Jakarta – The Indonesian Ombudsman will mediate a dispute between the Borobudur Crafts and Food Center Association (SKMB) and PT Taman Wisata Candi Borobudur, Prambanan and Ratu Boko (T

Tempo.Co, Petir Garda B, Jakarta – The Indonesian government's decision to resume the export of sea sand continues to draw criticism.

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M. Rizki Yusrial, Petir Garda B, Jakarta – The Indonesian aviation landscape has witnessed the emergence of a new airline, Blue Bird Nordic or BBN Airlines Indonesia.

Jakarta – The political parties should not arbitrarily replace House of Representatives (DPR) candidates who have been elected, yet alone, if this is based on internal decisions or for

Faisal Maliki Baskoro, Jakarta – The Jakarta Composite Index (JCI) fell sharply in early trading on Thursday, sliding 0.44 percent to 7,526, despite positive momentum from US markets.

Ary Hermawan – A troll social media account under the name of Fufufafa in Indonesia's oldest chat forum, Kaskus, has sparked speculation about the relationship dynamics between presiden

Switzerland's federal Supreme Court has approved the seizure of bank accounts linked to the family of Indonesian president-elect Prabowo Subianto's tycoon brother as a long-running tax

Maria Monica Wihardja and Putu Sanjiwacika Wibisana – Indonesia's middle class can be a boon for democracy but a bane for the government.

Hariz Baharudin, Jakarta – Indonesia is strengthening its digital defences by establishing a new cyber force, Angkatan Siber, which will become the fourth branch of the military, alongs

Najla Nur Fauziyah, Sultan Abdurrahman, Jakarta – Several religious, legal, and environmental organizations filed a judicial review appeal at the Supreme Court, challenging Government R

Rights activists and families of victims of human rights abuses committed by former Indonesian president Suharto's regime have slammed a proposed move by the country's parliament to con

Jakarta – A reality check on our government's ambition is in order after the World Bank questioned last week the plan to turn the country into a developed economy under the Golden Indon

Jakarta – The Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) has vowed that early warning information for tsunamis and other related disasters will be disseminated within three m

Zhulfakar, Jakarta – It will be up to President-Elect Prabowo Subianto to decide on when the government should begin moving its civil servants to the new capital Nusantara, according to

Thomas Rizal, Jakarta – The public is closely watching the performance of celebrity lawmakers in the newly inaugurated 2024-2029 House of Representatives (DPR), as 25 entertainers, incl

Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – The government of the archipelagic Indonesia has spent Rp 1.3 trillion (around $85.4 million) to build seven of the so-called cross-border posts.

Juan Ardya Guardiola, Faturahman Sophian, Jakarta – National Batik Day, celebrated annually on October 2, showcases the rich cultural heritage of batik, an iconic Indonesian art form th

Arnoldus Kristianus, Jakarta – The Central Statistics Agency (BPS) reported a deflation of 0.12 percent in September 2024, marking the fifth monthly deflation this year.

Alfida Rizky Febrianna, Jakarta – The Indonesian government is considering a ban on the Chinese online marketplace, Temu, which facilitates direct transactions between Chinese producers

Jakarta – Perhaps playing word games has become President Joko Widodo's specialty.

Dani Aswara, Petir Garda B, Jakarta – Indonesian Islamist cleric Rizieq Syihab, commonly known as Habib Rizieq, filed a lawsuit alleging unlawful acts against President Joko "Jokowi" Wi

Antara, Jakarta – The head of Indonesia's General Elections Supervisory Agency (Bawaslu), Rahmat Bagja, said voters are allowed to campaign for empty ballot boxes in regions with single

Yustinus Paat, Jakarta – The House of Representatives (DPR) passed 225 drafts into laws during its 2019-2024 term, a significant increase compared to the 91 laws passed by the 2014-2019

Yustinus Paat, Jakarta – A total of 580 members of the House of Representatives (DPR) and 152 members of the Regional Representatives Council (DPD) for the 2024-2029 period will be swor

Yustinus Paat, Jakarta – Jamaludin Malik, a newly elected member of the House of Representatives (DPR) from the Golkar Party, arrived in an Ultraman superhero costume ahead of the swear

Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – Indonesian textile manufacturers are still struggling against floods of imported goods, according to the Industry Ministry.

Arnoldus Kristianus, Jakarta – The Central Statistics Agency (BPS) reported that Indonesia experienced a monthly deflation of 0.12 percent in September 2024.

Ali Achmad, Batu, East Java – Twelve individuals involved in a sex party at a villa in Batu City were arrested by the East Java Police.

Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – Indonesia has attracted more than 9 million foreign travelers as of August this year, but these figures were still below the pre-Covid levels.

Jakarta – The past few weeks, if not months, have not been a proud time for our teenagers, the generation that will carry the torch to achieve the country's vision of a Golden Indonesia

Mai Nguyen, Siyi Liu, Fransiska Nangoy and Pratima Desai – Top nickel producer China's Tsingshan has cut ferronickel production in Indonesia due to persistent shortages of ore caused by

Yokie Rahmad Isjchwansyah – President-elect Prabowo Subianto will likely appoint a military figure to head the Defence Ministry when he steps into office in October 2024.

Ridho Bramulya Ikhsan (BINUS University in Jakarta) – Consumers including millennials choose carefully, increasingly aware of deceptive environmental claims by businesses.

Alfitria Nefi P, Annisa Febiola, Jakarta – Guntur Romli, a politician from the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDIP), opposed the idea of awarding former President Suharto the

Yolanda Agne, Jakarta – A number of parties have protested the proposal to award the title of national hero on the second President of the Republic of Indonesia, Suharto, which was anno

Oyuk Ivani S, Ilona Estherina, Jakarta – The Ministry of Manpower recorded that as of October 1, 2024, as many as 52,993 workers have been laid off.

Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo received on Tuesday a short list of 10 candidates to serve as leaders of the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK).

Jakarta – The rivalry between North Sumatra gubernatorial candidates Bobby Nasution and Edy Rahmayadi is intensifying ahead of the 2024 regional head elections.

Jakarta – The Jakarta Police's Internal Affairs Division (Propam) has questioned 11 officers regarding the disruption of a diaspora discussion in Kemang on Saturday.

Djibril Muhammad, Jakarta – Former President Megawati Soekarnoputri and President-elect Prabowo Subianto planned for a meeting before the latter is inaugurated as the next president.

Ivany Atina Arbi, Jakarta – Human rights organizations have denounced the disbanding of multiple public discussions and peaceful protests by "unknown" individuals over the past week, an

Ilham Oktafian, Heru Andriyanto, Jakarta – The Jakarta Police have arrested five individuals in connection with Saturday's raid on a political discussion and have named at least two of

Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – Senior minister Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan revealed Monday more details of his recent visit to New York, which included an impromptu meeting with US President

Yustinus Paat, Jakarta – The Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) will retain Puan Maharani as the Speaker of the House of Representatives for the next five years, a party ex

Jakarta – With less than a month before leaving office, President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo was on a roll in the past week visiting multiple sites, where milestones of some downstream projec

Jakarta – The Indonesian Ulema Council (MUI) reminded the people to continue boycotting products made by Israel and all affiliated items to support the struggle for Palestinian independ

Duncan Graham – There'll soon be a new leader next door – ageing hardliner Prabowo Subianto.

Apriadi Gunawan, Medan – The North Sumatra Prosecutor's Office arrested five people for alleged corruption in the fraudulent procurement of facilities at Kualanamu International Airport

Tenggara Strategics, Jakarta – All eyes are still on Kaesang Pangarep, the youngest son of President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo, who became embroiled in a controversy over his use of a privat