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Police foil smuggling of 800 kg ketamine in Riau Islands

Batam, Sept. 1 -- The National Police's Narcotics Crimes Directorate uncovered the alleged smuggling of 800 kilograms of ketamine hydrochloride (HCl) by sea in the waters of Anambas Islands District, ... Read More


West Kalimantan prioritizes orangutan protection amid wildfire risk

Indonesia, Sept. 1 -- The West Kalimantan Natural Resources Conservation Agency (BKSDA) is prioritizing protection of critically endangered orangutans and their habitats as forest fires threaten the r... Read More


38 steel companies evading taxes have been processed: Gov't

Jakarta, Sept. 1 -- Director General of Taxes at the Finance Ministry, Bimo Wijayanto, stated that enforcement actions have been initiated against 38 out of 40 steel companies suspected of failing to ... Read More


Bali leads Indonesia's hotel occupancy rates in July: BPS

Jakarta, Sept. 1 -- Statistics Indonesia (BPS) reported that Bali, Banten and Yogyakarta recorded the highest occupancy rates for star-rated hotels in July 2026. Bali posted the highest rate at 67.29... Read More


BI, government strengthen joint strategy to tame food inflation

Jakarta, Sept. 1 -- Bank Indonesia (BI) and the government are ramping up joint market interventions to tame surging volatile food prices, which pushed Indonesia's monthly inflation rate to 0.21 perce... Read More


Indonesia to expand vocational training with 19 new centers in 2027

Serang, Banten, Sept. 1 -- Indonesia's Manpower Ministry aims to establish up to 19 new vocational training centers in 2027 as part of efforts to strengthen workforce competency development. "Next ye... Read More


Indonesia deports five Chinese nationals suspected of Australia route

Jakarta, Sept. 1 -- Indonesia has deported five Chinese nationals and barred them from re-entering after authorities suspected they planned to use Indonesia as an illegal route to Australia, immigrati... Read More


RI offers US$11.86 bln infrastructure projects to Japanese investors

Jakarta, Sept. 1 -- The Indonesian government has offered 32 strategic transportation and infrastructure projects valued at Rp207.64 trillion (approximately US$11.86 billion) to Japanese corporate inv... Read More


Indonesia targets seven percent investment growth to spur growth

Jakarta, Sept. 1 -- Indonesia's Finance Minister Purbaya Yudhi Sadewa is targeting investment growth of up to seven percent to help lift economic growth to six percent in 2027. "To achieve six percen... Read More


New Papuan province proposal advances with four council factions

Manokwari, Sept. 1 -- A discourse on forming a new autonomous region called Central West Papua Province gained traction after four factions in the West Papua Provincial House of Representatives (DPRP)... Read More