The head of Spain's electricity operator REE downplayed Wednesday a recent report by the firm which warned of "severe" risks of power cuts linked to the "high" use of renewable energy in the country.
11 hours agoThe Indonesian Furniture and Craft Association (HIMKI) says a new rule imposed by the Indonesian Quarantine Agency that extends its commodity list will hamper the export of furniture and handicrafts. ...
12 hours agoWith the aim of accelerating the realization of Indonesia’s total Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) targets, Santika Hotels & Resorts is committed to forming a sustainable culture through their “Spirit of Sustainability” program. ...
14 hours agoStandard Chartered, Germany's development finance institution DEG and France’s Proparco on Tuesday announced a US$60 million investment to fund the construction and operation of a solar photovoltaic (PV) plant in Indonesia.
13 hours agoPT Indo RX, which is engaged in the footwear components industry, has won an international arbitration proceeding held in Ludwigshafen, Germany.
13 hours agoRecent findings by antigraft watchdog Indonesia Corruption Watch (ICW) showed President Prabowo Subianto’s flagship initiative, the free nutritious meal program, lacks key principles of good governance, showing poor accountability and transparency and leaving it vulnerable to fund mismanagement.
14 hours agoThe free nutritious meals program has faced intense public scrutiny following several food poisoning incidents that have caused hundreds of students to be hospitalized since its launch in January.
15 hours agoTextile associations have urged provincial Trade Ministry offices, which are authorized to issue certificates of origin (SKA), to tighten the issuance procedures and verify whether export goods are genuinely produced in Indonesia.
16 hours agoExperts and activists believe that making data about emissions produced by coal-fired power plants across Java available to the public will help the country in its effort to shift away from fossil fuels.
17 hours agoThe Energy and Mineral Resources Ministry plans to formulate a regulation for utilizing unlicensed oil wells to ramp up oil and gas lifting in the country.
18 hours agoWe examine five of the more popular supplements today, check the research on them and consult with a doctor.
18 hours agoIn 2024, Indonesia experienced a slowdown in inflation, reaching a record low of 1.57 percent. While this indicates price stability, it also signals the need for greater stimulus to sustain economic growth.
18 hours agoPope Francis' personal net worth at the time of his death was estimated at no more than $100, a powerful testimony to a life of service over accumulation.
19 hours agoA video of an altercation between Megawati Zebua and a Wings Air flight attendant recently went viral on social media. In the footage, the Medan councilor is seen pushing the flight attendant in the neck as they argue in the aisle of the plane.
19 hours agoMany households are now exploring destinations closer to home to reduce expenditures.
19 hours agoChina's manufacturing activity shrank in April after growing at its highest rate in a year the previous month, official data showed Wednesday, as Beijing fights an intensifying trade war with the United States.
19 hours agoDirector-writer Mouly Surya and actor Jerome Kurnia discuss their theatrical adaptation of the Mochtar Lubis classic and why complicated people make an "interesting" cinematic experience.
20 hours agoJayawijaya Regent Athenius Munib said that access to several inundated areas remains severely limited due to difficult terrain. He added that some districts can only be reached via speedboat, complicating efforts to gather data and distribute assistance.
20 hours agoSix months after stepping down from the nation’s top post, former president Joko “Jokowi” Widodo has been the target of a barrage of lawsuits, which analysts say underscores the accumulated disapproval over his presidency.
20 hours agoMany individuals find that to secure a higher salary, one that not only covers daily expenses but also allows for savings and improved living standards, they must sacrifice personal time and well-being.
21 hours agoIndonesia’s education sector sees a drop on its integrity index score from a survey conducted by the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK), due to academic dishonesty and corrupt behaviors among teachers and lecturers, among other factors.
21 hours agoThe influence of former president Joko ‘’Jokowi’’ Widodo on the government of his successor President Prabowo Subianto looks to remain intact, despite the former’s promise to stop creating an image of shadow leadership in the country.
22 hours agoForeign Minister Sugiono has urged BRICS to deepen cooperation and strengthen its leadership in fostering global peace, amid the humanitarian crises in Gaza and Ukraine as well as the trade tensions under United States President Donald Trump, marking Indonesia’s debut at the bloc’s ministerial talks held this week in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
22 hours agoIndonesia could nudge China to stop dragging its feet in concluding negotiations for a Code of Conduct in the South China Sea, something that ASEAN has been pushing for from Beijing for over two decades.
23 hours ago"The goal here is to bring back the high quality industrial jobs to the US. President (Donald) Trump is interested in the jobs of the future, not the jobs of the past," Bessent told reporters at a White House briefing.
1 day agoDuring the closed-door meeting, the President called on SOEs executives to end inefficiency and misconduct, ordered Danantara’s board to evaluate their performance and warned that directors who fail to deliver would be replaced.
1 day agoIn a statement published on Tuesday, Hasan said that he tendered his resignation on April 21 to both State Secretary Prasetyo Hadi and Cabinet Secretary Teddy Indra Wijaya.
1 day agoIndonesia has seen respectable growth in foreign direct investment (FDI) in the first quarter of 2025 as realized funding reached a quarter of the government’s full-year target, while domestic investment grew even faster.
1 day ago"Last summer's average temperature in Lapland, or northern Fennoscandia, was the highest in both direct observations which we have from the late 1800s onwards and so-called indirect tree ring observations, of which the longest time series extends to 2,000 years ago," Mika Rantanen, researcher at the Finnish Meteorological Institute, told AFP.
1 day agoCyndi Lauper, Chubby Checker, Soundgarden, Bad Company and Joe Cocker round out the performer slate of artists nominated into the prestigious music pantheon.
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