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Philippines electricity grid to join Trans Borneo network: Minister

Jakarta, May 11 -- Indonesia said the Philippines will be linked to the Trans Borneo Power Grid, expanding cross-border electricity transmission in Southeast Asia to improve efficiency and reliability... Read More


East Kalimantan tightens wastewater permits to protect river ecosystem

Samarinda, May 11 -- The East Kalimantan Environmental Office has tightened its assessment process for technical approval documents related to industrial wastewater discharge in an effort to preserve ... Read More


Government's debt remains in safe position, Purbaya claims

Jakarta, May 11 -- Indonesia's current government debt position remains within safe and controllable limits, Finance Minister Purbaya Yudhi Sadewa claimed. According to data from the Directorate Gene... Read More


How Indonesia's driver-first "ojol" policy tests the digital economy

Jakarta, May 11 -- Indonesia's ever-expanding community of ojol -the popular shorthand for online taxi drivers, mostly motorbike riders- found a silver lining as the government issued a presidential r... Read More


Indonesian govt to launch 1,000 village co-ops on May 16

Jakarta, May 11 -- The Indonesian government will launch 1,000 village cooperatives on May 16 under the Red and White program, part of a broader rollout targeting 25,000 units, Cooperatives Minister F... Read More


Indonesia plans Sumatra oil storage facility to boost energy reserves

Jakarta, May 11 -- Indonesia plans to build an oil storage facility in a Sumatra special economic zone to boost energy reserves, Energy Minister Bahlil Lahadalia said. "We are planning to build it in... Read More


Indonesia's Danantara signs deals for six waste-to-energy projects

Jakarta, May 11 -- Indonesia's sovereign wealth fund Danantara, through PT Danantara Investment Management, on Monday signed memoranda of understanding (MoUs) with several regional governments to acce... Read More


Papua governors meet to review special autonomy funds

Timika, C Papua, May 11 -- Six governors from Indonesia's Papua region gathered in Timika on Monday to discuss future development priorities and the implementation of Papua's special autonomy program,... Read More


Indonesia's navy trains Canopus crew in Europe

Jakarta, May 11 -- Indonesia's navy said on Monday the entire crew of the KRI Canopus-936 hydrographic vessel had completed seven months of training in several European countries before operating the ... Read More


RI tests foreigner negative for hantavirus following cruise outbreak

Jakarta, May 11 -- Indonesia's Health Ministry said on Monday that a foreign national monitored after close contact with a hantavirus patient aboard the cruise ship MV Hondius had tested negative for ... Read More