Exclusive

Publication

Byline

KPK probes alleged corruption in banking notification services

Jakarta, June 5 -- Indonesia's Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) has launched an investigation into alleged corruption involving notification services provided through SMS and WhatsApp at state-... Read More


Aceh airport foils meth smuggling, four couriers arrested

Banda Aceh, Aceh, June 5 -- Security officers at Sultan Iskandar Muda International Airport in Aceh thwarted two separate attempts to smuggle nearly four kilograms of methamphetamine, resulting in the... Read More


Indonesia's regulator defends market as stocks extend slide

Jakarta, June 5 -- Indonesia's financial regulator sought to reassure investors after the Jakarta Composite Index capped a turbulent week with a 4.20 percent decline to 5,594.77, saying corporate earn... Read More


Indonesia seizes two million illegal imported cosmetic products

Tangerang, Banten, June 5 -- Indonesia's Food and Drug Monitoring Agency (BPOM) has uncovered 2,082,039 units of illegally distributed cosmetics, mostly imported from China, with an estimated economic... Read More


One-stop CPO exports via DSI to guard state revenues: Deputy minister

Jakarta, June 5 -- Routing crude palm oil (CPO) exports through PT Danantara Sumberdaya Indonesia's (DSI) single-window system is intended to protect State revenue rather than generate corporate profi... Read More


Indonesian Air Force backs Kertajati as regional Hercules MRO hub

Jakarta, June 5 -- The Indonesian Air Force (TNI AU) fully backs a plan to transform Kertajati International Airport in West Java into a regional hub for the maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) of ... Read More


Bali court sentences Russian national to 8 months in drug case

Denpasar, Bali, June 5 -- A court on Indonesia's resort island of Bali sentenced Russian national Kseniia Varlamova, 33, to eight months and 15 days in prison for failing to report a drug-related offe... Read More


Indonesia fast-tracks oil and gas rules to cut import dependence

Jakarta, June 5 -- The Energy and Mineral Resources (ESDM) Ministry is fast-tracking regulations on unconventional oil and gas regulations for June completion, aiming to boost domestic production and ... Read More


Indonesia streamlines fertilizer distribution for farmers

Indonesia, June 5 -- Indonesia's Coordinating Minister for Food Affairs Zulkifli Hasan said subsidized fertilizer distribution has accelerated after the government streamlined the subsidy distribution... Read More


SPPGs key to developing quality human resources: Minister

Jakarta, June 5 -- Minister of Population and Family Development Wihaji stated that Nutrition Fulfillment Service Units (SPPGs), also known as Free Nutritious Meals (MBG) kitchens, are an important in... Read More