Luhut highlighted the natural incense from North Sumatra, which is considered among the best in the world, exported to multiple countries in Asia and Europe.
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20 hours agoCoordinating Economy Minister Airlangga Hartarto met with Singapore Deputy Prime Minister and Trade and Industry Minister Gan Kim Yong on the sidelines of the OECD Ministerial Council Meeting in Paris on Wednesday.
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1 week agoRay Dalio’s appointment as a Danantara advisor was announced following a verbal offer in March but had yet to be formalized.
1 week agoThe annual Asia-Pacific Regional Security Assessment released on Wednesday by the London-based International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) said outside industrial help remains vital even as regional nations ultimately aim for self-reliance.
1 week agoThailand's health-and-rights-oriented approach should enable transgender persons to access medical care, such as hormone treatment and data protection.
1 week agoThe biggest and most powerful launch vehicle ever built lifted off around 6:36 pm (2336 GMT) from the company's Starbase facility, near a southern Texas village that earlier this month voted to become a city -- also named Starbase.
1 week agoIndonesia is the second leg of Macron's regional trip after Vietnam, where the two countries signed deals worth over $10 billion. He is scheduled to fly to Singapore on Thursday.
1 week agoData from the Maritime Affairs and Fisheries Ministry shows a 20 percent drop in Jakarta’s marine fisheries production in 2023 compared with the year before, while data for 2024 has yet to be released.
1 week agoMany have taken to social media to express worries that the installation of the stairlift, which is typically used in homes to help people navigate stairs, could harm the structure of Borobudur, especially considering the damage to the ancient temple caused by overtourism in recent years.
1 week agoIn a collective-exclusive society like Indonesia, disruption is hard because it means crossing status lines and shaking up patron-client networks.
1 week agoAsian shares continued a rally from Wall Street and the dollar held gains on Wednesday on promising economic signs in the United States and speculation of strong tech earnings.
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1 week agoThe government must develop a more balanced approach to fulfill Indonesia's potential in the automotive industry. The government can implement policies such as lowering taxes on all types of cars, making financing more accessible and supporting economic growth to bolster the industry.
1 week agoIndonesia's foreign ministry said the two sides would discuss "existing strategic partnerships," without giving specific details about the areas of discussion.
1 week agoThe global trade landscape is witnessing significant disruptions following Trump's tariffs, with countries navigating the fallout and rearranging trade relations in a post-American world trade order.
1 week agoIn a country where history is often shaped by politics, new state-backed textbooks have raised concerns about narrative control and repeating past biases.
1 week agoWomen’s rights activists have firmly rejected President Prabowo Subianto’s plan to name slain labor activist Marsinah a national hero unless her murder during former president Soeharto’s authoritarian New Order regime is first recognized and investigated as a human rights violation.
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1 week agoIndonesian representatives in the United States are preparing to provide consular assistance and suggesting that Indonesian students to stay calm amid US President Donald Trump’s policy to block Harvard University’s right to enroll international students.
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1 week agoThe National Police have launched a massive crackdown on preman (thugs), following a series of high-profile cases of violence and extortion linked to them that embarrassed the country in the eyes of foreign investors. While some of those arrested will face prosecution, it is unlikely that the larger organizations behind them will be dissolved as President Prabowo Subianto has ordered.
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1 week agoA presidential regulation that allows prosecutors to receive personal protection from the Indonesian Military (TNI) and the National Police has drawn criticism from observers, who question its urgency and warn it could lead the TNI to meddle in the country’s judiciary system.
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