The government needs to boost its biodiesel subsidy budget 55.5 percent for a total allocation of Rp 28.5 trillion (US$1.75 billion) due to a projected gap in global prices for diesel and biodiesel this year, according to the oil palm funding agency's estimate.
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3 days agoThe foreigners had held unlicensed shooting for a reality TV show involving 31 Korean nationals and one Indonesian national. ...
3 days agoAnies said it was too premature to speculate if he would accept a proposal from Prabowo to sit in the next cabinet.
3 days agoMusk had been set on his cancelled India trip to announce $2 billion to $3 billion in new investments, including in a car plant, after India offered lower import taxes on EVs in return under a new policy.
3 days ago“Whenever I hear there is a problem in a community, we want to aid them immediately. The thing is, giving help to the community involves many aspects to consider, and therefore we have to prioritize according to our available resources, budget constraints, human resource constraints and so on,” said Fifi Pangestu, the executive director of Bakti Barito Foundation.
3 days agoThe visit to France marks the Chinese leader's first European tour since the coronavirus pandemic.
3 days agoA surprisingly large trade surplus of US$ 4.47 billion in March has done little to allay concerns about what is seen as a longer-term narrowing of the gap between Indonesian exports and imports.
3 days agoNOYB ("None of Your Business") said there was no way to guarantee the programme provided accurate information. "ChatGPT keeps hallucinating -- and not even OpenAI can stop it," the group said in a statement.
3 days agoThe AGO has named several suspects, including the low-cost airline's cofounder, and seized several tin smelters in Bangka-Belitung Islands as part of its graft investigation into illegal tin processing activities that has cost the state up to US$17 billion.
3 days agoGerindra's Dasco, one of Prabowo's close advisers, has rebuffed a list circulating online of the incoming cabinet as mere speculation, saying that the selection process was ongoing and it was "too early" to finalize a lineup as yet.
3 days agoThe meeting, a long-held tradition in which the countries’ leaders and ministers meet informally each year to discuss ways to strengthen ties, was the seventh and final one for both leaders, who will be leaving office in 2024.
3 days agoThe Japanese yen surged 5 yen against the dollar in Asian trading on Monday, with traders citing heavy dollar-selling intervention by Japanese banks after the currency fell to fresh 34-year lows earlier in the day.
3 days agoThe president-elect thanked the country's largest Muslim organization for pledging its support for his incoming government as well as its leadership for embracing him, even though he was unaffiliated with NU.
3 days agoSuch a move would give visitors, many of whom visit the Louvre for the iconic painting alone, a better experience, Laurence des Cars told the France Inter broadcaster.
3 days agoTwo years of talks towards sealing a landmark accord on prevention, preparedness and response hit the deadline last month with nothing agreed in terms of concrete wording. The next deadline is the May 27 start of the World Health Organization's annual assembly of member states.
3 days agoAs the size of the pro-Palestinian encampment at the University of California at Los Angeles expanded in recent days, counter-protesters have become increasingly vocal and visible on the campus, although both sides remained peaceful until Sunday.
3 days agoAsian stocks got off to a positive start on Monday ahead of the Federal Reserve's policy meeting later in the week, while the dollar broke past the psychologically key level of 160 yen for the first time in decades.
3 days agoIn Gaza City, in the north of the strip, Israeli planes struck two houses, killing and wounding several people, health officials said.
3 days agoEven with the absence of a mediating role, Indonesia should be seen championing an independent Palestinian state and full membership of the United Nations.
3 days agoUnsurprisingly, the Constitutional Court put an end to all election result disputes by rejecting the legal challenges put forward by losing presidential candidates Anies Baswedan and Ganjar Pranowo. In two separate five-to-three majority rulings on Monday, the justices upheld the landslide victory of president-elect Prabowo Subianto and his running mate, Gibran Rakabuming Raka.
3 days agoAt least three parties backing president-elect Prabowo Subianto in the 2024 election have expressed their interest in accepting President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo into their ranks following a confirmation from the PDI-P that the President was no longer part of the party.
3 days agoThe annual leaders’ retreat between President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo and his Singaporean counterpart Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong will be a swansong for the two outgoing leaders and the first meeting between their successors, president-elect Prabowo Subianto and Deputy Prime Minister Lawrence Wong, respectively.
3 days agoAdding a surcharge without revising the ceiling price would only strangle the already tight airline industry margin.
3 days agoWhile no aftershocks were forecast after the main earthquake on Saturday night, authorities warned people to check on building conditions before returning to their homes, and to stay alert for landslides and flash floods that could be triggered by heavy rain in some parts of the quake-affected area.
4 days agoThe revision has been concluded and is awaiting signatures, with the final document to be ready by May.
4 days agoExtreme heat has scorched Southeast Asia in recent days, prompting thousands of schools to suspend in-person classes and authorities to issue health warnings.
4 days agoOther officials upheld support for Israel's representation.
4 days agoSorkin, who depicted the creation and early years of Facebook in 2010's "The Social Network," said the tech giant has since then played a major role in the United States' sharp political polarization.
4 days agoMount Ibu, located on the island of Halmahera, erupted at 12:37 am (1537 GMT Saturday) and sent a thick column of dark smoke and ash west of the peak.
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