A four-year ban on international carbon trading has been lifted and a new regulated system ensures transparency and fair profit-sharing; The move aims to boost green investment for Indonesia's companies and strengthen national control over climate finance

Authorities are investigating a student, hurt, allegedly involved in explosions that wounded nearly 100 people at a school in Jakarta; the blasts hit a school mosque just before Friday prayers, sparking panic among worshippers and fears of a terrorism act

Danantara, Indonesia’s new state-backed fund, aims to turn the nation from a raw-material exporter into a high-tech producer by consolidating state assets and investing in innovation to build world competitive firms and cut reliance on foreign technology

Free meals program is under more pressure: after several mass food poisoning incidents affecting over 1.000 students, NGOs and officials are calling for its suspension, citing poor oversight, unsafe kitchens, and rushed expansion

Protests erupted after police killed a motorcycle ride-hailing driver; The demonstrations turned violent, with some parliament buildings set ablaze and by yesterday government agreed to cut lawmakers’ extra pay and housing allowances to calm the unrest