Jakarta – The government has handed over to French authorities a man on death row for drug offences who will start his return to his home country late on Tuesday, the latest in a series

Jakarta – Chinese firms control about 75% of Indonesia's nickel refining capacity, raising concern over supply chain control and environmental risks, Washington-based global security no

Sudarshan Varadhan, Dili – East Timor would prefer to work with Australia and partners Woodside Energy and Japan's Osaka Gas over Chinese firms that have expressed interest in developin

Jakarta – Apileup at the Ciawi tollgate in Bogor, West Java, on Tuesday night has left eight people dead, a Kompas TV journalist at Ciawi Regional General Hospital (RSUD) reporte

Elisa Sekenyap, Jayapura – The Papua People's Council (MRP) says that the people of Central Papua have openly complained about and reject the free nutritious meals (MBG) program launche

Savero Aristia Wienanto, Jakarta – Deputy Executive Director of Research at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), Shafiah F.

Jakarta – Law enforcement in the early days of the government of Prabowo Subianto and Gibran Rakabuming Raka has not given people much hope.

Antara, Jakarta – The Finance Ministry has announced the cancellation of the 2025 Ministerial Scholarship program, following a directive to streamline the budgets for ministries and age

Hammam Izzuddin, Jakarta – The Chairperson of the Association of Indonesian Private Universities (APTISI) Budi Djatmiko stated that universities need to be prioritized to obtain mining

Novali Panji Nugroho, Jakarta – The Minister of Women's Empowerment and Child Protection, Arifah Fauzi, responded to the rejection by students in the Papua Highlands region who refused

Celvin Moniaga Sipahutar, Jakarta – President Prabowo Subianto signaled on Wednesday that he is prepared to reorganize his cabinet after assessing the performance of his ministers durin

European Union, Indonesia, West Papua – In 2020, the European Commission launched the European Green Deal, an ambitious policy framework targeting climate neutrality across the European

Jakarta – The Indonesian Ombudsman's Banten office estimates that fishermen suffered at least Rp 24 billion (US$1.4 million) in income losses after their access to the sea was hindered

Jakarta – Religious mass organizations, and now universities, will be allowed to mine, thanks to the revision of the Coal and Mineral Law, which the House of Representatives has tabled

Rifki Saebani, Jakarta – The National Police's counter-terrorism unit, Densus 88, arrested a man in Tasikmalaya, West Java, on Monday for his alleged involvement in terrorism activities

Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – Indonesia has just secured a fresh grant worth 14.7 million euros or $15.3 million from France and the European Union (EU) for its energy transition, not l

Arnoldus Kristianus, Jakarta – Indonesia's economy grew 5.03 percent in 2024, slightly below the government's 5.2 percent target and last year's growth of 5.05 percent, according to dat

Antara, Jakarta – Based on President Prabowo Subianto's instruction to each ministry and agency to implement budget savings, the Ministry of Finance (Kemenkeu) has to cancel the Ministe

Deri Dahuri – On Wednesday February 5, thousands of workers who are members of the Confederation of Indonesian Trade Unions (KSPI) and the Labour Party held a demonstration in front of

Jakarta – Indonesia's economy grew more than expected last year, the government said Wednesday, as a pick-up in trade, mining and agriculture helped offset ongoing global headwinds.

Hans Nicholas Jong, Jakarta – Indonesia, one of the world's largest greenhouse gas emitters, has signaled it might follow in the footsteps of the U.S.

Teguh Suprayitno, Tebo, Indonesia – Dewita's voice cracked through tears as she read her personal statement before a court on Dec.

Meenakshi Ganguly – The Indonesian administration of President Prabowo Subianto Djojohadikusumo is sending mixed signals about a proposed amnesty to tens of thousands of Papuans convict

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Hendrik Yaputra, Jakarta – The Coalition of Lecturers from Mulawarman University (Unmul) has rejected the plan to grant mining concession permits to universities.

Adil Al Hasan, Jakarta – The Indonesian Transportation Workers Union (SPAI) plans to rally in front of the Ministry of Manpower on Monday, February 17, 2025, to demand religious holiday

Mulya Hadi, Jakarta – A 62-year-old woman passed away after waiting in line to get a 3-kilogram liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) canister on Monday afternoon in the South Tangerang area.

Kurt Bayer – In February 2023, New Zealand pilot Phillip Mehrtens was kidnapped by armed rebels in Indonesia's volatile Papua region.

Ricki Putra Harahap, Jakarta – The Indonesian government has revoked forest management licenses from 18 companies that collectively controlled 526,144 hectares of land, Forestry Ministe

Ricki Putra Harahap, Jakarta – President Prabowo Subianto has confirmed that his administration will continue the development of the new national capital, Nusantara, in East Kalimantan,

Hanif Musyaffa, Jakarta – The Head of the National Nutrition Agency (BGN), Dadan Hindayana, has confirmed that the Free Nutritious Meals program will continue during Ramadan, with adjus

Yustinus Paat, Jakarta – A senior lawmaker said Tuesday that President Prabowo would let retailers sell the low-cost 3-kilogram cooking gas canisters again after the restriction faced p

Jakarta – Indonesia's government will set up a state investment agency to manage holdings in some of the biggest state companies after Parliament passed a Bill on Feb 4 approving the bo

Ratu Durotun Nafisah – In his inaugural speech on 20 October 2024, President Prabowo Subianto stressed that Indonesia's democracy must be 'uniquely Indonesian', rooted in the country's

Caleb Fotheringham – The international advocacy group, Human Rights watch, has put out a plea to Indonesia's President to stop human rights abuses in West Papua.

Dian Rahma Fika, Jakarta – Head of the National Nutrition Agency (BGN) Dadan Hindayana revealed the main reasons why the free nutritious meal program (MBG) run by President Prabowo Subi

Jakarta – The recent death of an Indonesian migrant at the hands of Malaysian authorities underscores the complexities of the Indonesia-Malaysia relationship.

Deni Ghifari, Jakarta – Indonesia has recorded a multi-decade low inflation rate this January with experts saying the figure recorded this month is rather unusual and could be cause for

Jakarta – Calls are growing for the government to "evaluate" Bali's tourist industry after a string of crimes by foreign perpetrators, including the recent kidnapping and robbery of a U

Bambang Ismoyo, Jakarta – Energy and Mineral Resources Minister Bahlil Lahadalia apologized on Tuesday following the death of a woman reportedly due to exhaustion while waiting in line

Monique Handa Shafira, Jakarta – The Financial Services Authority (OJK) has issued Regulation No.

Bambang Ismoyo, Antara, Jakarta – The government announced Monday that Indonesia registered approximately $32.3 billion in combined investments in the energy and mineral resources secto

Antara, Jakarta – An analyst recently warned that the new 3-kilogram cooking gas policy could even cause the state spending allocated for energy subsidy to soar even more without strict

Bambang Ismoyo, Jakarta – Energy and Mineral Resources Minister Bahlil Lahadalia assured on Monday that there is no shortage of subsidized 3-kilogram liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) canis

Antara, Rangga Samudra, Jakarta – President Prabowo Subianto finally made a surprise free school meal inspection in East Jakarta on Monday, about a month after the launch of his signatu

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Arnoldus Kristianus, Jakarta – The government's decision to implement a 50 percent discount on electricity tariffs has resulted in a 0.76 percent decrease in consumer prices for January

Jakarta – Indonesia's annual inflation rate slowed to its lowest in 24 years to 0.76 per cent in January, official data showed on Monday, down sharply from 1.57 per cent in December and

Budi Hernawan, Indonesia – Civicus speaks to Budi Hernawan, human rights defender and senior lecturer at Driyarkara School of Philosophy in Jakarta.

Jakarta – The city administration resumed on Sunday its weather modification operation (OMC) until Feb.