New President Prabowo Subianto has plans to raise funds through sales of carbon offsets. Last year, he said he was optimistic Indonesia could reach net zero emissions in 2050, a decade earlier than previously targeted, including by retiring coal-fired power plants.

The tax, which is being shepherded by the OECD, applies to multinational companies with an annual global turnover of more than $770 million.

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Indonesia’s Deputy Minister of Youth and Sports Taufik Hidayat said this week that he expects the badminton team to win gold medals at the Los

Huawei spinoff Honor announced Tuesday it is entering Indonesia and plans to launch its smartphones there by the end of March. The populous Southeast Asian country has banned Apple's iPhone 16 ...

J-Hope ‘s latest solo project, Hope on the Street, has set the stage for an international run of shows on the forthcoming Hope on the Stage world tour. The BTS member will complete his first-ever solo tour between February and June with plans to perform two nights in all 15 cities on the schedule.

Sen. Tammy Duckworth grilled proposed defense secretary Pete Hegseth over the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, asking him if he could name a single member.

BTS member J-Hope will embark on his first solo tour next month after completing his 18-month compulsory military service in South Korea.

Days of extreme and unusual heat preceded Chile’s wildfires in February of 2024. Temperatures soared to the upper 30s – more than 15 degrees hotter than is normal for that time of year, especially in the valleys and foothills of central Chile.

Japan and Indonesia have pledged to deepen economic and defense ties during a visit by the Japanese prime minister amid heightened global geopolitical tensions.

Indonesia has officially joined the Brics group, adding Southeast Asia's largest economy and most populous country to the economic and political bloc founded by Brazil, Russia, India and China in 2009.

A volcano located in Indonesia's eastern island of Halmahera erupted on Wednesday morning spewing a four-km (2.5-mile) high ash cloud, forcing authorities to raise the alert level in surrounding areas to the highest,