SABANG - A total of 267 permits were issued by the Sabang One-Stop Licensing and Manpower Service Agency throughout the period from January to June 2025. This achievement reflects the economic momentum and strengthening of public services in Indonesia’s westernmost island city.

JAKARTA - The central government’s attention to strengthening regional economies appears to be increasingly directed towards areas with superior potential in the mining and downstream processing sectors. One region now in the spotlight is West Sumbawa Regency (KSB), which has been given an investment realisation target of Rp46 trillion for 2025 by the Ministry of Investment and Downstream Processing/Investment Coordinating Board (BKPM). This figure is not merely an ordinary projection.

The government has enacted Government Regulation (PP) Number 28 of 2025 to simplify risk-based business licensing. The regulation replaces PP 5/2021 in order to strengthen a licensing ecosystem that is faster, more transparent, and more certain for business operators.

China's $6 billion lithium and battery project threatens Indonesian sovereignty and economic independence, as Beijing-controlled companies would dominate the critical EV supply chain and nickel mining sectors. The project poses substantial environmental risks to North Maluku whilst potentially leaving Indonesia vulnerable if debts cannot be repaid.

The government has officially enacted Government Regulation (PP) Number 28 of 2025 on the Implementation of Risk-Based Business Licensing, replacing PP Number 5 of 2021. The policy has been affirmed as a demonstration of the government’s commitment to building a more efficient business licensing ecosystem to drive national investment growth.