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Antara, Jakarta – PUPR Minister Basuki Hadimuljono readies Rp35.45 trillion for the development of Nusantara Capital City (IKN) with the largest allocation for transportation infrastruc

Herman, Jakarta – The government has revoked 2,051 business licenses in the mining sector as of March due to alleged misuse by the holders, a senior official revealed on Monday.

Faisal Maliki Baskoro, Jakarta – National flag carrier Garuda Indonesia posted a revenue growth of approximately 40 percent to $2.94 billion (Rp 46.79 trillion) in 2023 compared to the

Rebecca Ratcliffe and Richaldo Hariandja in Nusantara – In eastern Borneo, beyond the thick jungle forests, an epic building project is under way.

Antara, Jakarta – The General Election Commission (KPU) is gearing up to oversee simultaneous regional elections across Indonesia in November, spanning 37 provinces and 508 regencies/ci

Jakarta – Batam's Batu Ampar port recently launched its first direct shipment to China, thus potentially slashing logistic costs.

Sharon Muller – On Friday March 22, a video circulated of TNI (Indonesian military) soldiers torturing of a civilian in Papua.

Muhammad Aulia, Jakarta – Former high-ranking customs official Andhi Pramono was sentenced to 10 years in prison on Monday after the court found him guilty of corruption.

Jakarta – It was still pitch-black outside when Sutinah made her way to a local police station early one morning last month, hoping to avoid queues and take advantage of a government sc

Jakarta – The explosions that ripped through a military ammunition storage depot in Ciangsana, Bogor regency, West Java, on Sunday is reported to have damaged dozens of homes.

Jakarta – Bima Abdul Sholeh, 32, sat calmly as a doctor armed with a laser pointer zapped tattoos from his face at an event in Jakarta being held by a charity organization during the ho

Endy Bayuni, Jakarta – When it comes to integrity, the February general election is billed as the worst Indonesia has held in the 25 years since the nation launched the Reform era to pu

Ananda Teresia and Stefanno Sulaiman, Jakarta – Indonesian financial regulator Mahendra Siregar and former finance minister Chatib Basri are among the top choices Prabowo Subianto is co

Beijing – Indonesia's president-elect Prabowo Subianto visited Beijing on Monday on his first foreign trip since his election, and was quoted by Chinese state media as telling President

Radhiyya Indra, Jakarta – A series of explosions and an ensuing fire at a military ammunition depot in West Java over the weekend have raised safety questions regarding the stockpiling

David Robie – On my office wall hangs a framed portrait of Shireen Abu Akleh, the inspiring and celebrated American-Palestinian journalist known across the Middle East to watchers of

Antara, Jakarta – The Financial Services Authority (OJK) announced on Sunday that the banking credit relaxation stimulus, which was provided to ease the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic,

Linda Yulisman, Jakarta – Years of work at a factory enabled Ms Sari Sartika Dewi to enrol to study law at a private university in Karawang, West Java, in 2018.

Arnoldus Kristianus, Jakarta – The Central Statistics Agency (BPS) revealed that the monthly inflation rate reached 0.52 percent in March.

Candra Kurnia, Jakarta – State-owned oil and gas company Pertamina forecasts a 20 to 25 percent increase in fuel consumption during the 2024 Eid al-Fitr holiday as compared to normal da

Jakarta – The Labour Movement with the People (GEBRAK) says that the 2024 elections were the worst democratic process that has occurred since the era of reformasi – the political reform

Riani Sanusi Putri, Jakarta – Statistics Indonesia (BPS) confirmed a surge in the number of foreign tourist visits in February 2024.

Kiki Siregar, Jakarta – Foreign investors remain wary of Indonesia's planned new capital Nusantara despite "continuity candidate" Prabowo Subianto winning the presidential election, rai

Djibril Muhammad, Jakarta – The Central Board of Nahdlatul Ulama (PBNU) has urged the National Awakening Party (PKB) to gracefully accept the results of the 2024 Presidential Election.

Jakarta – Responding to a claim by the separatist West National Liberation Army (TPNPB) that aerial bombing had occurred in an area where New Zealand pilot Philip Mehrtens was taken hos

Jakarta – Gajah Mada University (UGM) Center for Legal and Social Justice Studies (LSJ) together with lecturers and researchers from the faculty of law have put themselves forward as an

Yustinus Paat & Heru Andriyanto, Jakarta – The Constitutional Court has summoned four ministers from President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo's cabinet to deliver testimonies in the election

Alfina Sekar, Jakarta – Jakarta will stay the nation's economic center even after the city of Nusantara is granted national capital status, a recently passed law says, alongside provisi

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Heru Andriyanto, Jakarta – Three Indonesian badminton players have been banned for life, and five others have been suspended for varying periods, after being found guilty of match-fixin

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Jakarta (Agencies) – Multiple explosions ripped through an Indonesian Army's ammunition warehouse in Ciangsana, Bogor regency, West Java, on Saturday night, sending flames and smoke int

Antara, Yogyakarta – Indonesia officially commenced the preparations for simultaneous gubernatorial, mayoral, and regent elections on Sunday evening, following the Feb.

Herman, Jakarta – The government will soon repay Rp 474.8 billion (nearly $30 million) debt it took from cooking oil producers who were asked to obey the ceiling price two years ago, Ch

Jayapura – Papuan students in various cities around Indonesia along with humanitarian solidarity groups including the Indonesian People's Front for West Papua (FRI-WP) are demanding tha

Jakarta – After 53 years, Christians in Indonesia can finally celebrate Good Friday consistent with their theology.

Novie Fauziah & Roy Adriansyah, Jakarta – Harvey Moeis, the husband of actress Sandra Dewi, has been identified as a suspect by the Attorney General's Office (AGO) in connection wit

Arnoldus Kristianus, Jakarta – The government continues to push for mandatory biodiesel usage, which has now reached B-35 and is being tested for B-40.

Zach Hope and Karuni Rompies – Indonesia has suspended live cattle imports from a Darwin export yard while authorities investigate how more than 150 animals died this month on a transpo

Victoria Milko, Jakarta, Indonesia – Roads turned to murky brown rivers, homes were swept away by strong currents and bodies were pulled from mud during deadly flash floods and landslid

Jakarta – Every five years, there is political horse-trading in Indonesia.

Fito Akhmad Erlangga, Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo, along with Vice President Ma'ruf Amin, invited the Ministers of the Indonesian Cabinet to break the fast together (iftar)

Jakarta – A number of senior members in the cabinet of President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo, including some ministers backed by the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) failed to s

Sella Rizky, Jakarta – President-elect Prabowo Subianto extended his appreciation to the Golkar Party, a crucial ally in the coalition supporting his presidential candidacy, during a vi

Jakarta – The legal team of Indonesian president-elect Prabowo Subianto told the Constitutional Court on Thursday (March 28) that the state had not interfered in last month's election,

Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – Australia sees enhancing people-to-people ties as crucial to forging stronger relations with Indonesia.

Monique Handa Shafira, Jakarta – The Indonesian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Kadin) projects that the financial turnover during the 2024 Eid al-Fitr holiday period will reach Rp 15

In Revolusi: Indonesia and the Birth of the Modern World, author David Van Reybrouck reveals a fascinating history of resistance in the southeast Asian country, writes Simon Basketter.

Ronny Kareni – Since the atrocious footage of the suffering of an indigenous Papuan man reverberates in the heart of Puncak by the brute force of Indonesia's army in early February, sho