JAKARTA, Sept. 7 (Xinhua) -- Indonesia's foreign exchange reserves stood at 132.2 billion U.S. dollars at the end of August, the same amount as in July, down from 136.4 billion in June, the country's central bank said on Wednesday. "This figure is in...

JAKARTA, Sept. 7 (Xinhua) -- The visa-on-arrival policy has helped boost Indonesia's tourism recovery, encouraging more international travelers to visit Indonesia, especially to the resort island of Bali, Tourism and Creative Economy Minister Sandiag...

Tourism often sees tradeoffs between economic, social and environmental interests, but when COVID-19 emerged one city found opportunities. Surakarta, an Indonesian city at the intersection between busy Yogyakarta and East Java, has long been a popul...

The Dieng Plateau is a case study of community-led tourism development done well. The programme has helped the entire economic region. Up in the central highlands of Java, Indonesia, the village of Dieng Kulon seemingly floats in the clouds. Frosty ...

Villagers in the island of Java set the rules for tourists visiting their area, working with the local government to help protect popular sites. At the foot of Mount Sindoro, a popular tourist site in Indonesia's Central Java, locals set the rules f...

JAKARTA, 6th September, 2022 (WAM) -- The Ministry of Health and Prevention (MoHAP) has taken part in the 3rd G20 Health Working Group (HWG3) ...

JAKARTA, 6th September, 2022 (WAM) -- The World Food and Agricultural Organisation (FAO) supports the government of the Republic of Indonesia ...

Moscow is skeptical whether the incoming UK prime minister can change relations for the better, Dmitry Peskov says Russia does not expect its relations with the UK to impr...

JAKARTA, Indonesia: President Joko Widodo increased some fuel prices by 30 percent this week to curb growing government spending on energy subsidies in Indonesia, Southeast Asia's largest economy.The move by Widodo risks causing protests and increasi...

Hong Kong, September 6 (ANI): The Chinese government reacted furiously to the release of a report by the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights on 31 August, calling it "wholly illegal and invalid". Michelle Bachelet released the 46-page r...

Beijing [China], September 6 (ANI): China is once again trying to influence the media in Kuwait to improve its image and build closer affiliations with the Gulf region which is of higher strategic value to Beijing. However, Kuwaiti media, aware of th...

Toyota Kirloskar Motor is set to bring in their new fourth generation Innova. Called the Innova Hycross, the all-new MPV is expected to be unveiled in November while launch date is set for early 2023. It is also rumored that the new Hycross could mak...

New Delhi [India], September 5 (ANI): As part of a drive of the Election Commission of India (ECI) to link the Aadhaar number of electors with their Voter ID, special camps were organised in all assembly constituencies of Delhi. These camps were orga...

MANILA, Sept. 5 (Xinhua) -- The Philippines and Indonesia on Monday reaffirmed their defense and security commitments to strengthen border cooperation between the two Southeast Asian countries. Philippine President Ferdinand Romualdez Marcos, who is ...

JAKARTA, Sept. 5 (Xinhua) -- At least seven people were killed and six others injured in an accident on a toll road in the Indonesian province of Central Java on Monday morning, police said. The fatal accident involving a minivan carrying 13 people o...

Unlike many airlines, Australia's flag carrier Qantas has survived the pandemic. But its return to normal service - and profitability - is proving to be a bumpy ride. It could well get worse before it gets better.As domestic and international travel ...

The results of the British Conservative Party leadership contest will be announced around 11:30am GMTThe winner of the race to replace Boris Johnson as the next leader of the ruling Conservative Party - and UK's new prime minister - will be named on ...

As Indonesia moves to shed its colonial, undemocratic past, its so-called 'moderate' death penalty laws - riddled with ambiguity - undermines any move forward. Indonesia is on the cusp of the biggest criminal justice reform since independence.  The...

Indonesia is changing its approach to the death penalty, but half-measures won't be enough to stop capital punishment outright. Indonesia's new criminal code will ink a new chapter in the country's judicial history, but it won't stop the long-standi...

Indonesia's war on drugs hasn't worked. Hundreds are on death row, executions are regular and the drug trade carries on. Indonesia's war on drugs has been a feature of the country's heavy-handed criminal justice system. Over half of Indonesia's

PHNOM PENH -- Seven people were seriously injured in a gas station explosion in Sen Sok district in Phnom Penh, capital of Cambodia, a firefighting police chief said on Sunday. The blast happened on Saturday afternoon at a gas depot, sparking a fire ...

The Kremlin says all factors will be taken into account when deciding whether the Russian leader will participate in the eventMultiple factors, including security, will decide whether Russian President Vladimir Putin will travel to Indonesia for the ...

The Kremlin says all factors will be taken into account when deciding whether the Russian leader will participate in the event Multiple factors, including security, will d...

ALEXANDRIA, VIRGINIA - The Washington, D.C., area is multicultural, with embassies, international businesses and a host of ethnic restaurants.People from Ethiopia, El Salvador, the Caribbean and more live in the city and the surrounding Maryland and ...

MANILA, Sept. 4 (Xinhua) -- Philippine President Ferdinand Romualdez Marcos left for Indonesia on Sunday, his first overseas trip since he assumed office on June 30. After a three-day state visit to Indonesia, Marcos will also visit Singapore from Se...

JAKARTA, INDONESIA - Fuel prices increased by about 30% across Indonesia Saturday after the government reduced some of the costly subsidies that have kept inflation in Southeast Asia's largest economy among the world's lowest.Indonesians have been fr...

Jakarta [Indonesia], September 4 (ANI): Partnerships between Indonesian and Chinese research institutes are an increasingly prominent part of Beijing's "soft power" strategy to improve its image in the country. Muhammad Zulfikar Rakhmat, a lecturer a...

TEHRAN (Tasnim) - South Korea, Qatar and Indonesia are competing to win the hosting right of the next year's Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Asian Cup. - Sports news - Australia was among the candidates but has withdrawn from the process.The AFC...

Kochi (Kerala) [India], September 3 (ANI): The 10-day illustrious festival of Onam will be celebrated in Kerala from August 30 till September 8. The festival symbolizes the return of Mahabali the demon king. This year's Onam festival will witness flo...

JAKARTA, 3th September, 2022 (WAM) -- Indonesia has a viable path to reaching its target of net zero emissions by 2060, bringing major benefit...

Beijing [China], September 3 (ANI): Chinese President Xi Jinping's greater power at the 20th National Congress will not help the Communist Party of China (CCP)'s future disintegration, said the analysts, believing that the CCP will continue to run wi...

Washington [US], September 2 (ANI): Advancing the vision of a free and open Indo-Pacific amid China tensions, US President Biden will host the first-ever US-Pacific Island Country Summit, which will be held in Washington, DC on September 28-29, 2022....

© Provided by Xinhua The arrival of the first two units was a milestone for the Jakarta-Bandung high-speed train megaproject, said an Indonesian project staff.JAKARTA, Sept. 3 (Xinhua) -- With the crane on the cargo ship slowly liftin

Bali [Indonesia], September 2 (ANI): Union Education and Skill Development Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Friday held a series of meetings with his counterparts of Indonesia, Australia, besides a one-on-one meeting with Stefania Giannini, ADG, UNESCO...

OSAKA, Sept. 2 (Xinhua) -- Olympic champion Chen Yufei will face two-time reigning world titlist Akane Yamaguchi in the semifinals of the Japan Open on Saturday in a rematch of last Sunday's world championships women's singles final. Chen beat Gregor...

JAKARTA, 29th August, 2022 (WAM) -- An earthquake of magnitude 5.8 struck West Sumatra near Pariaman, Indonesia, on Monday, Reuters quoted the...

DENPASAR, 22nd August, 2022 (WAM) -- A 5.8-earthquake rocked the Indonesian tourist island of Bali on Monday, Reuters reported. The earthquak...

JAKARTA, 20th August, 2022 (WAM) -- Indonesia has confirmed its first monkeypox infection, detected in a person who had returned from an unide...

JAKARTA, 18th August, 2022 (WAM) -- The Government of Indonesia has set its economic growth target at 5.3% next year, President Joko Widodo sa...

ABU DHABI, 17th August, 2022 (WAM) -- President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan has sent a congratulatory message to President ...

JAKARTA, 17th August, 2022 (WAM) -- Indonesia plans to raise the number of micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) entering the digi...

JAKARTA, 29th July, 2022 (WAM) -- Indonesian Vice President Ma'ruf Amin received Al-Mahfouz bin Bayyah, Secretary General of the Abu Dhabi For...

JAKARTA, 27th July, 2022 (WAM) -- The Vietnamese sport team arrived in Surakarta, the Indonesian province of Central Java, on Tuesday evening...

Grobogan, Indonesia, 23th July, 2022 (WAM/ANTARA) -- The 2022 ASEAN Para Games torch began today its journey on a relay course after its flam...

ABU DHABI, 13th July, 2022 (WAM) -- Mubadala Petroleum, the Abu Dhabi headquartered international energy company, today announced that the dri...