Washington believes Indonesia is 'backsliding' on removing non-tariff barriers to U.S. industrial and agricultural exports, among other things, FT reported.

Emergency crews are racing against time after catastrophic floods and landslides struck parts of Asia, killing more than 1,500 people.

By Andrea Shalal WASHINGTON, Dec 9 (Reuters) - A U.S. trade agreement reached with Indonesia in July is at risk of collapsing because Jakarta has backtracked on several commitments it made as part of the deal,

Indonesian police say a fire ripped through an office building in the capital, Jakarta, killing at least 22 people.

In televised exchanges between the two leaders, Prabowo hailed the "excellent" state of relations. Referring to Putin's visit to India last week, he invited him to come to Indonesia "at your convenience" in 2026 or 2027.

Indonesia is resisting US trade deal demands that it fears would restrain its independence, particularly in critical minerals and energy that risk its relations with China and Russia, according to people familiar with the situation.

Parts of Asia are reeling after torrents of rain unleashed catastrophic floods and landslides last week and killed more than 1,400 people in Indonesia, Sri Lanka, Thailand and Malaysia

Hundreds more are missing following flooding and landslides in the past week, which killed at least 502 people in Indonesia, 334 in Sri Lanka and 170 in Thailand, authorities said.

The first giant panda cub born in Indonesia is noisy, nursing well and showing other signs of good health.

Petrochemicals and energy billionaire Prajogo Pangestu, who raised over $140 million from the July IPO of Chandra Daya Investasi, an infrastructure subsidiary of his listed Chandra Asri Pacific, retained the second spot after increasing his net worth by 23% to $39.8 billion.

The new arrival is named Satrio, nicknamed Rio, which means 'knight' or 'hero'

Two Dutch nationals imprisoned in Indonesia on drug trafficking convictions were repatriated to the Netherlands on Monday evening, following the agreement between the two countries