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This Week’s Headlines (Jan. 3 – Jan. 9, 2026)

Indonesia cuts coal output plans, extends income tax relief for workers, and Unilever divests SariWangi in IDR 1.5 trillion deal in This Week’s Headlines.

09 Jan 2026
Prabowo Targets Seizure of 4-5 Million Hectares of Illegal Oil Palm and Mining Land

President Prabowo Subianto plans to seize four to five million hectares (ha) of illegal land in 2026. The illegal land targeted for seizure includes palm oil plantations and illegal mining areas.

08 Jan 2026
Indonesia to Boost Oil Production as US–Venezuela Tensions Raise Global Supply Concerns

Indonesia is moving to reinforce its oil supply security by increasing domestic crude production and expanding strategic reserves in response to rising global geopolitical risks following the capture

07 Jan 2026
Indonesia’s Economic Outlook 2026: Resilient, but Acceleration Elusive

Indonesia enters 2026 with an outlook defined more by stability than momentum. Economic growth is expected to remain around five percent, supported by domestic demand, policy continuity

18 Dec 2025
Global Risks Remain Elevated, BI Holds Interest Rate at 4.75%

Bank Indonesia (BI) has once again decided to keep its benchmark interest rate unchanged at 4.75% at the Board of Governors’ Meeting held on December 16–17, 2025. The deposit facility rate was also

18 Dec 2025
Indonesia Introduces New Minimum Wage Formula, To Increase by 5%–7% in 2026

Indonesia’s minimum wage is set to increase by around 5% to 7% in 2026 following the signing of a new government regulation by President Prabowo Subianto, which revises the formula used to calculate

17 Dec 2025
Govt: Coal Export Tax to Take Effect Starting January 2026

Finance Minister Purbaya Yudhi Sadewa stated that the government will impose an export duty or coal export tax ranging from 1% to 5% starting January 1, 2026.

16 Dec 2025

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Shell Finalizes Fuel Purchase Agreement with Pertamina Amidst Fuel Import Restriction

Shell Indonesia has finalized an agreement with PT Pertamina Patra Niaga to purchase 100,000 barrels of base fuel, marking the company’s first procurement through Pertamina since the government-impose

Jakarta Becomes the World’s Most Densely Populated Capital, Surpassing Dhaka and Tokyo

Jakarta has been confirmed as the most densely populated capital city in the world with 42 million residents, according to the latest report from the United Nations (UN), released on Sunday, November

This Week’s Headlines (Nov. 15 - 21, 2025)

Indonesia hailed as ‘bright spot’ by IMF, foreign debt drops to IDR 7,100T, and Indonesia–Jordan advance long-term fertilizer cooperation in This Week’s Headlines (Nov. 15 - 21, 2025).

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Pertamina Discovers Oil and Gas Well in Rokan, Largest in 10 Years

PT Pertamina (Persero) announced that the company has identified potential reserves of 724 million barrels of oil equivalent (MMBOE) from a non-conventional oil and gas (MNK) well in the Rokan Working

20 Nov 2025

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Bosch Breaks Ground on First Global Modular Factory in Indonesia

Bosch has begun construction of its first modular manufacturing facility worldwide in Cikarang, Bekasi, following a groundbreaking ceremony on November 19, 2025. The 82,000-square-meter site will be

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