Further bilateral cooperation on disability services is expected following the signing of a memorandum of understanding (MoU) by the Australia-Indonesia Centre and the Indonesian National Commission for Disability (KND).
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In June 2024, Australia launched its Landing Pad program in Indonesia to facilitate the expansion of Australian tech scaleups in Southeast Asia and help boost the region’s digital transformation.
On November 15, Indonesian state-owned shipbuilder PT PAL Indonesia conducted the keel laying ceremony for the second Red White-class frigate in Surabaya City, East Java.
Nearly 10 million people have slipped out of Indonesia’s middle class since 2019, according to government statistics.
The 2024 Aquabike jetski World Championship made history by breaking the MURI record in the category of “The Most Hatak Sopisik Tortor Dance”.
Minister of Tourism and Creative Economy/Head of the Tourism and Creative Economy Agency (Menparekraf/Kabaparekraf) Sandiaga Salahuddin Uno invited business/health industry players from China, specifically traditional medicine, to invest in Indonesia.
Two prominent Australian livestock exporting companies have formed a joint venture to supply dairy cattle to Indonesia, in alignment with newly elected President Prabowo Subianto’s free milk for school students program.
The Indonesian government is conducting a study on the underground economy, which encompasses tax evasion and other illegal activities. According to Finance Minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati, there is significant untapped potential for state revenue from these underground activities.
We often hear talk about the lives and living conditions of Indonesian migrant workers, many of them going to countries such as Malaysia, Singapore, Hong Kong and states in the Middle East to find employment.
This study explores the outcomes of internal migration in Indonesia, specifically focusing on the intersecting themes of ethnicity, informality, and entrepreneurial migration.
Indonesia’s new President Prabowo Subianto posted a video of his phone call congratulating Donald Trump on his reelection, during which the former special forces commander referenced his American “training” and called the US-president elect “sir” multiple times.
Tuesday saw the start of the first Mutual Recognition Arrangement (MRA) under the Paris Agreement’s Article 6.2 carbon trading system. The agreement sees Indonesia becoming an issuer of carbon credits with Japan being the buyer.
Indonesia’s plan to convert over 5 million acres of conservation and indigenous lands into agriculture will cause long-term damage to the environment, create conflict and add to greenhouse gas emissions, according to a feasibility study document for the Papua region mega-project.
The Chairman of the Bali Medical Tourism Association has given his insights on the future of medical and wellness travel in the province.
On October 20, Prabowo Subianto was sworn in as the eighth President of Indonesia. During the day’s celebrations, Prabowo opted to shun the black Mercedes S-Class sedan frequently used by his predecessors, instead waving to crowds through the sun-roof of a custom-made all-white SUV – the MV3 Garuda. The parang batik motif on the car’s grill, and the garuda logo on the car’s wheels, contributed to the symbolism and spectacle of the inauguration.
The Indonesian president was in Washington to meet US President Joe Biden, but it was a phone call with president-elect Donald Trump that has made headlines.
