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Since the outset of this year, 77 online gambling cases with 130 suspects have been detected in Indonesia, according to the Indonesian National Police.

Italian energy group Eni on October 2 announced a big gas discovery in Indonesia, opening up an opportunity to strengthen its position in the Southeast Asian country, where it has been present since 2001.

Authorities of Jakarta (Indonesia) started increasing parking tariffs in October for vehicles that have not undergone any mandatory emission tests.

A batik museum was inaugurated in Taman Mini Indonesia Indah, Jakarta, on October 2 in celebration of National Batik Day.

The Bali Regional Police will deploy 4,000 personnel to secure the first High-level Meeting of the Archipelagic and Island States (AIS) Forum scheduled to take place in the city on October 11.

Indonesian oil and gas company PT Pertamina has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Guma Africa Group Limited on the establishment of an alliance to explore potential projects in the upstream and downstream oil and gas business in Africa.

Indonesian President Joko Widodo has formed a task force to increase national exports amidst global economic and geopolitical dynamics.

The Indonesian Navy's Hydro-Oceanographic Centre (Pushidrosal) and the Australian Navy (RAN) are conducting a two-month joint survey of the seabed in the Timor Sea border area.

The financial committee of the Indonesian House of Representatives on October 2 approved 28.2 trillion Rp (1.82 billion USD) of capital injection for several state companies in 2024, including debt-strapped construction firms.

Indonesian President Joko Widodo announced on October 2 that it has officially put into operation a high-speed railway line, the first of its kind in Southeast Asia, which connects the capital Jakarta to the city of Bandung.

Indonesia plans to sign a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Malaysia to develop an electric vehicle (EV) battery factory in Samalaju industrial park, according to the Indonesian Consul in Malaysia’s Kuching city, Raden Sigit Witjaksono.

PGN, a Pertamina subsidiary, and three Japanese companies are looking to produce biomethane from palm oil mill effluent (POME) to meet rising natural gas demand and reduce methane emissions, reported the Jakarta Post.

A ceremony was held in Indonesia's central Sulawesi province on September 28 to mark five years since a massive earthquake and tsunami hit the province, killing more than 4,300 people, with thousands of survivors still awaiting permanent relocation.

Indonesia has banned goods transactions on social media platforms to rein in direct sales on major platforms which are said to harm millions of small businesses, according to Trade Minister Zulkifli Hasan.

Indonesia’s Coordinating Minister for Maritime Affairs and Investment Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan said on September 27 that the country’s government targets the light rail transit (LRT) project in Bali to start its groundbreaking in early 2024.

The Indonesian Government has established collaboration with the Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC) to develop new renewable energy, said Indonesian Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs Airlangga Hartarto on September 26.

Indonesia launched its first carbon exchange on September 26, giving companies a chance to offset their emissions as the Southeast Asian country pledges to reach carbon neutrality in its power sector by 2050.

Indonesia has the potential to become a country that has a strategic position to meet world gas needs, President of SPA for Asia Pacific Region ENI, Ciro Antonio Pagano, has said.

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) announced on September 25 that it has approved a 500 million USD loan to support Indonesia’s development agenda and reform priorities in creating an enabling environment for investments, easing trade barriers, and upscaling enterprises.

Social network TikTok has been granted an e-commerce business licence by the Indonesian Ministry of Trade, the country’s Minister of Communication and Information Budi Arie Setiadi said on September 21.