The Jakarta Post

The Jakarta Post

The Jakarta Post is an English-language daily newspaper based in Indonesia. It is operated by PT Bina Media Tenggara and has its headquarters in Jakarta, the capital city of the country.

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  • 1 day ago | thejakartapost.com | Divya Karyza

    The Energy and Mineral Resources Ministry has temporarily suspended nickel mining operations on Gag Island in Raja Ampat pending a field verification, following public concerns over their proximity to a marine conservation area. “We are halting operations temporarily for field verification. We will investigate,” Energy and Mineral Resources Minister Bahlil Lahadalia said on Thursday in Jakarta. “Raja Ampat has many conservation and tourism zones, but there are also areas designated for mining.

  • 2 days ago | thejakartapost.com | Divya Karyza

    The world's largest stainless steel producer Tsingshan has cut its nickel pig iron (NPI) production in Indonesia due to shrinking profit margins and a weakening global market. According to Lynn, the director of nickel and new energy research at Tsingshan Holding Group Co., Indonesia’s total NPI output is forecast to plummet from 4.76 million tonnes in 2024 to just 1.74 million tonnes this year.

  • 4 days ago | thejakartapost.com | Divya Karyza

    The construction of an integrated electric vehicle battery ecosystem in East Halmahera, North Maluku is set to begin in the third week of June, Energy and Mineral Resources Minister Bahlil Lahadalia said. Bahlil said on Tuesday that the project, which covers the EV supply chain from mineral processing to battery cell manufacturing, is expected to require between US$6 billion and $7 billion in investment.

  • 4 days ago | thejakartapost.com | Divya Karyza

    East Java provincial government said it would soon launch a feasibility study to develop the Greater Surabaya Light Rail Transit (LRT) system, which it has been working with the United Kingdom since last year. Governor Khofifah Indar Parawansa met last week with Dominic Jermey, the British Ambassador to Indonesia and Timor-Leste, to discuss the study, which is being conducted by PwC and Mott MacDonald in 2024-2025.

  • 4 days ago | thejakartapost.com | Deni Ghifari

    In last-minute changes to a planned consumer stimulus package for June and July, the government has canceled an electricity discount but doubled wage subsidies. Finance Minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati revealed in a press conference on Monday that the wage subsidies for low-income earners would double from Rp 150,000 (US$9) per month per individual to Rp 300,000.