social dynamics

Indonesia's Ramadan 2026 start date finalized

As the Muslim population is about to celebrate the ninth month of the holy month of Ramadan in the Islamic calendar, the start of Ramadan in 2026 is once again in the public spotlight. The Ministry of Religious Affairs, through the Indonesian Hijri Calendar 2026, has made a prediction that the 1447 Islamic calendar...

Indonesia plans to produce one million barrels of crude oil per day by 2030

Indonesia has set a crude oil and natural gas extraction target of 610,000 barrels per day (bpd) in the 2026 state revenue and expenditure budget, up from the 605,000 bpd extraction target set in the 2025 budget. The government also put forward a long-term plan to ...

List of Provincial Minimum Wages in Indonesia 2026

Provinces in Indonesia have finalized the Provincial Minimum Wage (UMP) for 2026, which serves as the minimum reference for companies and workers to account for their salaries. As of December 25, 2025, 36 provinces have announced the specific standard through a decision letter from the governor...

Indonesia Releases National Electricity Supply Plan 2025-2034

The Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources (MoEMR) has released the National Electricity Supply Plan 2025-2034 (RUPTL), which has been described as the "greenest" electricity development plan in history. The plan is based on the National Electricity Master Plan (NEMP) and the National Energy Policy (NEP) as...

Indonesia's Many Local Minimum Wages for 2026 Announced

The government has mandated that provinces and local governments need to set the 2026 provincial and local minimum wage rates by December 24, 2025, which has also become the deadline for local governments to publish their local minimum wage rates (UMK). As of the deadline, only...

Indonesia builds largest plasma derivative fractionation plant in Southeast Asia

Indonesia's longstanding 100% dependence on imported plasma derivatives is about to turn a corner. Through the Indonesian Investment Authority (INA), Indonesia is joining hands with SK Plasma, a subsidiary of South Korea's SK Group, to build the country's first and Southeast Asia's largest...

Jakarta government asks companies to comply with minimum wage standards

The Jakarta SAR government announced the Provincial Minimum Wage (UMP) for 2026 to be 5,729,876 rupiahs per month, an increase of 6.17% (333,115 rupiahs) from 5,396,900 rupiahs in 2025. The governor said in a press conference that the UMP adjustment is based on the political...

Domestic and foreign investors work together, hundreds of billions of dollars of projects intensively landed in West Java

Dozens of industrial projects will start construction in West Java in 2026, each with an investment of more than 100 billion rupiah. According to the Investment Activity Report 2025 (LKPM), 31 foreign-owned industries and 21 domestic industries will build new factories or launch operations. The foreign ...

Average Employee Salary in Indonesia Projected to Grow 5.8% in 2026

Mercer's 2025 Salary Survey shows that the average salary of Indonesian employees is expected to grow by 5.81 TP3T in 2026, down from 6.31 TP3T in 2025.The survey analyzed the salary trends and policies of over 7,000 positions in 588 companies in Indonesia, and the results...

Indonesian government halts EV incentives or affects industry growth

Indonesia's Institute for Energy Services Reform (IESR) believes that the government's plan to end EV incentives in 2026 could trigger significant economic losses and slow the development of the domestic EV ecosystem. The institute estimates that if the EV conversion momentum in...
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