The government plans to launch a new exchange for minerals and strategic commodities next year. The initiative will allow Indonesia to establish benchmark prices and is hoped will strengthen the country’s position as a key global mineral producer, as well as enhance transparency in commodity trading.        

Seoul's Kospi stock index dived more than 8 percent to lead a rout across Asia on Monday as tech firms were hammered and strong US jobs data fueled bets on a Federal Reserve interest rate hike.

The limited supply of subsidized gas priced at US$7 per MMBTU has forced many manufacturers to source additional gas at prices ranging from $11.5 to $15 per MMBTU.

The US-Israeli war on Iran has largely cut oil flows via the strait, which before the conflict saw one-fifth of the world's oil pass through. 

China's unwavering policy is to develop ties with the North and both will strengthen exchanges in all areas, Xi said in the Rodong Sinmun newspaper ahead of a visit seen as significant because it is his first international trip this year.

China and Hong Kong stocks slid to their lowest levels in two months on Monday, tracking a global tech selloff, but pared losses by midday with some investors using the correction as a buying opportunity.

As Tokyo modernizes its Indo-Pacific strategy, a wave of new defense pacts and potential submarine exports marks a bold shift in Japan's military partnerships across Southeast Asia.

As governments turn forests into tradable carbon assets, local residents and indigenous communities are paying the price for a corporate climate shortcut that trades genuine emission cuts for green labels.

Yenny Wahid, the daughter of late president and Nahdlatul Ulama (NU) leader Abdurrahman “Gus Dur” Wahid, was elected chairperson of the Indonesian Women's Congress (Kowani) in an extraordinary congress last week, amid an ongoing leadership dispute that questioned the election’s legitimacy.

Authorities in the Philippines and Indonesia urged residents in affected coastal regions to move to higher ground immediately, after the offshore quake hit about 24 kilometres west of Mindanao island's Sarangani province, the United States Geological Survey said.

Water can become an example of how multilateralism can still deliver tangible results in people’s daily lives.

The Tourism Ministry will coordinate with the management teams of natural tourist destinations and audit tour guides to ensure compliance with regulations and prevent tourists from getting closer to an active volcano, following the death of three hikers, including two Singaporeans, at Mount Dukono in North Maluku.

The world is in turmoil, yet financial markets are riding high. Are investors wrong, or is the picture more complex than this seeming contradiction suggests?

The dollar was perched near a two-month high on Monday after a blowout US jobs report sent traders ramping up bets on a Federal Reserve rate hike this year, while the yen teetered further into the intervention zone.

Some parents believe the extra French lesson in school may help improve their children’s competitiveness in the global market, but educators have raised concerns whether the country’s education system is ready to introduce another foreign language in the curriculum.

In economics as in chess, a bad move changes the game, but the real blunder is refusing to adapt when the board shifts.

Proposed amendment to the Police Law has alarmed critics over new provisions that could allow active-duty officers to serve at two agencies in charge of rolling out free meals and regulating food and drugs, stoking fresh fear of police encroachment into civic spaces.

Investors need one of two things: better returns to compensate for risk, or lower risk to justify staying. Indonesia is giving them neither.

As geopolitical tensions expose Indonesia’s dependence on imported fuel, the government is accelerating its B50 biodiesel mandate to strengthen energy security. Yet the policy raises questions about feedstock availability, infrastructure readiness, fiscal costs and its potential impact on the palm oil industry, one of the country’s largest sources of export earnings.

The West Papua National Liberation Army (TPNPB) said it is ready to provide guarantees for humanitarian organizations who are neutral, independent and impartial.

President Prabowo Subianto’s plan to swear in new appointees to his government following corruption-related dismissals feeds speculation about a possible broader cabinet reshuffle amid growing concerns over the economy.

Tanzanian-flagged MV Golden Star I sunk after reporting severe leakage on the evening of June 5, 2026, and the 107 containers it carried drifted into the open sea.

The impact of the regulation on the banking industry would be uneven, as private banks may lose up to half of their export forex funds.

A local monitoring team saw Bulan actively moving in treetops while carrying her baby and show protective behavior on May 22, 2026.

Iran's powerful Revolutionary Guards called the attack a "warning" after Israel struck Beirut's southern suburbs earlier in the day, threatening wider strikes in the event of repeated aggression.

If investors are pulling funds out of Indonesian assets, or are reluctant to enter the market even though there is money to be made, what does that say about their confidence in the country’s prospects?

Barelang City Police detectives allege a hate crime took place on Facebook.