More than a year after its establishment, Danantara has yet to demonstrate meaningful progress in restructuring state-owned enterprises (SOEs), despite mounting financial pressures, delayed consolidation plans and growing concerns over transparency. As Danantara expands its mandate, most recently into the management of natural resource exports, the debate is no longer merely about corporate governance, but about the broader direction of Indonesia’s economic management.

Just days before his removal, former National Nutrition Agency (BGN) head Dadan Hindayana had proposed expanding the free meal program to Saudi Arabia, following his recent visit to the country.

As the Indonesian Military (TNI) submitted to civilian control in the first two decades of the reform era and scaled down their non-defense roles, the police have only grown in stature and clout.

During the transition period, exporting companies are only required to complete an approval checklist in the CEISA 4.0 dialog box as a form of reporting to DSI.

The Indonesian Navy intercepted a tugboat and a barge carrying 25 containers of some 390 tonnes of raw minerals containing illegal rare earth metals and radioactive elements in Riau Islands waters, on May 17

Indonesia only narrowly avoided a trade deficit in April as the cost of imported oil and gas products skyrocketed in April.

The National Nutrition Agency (BGN) is considering expanding President Prabowo Subianto’s flagship free nutritious meals program to Saudi Arabia following a recent visit to the country, despite ongoing implementation challenges at home.

Business across Southeast Asia has largely returned to pre-pandemic levels. Yet behind the packed flight schedules, many companies are still managing travel with systems built for a slower, more predictable era.

The win propelled Indonesia to the top of Group A, overtaking Vietnam, who had earlier recorded a 3-0 victory over Timor-Leste in their opening match.

Statistics Indonesia (BPS) reported that the consumer price index (CPI) surged by 3.08 percent year-on-year (yoy) in May, though it remained below Bank Indonesia’s (BI) inflation target of 1.5 to 3.5 percent.   

El Nino is a period warming of sea surface temperatures in the central and eastern Pacific Ocean, ​which typically lasts between nine and 12 months, according ​to the World Meteorological Organization.

Technology giant GoTo and nickel miner Harita Nickel are among the stocks to be axed from the indexer's GEIS this month effective June 22, following in the wake of four small- and large-cap stocks dropped in May.

The move follows a Thai government decision last month to unilaterally terminate a 2001 agreement with Cambodia that provided a framework for negotiations over the disputed area in the Gulf of Thailand where the two countries' maritime claims overlap.

To increase understanding of how loyalty programs drive customer retention, the APEC Loyalty Trends Report 2026 by Marriott Bonvoy writes a new playbook for travelers in Indonesia and the surrounding region.

National data on sales of sacrificial animals for Idul Adha show that while the kurban market might appear healthy, changes in consumer behavior over the past few years indicate growing caution in spending.

Investors should be asking not whether the AI boom will end, but what will happen to markets when it does and where safety may be found.

One man was attacked by a crocodile on May 27 in Central Tapanuli regency while another was pounced on separately on April 27 in North Nias regency.

When a flawed anti-corruption verdict relies on silence as guilt, it doesn't just threaten the innocent—it risks turning Indonesia's brightest young professionals into the scapegoats of a broken judicial system.

It doesn't really matter where you live, Jakarta is expensive everywhere. The only real choice is what you're willing to pay with: your money, your time or your sanity.

AI companies' "hijacking of the public square is made possible by the original sin that animates their A.I. products -- a brazen theft of intellectual property that has occurred at an unprecedented scale," said A.G. Sulzberger, according to his published remarks.

Pancasila is a philosophical framework that offers an alternative to the excesses of realpolitik.

The Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations was one of the early investors that helped to develop a vaccine at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic.

The island, located just off the northwest coast of mainland Papua, was a key WWII battleground between United States and Japanese forces, though police have yet to uncover how the bomb ended up in the coastal fisheries settlement in Yanures village, Kota Biak district.

The Communications and Digital Ministry has warned that children can easily access pornographic content on social media due to weak age-verification systems and platform algorithms, underscoring the urgency of stronger safeguards mandated under the Child Protection in Digital Space Regulation (PP Tunas).

At a time when few local artists are openly tackling women's issues, the rapper is using music, as well as marathons, to challenge gender inequality and the stigma around mental health.

Pontiff has not gone far enough on the most consequential question: What should AI be designed to do?

Coordinating Economy Minister Airlangga Hartarto announced in a press conference on Sunday that a seven-month transition phase will run from June 1 to Dec. 31, while exporting companies will continue to execute their regular shipping activities.