Thousands of protesters have rallied in Indonesia’s biggest cities seeking to pile pressure on the government to reverse the country’s first subsidised fuel price hike in eight years amid soaring inflation.
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Indonesian President Joko Widodo has raised some fuel prices by around 30% to contain ballooning spending on energy subsidies in Southeast Asia’s biggest economy.
“Indonesia has always held a special place for me and I am thrilled that it is my first overseas destination since I became Australia’s minister for climate change and energy,” writes Chris Bowen.
President Widodo has set up a team to resolve past serious human rights violations without going through courts of law, prompting some civil society organizations to accuse the government of trying to absolve the perpetrators of any guilt.
Mr Kemish said he still felt deeply for the families of the Australians killed in Bali and hoped Indonesian officials would make the “sensible” decision not to release Umar Patek.
Coming after two years of pandemic-induced deficit spending, the budget assumes a strong return to growth and revenue potential in the years to come.
Australia wants to put more of its $2.3 trillion pool of retirement savings to work in Indonesia as the government seeks to strengthen economic ties with its neighbor.
Working as a close research partner of Twitter, we are focusing on information manipulation in the Indo-Pacific to encourage transparency around these activities and norms of behaviour that are conducive to open democracies in the region.
Indonesians who were imprisoned as adult people smugglers using deeply flawed evidence have asked the current attorney general to use his mercy powers and resolve the “mockery of justice” overseen by his predecessor.
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says the potential release of Umar Patek, jailed over the deadly 2002 blasts, will further ‘distress’ Australians.
News of the killing of a junior officer emerged slowly amid allegations that as many as 30 officers including three police generals had helped to obscure evidence and cover it up.
After three years of fighting the pandemic, President Joko Widodo is determined to fulfill his promise of restoring fiscal discipline while sustaining growth and protecting Southeast Asia’s largest economy from surging inflation.
Digital transformation is one of the four pillars of Indonesia’s presidency of this year’s G20, and officials are using its momentum to accelerate implementation of a long list of cyber legislation and policies that have been in the pipeline, including a draft bill on data protection, a national cybersecurity strategy and MR5.
Nusantara’s construction may lead to a surge in carbon emissions, putting the country’s climate goal at risk.
Indonesia’s protests against Australia’s submarine aspirations, however, present a long-term challenge for the relationship that will not be easily overcome.
A new law enacted in West Sumatra Province is worrying human rights activists and local minority groups alike as fears grow it could lead to more Islamic laws being signed into force across the country.
