Asad Asnawi, Trenggalek/Yogyakarta, Indonesia – Indonesia's second-largest Islamic organization faces a growing backlash following a decision to enter the coal mining industry, with mor

Jakarta – Acrocodile killed a woman bathing in a river in Maluku islands, police and locals said Wednesday, with villagers later recovering parts of her body from the slaughtered animal

Jakarta – Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) investigators on Tuesday grilled Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) secretary-general Hasto Kristiyanto as a witness in it

Syukri Rahmatullah, The Vatican – Pope Francis endorsed a declaration promoting religious tolerance on Wednesday by signing a document presented by a delegation of young Indonesian inte

Agnes Valentina Christa, Jakarta – The feud between the National Awakening Party (PKB) and Nahdlatul Ulama (NU) intensified on Wednesday as PKB Chairman Muhaimin Iskandar declined to at

Agencies, Sydney, Australia – Australia and Indonesia cemented a landmark new defence pact Tuesday, pledging closer cooperation in the Asia-Pacific region as a new leader prepares to ta

Jakarta – The Constitutional Court on Tuesday issued a ruling to abolish the threshold for political parties or coalitions of parties to be able to nominate candidates for local heads i

Radhiyya Indra, Jakarta – Acting Jakarta governor Heru Budi Hartono claimed he had used his own operational funds to hold the first trial of the free nutritious meals program, which is

Daniel Hurst – Australia and Indonesia have struck a new security pact that will lead to more joint military exercises and visits, prompting human rights advocates to call for safeguard

Irsyan Hasyim, Jakarta – The Indonesian Forum for the Environment or Walhi expressed its rejection of the Asian Zero Emission Community (AZEC) program.

Nazarudin Latif and Arie Firdaus, Jakarta – Indonesian civil society activists hailed a Constitutional Court ruling on Tuesday to revise requirements for a political party to nominate a

Maulani Mulianingsih, Jakarta – The Indonesian Child Protection Commission (KPAI) has urged the government to revoke a regulation allowing the provision of contraceptives to school-age

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Sebastian Strangio – Australia and Indonesia have agreed to a new defense cooperation agreement that will foster their security cooperation in an increasingly tense and constrained regi

Mita Amalia Hapsari, Jakarta – President-Elect Prabowo Subianto will begin his signature free school meal program on Jan.

Yustinus Paat, Antara, Jakarta – Sufmi Dasco Ahmad, Daily Chairman of the Great Indonesia Movement (Gerindra) Party, confirmed that the Coalition for Advanced Indonesia (KIM) Plus will

Yustinus Paat, Jakarta – Agus Gumiwang Kartasasmita, Interim Chairman of the Golkar Party, has confirmed that Bahlil Lahadalia will be elected as the new chairman of the party.

Ricki Putra Harahap, Jakarta – Independent candidate Dharma Pongrekun has officially secured the necessary requirement to enter the 2024 Jakarta gubernatorial race.

Whisnu Bagus Prasetyo, Jakarta – The Constitutional Court (MK) has lowered the threshold for regional head nominations, easing the requirements for political parties.

Yustinus Patris Paat, Jakarta – The Golkar Party is exploring the possibility of appointing President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo as the Chairman of the Advisory Board at the ongoing Golkar Co

Arnoldus Kristianus, Jakarta – The Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) faction has urged the government to reconsider its macroeconomic assumptions regarding the rupiah's ex

Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – A Russian diplomat talked Tuesday about the possibility of Moscow striking a deal on nuclear power generation with Indonesia, saying Jakarta has to be spec

Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo may deny that he had a hand in the sudden, recent resignation of Airlangga Hartarto as Golkar Party chair, just as he dismissed suggestions that

Nila Ertina, Jakarta – The Indonesian Alliance of Independent Journalist (AJI) has condemned the intimidation of journalists covering the 79th Indonesian Independence Day celebrations a

Tenggara Strategics, Jakarta – Golkar Party chairman Airlangga Hartarto sent shockwaves through Indonesia's political landscape when he abruptly stepped down from his position as the le

Radhiyya Indra, Jakarta – Two months before leaving office in October, President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo replaced on Monday two ministers connected to the Indonesian Democratic Party of St

Jakarta (Agencies) – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo reshuffles his cabinet on Monday just weeks before he steps down in an effort to ease the transition to his successor, Defence Minist

Jakarta – During his last State of the Nation Address on Friday, President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo opted to take the easy way out.

Jakarta – The Health Ministry has stated that 88 cases of mpox were detected in the country over the last two years until Independence Day, and that the majority of patients had recover

Jakarta – Former Law and Human Rights Minister Yasonna H.

Mita Amalia Hapsari, Jakarta – Supratman Andi Agtas was appointed as the new justice minister on Monday, succeeding Yasonna Laoly, who had held the position for the past decade.

Denny Armandhanu, Jakarta – Indonesian President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) reshuffled his Cabinet on Monday (Aug 19) by replacing two ministers linked with the opposition.

Eko Listiyorini – Indonesia is seeking to blend more palm oil with diesel to cut its use of fossil fuels, with the ambitious target raising the risk of tightening supply of the tropical

Indonesia – Indonesia's outgoing President Joko Widodo reshuffled his cabinet in a surprising late-term move that analysts say would bolster the incoming administration's agenda by posi

Arya Fernandes – The shock resignation of Golkar chairman Airlangga Hartanto on 12 August 2024 presents a test case for the grand old party as it scrambles to elect a new leader amid ru

Indonesian human rights activists have strongly criticized a move to offer money to families of enforced disappearance victims as a ploy to clean up tainted image of retired army genera

Deni Ghifari and Aditya Hadi, Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo says the green economy and Prabowo Subianto 's flagship free meals program will prop up economic growth next year

Celvin Sipahutar, Jakarta – The Great Indonesia Movement Party (Gerindra) welcomed President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo's recent cabinet reshuffle, praising it as a necessary step to ensure a

Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – Palestine is seeking to step up bilateral trade with Indonesia, which has been a staunch supporter in its fight against Israeli occupation.

Ricki Putra Harahap, Jakarta – The National Awakening Party (PKB) will reunite with President-Elect Prabowo Subianto after their relationship took a roller-coaster ride in the last elec

Jakarta – The Indonesian Ministry of Health is tightening the scheme for health checks for foreign nationals entering Indonesia, including state guests to prevent the spread of monkeypo

Ilona Esterina, Antara, Jakarta – An economist from the Institute for Development of Economics and Finance (Indef), Didik J.

Ikhsan Reliubun, Jakarta – Indonesian President Joko Widodo or Jokowi's development of the Indonesian Capital Nusantara or IKN in East Kalimantan has attracted haphazard investments, sa

Jakarta – The 2025 draft budget is here, and this will be president-elect Prabowo Subianto's first.

Yustinus Paat, Jakarta – The Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDIP) continues to seek coalition partners to secure a nomination ticket for Anies Baswedan and Hendrar Prihadi in

Sydney – Australian leaders should discuss human rights issues with Indonesian President-elect Prabowo Subianto Djojohadikusumo during meetings in Canberra on August 20, 2024, Human Rig

Yustinus Paat, Jakarta – The Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDIP) has confirmed that its Chairperson, Megawati Soekarnoputri, fully accepts President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo's de

Jakarta – Agriculture Minister Andi Amran Sulaiman soft launched the use of B50 biodiesel in South Kalimantan on Sunday, harnessing Indonesia's abundance of crude palm oil (CPO).

Tanjung Pinang – Rempang Island residents in Galang subdistrict, Batam City, Riau Islands, again held a protest action rejecting their relocation to make way for the Rempang Eco City Na

Jakarta – The Jakarta Elections Supervisory Agency (Bawaslu) has urged resident voters to report any unauthorized use of their identity by gubernatorial hopefuls Dharma Pongrekun and Ku