Hendri Dunan, Bengkulu – Bengkulu Governor Rohidin Mersyah was arrested by the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) on Sunday, just three days before the local election in which he i

Vendro Immanuel G, Jakarta – Economist from Segara Institute, Piter Abdullah, assessed that the increase of Value Added Tax (VAT) from 11% to 12% is feared to burden the middle class in

Delfi Neski, Padang – Adjunct Commissioner Dadang Iskandar has been charged with premeditated murder after fatally shooting a fellow mid-ranking police officer in West Sumatra.

Agnes Valentina Christa, Jakarta – Acting Jakarta Governor Teguh Setyabudi directed city officials to remove all campaign materials from public spaces as the gubernatorial election ente

Jakarta – Indonesia has agreed to return to Australia the five remaining members of the so-called Bali Nine drug smuggling ring who are currently serving life sentences in the country,

Daryl Guppy – There is more to the eye in the official photo and video of Indonesia President Prabowo on the phone to President-elect Trump. Australia misses the vital details.

Wendy Tuohy, Amilia Rosa, Karuni Rompies and Patrick Begley – A member of the Bali Nine drug syndicate cried tears of joy on hearing he and the remaining detainees serving life sentence

Monique Handa Shafira, Jakarta – Indonesia's plan to raise its value-added tax (VAT) to 12 percent in early 2025 is expected to disproportionately affect the middle class, according to

Johnny Johan Sompotan, Jakarta – Transgender influencer Isa Zega has addressed accusations of religious blasphemy stemming from their Umrah pilgrimage, a controversy that has sparked de

Faisal Maliki Baskoro, Jakarta – The Jakarta Composite Index (JCI) inched up 0.48 percent to close at 7,195.57 during the week of Nov.

Djibril Muhammad, Banjarmasin – Agriculture Minister Andi Amran Sulaiman traveled across Kalimantan on Thursday to find new agricultural lands and expand the workforce, especially among

Radityo Dharmaputra and Ahmad Rizky M Umar – It is less than a month into Prabowo Subianto's presidency, but already he has signalled a major departure from his predecessors' well-estab

Nivell Rayda, Jakarta – When Mr Prabowo Subianto arrived for his inauguration at the Indonesian parliament complex in Jakarta on Oct 20, he was seen using a white Toyota Alphard multi-p

Jakarta – Activists and animal lovers who are members of Dog Meat Free Indonesia (DMFI) held a demonstration at the House of Representatives (DPR) on Tuesday November 21 after the lawma

Jakarta – A coalition of animal rights activists staged a protest in front of the House of Representatives in Jakarta on Thursday, protesting the decision to reject a proposed bill bann

Jakarta – There is little enthusiasm for the newly elected leaders of the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK), given that three of the five are old faces, including the new chairman

Vincent Fabian Thomas, Jakarta – The government plans to slash the share of coal-fired power generation in the country's energy mix to just 33 percent, while increasing the contribution

Ruth Dea Juwita, Jakarta – The Industry Ministry is assessing an upgraded investment proposal from Apple Inc.

Delfi Neski, Jakarta – Adjunct Commissioner Ryanto Ulil Anshar was shot to death by a fellow officer after his team arrested suspects in the ongoing investigation into alleged illegal m

Antara, Jakarta – Industry Minister Agus Gumiwang Kartasasmita has called on Indonesia's automotive industry to refrain from laying off workers despite mounting challenges in the market

Jakarta – State-owned construction firm PTPP recently announced that it would speed up the construction of its toll road expansion ahead of the upcoming year-end holidays.

Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – President Prabowo Subianto revealed that he had secured business deals worth $18.5 billion so far from his first-ever foreign trip, an amount he said was b

Ifan Ahmad, Makassar – South Sulawesi Police uncovered a human trafficking operation involving 77 university students from Makassar who were lured to Germany to participate in a holiday

Ahmad Fikri (Kontributor), Jakarta – Heavy rainfall on Thursday, November 21, led to the collapse of the Cisunggala River embankment in Panyadap Village, Solokan Jeruk District, Bandung

Vendro Immanuel G, Jakarta – The Indonesian Consumers Foundation (YLKI) expressed strong opposition to the government's plan to increase the Value-Added Tax (VAT) rate to 12%, scheduled

Jakarta – The decision by the government to write off non-performing loans (NPLs) for small businesses with state banks and funding institutions could revive stalled micro businesses.

Hammam Izzuddin, Jakarta – The president of the Indonesian Trade Union Confederation (KSPI), Said Iqbal, considers that increasing the value-added tax or VAT to 12 percent will worsen t

Anwar Siswadi (Kontributor), Bandung – Lecturers and researchers from the Faculty of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Bandung Institute of Technology (ITB), James Nobelia Isnania Wa

Jakarta – Golkar Party chairman Bahlil Lahadalia urged the public to choose local leaders with strong connections to the central government as he attended a campaign rally of Central Ja

Julie Wark – Indonesia's new president, war criminal Prabowo Subianto, couldn't even wait to be sworn in.

Olena Wibisana, Gunungkidul, Yogyakarta – Behind the walls of Yogyakarta Women's Prison, Mary Jane Veloso, a Philippine national once destined for execution, has found a second chance.

Muhammad Aulia Rahman, Jakarta – The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) urged its newly elected leadership to focus on strengthening anti-corruption regulations in line with the Un

Celvin Moniaga Sipahutar, Jakarta – The National Police's Criminal Investigation Department has uncovered nearly 400 human trafficking cases and rescued more than 900 victims within a o

[The following is a statement by the Labour Movement with the People (GEBRAK) that was issued during a protest action at the Ministry of Labour offices in Jakarta on November 20, 2024.]

Dio Suhenda, Jakarta – The Elections Supervisory Agency (Bawaslu) has ruled that President Prabowo Subianto's explicit endorsement of Central Java gubernatorial candidate Ahmad Luthfi a

Zhulfakar, Jakarta – Former Jakarta Governor Anies Baswedan publicly endorsed Pramono Anung's candidacy for Jakarta governorship on Thursday and urged his supporters to follow suit.

Jakarta – The piles of garbage the size of a soccer field close to Muara Bakti village, Babelan district, Bekasi regency, West Java, have caused unrest among nearby residents.

Jakarta – The National Commission on Violence Against Women (Komnas Perempuan) says efforts to implement the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhumane or Degrading Treatment

Jakarta – The simultaneous regional head elections next week will again test the nation's commitment to democracy.

Yustinus Paat, Jakarta – The House of Representatives' (DPR) Commission III has elected five new leaders for the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) for the 2024-2029 term, includin

Yustinus Paat, Jakarta – Habiburokhman, Chairman of the House of Representatives' (DPR) Commission III, proposed that future leaders and supervisory board members of the Corruption Erad

Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – President Prabowo Subianto recently revised Indonesia's net zero target from 2060 to 2050, much earlier compared to what his predecessor Joko "Jokowi" Wido

Yustinus Paat, Jakarta – Deputy Chair of Commission XI of the House of Representatives (DPR), Mohamad Hekal, said that no changes or delays to the upcoming Value Added Tax (VAT) increas

Grace el Dora, Jakarta – The Indonesian rupiah could potentially reach Rp 16,000 per US dollar as geopolitical tensions and a stronger greenback continue to pressure the local currency.

Theressia Sunday Silalahi, Jakarta – The Golkar Party's leadership under Chairman Bahlil Lahadalia has been officially legitimized with the issuance of a new decree from the Law and Hum

Anwar Siswadi (Kontributor), Jakarta – Heavy rains in Bandung from the afternoon to the evening of Wednesday, November 20, caused the Citarum River and several other rivers to overflow.

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Sultan Abdurrahman, Jakarta – Indonesia Corruption Watch (ICW) researcher Diky Anindya urged the House of Representatives (DPR) not to choose the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK)

Jakarta – The Civil Society Coalition, which consists of the Indonesian Legal Aid and Human Rights Association (PBHI) and Transparency International Indonesia (TII), says that the selec

Jakarta – The Manpower Ministry has confirmed that it will not use Government Regulation (PP) No.