Bambang Ismoyo, Addin Anugrah Siwi, Jakarta – The Manpower Ministry has yet to announce the 2026 provincial minimum wage (UMP) as the government is still finalizing a new regulation tha

Zacharias Wuragil, Jakarta – Storms rarely make landfall in Aceh.

Rahel Narda Chaterine, Ardito Ramadhan, Jakarta – During a meeting with the Commission for the Acceleration of Police Reform at the Ministry of State Secretariat (Kemensetneg) offices i

Kurniawan Arif Maspul – Indonesia's overhaul of its Criminal Procedure Code could modernise justice – or entrench a system where police power expands, judicial oversight shrinks and civ

Ilona Estherina, Jakarta – Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs Zulkifli Hasan, commonly known as Zulhas, has reaffirmed that Indonesia will not allow rice imports throughout 2025

Yulida Nuraini Santoso – Timor-Leste's accession to the Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN) ended more than 12 years of waiting and inaugurated a new phase in the country's

Andrew Tito, Jakarta – The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) is auctioning a series of confiscated assets, including a factory in Bogor valued at Rp 60.6 billion ($3.6 million) an

On 16 and 17 November 2025, Mrs Irene Sokoy, a pregnant indigenous Papuan woman living on one of the small islands in Lake Sentani, Jayapura Regency, Papua Province, died together with

Hendrik Yaputra, Jakarta – Indonesia's Supreme Council of Nahdlatul Ulama (Syuriyah PBNU), the highest authority within the world's largest Muslim mass organization, has removed Yahya C

Rahmad Nur, Akmalal Hamdhi, Heru Andriyanto, Morowali, Central Sulawesi – A privately operated airport inside one of the world's largest nickel-processing hubs has ignited a national de

Alfitria Nefi Pratiwi, Jakarta – The Indonesian Employers Association (Apindo) has stated that the uncertainty surrounding the announcement of the regional minimum wage (UMP) for 2026 h

Jakarta – The Indonesian Army is enforcing security in Papua with a "smart approach" that combines proportionate force and community-focused programs, a senior official said Tuesday.

Jakarta – State-owned energy company Pertamina has welcomed the government's plan to deploy Indonesian Military (TNI) personnel to guard its oil refineries beginning in December, a move

Jakarta – Muhammad Fikry had just finished his prayers when several officers seized him in Tambelang subdistrict, Bekasi Regency, West Java, in July 2021.

Andi Adam Faturahman, Jakarta – Indonesia's Ministry of Law and Human Rights has proposed a fundamental change to how minor criminal offenses are penalized, calling for prison sentences

On 25 November 2025, at around 9.00 pm, residents on Gunung Street in Dekai District, Yahukimo Regency, Papua Pegunungan province, observed a military drone repeatedly circling above th

Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – Indonesia now expects its economy to expand between 5.4 and 5.6 percent year-on-year (yoy) in the fourth quarter of 2025, as the government seeks to take a

Sahat Simatupang, Jakarta – Floods and landslides due to heavy rainfall in several regions of North Sumatra over the past few days have caused at least 65 natural disaster incidents.

Addin Anugrah Siwi, Jakarta – Government has officially rolled out the second batch of the National Internship Program, placing 62,128 recent university graduates in ministries, state-o

Antara, Jakarta – Agrarian Affairs and Spatial Planning Minister/National Land Agency Chief (ATR/BPN) Nusron Wahid has endorsed Bali's decision to halt the conversion of productive farm

Celvin Moniaga Sipahutar, Jakarta – Energy and Mineral Resources Minister Bahlil Lahadalia has voiced full support for a government plan to deploy military personnel to secure state-own

Hendrik Yaputra, Jakarta – Indonesia's government plans to increase allowances for honorary teachers and expand scholarship opportunities, reflecting efforts to improve teacher welfare

Riski Maulana, Cianjur, W. Java – Operations at Aurora Word in Cianjur, W.

Anastasya Lavenia Yudi, Jakarta – The Director General of Customs and Excise of the Indonesian Ministry of Finance, Djaka Budi Utama, stated that the Tobacco Excise Policy (CHT) has not

The European Union appealed Monday a World Trade Organization ruling faulting it for mistakes in setting tariffs on Indonesia stainless steel products, according to a Geneva-based trade

Ivo Mateus Goncalves Da Cruz Fernandes – Forms of solidarity have persisted between Indonesians and East Timorese after the restoration of Timor-Leste's independence in May 2002.

Sultan Abdurrahman, Jakarta – Indonesia's Jakarta provincial government has officially banned the sale and consumption of meat from animals that can transmit rabies, including dogs and

Eka Jaya Saputra, Bekasi – A massive fire broke out at the TAK Textiles Indonesia factory on Jalan Hajar Mekar in North Cikarang, Bekasi Regency, West Java, early Tuesday while a work s

Jakarta – Bank Indonesia must mend the weaknesses in the BI-Fast national retail payment system infrastructure.

Shafiah Muhibat – Don't let the polite headlines fool you.

Amiadji Nur Kamil, Jakarta – Illegal imports constitute a significant challenge and concern for the domestic manufacturing sector.

Mouzinho Lopes de Araujo – The world has lost a giant with the passing of Australian media legend Bob Howarth. He was 81.

Wawan Kurniawan, Tangerang, Banten – Environment Minister Hanif Faisol Nurofiq has called on the provincial governments of Jakarta and West Java to immediately secure land for waste-to-

M. Faiz Zaki, Jakarta – Indonesia's Ministry of Finance has collected Rp11.48 trillion from 104 tax delinquents as of November 19, 2025.

Defara Dhanya, Jakarta – Indonesia's Ministry of Communication and Digital (Komdigi) is drafting a new rule that will require mobile phone users to verify their identity through facial

Haula Noor and Windy Triana – As the Ministry of Religious Affairs promotes the concept of Pesantren Ramah Anak (Child-Friendly Islamic Boarding Schools), the controversy over a young p

Antara, Jayapura, Papua – The West Papua National Liberation Army (TPNPB) has called for calm and warned against any armed conflict or political mobilization ahead of the December 1 com

Dio Suhenda and Yerica Lai, Jakarta – The Indonesian Military (TNI) is ramping up preparations for a planned deployment of its personnel to Gaza as it awaits an official order from Pres

Leo Galuh, Pari Island, Indonesia – Under the scorching midday sun, Asmania and several women from Indonesia's Pari Island walk toward Rengge Beach, a shoreline slowly receding from the

Arnoldus Kristianus, Jakarta – Indonesia's tax revenue fell 3.9 percent year on year to Rp 1,459.03 trillion ($87.4 billion) as of October 31, 2025, down from Rp 1,517.54 trillion in th

Novali Panji Nugroho, Jakarta – The Head of the Indonesian National Military (TNI) Information Center, Major General Freddy Ardianzah, has clarified the military's role in combating ill

Effendi Rusli, Putu Ayu Pratama Sugiyo, Vinnilya Huanggrio, Jakarta – Calls are mounting for Indonesia to have an anti-bullying law as more children fall victim, and some of these kids

Dio Suhenda, Jakarta – Vice President Gibran Rakabuming Raka called for fairer global finances, as he stood in for President Prabowo Subianto in South Africa amid growing divisions with

Mirza Fanzikri – Indonesia's push to turn illegal mines into community ventures risks simply recycling old abuses and stalling genuine prosperity for local communities as long as oversi

Shela Octavia, Danu Damarjati, Jakarta – Indonesian Legal Aid Foundation (YLBHI) Chairperson Muhammad Isnur is encouraging the National Human Rights Commission (Komnas HAM) not to be af

Andi Adam Faturahman, Jakarta – The Labor Party and the Confederation of Indonesian Trade Unions (KSPI) have postponed the demonstration regarding the 2026 provincial minimum wage incre

Jakarta – Her Majesty Queen Maxima of the Netherlands arrived in Indonesia on Monday evening, November 24, 2025, for a four-day working visit aimed at promoting financial health and res

Andrew Tito, Jakarta – The Confederation of Indonesian Trade Unions (KSPI) and the Labor Party on Monday submitted several proposals to the government for the 2026 provincial minimum wa

Gembong Hanung, Jakarta – Indonesia has endorsed the first global agreement that aims to protect land tenure rights for indigenous communities living in tropical forests around the worl

Alfi Dinilhaq, Jakarta – Indonesia's push for Bobibos, a straw-based biofuel promoted as an ultra-low-emission alternative, is drawing scrutiny from experts who warn that its technologi