Prosecutors on Wednesday demanded an 18-year prison sentence for former education minister Nadiem Makarim over a corruption case linked to the procurement of Google Chromebook laptops for the ministry’s school digitalization program between 2020 to 2022.
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Monday, May 18, 2026
Outcry as prosecutors seek 18-year sentence for Nadiem
Outcry as prosecutors seek 18-year sentence for Nadiem
Friday, May 15, 2026
Indonesia pushes for waste-to-energy plants to boost self-sufficiency
Indonesia pushes for waste-to-energy plants to boost self-sufficiency
Sovereign wealth fund plans 33 projects in next few years as landfills reach limit
Wednesday, May 13, 2026
IDX falls as MSCI review drops major Indonesian stocks
IDX falls as MSCI review drops major Indonesian stocks
The benchmark index dropped 1.3 percent to 6,763.94 when the market opened on Wednesday. It has declined by more than 20 percent since the beginning of the year.
Monday, May 11, 2026
Prabowo backs ASEAN to fast-track renewable energy, Borneo power grid
Prabowo backs ASEAN to fast-track renewable energy, Borneo power grid
President Prabowo Subianto has called on ASEAN member states to accelerate the development of renewable energy and make progress on the long-proposed Trans-Borneo Power Grid, warning that energy security is an “urgent” necessity amid instability in the Middle East.
<Prabowo backs ASEAN to fast-track renewable energy, Borneo power grid - Economy - The Jakarta Post>
Friday, May 8, 2026
ASEAN convenes under shadow of global oil shock
ASEAN convenes under shadow of global oil shock
Top officials from across Southeast Asia packed a hectic schedule of back-to-back meetings in Cebu, the Philippines, on Thursday, laying the groundwork for the leaders' summit while zeroing in on a unified ASEAN response to the Middle East crisis, as fears of a deepening energy crunch hang over the 11-nation bloc.
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