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.
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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 will be the first country in South-East Asia to restrict social media access for children under 16, following Australia’s world-first ban. Details on the ban — which starts on March 28 — remain unclear and Indonesia’s government did not respond to multiple requests from the ABC for more information.
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said the environmental permit for its nickel and cobalt joint venture project in Indonesia’s central Sulawesi had not been revoked, after a fatal landslide last month prompted the local government to say it was considering the move.
A large number of Balinese women are now struggling to cope with mental health issues. Dealing with stress and psychosocial problems, while also bearing the burden of domestic work, financial difficulties and maintaining traditions, often goes beyond what they can handle.
On 19 February, US President Donald Trump and Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto met in Washington to sign the “Implementation of the Agreement Toward a New Golden Age for the US-Indonesian Alliance.” The term “alliance” sits uneasily with Indonesia’s law on foreign relations, which mandates a non-aligned foreign policy.
The show is scheduled to take place on 28 March at Kiss My Brass, Marrickville, featuring three select local bands. The stage will be enlivened by Gomer Lapudo’oh’s Pop Rock Reggae, Suitcase Cult’s thumping Heavy Rock and Pop Rock, and an energetic performance from Rully & the Huruhara.
Bahlil Lahadalia said the move was considered after the rise of crude oil prices following conflict in the Middle East and the United States issuing a 30-day waiver for countries to buy sanctioned Russian oil and petroleum products stranded at sea.
Cash purchases of foreign currency against the rupiah will be limited to US$50,000 per buyer per month, down from US$100,000, starting April, the central bank said. Thresholds for forwards and swaps were increased. Supporting documents will also be required for outgoing FX fund transfers of US$50,000 and up, from US$100,000 previously.
Indonesian companies targeted in a palm oil fraud probe supplied European firms including Italian energy giant Eni and Finnish sustainable aviation fuel leader Neste, an investigation by AFP and SourceMaterial has found. The links raise fresh questions about supply chains in the biofuel sector, experts said, and follow persistent allegations of fraud involving palm oil products used as fuel feedstocks.
Governor Perry Warjiyo said rising crude oil prices driven by geopolitical tensions have weighed on the global outlook, while inflation pressures are expected to intensify despite some easing in US trade tariffs.
Indonesia will receive two liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) cargoes from Australia by the end of this week, the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources (MEMR) said, as the government moves to secure supplies amid rising geopolitical tensions.
