Japan is advancing a layered maritime security strategy in the Indo-Pacific by combining defence cooperation, capacity building, and strategic financing with key partners such as India, Indonesia, and Australia.
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Indonesia has begun releasing hundreds of inmates from prison, including people convicted of political offences, after parliament approved the first stage of President Prabowo Subianto’s wide-ranging clemency plan, reportedly aimed at building national solidarity.
More than 35% of all of Indonesia’s garbage — some 11 million metric tons last year — was deemed unmanaged, finding its way into rivers, ravines, even along the side of busy thoroughfares, according to the National Research and Innovation Agency (BRIN).
The historic adoption of the WHO Pandemic Agreement on 20 May 2025 has been called a once-in-a-generation opportunity to create a fairer and safer global response to the next health emergency. But can this global deal actually help Indonesia get vaccines faster when the next pandemic strikes?
The new trade arrangement reinstates access lost in 2018 and was previously estimated by industry at the time to be worth more than $100 million for Australian producers and exporters.
Indonesia’s Muhibah Angklung Team from Bandung plans to tour several cities in the continent of Australia. According to the team leader, Maulana Syuhada, the tour will take place between 19 August and 8 September 2025 starting from Brisbane, Sydney, Melbourne, and Canberra.
Communication and Digital Affairs Minister, Meutya Hafid, is collaborating with international strategic partners through the Indonesia-Australia bilateral cooperation program (Prospera) to accelerate national digital transformation.
Malaysia has never adopted an aggressive stance in addressing maritime border issues with Indonesia, including the long-standing dispute in the Sulawesi Sea, Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim said.
(FIREWALL) – A robbery in Ibaraki prefecture, viral footage of unruly behaviour by an Indonesian group in Osaka and social media posts purporting to reflect the concerns of Japanese employers have stirred debate about Indonesian migrant workers’ ability to adapt to Japanese norms and what Jakarta can do about it.
The top two levels of the 1970s-era Frontier Hotel have been converted into a makeshift detention centre following a surge in the number of Indonesian fishers caught illegally in Australian waters. A federal watchdog has criticised the use of a Darwin hotel, pointing to a lack of access to fresh air and exercise.
Indonesia has an ambitious agenda to strengthen governance and regulation of cybersecurity, but lacks capacity. Legislation and regulation follow, rather than precede, action by the executive.
Four of Australia’s leading universities are partnering with PLN on this transformational, capacity-building program. The company is sending its employees to study in Australia, learning the critical skills and knowledge to help PLN and Indonesia transition to clean energy.
The majority of Indonesian students have reported high satisfaction with their university experience abroad, but mental health support remains a key area for improvement, according to new research from Etio.
A top Indonesian official said South-east Asia’s largest economy is seeking zero per cent tariff from trade deals with the European Union, which has 27 member countries.
The road crashes occurred as the number of Indonesians coming to Australia on work and holiday visas dramatically increased after the Australian government upped the visa quota for Indonesians in 2020.
They warned that the programme could suffer the same fate as a failed Suharto-era policy, which was riddled with mismanagement and corruption practices. Based on the number of cooperatives set up, current President Prabowo Subianto’s programme is nine times bigger than the country’s second president’s.
