Myanmar's junta chief-turned-president Min Aung Hlaing will make an official visit to Vietnam from Sept. 4 to 6 at the invitation of Vietnamese President To Lam, state media in both countries reported on Tuesday.

Australia said Tuesday the Pacific bloc will decide for itself who attends its annual summit, after China raised objections to Taiwan's presence on the sidelines.

The House of Representatives on Tuesday confirmed Destry Damayanti as the new central bank governor, following the abrupt resignation of Perry Warjiyo in July.

The United States' move to welcome Russia back to a meeting of G20 countries on Monday while denying some journalists access to the gathering dismayed some finance leaders present, deflecting from its bid to focus talks on global economic growth.

Taking action to prevent zoonotic disease spillover is better than reacting to an outbreak, especially in countries where people live and work closely with wildlife, such as Vietnam and Indonesia.

As the summer slips into fall, the season transitioning into cooler temperatures amid vibrant shades of red and brown foliage, places around the world are offering another attractive travel period without the busyness of summer holidays.

Rescuers struggled through mud and debris for a sixth day, as the number of missing people soared to nearly 4,500 since tsunami-like glacial floods roared down from the China-Nepal border, creating an "unimaginable" disaster.

The Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) launched the Laksmi Program 2026 at the East Java Cultural Park in Surabaya on Sept. 23. Laksmi is designed to support women microentrepreneurs through basic entrepreneurship assistance, specifically targeting Beneficiary Families (KPM) of the Family Hope Program (PKH).

Finance Minister Purbaya Yudhi Sadewa expects Danantara to remit Rp 120 trillion ($6.76 billion) in dividends from state-owned enterprises (SOEs) to the state budget this year, marking a change from the initial plan for running the state asset fund.

As traditional US alliances shift and Beijing flexes its muscle, regional powers must master the delicate art of sparring with China without triggering an outright conflict.

A glacier in Tibet fell exactly as the science said it would, and no agency or institution was waiting for it: Indonesia is writing a climate change law with the same blind spot.

Indonesia has the scale to drive AI demand, but without an urgent policy pivot into tech manufacturing and infrastructure, it risks becoming just a lucrative consumer market while its neighbors capture the real value.

From weaponized algorithms to creeping militarism, an urgent blueprint for exposing authoritarian power and defending civic freedom before it is too late.

Bank Indonesia (BI) and the Indonesian Payment System Association (ASPI) launched Kartu Kredit Indonesia (KKI) on Aug. 17, enabling deferred QRIS payments to be processed domestically. While easier access to credit could support consumption and strengthen Indonesia’s payment ecosystem, it also carries risks. Without prudent lending standards, greater convenience could lead to higher household debt and deteriorating credit quality.

Increased volcanic activity, as shown by visual and instrumental observations, suggests bigger follow-up eruption may happen.

The use of solar-powered water pumps allow farmers to reduce diesel fuel consumption and thus their production costs in the use of water for their rice fields. 

Abdul Hakim Mahfudz, a former businessman and great-grandson of the organization’s founder Hasyim Asy’ari, has emerged as the chairman of Nahdlatul Ulama, the country’s largest Muslim organization, following an internal rift stemming from conflicts over finances and mining concession.

The suspect, identified as INS, and four other hunters who are still on the run are accused of poaching the deer on Dec. 13, 2025, using three firearms.

Shuffling Whoosh’s ballooning debt among state balance sheets won't save the region's first HSR service; only hard renegotiations and structural reform will.

The government aims to boost bank lending to micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) by raising the credit target from Rp 1.5 quadrillion (US$84.6 billion) to Rp 2 quadrillion in 2027, but doubts remain over whether the move will effectively address structural issues that have hindered lending to the sector.  

The information, which came from Ukrainian authorities, was being verified with several ministries and government institutions, the foreign ministry in Jakarta said in a statement.

Indonesia has for weeks battled wildfires that have led to school closures and thousands of people requiring medical treatment, with smoke also drifting across to Malaysia and Singapore.

Bank Jakarta is moving ahead with its plan for an initial public offering (IPO) in June 2027 while cautioning that the move would still depend on capital market dynamics.  

Jakarta has seen a surge of makeshift dumpsites as the gradual closure of Bantar Gebang, the capital’s largest landfill in neighboring Bekasi, has put further pressure on the city’s waste management system.

The unprecedented deluge of ice, rock, mud and debris on the Nepal-Tibet border on Wednesday – blamed on a glacier collapse – killed more than 900 people and nearly 5,000 are still missing.

Indonesia has urged the Muslim world to establish a mechanism to hold Israel accountable for its actions against Palestinians.

The Danantara Housing Expo booked Rp 2 trillion in settled transactions, below an initial target of Rp 6 trillion to Rp 10 trillion, while loan disbursement for subsidized housing fell 15 percent year-on-year amid supply constraints, pointing to ongoing challenges in the government’s 3 Million Homes program.