This footage illustrates a large crowd of university students taking part in an anti-government protest called "Indonesia Gelap" in Jakarta, Indonesia. The protests occurred as a response over controversial policies by Indonesian president Prabowo Subianto.

This footage illustrates a large crowd of university students taking part in an anti-government protest called "Indonesia Gelap" in Jakarta, Indonesia. The protests occurred as a response over controversial policies by Indonesian president Prabowo Subianto.

An Indonesian charity's claim it had invited Cristiano Ronaldo to the Southeast Asian nation has sparked misinformation online, including an old clip falsely presented as showing the Portuguese footballer's fans rushing to see him in the capital.

The fund will invest US$20 billion (S$27 billion) in 20 projects to drive development in the nation. Read more at straitstimes.com.

JAKARTA] Indonesia launched the Danantara investment fund on Monday (Feb 24), a high-stakes, multi-billion-dollar initiative designed to consolidate the country’s state-owned enterprises (SOEs), while serving as a powerful catalyst to attract investment and fuel the nation’s ambitious growth trajectory.

Danantara Indonesia will invest $20 billion in a wide range of projects from metal processing to artificial intelligence, President Prabowo Subianto said.

Indonesia on Monday launched a new sovereign wealth fund that will aim to manage state assets worth more than $900 billion as President Prabowo Subianto looks to turbo-charge growth in Southeast Asia's biggest economy.

He wants to tap into the fund's assets -- planned to be more than $900 billion -- to boost Indonesia to developed economy status, despite expert concern about its governance.

Monday’s launch comes after Southeast Asia’s biggest economy saw a wave of student protests in major Indonesian cities last week as a result of the government’s budget cuts to fund President Prabowo Subianto’s flagship programme - the free nutritious meal initiative  for students - as well as Danantara.

Minister of Religious Affairs, Nasaruddin Umar, on Monday prayed for the quick recovery of the leader of the Catholic Church, Pope Francis, who has been

Indonesia has recorded a slight improvement of 0.7 point in the latest Journalist Safety Index, but still ranks in the bottom two-fifths of the RSF's Press Freedom Index for last year.