- February 23rd, 2025
The eastern Indonesian volcano Mount Lewotobi Laki-Laki erupted in the dead of night on Monday, spewing fiery rocks, ash, and scorching debris into surrounding villages on the island of Flores. The catastrophe has left at least ten people dead, numerous...
Despite a nationwide ban on Apple’s iPhone 16, investors barely batted an eye. Indonesia’s decision came after Apple failed to meet local investment requirements, underscoring a mismatch in priorities between the world’s fourth-most populous nation and the world’s most valuable...
President Prabowo Subianto’s administration, only days into its tenure, is already grappling with a series of controversies that threaten to overshadow his Cabinet’s initial momentum. Within 24 hours of Prabowo’s inauguration on October 20, two of his recently appointed ministers...
As Indonesia gears up for a new era under President-elect Prabowo Subianto, the nation is watching closely to see if the ambitious US$32 billion project to build a new capital city, Nusantara, will stay on track. Initiated by former President...
In a fresh diplomatic and maritime dispute, the Indonesian Navy and Coast Guard recently confronted Chinese vessels that had entered Indonesian waters near the Natuna Islands. This incident has sparked intense scrutiny of China’s maritime actions in Southeast Asia and...
Indonesia announced on Thursday that it had successfully driven out a Chinese coast guard vessel from its claimed waters in the South China Sea on two separate occasions over the past week. The move, which underscores escalating tensions in the...
Indonesia is on a determined mission to modernise its military, as the nation's self-imposed deadline for upgrading its defense forces nears. This ambitious overhaul is being led by none other than the newly elected president, Prabowo Subianto, a former army...
The South China Sea disputes, long a source of regional tension, have entered a dangerous new phase, as China and the Philippines inch toward direct armed confrontation over a growing number of contested maritime features. These disputes, which have drawn...
Russia remains hopeful that the halted contract to supply Su-35 fighter jets to Indonesia will eventually move forward, according to Sergey Tolchenov, the Russian Ambassador to Indonesia. Despite the agreement being on hold, Moscow believes that it is only a...
Prabowo Subianto, Indonesia’s newly inaugurated president, has quickly shifted the tone of leadership in Southeast Asia’s largest economy. In contrast to his predecessor, the soft-spoken and pragmatic Joko Widodo, popularly known as Jokowi, Prabowo’s leadership style is emerging as more...
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