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New Indonesian President Subianto visits China in first overseas trip

Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto pledged to maintain close ties with China during a meeting with Chinese leader Xi Jinping in Beijing on Saturday, his first overseas stop since he took office three weeks ago. Subianto is seeking to strengthen relations with China, Indonesia's largest trading partner and one of its most important foreign investors. This is his second visit to Beijing this year, following a visit in April as president-elect, the first overseas trip he made after winning the Indonesian presidential election in February. Indonesia considers China not only as a great power but as a great civilization, Subianto said at the meeting, adding that the two countries had had close relations for centuries. Therefore, I think it is only natural that now in the present situation, geopolitical and geoeconomic, that Indonesia and China have become very close partners and in many, many fields. Xi vowed support for Subianto's administration, thanking him for visiting China first

Indonesian rescuers dig through volcanic ash after eruption kills 9

Rescue workers on Tuesday were sifting through smoldering debris and thick mud in search of survivors, a day after a volcano on Indonesia's remote island of Flores erupted with fury, killing at least nine people with its searing lava and ash. Mount Lewotobi Laki Laki spewed thick brownish ash as high as 2,000 meters (6,500 feet) into the air, and searing lava, gravel and ash were thrown up to seven kilometers (4.3 miles) from its crater, blanketing nearby villages and towns with tons of volcanic debris and forcing residents to flee. The National Disaster Management Agency on Tuesday lowered the known death toll from an earlier report of 10, saying it had received updated information from rescuers that a victim trapped under tons of debris in a collapsed house who was feared dead was eventually rescued alive and was now in critical condition at a hospital. The agency said 63 other people were hospitalized, 31 of them with serious injuries. More than 2,400 villagers streamed into ...

Volcanic eruption burns houses in Indonesia, killing at least six people

Indonesia's National Disaster Management Agency said Monday that at least six people have died as a series of volcanic eruptions widens on the remote island of Flores. The eruption at Mount Lewotobi Laki Laki just after midnight on Monday spewed thick brownish ash as high as 2,000 meters (6,500 feet) into the air and hot ashes hit a nearby village, burning down several houses including a convent of Catholic nuns, said Firman Yosef, an official at the Mount Lewotobi Laki Laki monitoring post. The Disaster Management Agency lowered the known death toll from an earlier report of nine, saying it had received updated information from local authorities. It said that information was still being collected about the extent of casualties and damage, as local media reports said more people were buried in collapsed houses. Authorities also raised the danger level and widened the danger zone for Mount Lewotobi Laki Laki on Monday, following a series of eruptions that began last week. The countr

After iPhone 16 ban, Indonesia now halts sale of Google Pixel phones

It's illegal to trade Google Pixel Phones in Indonesia, even though an estimated 22,000 units have already entered the country

Indonesia plans to import 1 million tonnes of rice from India in 2025

Indonesia's rice output is estimated to fall 2.43% this year to 30.34 million metric tons, due to a delay in planting and harvest season amid longer dry weather in 2023, the statistics bureau

Apple iPhone 16 sales blocked in Indonesia due to local parts regulation

The top two smartphone makers in the first quarter of 2024 in Indonesia were Chinese firm OPPO and South Korean firm Samsung, research firm IDC said in May

Indonesia's Prez wants key buildings in new capital ready in 4 years

Raja Juli, however, said further there should be no questions of Prabowo's commitment to continue his predecessor's legacy project, as he has already guaranteed he would complete it

Unilever to revamp Indonesia operations amid revenue drop, boycotts

The company's CEO Hein Schumacher acknowledged "long standing issues" in the country. He said Unilever was "making in Q3 and Q4 a significant intervention in Indonesia that is not going to yield

Indonesia says its coast guard drove away Chinese ship in disputed waters

Indonesian patrol ships drove a Chinese coast guard vessel away from a survey vessel in a disputed area of the South China Sea for the second time in four days, Indonesian authorities said Thursday. Indonesia's Maritime Security Agency said the Chinese ship twice approached the MV Geo Coral, interrupting a seismic data survey being conducted by the state energy company PT Pertamina in a part of the South China Sea claimed by both countries. China's nine-dash line, which it uses to roughly demarcate its claim to most of the South China Sea, overlaps with a section of Indonesia's exclusive economic zone that extends from the Natuna Islands. A 2016 international arbitration ruling involving the Philippines invalidated most of China's sweeping claims in the sea, but China has ignored the ruling and called it a sham. Chinese ships have regularly entered the area Indonesia calls the North Natuna Sea, fueling tensions between the countries. Indonesian authorities said the Chinese coast gu

Indian origin supplies permitted in Indonesia's 340,000 MT rice tender

Traders said an initial announcement from Bulog said the rice could be sourced only from Thailand, Cambodia, Vietnam or Pakistan

Now, Indians, 96 others can get Indonesia e-Visa on Arrival via VFS Global

The e-Visa on Arrival service will allow travellers to apply for their visa online, reducing time spent at the airport

Indonesian prez Prabowo plans new state investment firm like Temasek

The structure of the agency is being discussed with other authorities, but the goal is for it to operate like Singapore's Temasek as a state-owned investment firm, said Hadad, who has also served

Prabowo Subianto sworn in as Indonesia's eighth President amid celebration

Prabowo Subianto was inaugurated Sunday as the eighth president of the world's most populous Muslim-majority nation, completing his journey from an ex-general accused of rights abuses during the dark days of Indonesia's military dictatorship to the presidential palace. The former defence minister, who turned 73 on Thursday, was cheered through the streets by thousands of waving supporters after taking his oath on the Quran, the Muslim holy book, in front of lawmakers and foreign dignitaries. Banners and billboards to welcome the new president filled the streets of the capital, Jakarta, where tens of thousands gathered for festivities including speeches and musical performances along the city's major throughfare. Subianto was a longtime rival of the immensely popular President Joko Widodo, who ran against him for the presidency twice and refused to accept his defeat on both occasions, in 2014 and 2019. But Widodo appointed Subianto as defence chief after his reelection, paving the w

Planning a Bali trip? Breaking visa rules could lead to 20 years in prison

To enforce the new visa regulations, the Indonesian Department of Immigration has launched "Operation Jagratara"

Indonesia plans to grant 1,000 golden visas: Have money? You could qualify

The Indonesian government is on a mission to grant 1,000 golden visas by the end of this year

Palm oil loses position as world's cheapest edible oil as output shrinks

Key users such as cookie makers, restaurants and hotels in India are unlikely to look for substitutes immediately, even as some household consumption of palm oil may shift to its rivals

India palm oil output to triple in 6 years as farmers plant more: Agrovet

India currently imports around 16 million tons of vegetable oils per annum, including 9 to 10 million tons of palm oil, mainly from Indonesia, Malaysia and Thailand

Bali's hotel ban: A long overdue step to address overcrowding, environment

Authorities need to come up with a solution to mange the rampant overdevelopment that's become Bali's hallmark

Bali imposes construction freeze to tackle overtourism, protect environment

Bali reportedly deported 340 foreign nationals last year for violations, including illegal activities and inappropriate behaviour

Indonesia halts new hotel, villas construction in Bali: Here's why

"The construction of new hotels, villas, and nightclubs would be paused," Indonesian authorities said