security, Energy and Mineral Resources Minister Bahlil Lahadalia said on Monday.
A study from the Institute for Essential Services Reform and Indonesia’s Coordinating Ministry for Economic Affairs explores how Indonesia can turn its target of deploying 100 GW of solar from mandate to mobilisation.
Agriculture Minister Andi Amran Sulaiman stated that 3.5 million tons of crude palm oil have been prepared to support the mandatory Biodiesel 50 (B50) program starting July 1, 2026.
Goldman Sachs Group Inc dropped its call for monetary easing in Indonesia this year while adding interest rate hikes for India and the Philippines as the US-Israeli war on Iran drives up energy prices and boosts inflation across Asia.
The new pipeline builds on an earlier batch of 20 downstream industrialisation projects, primarily in energy, mining, and agriculture, overseen by sovereign wealth fund Danantara. Some of those projects have already broken ground, while others are scheduled to begin next month, Bahlil said. Total investment for the initial batch is estimated at $26 billion.
Indonesia’s manufacturers are being doubly squeezed as Middle East tensions drive up energy costs and a prolonged domestic gas crunch curbs supply. This is forcing many factories to scale back output.
Looking ahead, the government has set an ambitious investment target of Rp 228.66 trillion for 2025–2029, covering nearly 1 million dairy cattle and over 577,000 beef cattle under a mix of independent and partnership schemes.
Singapore Manufacturing Federation issues call for firms to explore Batam, Bintan and Karimun region
SMF has urged more medical devices and electronics firms to expand into the Batam, Bintan and Karimun region. The call comes as Indonesia develops more industrial parks to support manufacturing activities, while improving connectivity between Singapore and Indonesia ports.
The launch of the new direct Bali flight route was announced last year, and the inaugural service touched down in Denpasar on 21st March 2026.
Indonesia’s data centre industry is expanding at a rapid pace, driven by the country’s fast-growing digital economy and the widespread adoption of artificial intelligence. Nearly 200 data centres of varying sizes are now operating across the country.
China’s GEM said the environmental permit for its nickel and cobalt joint venture project in Indonesia’s central Sulawesi had not been revoked, after a fatal landslide last month prompted the local government to say it was considering the move.
