Dozens of cross-sector associations stakeholders of the tobacco industry have voiced their opposition to various controversial policies related to tobacco product regulation as per Government Regulation (GR) No. 28/2024 and the draft Health Minister Regulation (RPMK) that serves as its implementing regulation, especially the health ministry’s plan to impose plain packaging for tobacco products and electronic cigarettes.

The Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) has warned that the global temperature rise due to climate change poses a serious challenge to the country’s plantation sector.

In an effort to encourage economic growth and strengthen South Kalimantan Province's investment climate, the South Kalimantan Provincial Government and Bank Indonesia (BI) South Kalimantan Representative Office held South Borneo Investment Forum (SBIF) 2024. The event was held in Banjarmasin City, South Kalimantan on Aug. 13, 2024, with a focus on the presentation of various strategic investment projects and cooperation opportunities.

West Kalimantan Province Acting Regional Secretary Mohammad Bari said on Sep. 18, 2024, when officially opening the focus group discussion (FGD) on the Preparation for the 2024 West Kalimantan Province Investment Potential Map that the map is important for investors who will invest in this province.

Indonesia is the largest palm oil-producing country in the world, and local farmers control as much as 42 percent of oil palm plantation areas. However, an alarming productivity gap of 60 percent exists among local producers, especially between smallholders and companies.

Mimika Regency Food Crops, Horticulture, and Plantation Office (Distanbun) is developing oil palm cultivation over 7,000 hectares (ha) of land in Kiyura Village, West Mimika District, Mimika Regency, Central Papua Province.

Indonesian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Kadin) Papua Province Chairman Ronald Antonio Bonai said that in Papua Province, a number of investments have entered downstreaming efforts in its economic sectors.

The West Sulawesi Province Investment and One-Stop Integrated Service Office (DPMPTSP) held the 2024 West Sulawesi Investment Forum 2024 at Le Grande Ballroom Grand Jatra Hotel in Balikpapan City, East Kalimantan Province on Sep. 6, 2024. The activity aims to strengthen cooperation between West Sumatra as a supporting region for the Nusantara Capital City (IKN) with East Kalimantan as the IKN's main supporting region.