Nearly 800 Indonesians have fallen ill in a series of separate food-poisoning incidents linked to President Prabowo Subianto’s flagship free meals programme, raising fresh questions over the safety and management of a
Indonesia’s rapidly shrinking middle class is creating ripples across the economy, as businesses struggle to adjust to shifts in consumer spending habits. Pizza Hut Indonesia, operated by Sarimelati Kencana, has felt the
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India and Indonesia are nearing the completion of a $450 million defense deal for the supply of BrahMos cruise missiles, according to Indian media reports. The discussions took place during Indonesian President
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A new decree regulating polygamy among Jakarta’s male civil servants has ignited widespread criticism from human rights and gender equality advocates, who argue that it perpetuates discrimination and harms women. Issued on
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In a significant development for regional defence cooperation, Indonesia has initiated formal discussions with India over the purchase of BrahMos supersonic cruise missiles. A letter of intent from the Indonesian Ministry of
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Indonesia is maintaining its ban on Apple’s iPhone 16, declaring that the US tech giant’s $1bn investment proposal to build an AirTag manufacturing facility is insufficient to meet the country’s strict local
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Within the last couple of years, the Indonesian armed forces (TNI) has sought to promote closer ties with other foreign armed forces through various defence diplomacy activities. It has been particularly active
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by A Special Correspondent Sri Lanka Guardian has obtained a trove of documents detailing alleged plans by U.S.-based agencies to influence Indonesia’s political landscape following the election victory of Prabowo Subianto and
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A whistleblower has come forward with confidential files, shared with Sri Lanka Guardian, alleging that the United States has been covertly interfering in Indonesia’s internal affairs. The files claim that the U.S.
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Editor’s Note: Jakarta has been engulfed in fiery unrest in recent days, as thousands of protesters attempted to storm parliament in response to controversial changes to election laws. In September 2023, MintPress
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Indonesia, one of the world’s leading producers and exporters of durian, aims to increase the value of its durian farming across the archipelago, particularly for the Chinese market. To achieve this, the
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