Indonesia's Finance Minister, Sri Mulyani Indrawati, has disclosed that the country allocated 455.8 trillion IDR (approximately 29.4 billion USD) from the state budget for infrastructure investment last year.
Indonesia’ meteorology, climatology and geophysics agency announced that a 5.7 magnitude earthquake hit off the country's western province of Banten in on January 3 morning, yet did not trigger a tsunami.
Indonesia received over 10.4 million foreign tourists in the first 11 months of 2023, marking a 110.8% increase compared to the same period in 2022, Statistics Indonesia (BPS) announced on January 2.
Jakarta's Health Office has announced that paid COVID-19 vaccinations started from January 2024, but the specific pricing details are still pending regulations from the Ministry of Health.
Indonesia’s Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) on December 31 detected a 6.4-magnitude earthquake shaking the Sarmi area, northern Papua province, in early morning.
With a strong foundation, Indonesia will generate optimism and demonstrate an ability to recover from many current global challenges, said participants at a December 22 seminar on the country’s 2024 economic prospects.
The Indonesian government is planning to take on new debt worth 600 trillion Rp (38.8 billion USD) in 2024 to cover a projected deficit in the state budget (APBN) set at 2.9% of the GDP.
Indonesia’s National Police (Polri) is planning to gradually move 30,878 personnel to the new capital city (IKN) Nusantara in East Kalimantan province, according to National Police Chief General Listyo Sigit Prabowo.
Indonesian authorities said rescuers are searching for a boat with at least 28 on board which had reportedly been missing since December 20 off the coast of Mamuju in the eastern Indonesian province of West Sulawesi.
The Upstream Oil and Gas Regulatory Task Force (SKK Migas) of Indonesia has announced the discovery of additional gas reserves in the South Andaman Sea that it claims could be among the biggest in the world.
Indonesia on December 20 started construction of the third phase of the new capital project (IKN) Nusantara in East Kalimantan province on the Borneo island.
The Indonesian Energy and Mineral Resources Ministry has begun studies to map the potential of rare earth minerals in domestic coal and is also considering other ways to increase the value derived from the commodity beyond its use as a power plant feedstock.