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Prabowo prioritizes Indonesian workers in landmark US trade agreement
Antara
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July 16, 2025
Jakarta (ANTARA) - President Prabowo Subianto has stated that the government prioritizes the interests of Indonesians and the protection of Indonesian workers in every international trade agreement, including the one recently reached with the...
Indonesia expresses desire to boost defence ties with Pakistan
Daily Times
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July 16, 2025
Prime Minister Mian Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif met Indonesian Defense Minister, Lieutenant General (Retd) Syafrie Samsudin on Tuesday at the Prime Minister Office. While recalling his cordial meeting with the Indonesian President Prabowo Subiantuo at...
“Similar” deal likely with India, Trump says after Indonesia pact
Financial Express
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After a hard-negotiated trade pact between the US and Indonesia, which saw the latter extracting a cut in reciprocal tariff from 32% to 19% in lieu of liberal tariff reliefs to the US and a slew of purchase commitments spanning energy, aircraft...
Indonesia launches 5-year US dollar Islamic bond, 10-year green sukuk, term sheet shows
Zawya
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SINGAPORE/JAKARTA: Indonesia has launched a five-year U.S. dollar-denominated Islamic bond, or sukuk, with an initial price guidance of 4.85%, along with a 10-year green sukuk at 5.5%, according to a term sheet reviewed by Reuters on Wednesday....
Indonesian boat capsizes; eight rescued, 11 still missing
GEO TV
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JAKARTA: Rescuers in Indonesia are searching for 11 people still missing after a boat overturned in rough weather near the Mentawai Islands in West Sumatra province, the local search and rescue agency said on Tuesday. The accident happened on...
Indonesia arrests 12 for trafficking babies to Singapore
Al Jazeera
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July 16, 2025
Police say the suspects have sent more than a dozen babies to Singapore for adoption. Police in Indonesia have arrested 12 people after uncovering a human trafficking ring that has sent more than a dozen babies to Singapore for adoption. The West...
Indonesia looking at levy on coal exports to boost state coffers
The Business Times Singapore
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July 15, 2025
Prabowo Subianto’s administration has been rolling out an array of revenue-boosting measures to fund the president’s big-ticket spending plansPublished Tue, Jul 15, 2025 · 12:03 PM [JAKARTA] Indonesia, the world’s biggest coal exporter, may impose...
Trump Says Trade Deal With India To Mirror Indonesia Pact: 'We Are Going To Have Access Into...'
ABP Live
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July 16, 2025
United States President Donald Trump has said that Washington’s proposed trade arrangement with India is expected to follow the framework of the recently finalised deal with Indonesia. Under that agreement, Indonesia has opened its market entirely...
Indonesia Foils Smuggling of Over 1,200 Endangered Birds
The Daily Tribune - News Of Bahrain
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TDT | Manama Email : editor@newsofbahrain.com Indonesian authorities have stopped an attempt to smuggle more than 1,200 endangered Javan white-eye birds, officials said on Sunday. The birds were found on Friday packed into eight cages at a port on...
'Full access' into Indonesia after pact, India deal 'along the same lines', says Trump
The Indian Express
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July 16, 2025
As Indian negotiators engage with the US in extended talks for an interim deal this week, US President Donald Trump on Tuesday said that the US has signed a trade deal with Indonesia, opening the country to trade with America and that a agreement...
Indonesia seeks to strengthen defence ties with Pakistan
Dunya News
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ISLAMABAD (Dunya News) - Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Tuesday reiterated that Pakistan was committed to enhance bilateral cooperation with Indonesia in all avenues, including economic, strategic, trade sectors, as well as in the field of...
Geospatial data key to Indonesia's infrastructure development: AHY
Antara
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July 16, 2025
Jakarta (ANTARA) - Coordinating Minister for Infrastructure and Regional Development, Agus Harimurti Yudhoyono, has emphasized that development efforts must be based on credible data and information. During the 2025 National Coordination Meeting...
50 new Boeing jets for Garuda in landmark Indonesia-US deal: Prabowo
Antara
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July 16, 2025
Jakarta (ANTARA) - President of the Republic of Indonesia Prabowo Subianto stated that the commitment to purchase Boeing aircraft is part of the government's efforts to strengthen Garuda Indonesia’s position as the national flag carrier. The...
Indonesia Mandates 0.5% E-commerce Tax on SME Sellers
News Ghana
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July 14, 2025
Indonesia’s Finance Ministry will require major e-commerce platforms to collect a 0.5% income tax on small and medium-sized sellers with annual turnovers between 500 million and 4.8 billion rupiah (US$30,800–$296,000). The regulation, effective...
Cabinet Appoints Honorary Consular Official of Indonesia to Veliko Tarnovo
Bulgarian News Agency
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In connection with a notification from Indonesia regarding the end of the term of the country’s honorary consular official in Bansko, the Council of Ministers has withdrawn its consent for the establishment of a consulate in Bansko headed by an...
Trump says Indonesia to face 19 percent tariff under trade deal
The Jakarta Post
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resident Donald Trump said Tuesday that he had struck a trade pact with Indonesia resulting in significant purchase commitments from the Southeast Asian country, following negotiations to avoid steeper US tariffs. Indonesian goods entering the...
Indonesia sets coal benchmark price for second half of July
Hellenic Shipping News
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July 15, 2025
Indonesia set its benchmark coal price for 5,300 kcal grade at $75.94 per metric ton for the second half of July, with the 4,100 kcal grade benchmark at $48.35 per metric ton, an Energy Ministry regulation showed on Tuesday. Indonesia sets coal...
Tang Jie-Ee Wei on their toes against giant-killing Indonesian pair
The Malaysian Star
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July 16, 2025
PETALING JAYA: Mixed doubles pair Chen Tang Jie-Toh Ee Wei will need to be on high alert when they take on Indonesia’s Jafar Hidayatullah-Felisha Pasaribu in the second round of the Japan Open today. Jafar-Felisha, ranked No. 14 in the world, sent...
Trump settles tariff deal with Indonesia
Drapers
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July 16, 2025
US president Donald Trump said he has settled on a tariff deal with Indonesia. Trump has now confirmed that Indonesian goods entering the US will face a 19% tariff, significantly lower than the 32% tariff level previously pledged in April, in...
Indonesia Defeats Brunei Darussalam 8-0 in 2025 AFF U-23 Cup
Tempo.co
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July 15, 2025
TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - Indonesian U-23 national team annihilates Brunei Darussalam in the first match of Group A at the 2025 AFF U-23 Cup with an 8-0 score for the Young Garuda. The game took place at the Gelora Bung Karno Main Stadium, Senayan,...