Ricki Putra Harahap, Jakarta – President Prabowo Subianto on Tuesday inaugurated the National Neuroscience Institute (INN) at the newly established Mahar Mardjono National Brain Center

Harso Kurniawan, Jakarta – The Indonesian government will end tax incentives for imported battery electric vehicles (BEVs) in completely built-up (CBU) form by the end of 2025.

David Wilson, Kupang, East Nusa Tenggara – The regent of North Timor Tengah (TTU) in East Nusa Tenggara accused Jakarta of ignoring repeated warnings about potential unrest in a dispute

Timor-Leste's national parliament has approved a US$4 million budget to purchase 65 new cars for lawmakers, which critics say is "irresponsible" in a country where nearly half of its ch

Ruth Dea Juwita, Jakarta – The government plans to cut local content requirement scores for goods made through contract manufacturers, a move business groups say will dent investment an

Yvette Tanamal, Jakarta – Indonesia has called on Islamic nations to unite and "use all their power and available resources" to stop Israel from fully occupying the Gaza Strip and entre

Salman Mardira, Jakarta – Tens of thousands of workers across Indonesia will stage nationwide protests on Thursday, just days after a similar demonstration in Jakarta descended into rio

Gembong Hanung, Jakarta – The recent death of a toddler in West Java has raised concerns over the prevalence of worm infection and its relationship to childhood stunting in Indonesia, w

Muhammad Firman, David Wilson, Kupang, East Nusa Tenggara – An Indonesian villager was injured on Monday after Timor-Leste border patrol officers opened fire during an altercation in a

Nabiila Azzahra – The Jakarta Metropolitan Police have urged all students not to participate in rallies with the intention of observing.

Dani Aswara – The Indonesian Photojournalists Association (PFI Jakarta) has strongly condemned the act of violence experienced by Antara photojournalist, Bayu Pratama S., while c

Jakarta – The courage to resist shown by the people of Pati, Central Java, could spread quickly and widely like a virus.

Nandito Putra, Jakarta – The Ministry of Investment and Downstream Industry has recorded over Rp942.9 trillion in investment realization during the first half of 2025, or 49.5 percent o

Dani Aswara – Director of the Legal Aid Institute (LBH) Jakarta, Fadhil Alfathan, stated that their team was not allowed to accompany hundreds of demonstration participants who were arr

Jakarta – There are signs that relations between the Police and the Attorney General's Office (AGO) are not good.

Nabiila Azzahra – The Jakarta Metropolitan Regional Police (Polda Metro Jaya) has apologized to Bayu Pratama, a photo journalist from the National News Agency Antara, who was ass

Banda Aceh – A gay couple were punished with a sentence of 76 lashes each in public at Bustanussalatin Park in the Acehnese provincial capital of Banda Aceh on Tuesday August 26.

Antara, Jakarta – Indonesian police have named 28 suspects in a large-scale rice adulteration case, following a months-long investigation into fraudulent practices in the country's food

Stefanno Sulaiman and Gibran Naiyyar Peshimam, Jakarta – The United States has agreed in principle to exempt Indonesian exports of cocoa, palm oil and rubber from President Donald Trump

Nandito Putra, Jakarta – The Ministry of Investment and Downstream Industry records growing investment realization outside of Java island during the first semester of 2025, with the min

Putri Safira Pitaloka, Jakarta – President Prabowo Subianto has once again mentioned "foreign stooges" while speaking at an event to train teachers and school principals at the Jakarta

Alfida Rizky Febrianna, Ilham Oktafian, Jakarta – Deputy House Speaker Sufmi Dasco Ahmad on Tuesday defended the controversial Rp 50 million ($3,000) monthly housing allowance for lawma

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Nabiila Azzahra, Jakarta – The Jakarta Legal Aid Institute (LBH) estimates that 370 individuals who participated in the August 25 demonstration in front of the Parliament building in Ce

Jakarta – Since the inaugural direct regional head elections in 2005, nobody has managed to rob your right to choose your governors, mayors and regents.

Gembong Hanung, Jakarta – Japan and the United States have exchanged a commitment to bolstering security in the Indo-Pacific region, as both countries are among those participating in a

Ilham Oktafian, Jakarta – The Home Affairs Ministry has ordered regional leaders to roll back steep hikes in land and building taxes (PBB) after protests over the issue turned violent i

Yovanda Noni, Jakarta – The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) has named Dayang Donna Walfiaries Tania (DDW), Chair of the East Kalimantan Chamber of Commerce and Industry for the

Ilham Oktafian, Alfida Rizky Febrianna, Jakarta – Indonesia's parliament on Tuesday approved the creation of a new Hajj and Umrah Ministry, elevating the country's existing pilgrimage a

Celvin Moniaga Sipahutar, Jakarta – Canada and Russia are some of the countries that have expressed interest in developing nuclear power plants in Indonesia, according to Energy Ministe

Bambang Ismoyo, Lausanne – Sovereign fund Danantara recently sent some directors of its state-owned enterprises or SOEs to a leadership program in Switzerland.

David Wilson, Timor Tengah Utara, East Nusa Tenggara – A tense standoff erupted at the Indonesia-Timor-Leste border on Monday morning in Inbate village, Bikomi Nilulat district, North T

Roy Adriansyah, Jakarta – A protest outside the House of Representatives (DPR) complex escalated into chaos on Monday, as demonstrators rejected a proposed increase in lawmakers' allowa

Intan Wahyuningtyas, Jakarta – Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto has continued his drive to form new government agencies.

Hendrik Yaputra, Jakarta – Virdika Rizky Utama, Executive Director of PARA Syndicate, suspects that President Prabowo Subianto's decision to bestow honorary awards on his cabinet member

Hendrik Yaputra, Jakarta – The Commission for the Disappeared and Victims of Violence (KontraS) has criticized President Prabowo Subianto for awarding Indonesia's second-highest civilia

Jakarta – The Trade Ministry on Monday urged the European Union to immediately remove countervailing duties on biodiesel imports, after the World Trade Organization backed the Southeast

Fahri Ali, Jakarta – The University of Indonesia (UI), the country's oldest higher education institution, recently apologized for inviting a pro-Israel scholar to a discussion, admittin

Jakarta – The world exhaled a sign of disappointment when 11 days of negotiation in Geneva, Switzerland, ended in a failure to produce the first legally-binding global treaty that would

Maudey Khalisha, Jakarta – At least two major music festivals have canceled this year's editions, citing a lack of appetite among concertgoers.

Celvin Moniaga Sipahutar, Jakarta – President Prabowo Subianto on Monday conferred Indonesia's highest civilian honor – the Star of the Republic of Indonesia, First Class (Bintang Repub

Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – Indonesia officially has ex-minister and non-affiliated politician Indroyono Soesilo as its envoy to the United States, finally ending a years-long wait.

Jakarta – President Prabowo Subianto on Monday inaugurated a new agency tasked with the construction of a giant sea wall along the northern coast of Java.

Yustinus Paat, Jakarta – The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) has launched an asset-tracing investigation into a senior official at the Manpower Ministry accused of masterminding

Sultan Abdurrahman, Jakarta – The Labor Party and several labor unions have confirmed they will not take part in the protest scheduled at the Senayan parliamentary complex, Jakarta, on

Andi Adam Faturahman, Jakarta – Police fired tear gas to disperse demonstrators in front of the People's Representative Council (DPR) building in Senayan, Central Jakarta, on Monday, Au

Anastasya Lavenia Yudi, Jakarta – The Forum Indonesia for Budget Transparency (Fitra) has revealed a significant increase in the 2025 salary and allowance budget for members of the Hous

Hendrik Yaputra, Jakarta – Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto inaugurated several state officials at the State Palace, Jakarta, on Monday, August 25, 2025.

Jakarta – The government's contortions in manipulating statistical data risk causing disaster.

Jamal Abdun Nashr, Jakarta – A total of 1,245 police personnel were deployed as the people of Pati are set to hold a simultaneous action of sending letters to the Corruption Eradication