Indonesia plans to start trading at its new commodity exchange on Jan 4, 2027, with tin and ferronickel to be included in the opening transactions, the chief supervisor of the commodity exchange said on Tuesday.

Indonesia to open trading at planned commodity bourse on Jan 4, official says

Indonesia's palm oil output in 2027 is expected to drop by 2.9% to 56.8 million metric tonnes due to prolonged dry weather that has disrupted plantation maintenance, an official from the palm oil association Gapki said on Wednesday.

Indonesia's 2027 palm oil output to drop 2.9%, Gapki says

Indonesia exported 2.23 million metric tonnes of palm oil in July, up 15.44% on a yearly basis, but exports in the first seven months of this year declined annually, statistics bureau data showed on Tuesday.

Indonesia July palm oil exports rise 15.4% annually, decline in first seven months 

Indonesia's oil and gas production in the first seven months of this year fell below the government's targets as unplanned shutdowns, gas pipe leaks and natural decline disrupted output, an energy ministry official said on Wednesday.

Indonesia misses oil and gas output target in first seven months 

Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto inaugurated 14 solar power plant projects on Tuesday with a combined capacity of 5.3 gigawatts, part of the country's goal to add 100GW of new solar capacity by 2029 and reduce its dependence on climate-warming fossil fuels.

Indonesia's Prabowo launches 14 solar power projects

Indonesia's upcoming minerals and strategic commodity exchange would be built with infrastructure that can be trusted, the president's nominee to regulate commodity trading said on Monday.

Indonesia to build trustworthy commodity exchange, chief supervisor candidate says

Indonesia expects palm oil export levy collection to jump about 31% this year compared with 2025, a government statement said on Friday, amid rising crude oil prices and a hike in the palm oil export tariff.

Indonesia expects palm oil export levy collection to jump about 31%

Wildfires burned nearly 95,000 hectares of land in Indonesia in July, almost doubling the damage done in the previous six months as the El Niño weather pattern intensified, data provided by the forestry minister showed on Tuesday.

Indonesia wildfires damage nearly 95,000 hectares of land in July alone, minister says

JAKARTA (Aug 18): Indonesia's planned exchange for "mineral and strategic commodities" will likely include palm oil, nickel and coal, a presidential spokesperson said as the government makes preparations to launch the bourse on Jan 1.

Indonesia's planned commodity exchange likely to cover palm oil, nickel, coal

MAUMERE, Indonesia (Aug 16): Around 5,000 people have been evacuated after a magnitude-7.7 earthquake rocked eastern Indonesia, killing at least 53, blocking roads and causing landslides, authorities said on Sunday.

Thousands evacuate after Indonesia quake kills 53, aftershocks hamper rescue efforts

Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has denied allegations that he paved the way for former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak's pardon, stressing instead that every prisoner has the right to apply for a pardon to be considered by the Pardons Board.

Anwar denies paving way for Najib's pardon

Executives at Jefferies Financial Group Inc were sounding increasingly irate.

Inside Jefferies’ months-long tussle with Glencore over Radiant World

Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim will meet DAP secretary general Anthony Loke soon to hear his views before deciding on the latter's offer to resign as transport minister.

PM to meet Anthony Loke to discuss resignation as transport minister 

Ukraine launched what Moscow's mayor called the biggest drone attack yet on the Russian capital on Sunday, as Russians voted on the final day of a parliamentary election that President Vladimir Putin has cast as a test of support for the war in Ukraine.

Ukraine launches biggest Moscow drone attack as Russia votes

We, the members of G25, are once again deeply shocked and dismayed by the decision of the Pardons Board to grant a further conditional pardon to former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak, allowing him to serve the remainder of his custodial sentence under house arrest. This follows the Pardons Board’s decision in 2024 to halve his 12-year prison sentence to six years and reduce his RM210 million fine to RM50 million, an astounding 76% reduction.

G25 statement on Datuk Seri Najib Razak’s conditional pardon

Former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak said he is still looking for ways to pay the fine previously imposed to meet the terms of his conditional pardon.

Najib says assets, accounts still frozen as he thanks King for mercy — lawyer

Chinese DRAM chipmaker CXMT said on Sunday its fifth-generation technology platform had entered mass production, a claimed breakthrough that could help China build a stronger competitor to Samsung Electronics, SK Hynix and Micron Technology in the global market for memory chips.

China's CXMT says new memory-chip platform enters mass production

At the end of World War II, the US Navy was by far the world’s largest. As late as 1975, the United States remained a major shipbuilding power, although its preeminence had already begun to diminish. By the end of the 20th century, however, American shipbuilding was in steep decline, despite government efforts to revive it.

America’s Naval Disaster: Making Globalisation Work

Venezuela and TotalEnergies SE signed a memorandum of understanding on Saturday, setting up the French company for a return to operations in the South American country.

Venezuela, TotalEnergies pave way for oil company’s return

Humanity’s desire to delve into the unknown has long shaped how we see and experience the world, from the wilderness to outer space. In this season’s fashion spread, Options takes that instinct for discovery as its starting point, reimagining Autumn/Winter 2026 collections through the lens of adventure.

Window of opportunity