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Nikkei Asia
2 days ago
- Business
- Nikkei Asia
Indonesia continues negotiations with US in bid for zero tariffs
Tanjung Priok Port in Jakarta: Indonesia is still negotiating for a lower tariff after U.S. President Donald Trump reduced the rate he threatened against Southeast Asia's largest economy from 32% to 19%. © Reuters ISMI DAMAYANTI and REZHA HADYAN JAKARTA - Indonesia is continuing to negotiate with Washington for lower tariffs despite U.S. President Donald Trump's announcement this week of a 19% rate for the Southeast Asian country, amid a lack of clarity over details. "The list of items under negotiation is long, and we are hoping for a 0% tariff," Susiwijono Moegiarso, secretary of the coordinating ministry for the economy, told reporters on Friday.
Nikkei Asia
16-06-2025
- Politics
- Nikkei Asia
Indonesian academics raise concern over government's rewriting of history
ISMI DAMAYANTI JAKARTA -- The Indonesian government's plan to publish a new national history has raised alarm among academics and human rights groups, who have warned of a troubling attempt to conceal some of the darker chapters in the country's past and erode freedom of speech. A preliminary draft of the book, circulated in limited circles, includes only two out of 17 cases of gross human rights violations recognized by the National Commission on Human Rights. Some of those omitted include events involving President Prabowo Subianto.
