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Indonesia moves to expand forestry carbon trading

Jakarta, May 18 -- Indonesia, forestry companies and carbon standards agency Verra are accelerating integrated carbon trading in the forestry sector following the issuance of Ministerial Regulation P.... Read More


Indonesia's fiscal performance exceeds analysts' predictions: Sadewa

Jakarta, May 18 -- Indonesia's fiscal performance remains strong and has exceeded analysts' predictions, Finance Minister Purbaya Yudhi Sadewa stated here on Monday. Sadewa stated that the government... Read More


Gov't prepares e-commerce fee regulation to protect MSMEs

Jakarta, May 18 -- Indonesia's MSME Ministry is preparing regulations on e-commerce service fees to create a fairer digital marketplace for small businesses, Minister Maman Abdurrahman said on Monday.... Read More


RI considers requiring phone numbers for social media accounts

Jakarta, May 18 -- Indonesia's Ministry of Communication and Digital Affairs (Komdigi) is considering regulation draft requiring social media users to register its accounts using their mobile phone nu... Read More


AHY says villages key to Indonesia's economic growth

Jakarta, May 18 -- Indonesia's Coordinating Minister for Infrastructure and Regional Development, Agus Harimurti Yudhoyono, said villages and rural communities must become the main drivers of national... Read More


Indonesia steps up Ebola monitoring after WHO alert

Jakarta, May 18 -- Indonesia's Health Ministry said it is intensifying surveillance and coordination with global health networks after the World Health Organization declared the Ebola outbreak in the ... Read More


Indonesia ranks first in Global Tax Expenditures Transparency Index

Jakarta, May 18 -- Indonesia ranked first among 116 countries in the Global Tax Expenditures Transparency Index (GTETI) released on May 11, 2026, reflecting improved transparency in reporting tax ince... Read More


Indonesia eyes China-made CNG cylinders to support LPG shift

Jakarta, May 18 -- Indonesia plans to import compressed natural gas (CNG) cylinders, likely from China, as part of a strategy to gradually replace subsidized three-kilogram LPG cylinders and reduce re... Read More


Ministry targets completion of national sports center in Bogor by 2029

Bogor, West Java, May 18 -- Indonesian Ministry of Youth and Sports stated the construction of a national sports center in Rancabungur Sub-district, Bogor District, West Java, is targeted for completi... Read More


Purbaya defends RI's economic stability after The Economist criticism

Jakarta, May 18 -- Indonesian Finance Minister Purbaya Yudhi Sadewa on Monday dismissed criticism from The Economist, saying the British magazine outlet should instead praise Indonesia for maintaining... Read More