Alfida Rizky Febrianna, Jakarta – The government's efforts to reduce domestic airfares may face setbacks due to an impending increase in value-added tax (VAT), which is expected to rais

Emenda Sembiring, Attar Hikmahtiar Ramadan and Elprida Agustina – Bali has a unique opportunity to address plastic waste by integrating sustainable practices into the tourism experience

Alif Ilham Fajriadi, Jakarta – Former leader of the Islamic Defenders Front or FPI, Rizieq Shihab, has voiced support for a proposal to send Indonesian youth to Palestine to participate

Pizaro Gozali Idrus – For many Indonesian democracy activists, a former trade minister's upcoming corruption trial will test whether Prabowo Subianto, the new president, upholds the rul

Arnoldus Kristianus, Jakarta – The government has announced a 6.5 percent increase in the minimum wage, effective next year, aimed at safeguarding the purchasing power of the middle cla

Eiben Heizar, Jakarta – The Alliance of Papuan Students (AMP) held a student demonstration on Jalan Kusumanegara, Jogja City, on Sunday, December 1, 2024.

Banda Aceh – More than 100 Rohingya refugees including women and children have been rescued after their boat sank off the coast of Indonesia, the United Nations refugee agency said on S

Sudarshan Varadhan, Singapore – Indonesia is in talks with the United States and Russia about acquiring technology to develop nuclear power plants, a deputy minister told Reuters

Zachary Abuza – At an event orchestrated by Indonesia's counter-terrorism agency (BNPT) in late June, Abu Rusydan and 15 other senior Jemaah Islamiyah members read out a statement annou

Jakarta – The National Commission on Human Rights (Komnas HAM) has sent an investigation team to probe the fatal shooting by a police officer of a teenage student in Semarang, Central J

Antara, Jakarta – The Indonesian Employers Association (Apindo) is seeking further clarification from the government behind the 6.5 percent increase in the Provincial Minimum Wage (UMP)

Widi Agustian, Jakarta – Workers in Indonesia are expected to see a 6.3 percent increase in salaries in 2025, a rise that surpasses the projected salary growth in 2024 across most South

Faisal Maliki Baskoro, Jakarta – Donald Trump's re-election as US president and his renewed focus on protectionist policies could stifle global economic growth, warns the Institute for

Spoorthy Raman – When the Indonesian government established Tesso Nilo National Park in 2004 on a former logging concession, little could it have known that the legacy of logging and de

Te Aniwaniwa Paterson – On Papuan Independence Day we discuss protests against Indonesia's transmigration programme, environmental destruction, militarisation, and the struggle for self

Ilona Estherina, Jakarta – The Confederation of All-Indonesian Trade Unions (KSBSI) welcomes the 6.5 percent increase in the Provincial Minimum Wage next year.

Jakarta – Four-term lawmaker Effendi Simbolon has been expelled from the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) for endorsing a rival candidate in the Jakarta gubernatorial ele

Jakarta – Energy and Mineral Resources Minister Bahlil Lahadalia has revealed that the new fuel subsidy scheme would involve a combination of subsidized goods and direct cash transfer (

Yvette Tanamal, Jakarta – Foreign Minister Sugiono met with his Ukrainian counterpart Andrii Sybiha this week in a bilateral meeting in Italy, where they discussed plans for peace amid

Salman Mardira, Jakarta – The 2024 Jakarta gubernatorial election recorded the lowest voter turnout in the city's history of direct elections, with abstention levels soaring to unpreced

Bella Evanglista Mikaputri, Jakarta – Major General Ariyo Windutomo was sworn in on Friday as the chief of the Presidential Secretariat, joining the growing number of active and retired

Abdul Alim Muhamad Zamzami, Sragen, Central Java – The body of 16-year-old Gamma Rizkynata Oktafansy was exhumed on Friday by the Central Java Police as part of an investigation into al

Iim Halimatusa'diyah, Aptiani Nur Jannah, Grace Rachmanda – COP29, the multilateral decision-making forum on climate change in Baku, Azerbaijan, has just concluded, yet the Prabowo gove

Intan Setiawanty, Jakarta – The Press Council has ruled that Tempo magazine's cover and main coverage on online gambling, published in its November 18-24, 2024, edition, adheres

Vendro Immanuel G, Jakarta – Chairperson of the Association of Online Ojek Drivers Garda Indonesia, Igun Wicaksono, condemns the statement of Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources Ba

Anastasya Lavenia Y, Jakarta – The recent Jakarta Regional Elections saw a high number of voters abstaining.

Antara, Jakarta – The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) is now authorized to probe corruption cases within the Indonesian Armed Forces (TNI) as long as the anti-corruption agency

Jamal Abdun Nashr, Semarang – Hundreds of people staged a protest in front of the Central Java Regional Police Headquarters gate on Thursday evening, November 28, 2024.

Prisma Ardianto, Jakarta – President Prabowo Subianto has allocated a budget of Rp 10,000 ($0.63) per portion per day for his flagship program providing free nutritious meals to schoolc

Arnoldus Kristianus, Jakarta – As global economic pressures intensify, Bank Indonesia (BI) has projected that Indonesia's economy will remain resilient despite challenges arising from g

Jakarta – Public Housing and Settlements Minister Maruarar "Ara" Sirait plans to coordinate with state-owned railway operator PT Kereta Api Indonesia (KAI) to develop a program for orga

Isaac Nellist – The Australia West Papua Association (AWPA) and supporters raised the West Papua flag at Leichhardt Town Hall on November 29, to show their solidarity with West Papuan's

Sapto Yunus, Jakarta – Member of Commission III of the House of Representatives (DPR) RI Nasir Djamil considers the proposal to place the Indonesian National Police or Polri under a min

Jihan Ristiyanti, Jakarta – The Ministry of Protection for Indonesian Migrant Workers (P2MI) has recently proposed a plan to collaborate with the Ministry of Immigration and Deportation

Jakarta – The Operation Cartenz Peace managed to arrest Oni Enumbi of the armed criminal group (KKB) operating in Puncak Jaya, Central Papua, on Wednesday, at about 11:15 a.m.

Jakarta – At 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday, three hours after the polls closed, voters could already get a sense of the regional election outcome.

Jakarta – Rescuers are searching for passengers trapped in a minibus buried in mud after flash floods and landslides hit several locations in North Sumatra, killing at least 27, an offi

Agencies, Jakarta – Candidates backed by President Prabowo Subianto look set to secure victories in key regional elections, with the exception of Jakarta, which analysts said should mak

Arya Fernandes, Yoes C Kenawas, Muhammad Ahalla Tsauro and Titi Anggraini – As the dust settles on the electoral contestations, we ask experts for their initial assessments of different

Yvette Tanamal, Jakarta – Former Jakarta governor Anies Baswedan said this year's Jakarta gubernatorial election is "unique" because not all candidates could vote in the capital city, i

Arnoldus Kristianus, Jakarta – Indonesia's government debt reached Rp 8,560.36 trillion ($$539.4 billion) by the end of October 2024, according to data from the Finance Ministry, as out

Teguh Adi Prasetyo, Jakarta – Indonesia will stop importing salt for consumption starting next year, in line with Presidential Regulation (Perpres) No.

Indah Handayani, Jakarta – Indonesia's crypto transactions has reached Rp 475.13 trillion (around $29.9 billion) so far this year as of October, according to the Commodity Futures Tradi

Basudiwa Supraja, Jakarta – Housing Minister Maruarar "Ara" Sirait has promised a reward of Rp 8 billion ($500,000) for information leading to the capture of Harun Masiku, a fugitive wa

Antara, Jakarta – The Indonesian government is likely to delay the planned increase in the Value-Added Tax (VAT) rate to 12 percent, which was initially scheduled to take effect on Janu

M. Rizki Yusrial, Jakarta – Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources, Bahlil Lahadalia, said that online ojek or online motorcycle taxis are not the target for fuel subsidy.

Daniel A. Fajri, Jakarta – President Prabowo Subianto has announced a salary increase for teachers in 2025.

Hendrik Yaputra, Jakarta – The Association for Elections and Democracy, Perludem, has uncovered serious allegations of widespread money politics during the campaign and quiet period of

Jakarta – The agreement between Prabowo and Xi Jinping to jointly manage the region of overlapping claims disadvantages Indonesia.

Jakarta – President Prabowo Subianto announced on Thursday a 100 percent increase in the basic salaries of state teachers, along with a Rp 2 million ($126) monthly allowance for part-ti