In an effort to balance the accelerating development of Madiun City alongside the growing number of business operators, the local government held a socialisation event on the standard operating procedures for implementing the Online Single Submission (OSS) system. Madiun Mayor Dr Maidi emphasised the importance of speed and accountability in the OSS-based licensing process.

Jakarta — Energy and Mineral Resources Minister Bahlil Lahadalia has urged that micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) granted mining management permits must be professional operators, in a bid to prevent the practice of pawning mining licences. “We will only grant them to entrepreneurs who are already professional. They must not pawn their Mining Business Permits (IUP).

The Banten Regional Police’s General Crime Directorate has detained two additional suspects in the extortion case involving the Chandra Asri Alkali (CAA) factory construction project, which implicates the Cilegon Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Kadin) and several civil society organisations.

Phnom Penh (ANTARA) - Cambodia secured US$4.2 billion (US$1 equivalent to Rp16,277) in fixed asset investment in the first five months of 2025, up 52 per cent compared with the same period last year, according to a report by the Council for the Development of Cambodia (CDC) released on Tuesday (10/6).

Jakarta (ANTARA) - The Ministry of Investment and Downstreaming/Investment Coordinating Board (BKPM) has stated it is working to increase downstream investment in the copper sector to produce advanced products with higher added value.

Jakarta — The Ministry of Creative Economy (Ekraf) held a leadership meeting at the Pesona Indonesia Film Building in Jakarta on Thursday, 5 June 2025, as a strategic step to strengthen its institutional role in driving growth in the national creative economy sector. Creative Economy Minister Teuku Riefky Harsya emphasised the importance of strengthening the ministry’s role through the use of data as a basis for policy-making, as well as the curation of well-targeted programmes.

Jakarta – The government, through the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources (ESDM), has officially revoked the mining business permits (IUP) of four companies operating in the Raja Ampat area of Southwest Papua. The move was taken as a demonstration of commitment to environmental protection in the conservation zone. However, one company permitted to continue its mining activities is PT Gag Nikel, a subsidiary of PT Aneka Tambang (Antam).

BONTANG – In today’s fast-paced digital era, protecting the digital identity of business operators has become increasingly important. Recognising this, the Bontang Investment and One-Stop Integrated Services Agency (DPMPTSP Bontang) has taken proactive steps by tightening procedures for changes to Online Single Submission (OSS) accounts.

The government has finally taken action regarding environmental violations in the Raja Ampat region, with several companies operating in the area now identified as offenders. Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources (ESDM) Bahlil Lahadalia stated that environmental violations had been committed by four mining companies in Raja Ampat, Papua. The violations were discovered after Bahlil personally inspected the mining operations in Raja Ampat alongside local government officials.