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When the government effectively forced TikTok to shut down its Shop feature, the company quickly struck an unusual deal with a local company to bring it back. Agata Pinastika Kenastuti’s children’s ...
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Indonesian authorities said other climbers had safely evacuated Mount Dukono, which had been off-limits because of volcanic activity. By John Yoon and Muktita Suhartono At least three hikers were ...
ACHIEVING RECIPROCAL TRADE: Today, the Trump Administration finalized a landmark trade agreement with Indonesia that will provide Americans with unprecedented market access and unlock major ...
Indonesia on Wednesday reported 7,725 new coronavirus infections, the highest daily number since Feb. 26, bringing the total number of cases to 1.87 million, data from the country's COVID-19 taskforce showed.
Indonesian immigration officials said on Friday they had arrested 103 Taiwan passport holders on suspicion of running a cyber crime operation out of the island of Bali, although Taiwan said it had been told only around 14 of its citizens were involved.
Indonesian President Joko Widodo said on Sunday he will urge his Russian and Ukrainian counterparts to open room for dialogue during a peace-building mission to the warring countries and ask Russia's Vladimir Putin to order an immediate ceasefire.
Indonesia's state utility Perusahaan Listrik Negara (PLN) said on Friday that together with the energy ministry it was strengthening a coal delivery monitoring system to ensure enforcement of domestic sales rules and energy security.
The rupiah led modest gains among emerging Asian peers on Monday as Indonesia, the world's top thermal coal exporter, considered lifting its export ban on the commodity, while financials drove Singapore shares up by 1%.
Indonesia's central bank is expected to keep its key interest rate steady at a policy review next Tuesday as the rupiah comes under fresh pressure amid capital outflows, while the economy slowly recovers from the coronavirus pandemic, a Reuters poll showed on Friday.
Indonesia is considering parole for two former leaders of the Jemaah Islamiyah militant network and amnesty for its jailed members, senior officials said, after 1,300 former members pledged their loyalty to the country.
Indonesia's government on Monday agreed to boost its coronavirus healthcare budget and introduce telemedicine services to non-critical patients, in an effort to reduce pressure on a health system choked by days of record COVID-19 cases.
Indonesia will receive 50 million doses of the COVID-19 vaccine jointly made by Pfizer (PFE.N) and BioNTech (22UAy.DE), with the first batch expected in August, a senior health ministry official said on Saturday.
Indonesia will further restrict exports of palm oil from Thursday to increase domestic supplies, as authorities ramp up efforts to contain a surge in cooking oil prices, Trade Minister Muhammad Lutfi said.
The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) said on Tuesday it will send a team of investigators to Indonesia in the coming days as part of the probe into the crash of a Sriwijaya Air plane into the Java Sea with 62 people on board.
Indonesia's state utility secured an extra 7.5 million tonnes of coal supplies on Tuesday, helping to avert power outages, boost stocks and increase the chances of the government lifting its export ban soon.
Indonesia posted an unexpectedly large $4.42 billion trade surplus in November, double the figure expected by analysts as exports jumped and imports came in below market forecasts, official data showed on Monday.
Indonesia's has approved the mining production quota requests from more than 120 mineral companies and aims to complete the approval process this month, a senior official at the Energy and Mineral Resources Ministry said on Tuesday.
Indonesia aims to restore 150,000 hectares of degraded mangroves this year, after rehabilitating about a quarter of this total last year when funds had to be diverted from the state budget to tackle the coronavirus pandemic, officials said.
Indonesia plans to tighten customs monitoring for some imported goods, including cosmetics, shoes, clothes, toys and electronics, the president's office said on Friday, the country's latest measure to curb imports.
Indonesia plans to set next year's rice import quota at 2 million metric tons, the country's state food procurement company Bulog said late on Monday, below this year's quota.
Indonesian bond rates could rise by 50 basis points (bps) from as soon as the third quarter of next year, the central bank chief said on Friday, to match an expected hike of 50 to 75 bps in Treasury yields as the U.S. tightens monetary policy.
Indonesian policy changes in the last 24 hours show authorities are finally making some tough decisions to try to halt a deepening crisis of investor confidence in the struggling G20 economy.
Indonesia's president on Monday proposed a $188 billion budget for 2022 with a narrowing fiscal deficit and higher growth targets, but some analysts warn uncertainties over the COVID-19 pandemic could push the budget plans off the rails.