China’s Involvement Could Undermine Prabowo’s Free Meal Program in Indonesia

Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto’s free meal program aims to reduce food insecurity and improve child nutrition across Indonesia. The initiative promises millions of free meals to schoolchildren, but logistical inefficiencies, corruption risks, and …

KAI to extend lifespan of Indonesia’s KT-1B trainer  

Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) has secured a $64m contract for an airframe life extension project for the Indonesian Air Force fleet of KT-1B basic trainers.   The initiative aims to reinforce the aircraft’s fuselage and wings, extending the airframe’s …

New Bird Species Identified in Indonesia

A cryptic new species of the honeyeater genus Myzomela has been described by an international team of ornithologists from Malaysia, India, the United Kingdom and the United States. The Babar myzomela (Myzomela babarensis). Image credit: James A. Eaton. …

Indonesia Launches QRIS Tap for NFC-Based Scanless Transactions

TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - Bank Indonesia launches the scanless Quick Response Code Indonesian Standard, or QRIS Tap, today, March 14, 2025. “Hopefully, this launch will help our efforts to promote digitalization in transportation become more acceptable and …

Reframing economic security: Indonesia’s strategic path forward

conomic security has increasingly become a prominent topic of discourse amid intensifying power competition. Developed nations are aggressively safeguarding their industrial bases, supply chains and technological dominance. The United States, for example, …

Indonesia focuses on school nutrition

Jakarta (VNA) - The Indonesian Ministry of Finance has disclosed that the government disbursed 710.5 billion IDR (41 million USD) for the free nutritious meals (MBG) programme as of March 12. The programme benefits over 2 million students from various …

Oracle said to be in talks for cloud center in Indonesia

Indonesia’s Probable Foreign Policy Shift from the West under a Prabowo Administration

Under Prabowo Subianto, Indonesia is expected to further distance itself from traditional Western alliances — a trend initiated during Jokowi’s administration — by prioritising partnerships within Asia, particularly with China for trade and investment, and …

Indonesia to resume sending workers as Saudi enhances protection

Jakarta (ANTARA) - The Indonesian government has decided to lift the moratorium on migrant worker placements to Saudi Arabia, citing improved protections for Indonesian workers in the country. Migrant Worker Protection Minister Abdul Kadir Karding made the …

M5.5 Earthquake Strikes Indonesia's Sulawesi, BMKG Reports

TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.5 jolted the northwest coast of Tolitoli Regency, Central Sulawesi, on Friday night, March 14, 2025. The Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) reported that tremor occurred at …