The Semanggi overpass in Jakarta, Indonesia. Fadil Aziz | The Image Bank | Getty Images U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariffs have pushed countries to look for ways to improve their trade balance with the U.S. and negotiate the extent of duties levied on their imports. Indonesia’s plan now is to “narrow,” or even eliminate its…
Silvano Hajid BBC Indonesian EPA Critics warn that changes to Indonesia’s military law could return Indonesia to the dark days of Suharto’s military dictatorship regime Indonesia’s parliament has passed controversial changes to legislation that will allow its military a bigger role in government. Critics warn that the move could return Indonesia to the dark days…
Getty Images Serge Atlaoui was accused of being a “chemist” by authorities and arrested in 2005 at a factory in Jakarta A French national held on death row in Indonesia since 2007 for drug offences is returning to France on Tuesday as part of an agreement made between both countries. Serge Atlaoui, 61, was accused…
Pictured here is the Grand Indonesia shopping mall in Jakarta on Friday, Jan. 5, 2024. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images BEIJING — Huawei spinoff Honor announced Tuesday it plans to launch smartphone sales in Indonesia by the end of March, becoming the latest Chinese company to enter a market that has banned Apple’s iPhone…
JAKARTA, – Indonesian authorities investigating graft have arrested a former trade minister turned government critic on suspicion of improperly granting a sugar import permit in 2015 that led to losses of $25 million. Indonesia arrests former trade minister in sugar import graft case Thomas Trikasih Lembong was named a suspect and arrested late on Tuesday…
