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Said Iqbal unveils plan to overhaul Indonesia's labor system

Jakrta, June 8 -- Presidential Special Adviser for Manpower and Labor Welfare Said Iqbal vowed to focus his new role as President Prabowo Subianto's aide on advocating improved regulations on outsourc... Read More


Prabowo welcomes eight new ambassadors, reasserts non-alignment

Jakarta, June 8 -- Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto received letters of credence from ambassadors of eight countries at the Merdeka Palace in Jakarta on Monday before hosting them for a meeting i... Read More


New Saudi rules could reshape Indonesia's 2027 hajj operations

Jakarta, June 8 -- Minister of Hajj and Umrah Mochamad Irfan Yusuf stated that the government will adjust preparations for the 2027 Hajj pilgrimage in accordance with the timeline provided by the Saud... Read More


Govt will relax on coal production quota

Jakarta, June 8 -- Indonesian Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources (ESDM) Bahlil Lahadalia said the government will implement a relaxation of coal production quotas following the rise in coal pric... Read More


President Prabowo appoints Said Iqbal as manpower special adviser

Jakarta, June 8 -- President Prabowo Subianto officially swore in Confederation of Indonesian Trade Unions (KSPI) President Said Iqbal as his special adviser for manpower affairs at the Presidential P... Read More


Regional govt offers IPRO to support RI's new capital IKN

Indonesia, June 8 -- North Penajam Paser District administration in East Kalimantan is preparing flagship projects ready for investment to attract investors as efforts to welcome new economic growth i... Read More


Indonesia boosts labor-intensive sectors through KIPK program

Jakarta, June 8 -- The Ministry of Industry continues to increase productivity and competitiveness of labor-intensive industries through the Labor-Intensive Industrial Credit (KIPK) program as a strat... Read More


Indonesia cracks down on companies suppressing palm prices

Jakarta, June 8 -- President Prabowo Subianto has reportedly instructed a 10 percent increase in the price of fresh fruit bunches (FFB) from oil palm, in line with rising global crude palm oil (CPO) p... Read More


Danantara says new DSI policy won't affect existing export deals

Jakarta, June 8 -- Indonesia's sovereign wealth fund Danantara clarified that its newly established export firm, PT Danantara Sumberdaya Indonesia (DSI), will not necessarily affect existing natural r... Read More


Bulog West Java secures 590,000 tons of rice, aids other provinces

Kota Bandung, June 8 -- State-owned logistics company Bulog's West Java Regional Office has procured 590,000 tons of harvested grain equivalent to rice as of early June 2026, or approximately 70 perce... Read More