Ricki Putra Harahap, Jakarta – President Prabowo Subianto has made reducing tuberculosis (TB) cases a top public health priority, as Indonesia remains the world's second-largest contrib

At the signing of the Board of Peace charter, Donald Trump put Viktor Orban and Prabowo Subianto on the same table.

Ria Fortuna Wijaya, Jakarta – Indonesia closed 2025 with a hefty trade surplus, as strong non-oil and gas exports more than offset a persistent energy deficit, data from the Central Sta

Maria Baru, Sorong – The Alliance of Independent Journalists (AJI) is urging the Papua Regional Police (Polda Papua) to immediately solve the October 16, 2024 Molotov cocktail terror at

Hanif Musyaffa, Heru Andriyanto, Bogor – President Prabowo Subianto on Monday criticized Bali's local government over what he described as weak waste management, warning that the proble

Ervana Trikarinaputri, Jakarta – President Prabowo Subianto has described palm oil as a "miracle crop," rejecting criticism from groups that oppose the expansion of palm oil plantations

Jakarta – The Indonesian government scrambled to reassure investors this week after a US$80 billion (S$101 billion) stock market rout, triggered by mounting concerns over governance and

Dede Leni Mardianti, Jakarta – Former Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Dino Patti Djalal has urged the Indonesian government to reconsider its plan to pay US$1 billion, or the equival

Anastasya Lavenia Yudi, Jakarta – The Indonesia Stock Exchange (IDX) recorded a 7.37 percent decline in market capitalization this week, reaching Rp15,046 trillion from Rp16,244 trillio

Dani Aswara, Jakarta – The Dutch Fort building in Mempura District, Siak Regency, Riau, collapsed on Saturday, January 31, 2026, at approximately 09:00 a.m. local time.

Bambang Ismoyo, Jakarta – Chief Economic Minister Airlangga Hartarto said on Saturday that the government would not tolerate manipulative practices that undermine the integrity of Indon

Hendrik Yaputra, Jakarta – Defense Minister Sjafrie Sjamsoeddin confirmed that President Prabowo Subianto invited several figures considered opposition on Friday, January 30, 2026.

Alif Ilham Fajriadi, Jakarta – Orange smoke was observed billowing from the chemical storage facility of PT Vopak Terminal Merak on Saturday afternoon, January 31, 2026.

Agencies, Jakarta – The Communication and Digital Ministry has allowed Elon Musk's Grok chatbot to resume services, lifting a ban over sexualised images on the app, after X Corp committ

Ervana Trikarinaputri, Jakarta – Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto had met with figures considered part of the government's opposition on Friday, January 30, 2026.

Dinda Shabrina, Jakarta – Dadan Hindayana, the head of the National Nutrition Agency (BGN), explained why food poisoning linked to the free nutritious meal (MBG) program keeps occurring

Widi Agustian, Jakarta – Indonesia's benchmark stock index suffered one of its most volatile weeks in recent years in late January, prompting the resignation of senior leaders at both t

Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – Sovereign wealth fund Danantara has denied a minister's claims that a wave of leadership changes would hit state-owned banks sooner or later.

Nandito Putra, Jakarta – The Financial Transaction Reports and Analysis Center (PPATK) has revealed a significant volume of funds suspected to originate from illegal mining activities i

Nurni Sulaiman, Medan – Police have launched an investigation into a massive fire that engulfed the factory of popular rubber sandal brand Swallow in Medan, North Sumatra on Tuesday nig

Indonesia officially announced its entry into the Gaza Peace Council at the World Economic Forum 2026 in Davos on January 22.

Jakarta – The nomination of Thomas Djiwandono, President Prabowo Subianto's nephew, for Deputy Governor of Bank Indonesia (BI) could damage the independence of the central bank.

Ria Fortuna Wijaya, Jakarta – Around 4,000 civil servants are set to relocate to Indonesia's new capital, Nusantara, later this year, Vice President Gibran Rakabuming said on Thursday,

Chesa Andini Saputra, Alfi Dinilhaq, Bambang Ismoyo, Jakarta – Indonesia's financial regulators staged an extraordinary collective retreat on Friday, resigning in rapid succession after

Muhammad Ghafur Fadillah, Jakarta – Indonesia Stock Exchange (IDX) chief executive Iman Rachman resigned on Friday morning, following two consecutive days of steep market losses that br

Sharia police have caned a couple 140 times each in Indonesia's Aceh province for having sex outside marriage and drinking alcohol, likely one of the severest such punishments since the

Arnoldus Kristianus, Jakarta – The government is finalizing a Ramadan-Eid al Fitr 2026 stimulus package aimed at supporting both demand and supply to lift economic growth in the first q

Apriadi Gunawan, Medan – A civil lawsuit against two corporations accused of causing environmental damage linked to the devastating Sumatra floods formally opened this week at the Medan

Matthew Kish (The Oregonian/OregonLive) – Once a month, American labor activist Jim Keady logs into Remitly, an app for transferring money abroad, at his New Jersey home and sends $100

Adi Warsidi, Jakarta – Aceh Governor Muzakir Manaf announced the end of the Aceh disaster emergency response phase. The status will transition to a 90-day disaster recovery period.

Ervana Trikarinaputri, Jakarta – The Indonesian Ulema Council (MUI) has urged President Prabowo Subianto to withdraw Indonesia's membership from the Board of Peace initiated by the Unit

Singapore – MSCI is a powerhouse within the $139 trillion asset management industry and its decisions are hugely consequential for countries around the world – as Indonesian investors l

Rofiqi Hasan (Kontributor), Jakarta – Coinciding with the 6th Bali Liquor Day at The Westin Resort, Nusa Dua, Badung, on Thursday, January 29, 2026, the Industry Ministry handed over th

Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – Senior minister Airlangga Hartarto recently denied that tariff talks with the US had involved some terms related to drone purchases, while saying that the

Muhammad Aulia Rahman, Jakarta – Stste prosecutors have seized documents and electronic evidence during searches of the home of former Environment and Forestry Minister Siti Nurbaya Bak

Lusa – The Government of Timor-Leste will propose changes to the public debt regime in order to diversify sources of financing and reduce dependence on the Petroleum Fund, Timorese Prim

Burhanuddin Muhtadi – While the Prabowo Subianto government and its coalition partners in parliament have temporarily shelved their plans to abolish direct local elections due to public

Reiner Brabar, Jayapura – The timber industry in Sorong regency, Southwest Papua, generates billions of rupiah in profits from merbau wood, but indigenous communities who own customary

Eka Yudha Saputra, Jakarta – The Convergence Digital Indonesia Innovative Synergy Association (Kondisi) has criticized the Ministry of Communication and Digital (Komdigi) for promoting

Jayapura – The People's Earth Heritage Foundation (Pusaka) says there are four patterns used by the government to "rob" Papua of its natural resources.

Faisal Maliki Baskoro, Jakarta – Vice President Gibran Rakabuming on Thursday dismissed claims that Nusantara, Indonesia's future capital in East Kalimantan, is turning into a "ghost to

Indah Handayani, Jakarta – Rupiah closed weaker against the US dollar on Thursday, sliding despite a softer greenback, as domestic concerns overshadowed relatively limited external pres

Robert Dougherty – Australia has announced a joint declaration on establishing Parseria Foun ba Era Foun (New partnership for a new era) with the government of the Democratic Republic o

Ary Hermawan – Eyeing the 2029 legislative elections, Indonesia's National Mandate Party has rebranded itself as the "party of the youth" and looks set to jettison its image as the "Muh

Singapore – Indonesian stocks on Thursday were plunging toward their largest two-day fall on record as the risk of a downgrade to frontier market status triggered a headlong rush for th

Antara, Badung, Bali – Indonesia's alcoholic beverage industry contributed about Rp 9.3 trillion ($554 million) to state revenue in 2025, the Industry Ministry said on Thursday.

Endang Mulyani, Jakarta – Vice President Gibran Rakabuming Raka on Thursday reiterated the government's commitment to accelerating development in Papua, one of Indonesia's poorest regio

Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – Sovereign wealth fund Danantara wants the state-run vaccine manufacturer Bio Farma to let go of its pharmaceutical subsidiary Kimia Farma amid ambitious bu

Sultan Abdurrahman, Jakarta – A member of the Presidential Security Detail (Paspampres) received a reprimand from a journalist during President Prabowo Subianto's visit to the United Ki

Andrew Tito, Jakarta – Heavy rainfall across Jakarta and surrounding areas since Wednesday night has pushed several floodgates and river monitoring posts to alert status, leaving dozens