Divya Karyza, Jakarta – The government is planning to coax an additional 60,000 tonnes of lithium per year from Australia as it strives to build a comprehensive electric vehicle (EV) in

Edna Tarigan and Niniek Karmini, Jakarta, Indonesia – Indonesia's top diplomat warned Tuesday of the threat posed by nuclear weapons, saying that Southeast Asia is "one miscalculation a

Papua New Guinea and Indonesia say the economic and social ties between them are closer than ever.

Julia Lau – Despite earlier misgivings about his overly domestic focus, President Joko Widodo's recent trip to Australia underscores how he has matured as a statesman and improved bilat

Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – The 2023 Trade Expo Indonesia, commonly shortened as TEI, is seeking to post transactions worth more than $15.83 billion or higher than what it achieved la

Yvette Tanamal, Jakarta – In hopes of bolstering Indonesia's ties with Papua New Guinea, President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo on Wednesday embarked on a one-day trip to Port Moresby to meet w

Ryan Neelam – During Indonesian President Joko Widodo's visit to Australia this week, all eyes have been on government efforts to improve economic and security ties.

Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – A robust domestic salt industry may be the recipe for Indonesia to cut its trade deficit with Australia, according to an expert.

Aron Corbett – Indonesian President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo unveiled an ambitious vision for an expanded economic partnership with Australia during his three-day visit to Sydney this week.

News Desk, Jakarta – The Nusantara Capital City (IKN) Authority has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Astana administration to allow for future collaboration on urban

Jakarta – The agreement on the 2023-2025 Action Plan between the State Government of Western Australia and the Indonesian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Kadin) on the development and

Lee Ying Shan – Mining giants Australia and Indonesia have signed a "win-win" EV battery deal, said Sabrin Chowdhury, head of commodities analysis at BMI, a research unit of Fitch Solut

Reuters, Najla, Jakarta – Indonesian President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo met his Papua New Guinean counterpart, Prime Minister James Marape in Port Moresby on Wednesday, July 5, 2023.

Jakarta – Just moments before embarking on a flight to Sydney, Australia, on Monday to attend the Indonesia-Australia Annual Leaders' Summit, President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo boldly asser

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) is attending the 8th Indonesia-Australia Annual Leaders Meeting in Sydney before flying on to PNG for a 2 day visit on Wednesday.

Gatra Priyandita – Indonesian President Joko Widodo will meet with Prime Minister Anthony Albanese in Sydney this week on his third (and possibly last) state visit to Australia, a count

Hilman Palaon – Indonesia's President Joko Widodo carries a personal ambition in his visit to Australia this week, to secure Australia's support for Indonesia's nascent electric vehicle

Chris Barrett, Jakarta – Blindsided by the AUKUS submarine deal two years ago, Joko Widodo has revealed how trust has been restored with Prime Minister Anthony Albanese in charge, but t

Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – Investment Minister Bahlil Lahadalia on Friday gave the latest updates on Indonesia's proposal for a global nickel cartel, saying that it has had intense t

Jakarta – Coordinating Minister for Maritime and Investment Affairs Luhut Pandjaitan has called for more concrete efforts to elevate the ties between Indonesia and the United States in

Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – Indonesia boldly rejects the advice of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to abandon its industrial downstream policy and demands that the global financ

M Julnis Firmansyah, Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo appointed 12 Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Indonesia at Central Jakarta's State Palace.

Yvette Tanamal, Jakarta – A significant proportion of the Australian public places more trust in countries with which Canberra shares China-focused defense pacts than in Indonesia, a Lo

Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – Indonesia is mulling diverting its Europe-bound palm oil exports to Africa after the European Union (EU) launched the anti-deforestation law that is detrim

Antara, Jakarta – Indonesia must take real actions to end the violence in Myanmar, a United Nations expert said, noting that the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) is deadlo

Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – Tanzania on Thursday opened its embassy in Jakarta, Indonesia, a year before the two countries celebrated the 60th anniversary of their diplomatic relation

Jakarta – Japanese Emperor Naruhito met President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo on Monday during his first state trip since ascending the Chrysanthemum Throne in 2019.Naruhito and Empress Masako

Yohana Belinda, Jakarta – Businesses have expressed worry that Indonesia's fight to soften the European Union's stance on deforestation may affect negotiations on the comprehensive econ

Fajar Widhiyanto, Jakarta – Indonesia's exports fell by 6 percent in the first five months of the year when compared to the same period last year more because of a decline in commodity

Deni Ghifari, Jakarta – A steep rise in exports notwithstanding, Indonesia's trade balance was nearly wiped out in May because of a steeper increase in imports.

Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – Indonesia witnessed a 19.2 percent decline in its palm oil exports in April compared to what the country exported the previous month, according to industry

Phusadee Arunmas – The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) has endorsed a roadmap outlining steps for Timor-Leste to become the bloc's 11th member, a move that will benefit T

Jakarta – Indonesia's trade surplus in May narrowed to the smallest in three years amid surging imports, data by the statistics bureau showed on Thursday.

Eva Fitriani, Jakarta – Overlapping regulations are adding pressure on the national furniture export already suffering from declining orders from a number of major markets.

Tegar Nurfitra Putra Rofian, Jayapura – Papua Regional Police plans to tighten monitoring of illegal paths at several locations in the Indonesia-Papua New Guinea (PNG) border region to

Kuala Lumpur – Indonesian President Joko Widodo on Thursday called for better collaboration with neighbouring Malaysia to fight what he called "discrimination" against their countries'

Hazlin Hassan, Kuala Lumpur – Hundreds of Indonesian workers gave a rousing welcome to Indonesian President Joko Widodo on his walkabout in Malaysia's capital on Thursday, which was par

M Julnis Firmansyah, Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo on Thursday claimed Indonesia and Malaysia have reached a deal in establishing maritime boundaries after 18 years of deadlo

The Yomiuri Shimbun, Tokyo – Defense Minister Prabowo Subianto held two separate meetings with Russian and Ukrainian Ambassadors to Indonesia, following a controversial speech he delive

Yerica Lai, Jakarta – After outlining an unapproved plan for peace in Ukraine at one of Asia's foremost defense summits, Defense Minister Prabowo Subianto has come under fire from the r

Yvette Tanamal, Jakarta – Defense Minister Prabowo Subianto's Ukraine peace plan suggestion at the Shangri-La Dialogue at the weekend hung over a meeting with Australia's visiting Deput

Deni Ghifari, Jakarta – Indonesia and Malaysia, the world's two largest palm oil producers, are in negotiations with their European Union (EU) counterparts, hoping the bloc will refrain

Riani Sanusi Putri, Jakarta – Coordinating Minister of Maritime Affairs and Investments Luhut Pandjaitan in a written statement on Monday evening claims Singapore has expressed hope to

Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo said he would hold a meeting with Defense Minister Prabowo Subianto to seek clarification about some of the key points the latter delivered at t

Antara, Jakarta – Coordinating Minister for Maritime Affairs and Investment Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan has been conferred the Distinguished Service Order by the Singapore government.

President of Timor-Leste Jose Ramos-Horta on Sunday said some countries see China's development as a threat to the region and the world, adding such a "tunnel vision" is narrow-minded a

Singapore – Ukraine's defence minister on Saturday dismissed a plan proposed by his Indonesian counterpart to end the war between Kyiv and Moscow, calling it a "strange" proposal.

Antara, Jakarta – Coordinating Minister for Maritime Affairs and Investment Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan said that investors from China play a crucial role in Indonesia because they do not h

Warief Djajanto Basorie, Indonesia – Myanmar. The South China Sea. AUKUS.

Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo congratulated Turkiye's Recep Tayyip Erdogan on his reelection victory on Monday.