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Indonesia, Australia strengthen economic, education cooperation

Jakarta, Feb. 6 -- President Prabowo Subianto met with Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese at the Merdeka Palace on Friday. According to a release from Indonesia's Government Communication Age... Read More


Indonesia seeks Australia support to bolster education system

Jakarta, Feb. 6 -- Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto invited Australia to play a role in strengthening Indonesia's education system by enhancing the capacity of teachers and educators. This was c... Read More


Indonesia's OJK to set up task force to reform capital market

Jakarta, Feb. 6 -- Indonesia's financial regulator will soon establish a Capital Market Integrity Reform Task Force to accelerate reforms and restore investor confidence in the capital market, officia... Read More


Minister urges collaboration with UK to strengthen higher education

Jakarta, Feb. 6 -- Minister of Higher Education, Science, and Technology Brian Yuliarto has called for stronger transnational collaboration to improve the quality of higher education in Indonesia thro... Read More


Free meals program reaches 3.2M pregnant women, under fives: minister

Cilegon, Banten, Feb. 5 -- Population and Family Development Minister Wihaji stated that, especially among pregnant women, breastfeeding mothers, and children under five, the Free Nutritious Meals (MB... Read More


Bali's economy grows 5.82 percent in 2025, highest in seven years

Denpasar, Bali, Feb. 5 -- The Bali office of Statistics Indonesia (BPS) announced that Bali's economic growth reached 5.82 percent in 2025, the highest rate in seven years. "Based on data, it stood a... Read More


Indonesia develops Sapa UMKM super app to support 57 million MSMEs

Jakarta, Feb. 5 -- The Indonesian Ministry of Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) is developing a digital data system called Sapa UMKM to support business development for entrepreneurs across... Read More


Indonesia to cover full 11 pct VAT on Eid airfares in 2026 homecoming

Jakarta, Feb. 5 -- Indonesian Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs Airlangga Hartarto unveiled the government's plan to cover the whole 11-percent value-added tax (VAT) on airfares during the 20... Read More


Thai nationals among six facing death for two-ton Batam drug bust

Batam, Feb. 5 -- Batam prosecutors demanded the death penalty for six defendants in a smuggling case involving two tons of methamphetamine transported aboard the Sea Dragon Terawa vessel in Riau Islan... Read More


Indonesia to extend free meals program to elderly, disabled in 2026

Jakarta, Feb. 5 -- Indonesian Social Affairs Minister Saifullah Yusuf announced plans to expand the Free Nutritious Meals (MBG) program this year to cover up to 400,000 elderly citizens and about 36,0... Read More