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Indonesia to crack down on illegal exploitation of resources, president says
Yahoo News
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JAKARTA (Reuters) -Indonesia will launch a broader crackdown on the illegal exploitation of natural resources after a survey of palm plantations found that 3.7 million hectares (14,300 square miles) had broken the law, President Prabowo Subianto...
Indonesian roof tilers flex muscles to keep local industry alive
Yahoo News
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A young Indonesian man turns his back to a crowd, flexing his oiled-up muscles before picking up a stack of roof tiles, holding as many as he can in a pose reminiscent of Mr. Olympia. This is a bodybuilding battle of a different kind -- one where...
ERIA Urges Indonesia to Maximise Benefits from Japan’s Specified Skilled Worker Programme
Economic Research Institute for ASEAN and East Asia
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Jakarta, 13 August 2025: Indonesia should take full advantage of Japan’s Specified Skilled Worker (SSW) programme to strengthen its human capital and boost long-term economic competitiveness, ERIA has said. Speaking at the Indonesia Business...
SUNRATE Secures Payment Business Licence In China
The Slovenia Times
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August 15, 2025
SINGAPORE - Media OutReach Newswire - 15 August 2025 - SUNRATE, the global payment and treasury management platform, today announced it has secured a payment business licence in China following its successful acquisition of a 100% stake in...
Indonesian Authorities Respond to Mass Flying of ‘One Piece’ Flag
Yahoo News
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Along Indonesia’s city streets and country roads, the Southeast Asian nation’s red-and-white flag isn’t the only one you may see waving from cars, homes, and hands ahead of its Independence Day on Sunday. Since late July, as an expression of...
Next round of India-Asean trade agreement review talks in October in Jakarta
The Economic Times
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August 15, 2025
The next round of review talks for the India-Asean free trade agreement in goods will be held in October this year in Jakarta, an official statement said on Friday. The tenth round of the negotiations concluded here this month (August 10-14). The...
Indonesia's independence aims to free people from poverty: Prabowo
Antara
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August 15, 2025
Jakarta (ANTARA) - President Prabowo Subianto stated that Indonesia's ultimate purpose of independence is to free the people from poverty in his inaugural state address on Friday. "The purpose of our independence is to be free from poverty,...
Indonesia Seeks Zero-Percent Tariffs for Key Exports to the U.S.
Tempo.co
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August 14, 2025
TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - The Indonesian government is in ongoing tariff negotiations with the United States, targeting zero-percent tariffs for several key export commodities. This initiative would allow certain Indonesian products to enter the U.S....
India-Asean trade talks: Jakarta to host next AITIGA review in October, $123 bn bilateral trade in focus
The Times of India
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The next AITIGA review negotiations are scheduled for October 6-7, 2025, in Jakarta, hosted by Malaysia, following the tenth round in New Delhi focused on enhancing trade effectiveness. India-Singapore JWGTI met on August 14 to discuss priority...
EcoWaste Coalition Calls for Strengthened Action to Stop Production and Trade of Mercury Cosmetics
Pressenza
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August 15, 2025
Watchdog Group Lists 48 Skin Lightening Products Adulterated With Mercury 15 August 2025, Quezon City. As the eighth anniversary of the global entry into force of the Minamata Convention on Mercury is observed on August 16, the toxics watchdog...
Prabowo vows legal action against greedy, deceitful business elites
Antara
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August 15, 2025
Jakarta (ANTARA) - President Prabowo Subianto issued a stern warning to unscrupulous business actors who exploit the people's suffering, vowing that they will not escape the law. "I will ensure that any companies involved in manipulation or legal...
Jakarta’s land crackdown brings ‘short-term pain’ but long-term clarity: Golden Agri-Resources
The Business Times Singapore
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August 15, 2025
[SINGAPORE] Golden Agri-Resources expects “short-term pain” from Indonesia’s sweeping land-use review, but sees the land crackdown as a necessary step to resolve “a legacy issue” of overlapping land tenures and provide businesses with long-term...
Indonesia Bourse Due For Consolidation On Friday
RTTNews
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August 15, 2025
The Indonesia stock market has tracked higher in five straight sessions, improving more than 440 points or 5.8 percent along the way. The Jakarta Composite Index now sits just above the 7,930-point plateau although investors figure to lock in...
Indonesia: AI-Driven GovTech to Streamline Public Services
OpenGov Asia
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August 14, 2025
Indonesia is advancing its push for artificial intelligence in public administration, with the government finalising a framework to streamline regulations and enhance efficiency. Chairperson of the National Economic Council (DEN), Luhut Binsar...
Indonesia's new capital in limbo, upsetting supporters and investors
Nikkei Asia
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Politics Business association head calls investing in Nusantara a 'suicide mission' Local tourists near the Garuda Palace in Nusantara, Indonesia's incomplete new capital. President Prabowo Subianto's apparent lack of interest in the project has...
BRICS nations to unite against US trade war
Sanatan Prabhat
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August 15, 2025
Brazil takes the lead (BRICS refers to the group of ten emerging economies : Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa, Egypt, Ethiopia, Indonesia, Iran, and the United Arab Emirates) Brasilia (Brazil) – In response to the additional 50% import...
Prabowo targets corruption, resources to drive Indonesian growth
The Business Times Singapore
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[JAKARTA] Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto said he will use the power of the state to root out corruption and direct resources to social programmes, which he believes will drive growth in South-east Asia’s biggest economy. The former general,...
MBG boosts village economy, improves student achievement: President
Antara
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August 15, 2025
Jakarta (ANTARA) - President Prabowo Subianto affirmed that the Free Nutritional Meals Program (MBG) has successfully boosted economic growth in villages while improving student attendance and academic performance in schools. “Children’s school...
More than 300 ill in Indonesia after eating free school lunches
BBC
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August 15, 2025
ShareSave Prabowo's flagship free meals programme has become the target of food safety concerns and heated anti-government protests Some 365 people have fallen ill in an Indonesian town after eating school lunches, the largest spate of food...
Article 33 of Constitution protects Indonesia's economy: Prabowo
Antara
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August 15, 2025
Jakarta (ANTARA) - President Prabowo Subianto has expressed his belief that Article 33 of Indonesia's 1945 Constitution serves as an economic safeguard or defense shield for the country. "After studying it in depth, I am convinced that our...