Prabowo faces biggest test yet in sacking Sri Mulyani, as markets tumble

JAKARTA, June 9 — Indonesia plans to develop an oil palm plantation in the Boven Digoel regency of the South Papua province, to strengthen economic resilience and energy independence, according to its Defence Ministry.

JAKARTA, June 2 — Indonesia's economic policy package aimed at stimulating demand, which includes fare subsidies as well as cash and food handouts over June and July, will cost the government 24.44 trillion rupiah or US$1.5 billion (RM6.38 bln), said Finance Minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati.

JAKARTA, April 8 — Indonesia announced a raft of concessions on United States (US) imports today, including reducing taxes on electronic goods and steel, ahead of trade negotiations with Washington over President Donald Trump's sweeping tariffs.

JAKARTA, Oct 15 — Indonesia's incoming president Prabowo Subianto has asked current Finance Minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati to remain in her post under his presidency, with a focus on strengthening state finances.

JAKARTA, Oct 14 — Indonesia's incoming president Prabowo Subianto is considering offering current Finance Minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati a cabinet minister post in his administration, two sources with knowledge of the situation told Reuters.

JAKARTA/SINGAPORE, July 8 — Indonesia's President-elect Prabowo Subianto wants to give school children free meals, but the plan and his pledge to be 'daring' on spending have the country's debt and currency markets on edge.

KUALA LUMPUR, April 29 — Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim held discussions with Indonesian Finance Minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati after witnessing the signing of a memorandum of understanding (MoU) today between the Securities Commission of Malaysia (SC) and the Islamic Development Bank Group (IsDB) in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

JAKARTA, April 5 — Four Indonesian Cabinet ministers appeared in the Constitutional Court today to testify in the trial of the Dispute over the Results of the 2024 Presidential and Vice Presidential Election (PHPU).

JAKARTA, Feb 2 — Indonesia President Joko Widodo has insisted his Cabinet is working normally amid reports of discontent among top officials and long-running speculation of a planned resignation by his widely respected Finance Minister.

JAKARTA, Nov 10 — Indonesia plans to move the regulation, supervision and oversight of cryptocurrency investments to the Financial Service Authority (OJK) to better protect investors, its finance minister said on Thursday.

JAKARTA, Oct 19 — Indonesia's central bank governor on Wednesday said he saw no need for aggressive monetary tightening, while cutting the 2022 inflation outlook, in comments a day ahead of the conclusion of a monthly monetary policy review.

JAKARTA, Aug 25 —- Indonesia's economic recovery was "very fragile" and could reverse as shown by tax revenue data in July, the country's finance minister said on Tuesday, warning that the economy faced a struggle to avoid a recession.