Alfi Dinilhaq, Jakarta – The Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources announced on Tuesday plans to retire 13 coal-fired power plants due to their high carbon emissions.

The list includes major facilities such as the Suralaya plant in Cilegon, Banten, the Paiton plant in Probolinggo, East Java, and the Ombilin plant in Sijantang Koto, West Sumatra.

Theresia Silalahi, Hendro D Situmorang, Jakarta – Energy and Mineral Resources Minister Bahlil Lahadalia has garnered unanimous backing from delegates of all regional chapters of the Golkar Party to become its next chairman during the party's national congress on Tuesday evening, a senior party official said.

Syukri Rahmatullah, Rome – Addin Jauharudin, known as Gus Addin and Chairman of Gerakan Pemuda (GP) Ansor – the youth wing of Nahdlatul Ulama (NU), Indonesia's largest Islamic organization – along with leaders from various Indonesian interfaith youth organizations, will meet with Pope Francis at the Indonesian Embassy to the Vatican in Rome, Italy on Wednesday.

Mhd Rio Alpin Pulungan, Jakarta – The Labor Party's Economic Affairs Spokesperson, Gede Sandra, has spoken out that the Job Creation Law has negatively impacted workers' welfare, particularly through a decline in purchasing power. This is because the regulation allows the concept of minimum wages to low wages, threatening workers' welfare.

Ida Rosdalina, Jakarta – Indonesia is the most religiously devout country among the 102 nations studied, according to a Pew Research Center survey conducted between 2008 and 2023.

Advist Khoirunikmah, Jakarta – The Jakarta Elections Supervisory Agency (Bawaslu) has received 300 reports of alleged ID misuse to support independent candidate pair Dharma Pongrekun-Kun Wardana in the upcoming gubernatorial election.

Hendrik Yaputra, Jakarta – The Constitutional Court has ruled in favor of allowing regional election campaigns to take place on university campuses. The decision follows a petition filed by two students, challenging the constitutionality of a law prohibiting such activities.

Asad Asnawi, Trenggalek/Yogyakarta, Indonesia – Indonesia's second-largest Islamic organization faces a growing backlash following a decision to enter the coal mining industry, with more than 1,000 young Islamic activists from a mining district the latest to campaign against the move.

Agnes Valentina Christa, Jakarta – The feud between the National Awakening Party (PKB) and Nahdlatul Ulama (NU) intensified on Wednesday as PKB Chairman Muhaimin Iskandar declined to attend a summons from the country's largest Muslim organization, further fueling tensions.

Syukri Rahmatullah, The Vatican – Pope Francis endorsed a declaration promoting religious tolerance on Wednesday by signing a document presented by a delegation of young Indonesian interfaith leaders who visited him at the Vatican.

Indonesia, West Papua – Every year, West Papuans come together to commemorate the2019 West Papua Uprising and the New York Agreement of 1962 signed by the Kingdom of the Netherlands and Indonesia regarding the administration of the territory of Western New Guinea under mediation of the United States of America.

In a statement from Department of Defence, the Hon Richard Marles MP, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Defence of Australia and his counterpart His Excellency Prabowo Subianto, Minister for Defence of the Republic of Indonesia, announced the conclusion of negotiations to upgrade the Australia-Indonesia Defence Cooperation Arrangement to a treaty level agreement at a meeting in

Jakarta – Acrocodile killed a woman bathing in a river in Maluku islands, police and locals said Wednesday, with villagers later recovering parts of her body from the slaughtered animal.

Indonesia is home to several species of crocodiles that regularly attack and kill humans.

Jakarta – Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) investigators on Tuesday grilled Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) secretary-general Hasto Kristiyanto as a witness in its investigation into an alleged corruption case at the Transportation Ministry's railways directorate general (DJKA).

Yustinus Paat, Jakarta – The House of Representatives' Legislative Body (Baleg) has agreed to set the minimum age for gubernatorial and vice-gubernatorial candidates at 30 years, based on a Supreme Court ruling.

Ken Setiawan – Earlier this month, senior officials of the Gerindra party, Sufmi Dasco Ahmad and Habiburokhman, met with several pro-democracy activists from the 1997/1998 period and their family members.

Hans Nicholas Jong, Jakarta – President Joko Widodo recently issued Indigenous peoples and local communities (IPLCs) in Indonesia more than 1 million hectares (2.47 million acres) of land titles, under his flagship social forestry program.

As a result, the government has recognized IPLCs' rights over 8 million hectares (19.77 million acres) of lands in Indonesia.

Made Supriatma – The unprecedentedly long interim between Indonesia's election and the new government's inauguration has allowed the outgoing president and Parliament unusual leeway to distort democracy in self-serving ways.

Chandra Asmara – Indonesia's Constitutional Court rejected a petition to change the minimum age limit for candidates in regional elections, putting itself at odds with the Supreme Court and potentially stopping President Joko Widodo's youngest son from running for deputy governor of Central Java this year.

Amy Sood – Indonesia's president-elect Prabowo Subianto is on the cusp of securing significant control over the nation's political landscape, raising concerns about the erosion of democratic checks and balances as he consolidates power by bringing former opponents into his coalition.

Daniel Moss – Capital cities don't just happen. They develop slowly over decades, perhaps centuries, before resembling their creator's dream – if they ever do. Indonesia is discovering such massive endeavours are hard work and prone to delays. Economics has an annoying habit of intruding.

Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea – President-elect Prabowo Subianto promised "compromise and collaboration" while visiting Papua New Guinea on Wednesday, the latest sign of warming ties between the sometimes prickly neighbours.

Indonesia and Papua New Guinea share an 800-kilometre (500-mile) land border that has been the source of myriad disputes over the years.

Tenggara Strategics, Jakarta – President-elect Prabowo Subianto has reaffirmed his promise to continue the development of the planned new capital Nusantara once he takes office. In an effort to dispel investors' concerns about Nusantara's future, Prabowo has said he is an investor in the capital city project.

Jakarta – The Indonesian Child Protection Commission (KPAI) has revealed that most day care facilities in the country are unlicensed, taking cases in Depok, West Java, and Pekanbaru, Riau, as samples.

Jakarta – In October last year the Constitutional Court, or Mahkamah Konstitusi in Indonesian, became a laughingstock, with netizens branding the once-respected judicial institution the Mahkamah Keluarga (family court), after it revised the age limits for presidential and vice presidential candidates to allow President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo's eldest son Gibran Rakabuming Raka to cont

Antara, Jakarta – The Jakarta Provincial Government has introduced a new regional regulation on domestic wastewater management, targeting the 5 percent of the city's population, roughly around 500,000 people, that still practice open defecation.

Arnoldus Kristianus, Jakarta – Bank Indonesia (BI) has decided to keep its benchmark interest rate (BI Rate) at 6.25 percent, the deposit facility rate at 5.5 percent, and the lending facility rate at 7 percent.

Yustinus Patris Paat, Antara, Jakarta – After officially assuming the role of Chairman of the Golkar Party, Bahlil Lahadalia is determined to lead Golkar to become the number one party in the upcoming 2029 elections.

Syukri Rahmatullah, Jakarta – GP Ansor, the Islamic youth organization affiliated with Nahdlatul Ulama, recently met with Indonesian Ambassador to the Holy See Michael Trias Kuscahyanto in Rome.

Arnoldus Kristianus, Jakarta – The Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) faction has urged the government to reconsider its macroeconomic assumptions regarding the rupiah's exchange rate. In the 2025 state budget draft (RAPBN), the rupiah is projected at Rp 16,100 per US dollar, a figure deemed inconsistent with global economic conditions.

Yustinus Patris Paat, Jakarta – The Golkar Party is exploring the possibility of appointing President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo as the Chairman of the Advisory Board at the ongoing Golkar Congress.

Whisnu Bagus Prasetyo, Jakarta – The Constitutional Court (MK) has lowered the threshold for regional head nominations, easing the requirements for political parties.

This revision, requested by the Labor Party and Gelora Party, will allow the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) to potentially nominate Anies Baswedan for Jakarta governor.

Yustinus Paat, Jakarta – Agus Gumiwang Kartasasmita, Interim Chairman of the Golkar Party, has confirmed that Bahlil Lahadalia will be elected as the new chairman of the party.

Yustinus Paat, Antara, Jakarta – Sufmi Dasco Ahmad, Daily Chairman of the Great Indonesia Movement (Gerindra) Party, confirmed that the Coalition for Advanced Indonesia (KIM) Plus will support Ahmad Luthfi and Kaesang Pangarep in the 2024 Central Java gubernatorial election.

Ricki Putra Harahap, Jakarta – Independent candidate Dharma Pongrekun has officially secured the necessary requirement to enter the 2024 Jakarta gubernatorial race.

Dharma and his running mate, Kun Wardhana, are expected to be the primary challengers to the strong candidate duo of Ridwan Kamil and Suswono, who are supported by a coalition of 12 political parties.

Mita Amalia Hapsari, Jakarta – President-Elect Prabowo Subianto will begin his signature free school meal program on Jan. 2, 2025, according to the newly established National Nutrition Agency

Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo may deny that he had a hand in the sudden, recent resignation of Airlangga Hartarto as Golkar Party chair, just as he dismissed suggestions that he was seeking the chairmanship of the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P), but the political dynamics over the past few weeks have been undeniably building up to a new political vessel f

Agencies, Sydney, Australia – Australia and Indonesia cemented a landmark new defence pact Tuesday, pledging closer cooperation in the Asia-Pacific region as a new leader prepares to take over in Jakarta.

Aisyah Amira Wakang, Daniel A. Fajri, Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo attended the national consolidation event for the 2024 Regional Head Elections at the Jakarta Convention Center on August 20, 2024. He commended the General Elections Commission (KPU) for organizing the 2024 Presidential and Legislative Elections safely, orderly, and efficiently.

Nila Ertina, Jakarta – The Indonesian Alliance of Independent Journalist (AJI) has condemned the intimidation of journalists covering the 79th Indonesian Independence Day celebrations at the Nusantara Capital City (IKN) on Saturday August 17.

Maulani Mulianingsih, Jakarta – The Indonesian Child Protection Commission (KPAI) has urged the government to revoke a regulation allowing the provision of contraceptives to school-age children and adolescents. This provision is outlined in Article 103 (4e) of Government Regulation (PP) Number 28 of 2024, signed by President Joko Widodo a.k.a. Jokowi on July 26.

Sebastian Strangio – Australia and Indonesia have agreed to a new defense cooperation agreement that will foster their security cooperation in an increasingly tense and constrained region, Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said today.

Nazarudin Latif and Arie Firdaus, Jakarta – Indonesian civil society activists hailed a Constitutional Court ruling on Tuesday to revise requirements for a political party to nominate a candidate in elections for regional heads, saying it would preserve democratic principles by preventing big parties from dominating races.

Irsyan Hasyim, Jakarta – The Indonesian Forum for the Environment or Walhi expressed its rejection of the Asian Zero Emission Community (AZEC) program. Along with several civil organizations such as JATAM, KRuHA, CELIOS, and Oil Change International, Walhi holds a symbolic protest at the Japanese Embassy at the same time as the AZEC Ministerial Meeting in Indonesia.

Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – A Russian diplomat talked Tuesday about the possibility of Moscow striking a deal on nuclear power generation with Indonesia, saying Jakarta has to be specific about what sort of cooperation it seeks.

Daniel Hurst – Australia and Indonesia have struck a new security pact that will lead to more joint military exercises and visits, prompting human rights advocates to call for safeguards.

Jakarta – The Constitutional Court on Tuesday issued a ruling to abolish the threshold for political parties or coalitions of parties to be able to nominate candidates for local heads in the November regional head election, a ruling which activists hailed as a win for democracy.

Indonesia's incoming president Prabowo Subianto is in Australia. From there, Subianto, a former army general, will return to Jakarta via Port Moresby.

General Subianto says it's a reciprocal trip to honour PNG Prime Minister James Marape's visit to Indonesia in recent times.

Radhiyya Indra, Jakarta – Acting Jakarta governor Heru Budi Hartono claimed he had used his own operational funds to hold the first trial of the free nutritious meals program, which is slated to be implemented nationally under president-elect Prabowo Subianto's incoming administration.

Jakarta – During his last State of the Nation Address on Friday, President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo opted to take the easy way out. He washed his hands clean of the past decade of pragmatic rule with an apology that does not do justice to the harm he and his government has inflicted.