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Expert says Masela groundbreaking strengthens upstream oil, gas

Jakarta, July 17 -- Executive Director of the Center for Energy and Mining Law Studies (PUSHEP), Bisman Bhaktiar, views the Masela Block groundbreaking as a significant breakthrough for Indonesia's up... Read More


BNPB: Labuan Bajo wildfire fully extinguished after burning 25 ha

Jakarta, July 17 -- The National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB) has confirmed that a wildfire in Labuan Bajo of West Manggarai District in East Nusa Tenggara was fully extinguished by a joint emerg... Read More


Police raids North Jakarta home-based drug factory, Singaporean nabbed

Tangerang, Banten, July 17 -- Soekarno-Hatta International Airport's police and customs agencies raided a home-based industry producing narcotic etomidate in North Jakarta, with a Singaporean arrested... Read More


Red and White Village Cooperatives record $3.6 million in transactions

Jakarta, July 17 -- Transaction value of the Indonesia's Red and White Village Cooperatives (KDMP) reached Rp56.8 billion (approximately US$3.6 million) in 2026, with fertiliser accounting for the lar... Read More


Masela Block project to prioritize hiring local workforce: Minister

Ambon, Maluku, July 17 -- Energy and Mineral Resources (ESDM) Minister Bahlil Lahadalia has emphasized that the operators of the Abadi Masela Block LNG project in the Tanimbar Islands, Maluku, will pr... Read More


Indonesia readies contingency plans amid Middle East tensions

Jakarta, July 17 -- The government has prepared contingency measures, including evacuation plans, for Indonesian migrant workers in the Middle East amid rising security tensions in the region. "We ar... Read More


Indonesia promotes carbon trading to restore forests

Jakarta, July 17 -- Indonesian Forestry Minister Raja Juli Antoni is promoting carbon trading as a mechanism to attract private financing and investment for forest planting and restoration. In a stat... Read More


Indonesia's manufacturing outlook brightens after Q2 expansion: BI

Jakarta, July 17 -- Indonesia's manufacturing sector remained in expansion in the second quarter, with the central bank forecasting stronger momentum in the current quarter as production, orders and i... Read More


President Prabowo to lead simultaneous harvests at 43 locations

Jakarta, July 17 -- President Prabowo Subianto departed Jakarta for Malang District, East Java, on Friday to mark the start of a mass harvest event for rice, sugarcane, and soybeans cultivated by the ... Read More


Indonesia extends discounted fuel for fishing fleet to year-end

Jakarta, July 17 -- Indonesia will keep subsidized diesel at Rp15,000 (US$0.83) per liter for eligible fishing vessels through Dec. 31, 2026, as the government seeks to support the fisheries sector wh... Read More