The United Development Party (PPP) has given the biggest sign yet that it will be the first party to jump ship and join the coalition backing president-elect Prabowo Subianto, following its bruising defeat in the February general election.

Wang arrived at around 11 a.m. at the Defense Ministry's headquarters in Central Jakarta shortly after wrapping up his session with Foreign Minister Retno.

The Islamic republic carried out its first-ever direct attack on Israel, firing drones and missiles on the weekend. The barrage -- to which Israel's army chief has vowed a response -- was retaliation for an April 1 air strike on Tehran's consulate in Damascus. Iran blamed Israel for the consular attack.

Golkar Party chairman Airlangga Hartarto, who is expected to seek reelection as the party's chief, recently secured the support of the party's young wing, the Indonesian Reform Youth Force (AMPI).

Indonesian consumers expressed more favorable views about the state of the domestic economy in March, according to Bank Indonesia’s latest monthly report.

Both offshore patrol vessels (OPVs) are under construction at Fincantieri’s shipyard in Trieste, Italy.

Iran launched more than 300 drones and missiles at Israel over the weekend in an attack that caused little damage after most of the projectiles were intercepted.

The meetings come after Prabowo visited Beijing this month where Chinese President Xi Jinping praised relations with Jakarta, laying out a vision for regional peace as tensions rise in Southeast Asia.

Wednesday's dramatic eruption of the volcano on a remote island in North Sulawesi threw a fiery-red column of lava, incandescent rock and ash as much as three km (two miles) into the sky.

Coordinating Maritime Affairs and Investment Minister Luhut Pandjaitan will lead the technical details of the project.

Wang Yi is scheduled to attend the China-Indonesia High-Level Dialogue Cooperation Mechanism meeting in Labuan Bajo on Friday to discuss further bilateral cooperation in more detail.

US President Joe Biden hosted Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida in Washington last week where the three leaders jointly expressed their "serious concerns" over China's actions in the South China Sea. 

At least 20 people were reported to have died in the deluge in Oman while another person was said to have died in floods in the UAE that closed government offices and schools for days. 

The tissue box-sized aircraft made history by achieving the first powered flight on another planet after hitching a ride under the belly of the Perseverance rover, which first lifted off the surface on April 19, 2021.

Asian stocks crept higher in a mixed session on Thursday, while the dollar took a breather and bond markets steadied as investors stepped back to assess the interest rate outlook.

During his visit to Jakarta, Wang is also scheduled to chair the fourth meeting of the China-Indonesia High-Level Dialogue Cooperation Mechanism.

Tailbacks snaked along waterlogged, six-lane expressways after up to 259.5 millimetres (10.2 inches) of rain, the most since records began 75 years ago, fell on the desert United Arab Emirates on Tuesday.

The rupiah has been on a downward slope in the past week amid uncertainty about US monetary policy and geopolitical conflicts. Analysts do not rule out a historic low for Indonesia’s currency.

The Health Ministry has pledged to provide mental health treatment and set up a special task force after finding that nearly 20 percent of medical residents nationwide were suffering from depression of varying severity when they took part in a recent survey, almost five times the ministry's estimate for the general population.

The Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) has shown no interest in mending strained ties with nominal member President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo, a complication that may stand in the way of president-elect Prabowo Subianto’s efforts to bring the country’s largest political party into his governing coalition.

As both Wong and Prabowo have committed themselves to continuing the policies of their predecessors, there will be no meaningful hurdles in the relationship between the two neighbors.

The NasDem Party is open to the possibility of supporting former Jakarta governor Anies Baswedan for another run in the city after he lost the February presidential election.

Indonesia could be on Apple's ASEAN supply chain map as the US tech giant looks to establish a local manufacturing plant, even as it expands its developer academy to Bali, its fourth in the country.

Jago, which was inspired by Jakarta's mobile beverage vendors called "Starling", plans to use the funds to expand its coverage, upgrade its carts and invest in market-driven innovation for better cost efficiency.

Following the ferienjob scandal in Germany, experts urge the Education, Culture, Research and Technology Ministry and local universities to improve their oversight of Indonesian students who go abroad for internships.

Following widespread protests, it appears the government has decided to backtrack on the baggage restrictions it issued in March by reinstating the previous provisions on personal imports.

The government has speculated that world crude oil prices could reach US$100 per barrel as the Middle East conflict escalates.