The cluster of islands and shoals in Southwest Papua Province sits in the Coral Triangle and is thought to be one of the world's most pristine reefs, with its clear blue waters making it a popular diving spot.

United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres said on Monday the world could not let the deepest oceans "become the wild west", at the start in France of a global summit on the seas.

Though a property association has hailed a draft proposal to downsize subsidized houses as a price stabilization move, the housing task force questions whether this is necessary to provide 3 million affordable homes each year under the President's ambitious program.

Indonesia and the 27-member European bloc have been negotiating since 2016 to strike a deal that is expected to increase trade and investment.

The added cost for consumers, analysts and industry players argue, could help prevent treatment bills from spiraling out of control.  

Following a peaceful protest by Greenpeace at a minerals expo on Thursday, the energy ministry announced it had temporarily suspended Gag Nikel's mining operations in Raja Ampat to conduct field verification.

Home Minister Tito Karnavian urged regional governments to choose struggling hotels and restaurants, so government activities could help revive those businesses.

Private companies and state-owned enterprises (SOEs) are expected to shoulder part of the government’s Rp 24.4 trillion (US$1.5 billion) consumer stimulus package aimed at spurring household spending.

Indonesia’s renewable energy mix stood at 14.1 percent in early 2025, significantly below the 23 percent target for this year outlined in the previous RUPTL.

German automakers became the latest to warn that China's export restrictions threaten to shut down production and rattle their local economies, following a similar complaint from an Indian EV maker last week.

The study follows an earlier pre-feasibility assessment conducted by the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA).

While Lisbon acknowledged that the hotel industry has seen declining activities due to the government budget efficiency measures, he said that the industry was expected to recover with the government’s economic incentives that would soon be implemented.  

People and institutions responsible for implementing the stimulus measures were left without knowledge of the plan. Such a lack of coordination could dampen the effectiveness of the policy, which is intended to boost the economy.

Fahri pointed to several hurdles, including land issues and lack of demand, hampering rollout of the funding commitments made by foreign entities that the government had secured over the past months, as quoted from Bisnis.com.

Workers' rights around the world are "in free fall", with widespread attempts to hamstring collective bargaining and attacks on trade union representatives, the world's largest trade union organization said Monday.

Experts suggest the new power procurement plan leans toward repeating past mistakes and undermining energy transition commitments.

Manpower Minister Yassierli has issued a circular preventing employers from setting age limits on vacancies to provide equal opportunities for all jobseekers in the country.

"I would say that they are a bit stalled," Bessent told broadcaster Fox News when asked about trade talks with Beijing.

Ray Dalio’s appointment as a Danantara advisor was announced following a verbal offer in March but had yet to be formalized.

Indonesia has the opportunity to wrap up a long-delayed free trade deal with the European Union after the bloc officially placed Indonesia in its “standard-risk” deforestation law category, a step seen by businesses as a signal that could boost exports of palm oil, coffee, cacao and other commodities.  

When asked about the details of the development of a fossil fuel-powered plant under the plan, the energy ministry's electricity director general, Jisman Hutajulu, said, “We will probably share the details next week”.

"The fragmentation of industrial and supply chains has deepened, and trade barriers have increased, which has had a great impact on the economic development of all countries," state news agency Xinhua reported on Sunday, citing Li. 

Increased regional investment by global energy giants, including oil majors such as Shell, Chevron and TotalEnergies, appear to be signaling corresponding renewed interest in Indonesia's oil and gas assets amid its push for energy self-sufficiency and deregulation.

Garuda Indonesia said flying an aircraft from Jakarta to Bali previously cost Rp 194 million (US$11,876) per flight in 2019, but has risen by 38 percent to Rp 269 million per flight

The Law Ministry’s intellectual property director general Razilu said on Thursday that the road map would soon become binding across ministries and agencies after being drafted internally.

Hashim Djojohadikusumo, a top adviser to and brother of President Prabowo Subianto, said the government is seeking ways other than increasing tax rates to shore up tax revenue.

The updated stipulations, which will include changes in indirect taxes and domestic market obligation (DMO) fuel pricing, are expected to be released “soon”.