The timing of Indonesia's launch of its B50 biodiesel mandate, which blends 50% palm oil-based fuel with diesel, will be subject to the price gap between crude oil and crude palm oil, a senior official said on Tuesday.

JAKARTA, Jan 13 (Reuters) - Indonesia's Prabowo Subianto reiterated his ‌commitment ​to a $32 billion project to ‌build the country's new capital city as he made his ​first overnight stay there as president, the government said. Questions about the fate of the Nusantara capital ‍city project have lingered since Prabowo ​took office in October 2024.

Indonesia plans to reclaim millions more hectares of land that it deems are being used illegally, intensifying a campaign to tighten oversight of its vast resources sector.

The launch of Indonesia's B50 biodiesel mandate will depend on the price gap between crude oil and crude palm oil, a senior official said on Tuesday. Indonesia, the world's largest producer of palm oil,

New Indonesia coach John Herdman on Tuesday targeted qualification for the 2030 World Cup, warning there were no more excuses.Herdman said Indonesia "is ready, it has no more excuses".

Indonesia has begun enforcing its newly ratified penal code, replacing a Dutch-era criminal law that had governed the country for more than 80 years and marking a major shift in its legal landscape

Indonesia's defence minister met Pakistan's air force chief in Islamabad to discuss a potential deal that includes the sale of combat jets and killer drones to Jakarta, three security officials with knowledge of the meeting on Monday said.

Activists are challenging Indonesia's new criminal code, which outlaws sex outside marriage and insulting top officials, saying it threatens rights and gives authorities broad power with minimal oversight.