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As many as 83 fishermen went missing in Indonesian seas for six months from December 2020 to June 2021, recorded Indonesia's Destructive Fishing Watch (DFW).

The Indonesian National Police (INP)’s counter-terrorism squad, known as Densus 88, have arrested four suspected terrorists who are members of the Jamaah Ansharut Daulah (JAD) in West Java province.

Part of ministries, institutions, and central agencies of Indonesia is set to move to the country’s new capital in East Kalimantan province starting in 2023, an official has said.

Indonesia’s National Development Planning Ministry has said it is preparing four strategies to strengthen economic resilience in pursuit of quality and just growth.

The crisis caused by the COVID-19 pandemic provides important impetus for structural reform through inclusive sustainable development in Indonesia, Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs Airlangga Hartarto has said.

The World Bank's Board of Executive Directors on June 16 approved a 800-million-USD loan to support reforms of Indonesia's investment and trade policies and to help accelerate the country's economic recovery and transformation.

Indonesian State Intelligence Agency (BIN) has defined a number of threats to the national stability and security, including COVID-19 and secessionist movement in Papua.

Indonesian Transport Minister Budi Karya Sumadi met with Korean Ambassador to Indonesia Park Tae-sung on June 14 to discuss cooperation in building the Light Rail Transit (LRT) in Bali.

Indonesia can emerge as a key player in the global shrimp market with the government's support for boosting exports and production, said Marine Affairs and Fisheries Minister Sakti Wahyu Trenggono on June 14.

Indonesia expects a new wave of coronavirus infections will peak in early July, as the highly transmissible delta variant becomes more dominant in some areas.

Special Detachment 88 (Densus 88), the Indonesian National Police's counterterrorism special unit, arrested 13 suspected terrorists in Riau province, the National Police reported on June 14.

Indonesian and US marine soldiers have been conducting a joint training exercise, named “Reconex 21-II”, in mountainous areas of Tumpang Pitu Lampon, Pesanggaran, Banyuwangi Regency, East Java.

Indonesia needs funding of 247 billion USD or approximately 3.461 trillion rupiah to meet its climate-change commitments under the Paris Agreement for the 2018-2030 period, according to the country’s Second Biennial Update Report 2018.

Indonesia’s digital economy is predicted to grow up to eightfold from Rp632 trillion (44.4 billion USD) in 2020 to 4,531 trillion Rupiah (319 billion USD) by 2030, Minister of Trade Muhammad Lutfi has said.