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President Prabowo Subianto (right) and former presidents Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono (second right) and Joko “Jokowi“ Widodo (second left) salute the Red and White flag during the annual flag-hoising ceremony to commemorate the 80th Independence Day at the State Palace in Jakarta on Aug. 17, 2025.

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Tax hikes, program cuts could hit regions as Jakarta pulls funds

The share of the state budget controlled by Jakarta is expected to climb from 72 percent in 2021 to 83 percent in 2026, leaving most programs to be designed and implemented by the central government.

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Independence Day: Gojek empowers local tech talent in driving innovation for Indonesia

As Indonesia marks its 80th Independence Day, Gojek reiterated its focus on strengthening the country’s digital ecosystem by nurturing local technology talent.

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Workers pack and ready orders for shipment at a warehouse of Chinese e-commerce platform Lazada in Indonesia, in this file photo from September 2021

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Investment opportunities in Indonesia’s growing logistics sector

BCG sees modern warehousing, cold chain and third-party logistics as hot bets in Indonesia’s booming logistics sector.

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(A vessel loaded with containers is docked at Pasir Panjang port terminal in Singapore on May 19, 2025. Singapore's non-oil domestic exports slipped 4.6 percent in July from a year earlier, government data showed on Aug. 18, 2025 as shipments to the United States plunged by more than 40 percent

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Singapore key exports slip in July as US shipments tumble 43%

Singapore's non-oil domestic exports slipped 4.6 percent in July from a year earlier, government data showed Monday, as shipments to the United States plunged by more than 40 percent.

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A passerby walks past an electric screen displaying Japan's Nikkei share average and the Dow Jones Industrial Average outside a brokerage in Tokyo on March 11, 2024.

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Shares scale fresh tops in Asia, oil slips on truce talks

Markets imply around an 85 percent chance of a quarter-point rate cut at the Fed's meeting on September 17, and are priced for a further easing by December.

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Promises vs. plans: President Prabowo Subianto delivers his State of the Nation address on Friday during the annual People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) plenary meeting at the Senayan legislative complex in Jakarta.

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2026 budget ripe with politics, somewhat thinner on strategy

A lack of satisfying answers on how to reach growth goals set forth in the freshly unveiled 2026 state budget has led economists to conclude that the fiscal document is based more on political ambition rather than on technocratic calculation.

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Key to the future: Semiconductor chips are seen in production on Dec. 25, 2024, at a factory in Binzhou, in eastern China's Shandong province.

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US eyes role in building RI’s chip industry, senior minister says

In 2023, Indonesia began drafting a road map to develop the silica industry as a starting point for building a domestic semiconductor industry.

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Two Air Canada planes stand on the tarmac of Pierre-Elliott Trudeau Airport in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, on Aug. 15, 2025. Air Canada's flight attendants went on strike Saturday, as the airline announced a complete shutdown of operations, creating summer travel chaos for its 130,000 daily passengers.

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Air Canada flight attendants strike over pay, shutting down service

Air Canada's flight attendants went on strike Saturday, as the airline announced a complete shutdown of operations, creating summer travel chaos for its 130,000 daily passengers.

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Meta probed over AI chatbot talk with children

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PGN's floating storage and regasificaiton unit (FSRU) in Lampung.

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Gas subsidy cut could slash industrial output, trigger layoffs: Ministry

Supply disruptions and steep surcharges, such as state gas company PGN’s tariff of $16.77 per mmbtu, are squeezing manufacturers, according to Industry Ministry spokesperson Febri Hendri Antoni Arief.

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President Prabowo Subianto delivers his annual State of the Nation address during the People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) plenary meeting at the Senayan legislative complex in Jakarta on Aug. 15, 2025, ahead of the country's 80th Independence Day.

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Govt banks on 'ambitious' revenue growth in 2026 budget

President Prabowo Subianto has increased the allocation for his flagship free meals program by nearly threefold from this year’s budget, reaching Rp 335 trillion in 2026.

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A worker watches President Prabowo Subianto’s State of the Nation address on Friday on a smartphone at the Indonesia Stock Exchange (IDX) in Jakarta. The IDX Composite index briefly reached an all-time high above 8,000 points during intraday trading as the President delivered his speech.

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IDX Composite index briefly breaches 8,000 to set new all-time high

The country’s most-watched stock market index closed the day down 0.41 percent after briefly hitting an intraday all-time high of 8.017 points.

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Retail chain Alfamart president director Anggara Hans Prawira (center) observes a Digital Retail Solution machine while cash and valuables management solution provider Brink’s Indonesia president director David Maksud (left) looks on. Brink's Indonesia has deployed the 1000th DRS machine for Alfamart.

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Brink’s Indonesia and Alfamart celebrate deployment of the 1,000th DRS machine

Milestone marks a major leap in retail cash automation and operational efficiency across Indonesia.

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An employee works at a factory which produces steel structures in Hangzhou, in China's eastern Zhejiang province on July 15, 2025.

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China's factory output, retail sales growth slump in blow to economy

Industrial output grew 5.7 percent year-on-year in July, National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) data showed on Friday, the lowest reading since November 2024, and compared with a 6.8 percent rise in June

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Two miners pan for gold on July 7, 2020, along a stream near Korowai, Papua.

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Prabowo vows determined crackdown on illegal mines

President Prabowo Subianto has announced a determined crackdown on illegal mines, regardless of who runs or owns them, be they Indonesian Military (TNI) generals or politicians of his own Gerindra Party.

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A Decade of SFMP 2.0: How APRIL Leads Through Environmental Responsibility

In Indonesia, the conversation about sustainability carries real weight—especially when it concerns the country’s vast rainforests, often called the “Emerald of the Equator.”

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A foreign visitor takes a photo out the windows of the urban sprawl below during a visit to one of the Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building observation decks in the Shinjuku district of central Tokyo on May 16, 2025.

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Japan posts modest growth despite US tariffs

Japan eked out modest growth in the second quarter despite painful United States tariffs, official data showed Friday, in welcome news to embattled Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba.

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Housing and Settlements Minister Maruarar Sirait and Finance Minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati hold a joint press conference with other key stakeholders including Bank Indonesia (BI) Governor Perry Warjiyo, House of Representatives Commission XI chairman Mukhamad Misbakhun, Deputy State-Owned Enterprises (SOEs) Minister Dony Oskaria and Deputy Finance Minister Suahasil Nazara in Jakarta on Feb. 21, 2025.

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Housing program stalls amid severe budget shortfall

Deputy Housing Minister Fahri Hamzah has said the government’s flagship 3 million homes program is unlikely to see substantial implementation this year due to bureaucratic timelines and budget constraints.

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A woman walks past a screen displaying Japan's Nikkei share average outside a brokerage in Tokyo on July 8, 2025.

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Asia markets stumble as hot PPI print reins in Fed rate cut hype

Stocks in Asia made an uneven recovery as higher-than-expected producer price inflation dampened expectations of a jumbo rate cut at the Federal Reserve's September meeting, while US bonds and equity futures stabilized.

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A man walks past the Bank Indonesia (BI) headquarters in Jakarta on Sept. 2, 2024.

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Consumer groups urge BI not to invade privacy with Payment ID

Multiple consumer protection organizations warn that Bank Indonesia’s (BI) planned Payment ID infringes on personal privacy, while the central bank defends the platform, arguing that a user’s digital identity will only be used on the basis of consent.

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Inaugural snip: Cognex Corporation's vice president of sales in Asia, Michael Zhu (center), flanked by area sales manager for ASEAN South, Chong Siong Chuang (left) and senior employee services manager for ASEAN and India, Shelina Quek, cut the ribbon on Wednesday during a ceremony to open the industrial machine vision maker's new office in Bekasi, West Java. The American company aims to provide machine vision automation equipment and solutions to food and beverage, automotive, electronics, logistics and pharmaceuticals manufacturers.

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Cognex opens new office in Indonesia to be closer to manufacturing industries

The American company aims to provide machine vision automation equipment and solutions to food and beverage, automotive, electronics, logistics and pharmaceuticals manufacturers.

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A column of flame shoots from a flare stack on the Oyong wellhead platform in the Sampang Block, located off the East Java coast in the Madura Strait, in this undated photo.

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Revamped oil, gas regulator to enhance oversight, ex-SKK Migas head says

A former SKK Migas has suggested that establishing the dual-function entity dubbed BUK Migas will enhance, not replace, the role of the oil and gas regulatory body and help grow Danantara, though lawmakers have said the new entity is intended as a replacement.

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Govt to introduce AI-based deregulation program, Luhut says

A pilot project for the AI-based GovTech system will be launched in Banyuwangi, East Java, in September.

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Under pressure: A worker presses clay with the help of machines at ceramics firm PT Arwana Citramulia in Serang, Banten, in 2017.

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Association decries flood of ceramics from India, alleges dumping

The domestic ceramic industry is struggling with a 130 percent surge in Indian imports amid high energy costs and weak demand, prompting calls for urgent government action from the industry.

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Representations of cryptocurrency Bitcoin are seen in this illustration photo taken on Nov. 25, 2024.

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Dollar struggles as Fed rate-cut bets build, bitcoin soars to record

The US dollar languished at multiweek lows versus major peers on Thursday as traders ramped up bets for the Federal Reserve to resume reducing interest rates next month.

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