Anastasya Lavenia Yudi, Jakarta – A senior economist at Bright Institute, Awalil Rizky, assessed that the projected 2025 State Budget deficit of Rp662 trillion, or 2.78 percent of Gross

Ilona Estherina, Jakarta – The Indonesian government and the House of Representatives (DPR) have agreed on the principles of macroeconomic assumptions for the 2026 state budget in a wor

Banda Aceh – A number of residents from the Aceh People's Alliance have opposed and challenged the establishment of Territorial Development Battalions in five areas and have asked the I

Singgih Wiryono, Danu Damarjati, Jakarta – A factual witness testifying during a formal review of Law Number 3/2025 on the Indonesian Military (TNI), Usman Hamid, has revealed that more

Anggi Sagita, Jayapura – United Nations Special Rapporteur for the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, Albert Kwokwo Barume, personally heard the heartfelt cries of Papuan indigenous peoples

Ken MP Setiawan, Melbourne, Australia – Indonesia faces a critical and multi-faceted health challenge: malnutrition.

Antara, Jakarta – Floodwaters submerged several areas in South and East Jakarta early Sunday following heavy overnight rainfall, particularly in the upstream region of Bogor, officials

Australian solidarity activists today marked the 27th anniversary of the Biak massacre in West Papua and have warned the human rights crisis in the Indonesian-ruled Melanesian region is

Irsyan Hasyim, Jakarta -The National Disaster Management Agency (BNPB) reported that a landslide occurred in West Bandung Regency on Saturday, July 5, 2025, at 06:15 PM local time.

Arnoldus Kristianus, Jakarta – The Indonesian government will need to allocate Rp 552.14 trillion (approximately $34 billion) in the 2025 state budget solely to service interest on its

Djibril Muhammad, Jakarta – Governor Pramono Anung announced on Saturday that all entertainment venues in Jakarta will be required to provide designated smoking areas, as the city seeks

Iman Rahman Cahyadi, Jakarta – The Attorney General's Office has emerged as the most trusted law enforcement institution in Indonesia, overtaking both the Corruption Eradication Commiss

Basudiwa Supraja, Antara, Jakarta – The Indonesian government will launch 100 free boarding schools across the country on July 14 to support children from the nation's poorest household

Jakarta – The safety standard of Indonesia's tourism industry has come under intense international scrutiny following the tragic death of Brazilian tourist Juliana De Souza Pereira Mari

Bambang Ismoyo, Jakarta – Academic and Indonesian Solidarity Party (PSI) politician Ade Armando has been officially appointed as a commissioner at PLN Nusantara Power, a subsidiary of t

Indonesia, West Papua – Indigenous residents have reported ongoing intimidation and harassment by Police Mobile Brigade (Brimob) officers stationed at PT Mancaraya Argo Mandiri (MAM) an

Poramet Tangsathaporn – Thailand will support Timor-Leste joining the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) as its 11th member despite reported opposition from Myanmar, officia

Agencies, Denpasar – Hundreds of rescuers widened their search for dozens of missing people Friday after a ferry sank in rough seas on the way to Bali, leaving at least six dead.

Jakarta – The horrific memory of the 2019 and 2024 simultaneous presidential and legislative elections looks to be behind us.

Adil Al Hasan, Jakarta – The operator of the coffee chain Starbucks, PT Mitra Adiperkasa Tbk.

Dinda Shabrina, Jakarta – Minister of Elementary and Secondary Education Abdul Mu'ti has officially designated July 7 as Indonesian Librarian's Day.

Adil Al Hasan, Jakarta – Finance Minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati has said that the 2025 State Expenditure and Revenue Budget (APBN) faces significant challenges, not only from global eco

Anastasya Lavenia Yudi, Jakarta – Finance Minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati warns that the low Gross Fixed Capital Formation (GFCF), or investments during the first quarter of 2025 is some

In the last few months, a disturbing trend has become apparent in a string of incidents across Indonesia: the sending of innocuous packages that contain the corpses of dead animals.

Jakarta – The mass rapes during the May 1998 riots in Jakarta accompanying the wave of demands for reformasi or political reform that that brought down the New Order regime (Orba) of fo

Eka Jaya Saputra, Bekasi, West Java – Hundreds of workers across various industries in Bekasi regency, West Java, have lost their jobs as a wave of layoffs continues into early July 202

Jakarta – A court in South Sumatra has thrown out a lawsuit filed by residents against plantation companies, which accused the firms of causing lung-choking smoke by lighting peatland f

Jakarta – Timor-Leste will officially become ASEAN's 11th member later this year, according to the Foreign Ministry's Director General for ASEAN Cooperation, Sidharto R.

Indonesia, West Papua – The pristine waters and biodiversity-rich islands of Raja Ampat, Papua Barat Daya Province, are facing a devastating environmental and human rights crisis as mul

Timor-Leste has dismissed Myanmar's reported objection to it becoming the 11th member of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), as "inconsequential and irrelevant."

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Mecca, Saudi Arabia – President Prabowo Subianto performed umrah (minor haj) early on Thursday, at the Al-Haram Grand Mosque in Mecca, shortly after concluding his bilateral talk with S

Dessy Sagita, Jakarta – When an Indonesian mother dropped off her daughter at school in May, she did not expect her to become violently sick after eating lunch from the government's new

Divya Karyza, Jakarta – The government aims to boost national oil output by tapping into community-operated oil wells, targeting an additional 15,000 barrels per day (bpd) by the end of

Gembong Hanung, Jakarta – The government is urging national and multinational companies to take responsibility and do more to tackle the increasing volume of plastic waste, as the count

Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – President Prabowo Subianto recently wrapped up his first-ever state visit to Saudi Arabia with business deals totaling $27 billion.

Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – Indonesia has condemned the Israeli airstrike that killed the director of Gaza's Indonesian Hospital, Dr Marwan Al Sultan.

At least four people have died and dozens are missing after a ferry carrying 65 people sank on its way to the Indonesian resort island of Bali, according to local police.

Basten Gokkon – A new study has shown the first habitat suitability model for the endangered bear cuscus in Indonesia's South Sulawesi, showing its limited and fragmented range, much of

Dian Rahma Fika, Jakarta – The Indonesian House Speaker, Puan Maharani, said she would follow up on the proposal from Retired Indonesian National Armed Forces (TNI) soldiers to impeach

Anastasya Lavenia Yudi, Jakarta – The Indonesian Consumers Foundation (YLKI) urges the Financial Services Authority (OJK) to revoke the co-payment rule for health insurance risk sharing

The National Human Rights Commission (Komnas HAM) is opening up opportunities to work together with the Indonesian Football Association (PSSI) to resolve the problems in the Kanjuruhan

M. Raihan Muzzaki, Jakarta – President Prabowo Subianto once sent a message of hope concerning the management of state finances.

Dian Rahma Fika, Jakarta – Indonesia's Minister of Culture Fadli Zon acknowledged the occurrence of rape incidents during the May 1998 riot.

Riza, Sukabumi – A Christian student retreat held in Tangkil Village, Cidahu District, Sukabumi Regency in West Java, was forcibly disbanded by seven local residents.

Dio Suhenda, Jakarta – The debut of the government's new school admissions system has been marred with problems similar to those that plagued its predecessors, as reports of fraud and t

Alfitria Nefi P, Jakarta – The Institute for Development of Economics and Finance (INDEF) predicts that Indonesia's economic growth in 2025 will be lower after the Ministry of Finance r

Ruth Dea Juwita, Jakarta Indonesia recorded a hefty trade surplus of US$4.3 billion in May, fueled by a surge in exports of vegetable oils and steel, according to data from Statistics I

Divya Karyza, Jakarta Indonesia's inflation edged up in June as food prices rose amid Idul Adha festivities and the start of school holidays, both of which boosted household consumption

Dian Rahma Fika, Jakarta – The Civil Society Coalition Against Impunity disrupted a working meeting between the House of Representatives Commission X and Minister of Culture Fadli Zon o