The rural landscape has changed rapidly, driven by expanding urbanisation, mining activities, commodity crops, and infrastructure development—displacing once-fertile agricultural land. As a result, fewer rural young people have access to adequate amounts of farmland to make a viable living from agriculture alone.
Infrastructure
Indonesian authorities have halted development of a tourism project linked to U.S. President Donald Trump.
Last month, Bali’s provincial government announced US$20 billion ($29 billion) worth of investment had been secured for a rail project dubbed the Bali Subway.
The talk on the street is all about electric cars and scooters as Indonesia strives to become a regional centre for manufacturing electric vehicles. At the heart of that goal is constructing a national supply chain of locally built battery hubs to drive the transition to electric.
Along with an emphasis on strengthening Indonesia’s maritime defence capacity, Prabowo Subianto and Gibran Rakabuming Raka hope to stimulate the nation’s economic transformation by turning IKN into a global maritime hub and leveraging it to enhance economic interest in eastern Indonesia.
Sulawesi has been recognised as a key economic corridor by successive governments of Indonesia under national development plans.
A first for Southeast Asia is worth celebrating. But infrastructure spending still must prove itself effective.
Kereta api menjadi fokus dari kunjungan delegasi Indonesia di bidang transportasi ke Melbourne minggu ini.
A delegation of Indonesians has been in Melbourne for presentations regarding the rail sector and using evidence to policy.
Has the bullet train project strained the once tight relationship between Indonesia and China?
While Bali has bounced back from the pain of the pandemic – more than 15 million visitors have flown there this year so far, among them 1 million Australians – congestion has built up again on its narrow streets and can be challenging to navigate.
Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone Ltd (APSEZ) is in talks with the Indonesian government to develop the strategically vital Sabang Port, two people aware of the matter said.
A 142-kilometre rail line linking Jakarta with Bandung has been wrought with financial burdens, placing pressure on Indonesia’s inflated state deficit.
Improving Indonesia’s logistics performance presents immense challenges. Indonesian President Joko ‘Jokowi’ Widodo promised to lower logistics costs during his first term campaign in 2014. But Jokowi’s efforts have not achieved their expected results.
Over three days a group of people with an interest in improving transport services in South Sulawesi came together as part of an Australia-Indonesia Centre (AIC) new fellowship program.
President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo has pointed out that there is no need to rush the opening of the Greater Jakarta light rail transit (LRT) system to the general public, citing that safety must be a priority.
