Heru Andriyanto, Tangerang – The Indonesian government is collaborating with pharmaceutical companies to increase the production of essential drug materials domestically, aiming to redu

Arnoldus Kristianus, Jakarta – The Indonesian government has extended safeguard tariffs on imports of textiles, carpets, and other fabric coverings for another three years in a bid to p

Jakarta – The body of AM, a 13-year-old boy who was allegedly beaten to death by police officers in early June in Padang, West Sumatra, will be exhumed on Thursday, following the issuan

Nur Janti, Jakarta – The Jakarta chapter of the Alliance of Independent Journalists (AJI Jakarta) condemned the alleged intimidation of a Tempo journalist and weekly podcast host

Hans Nicholas Jong, Jakarta – The Indonesian government is working on improving and synchronizing its forest and supply chain data to comply with increasingly strict sustainability stan

Jakarta – Former Indonesian president Megawati Soekarnoputri has warned that allowing a president to serve three terms could damage the country, in comments that potentially referred to

Jakarta – In politics, apologies are a cheap commodity. Politicians apologize all the time.

Tria Sutrisna, Ihsanuddin, Jakarta – The families of activists abducted in 1997-98 are suffering from trauma after meeting with senior officials from president elect Prabowo Subianto's

Jakarta – If the breakdown in relations between Megawati Soekarnoputri and her Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) with President Joko Widodo had happened a long time ago, p

Han Revanda Putra, Jakarta – Spokesperson for Indonesia's Industry Ministry Febri Hendri Antoni Arif suspected that the pile-up of 26,415 containers stuck at Tanjung Priok and Tanjung P

Irsyan Hasyim (Contributor), Jakarta – The National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB) stated that 99 percent of forest and land fires, or Karhutla, in Indonesia are caused by human acti

Sarjan Lahay, Gorontalo, Indonesia – A palm oil industry body and a state-owned company are proposing a vast new palm oil plan encompassing around 1 million hectares (nearly 2.5 million

Fito Akhmad Erlangga, Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo welcomed credentials from ten newly appointed ambassadors from friendly nations at the Merdeka Palace on Thursday.

Jakarta – Indonesia and Japan on Thursday agreed on amendments to an economic agreement to reduce or remove trade barriers, Indonesia said, predicting the revision will boost bilateral

Yustinus Patris Paat, Jakarta – The Prosperous Justice Party (PKS) on Thursday urged Anies Baswedan to promptly announce former party chairman Sohibul Iman as his running mate, warning

Deni Ghifari, Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo said next year's state budget must cater to all programs planned by president-elect Prabowo Subianto in view of global economic ri

Ahmad Rizky M Umar – In an unprecedented move that has angered climate activists, Indonesia's biggest Islamic organisations, Muhammadiyah and Nahdlatul Ulama (NU), have accepted offers

Yohana Belinda, Jakarta – The head of the Bali Tourism Office has rejected an idea to build an international-standard casino in the island province, put forward by a local business grou

Divya Karyza, Jakarta – Businesses have called the government to rethink a plan to introduce a cap and impose a tax on certain ingredients used in processed foods, fearing the measures

Jakarta – The recent acquittal of Gregorius Ronald Tannur, son of former House of Representatives lawmaker Edward Tannur, on murder charges shows that miscarriages of justice are still

Tenggara Strategics, Jakarta – To prove his commitment to the development of Nusantara Capital City, President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo insisted on working there, despite the ongoing constr

Jakarta – The Jakarta Education Agency plans to increase the registration quota for non-permanent teachers' Individual Work Contracts (KKI) this year, from 1,700 to 2,650.

Jakarta – The Presidential Office has repudiated reports that President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo has been seeking to interfere with the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle's (PDI-P) new

Rama Sukarta, Tangerang – Indonesia is working to reduce its reliance on imported pharmaceutical raw materials (BBO), which currently make up 90 percent of the country's needs, primaril

Whisnu Bagus Prasetyo, Kendal – Chief Investment Minister Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan delivered a deeply sentimental farewell to President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo as his term approaches its en

Thomas Rizal, Jakarta – The Indonesian Ulema Council (MUI) has called on the police to launch a criminal investigation into a recent beauty pageant for transgender women held at a Jakar

Yustinus Patris Paat, Jakarta – National Awakening Party (PKB) Chairman Muhaimin Iskandar on Tuesday questioned the relevance of the coalition of political parties that supported Prabow

Daniel A. Fajri, Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo has established a task force to expedite investment in the new capital city of Nusantara or IKN project.

Sultan Abdurrahman, Jakarta – The Alliance of Independent Journalists (AJI) Jakarta and the Legal Aid Institute for the Press (LBH Pers) have urged the police to thoroughly investigate

Teguh Suprayitno, Muaro Jambi, Indonesia – Mbok Hawo picked a clutch of galangal, lemongrass and turmeric as the gaggle of schoolkids assembled by an array of potted plants, arranged in

Jakarta – Indonesia's population reached 282.48 million in the first half of this year, an increase of 1.75 million from 280.73 million in the second half of 2023, according to the Mini

Josa Lukman, Jakarta – The Embassy of India in Jakarta formally relaunched the Indian Chamber of Commerce (IndCham) in Indonesia in a formal ceremony on Aug.

Ifan Ahmad, Celvin Moniaga Sipahutar, Jakarta – Indonesia's workforce is feeling the strain of the global economic slowdown, with a significant rise in job losses.

Tria Sutrisna, Ihsanuddin, Jakarta – The families of activists abducted in 1997-98 have insisted that a meeting with senior officials from president elect Prabowo Subianto's Greater Ind

Thomas Rizal, Jakarta – The chairperson of the Indonesian Ulema Council's (MUI) division for proselytising and fraternal affairs, KH M Cholil Nafis, believes that the contestants who to

Alfida Rizky Febrianna, Jakarta – Health Minister Budi Gunadi Sadikin denied Tuesday that taxes were what had caused drug prices to soar, and blamed the expensive medicines on the huge

Antara, Jakarta – The Financial Services Authority (OJK) has revoked the business licenses of 14 banks in Indonesia since early 2024 due to financial collapse.

Antara, Jakarta – The Health Ministry clarified that the provision of contraceptives for adolescents, as stated in a new government regulation, only applies to those who are married and

Monique Handa Shafira, Jakarta – The Transportation Ministry is set to trial a new urban transport system called the Autonomous Rail Transit (ART) in the future national capital, Nusant

Ilham Oktafian, Jakarta – Jakarta police have addressed the controversy surrounding a transgender beauty pageant held recently at a hotel in Sawah Besar, Central Jakarta, after it garne

Zhulfakar, Jakarta – Health Minister Budi Gunadi Sadikin clarified that the provision of contraceptives for school-aged children and adolescents aims to reduce maternal mortality rates

Radhiyya Indra, Jakarta – In preparation for the country's simultaneous regional elections in November, political parties have been forming large alliances and jointly nominating candid

Divya Karyza, Jakarta – The government is looking to partner with Chinese state-owned oil and gas company Sinopec to set up enhanced oil recovery (EOR) projects in several depleting oil

Jakarta – Who is taking care of the elderly? Under the prevailing Indonesian cultural concept of extended family, it is a no brainer that their children and grandchildren are.

Jakarta – A group of consumers filed a lawsuit against Communications and Information Minister Budi Arie Setiadi with the Jakarta State Administrative Court (PTUN) for his perceived fai

Jakarta – Chairman of the youth-oriented Indonesian Solidarity Party (PSI) Kaesang Pangarep, the 29-year-old son of outgoing President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo, said on Monday that he could

Yustinus Patris Paat, Jakarta – The coalition of political parties that successfully nominated Prabowo Subianto for president has endorsed former West Java Governor Ridwan Kamil for the

Makassar – Dozens of students were arrested after holding a demonstration in front of the Alauddin Makassar Islamic State University (UIN) campus in South Sulawesi (Sulsel).

Maria Gabrielle Putrinda, Jakarta – Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) chairwoman Megawati Soekarnoputri has publicly dismissed speculation about a strained relationship wi

Yustinus Patris Paat, Iman Rahman Cahyadi, Jakarta – Indonesian lawmakers Luqman Hakim and Abdul Fikri Faqih have voiced strong concerns about a new government regulation providing cont