Arnoldus Kristianus, Jakarta – The Central Statistics Agency (BPS) reported that the number of people living in poverty in March 2024 fell to 25.22 million, a decrease of 680,000 (0.33

Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – Indonesia announced Monday that it had welcomed over 5 million international travelers in the first five months of 2024, although this means that the count

Medikantyo Adhikresna, Jakarta – Chinese automaker BYD recently said that the company was upbeat about the prospects for the Indonesian electric vehicle (EV) market.

Singgih Wiryono, Krisiandi, Jakarta – The Commission for Missing Persons and Victims of Violence (Kontras) has issued recommendations for improvements to the National Police on the inst

Djibril Muhammad, Hendro Dahlan Situmorang, Jakarta – The House of Representatives' Ethics Council (MKD) is under pressure to promptly disclose the full names of lawmakers involved in o

Roy Adriansyah, Jakarta – Hasto Kristiyanto, Secretary-General of the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P), filed a civil lawsuit on Monday against Corruption Eradication Com

Mita Amalia Hapsari, Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo expressed satisfaction with recent surveys showing improved public perception of the Indonesian National Police (Polri).

Alfida Rizky Febrianna, Jakarta – The World Bank has raised concerns about the potential ineffectiveness of Prabowo Subianto's flagship program, Free Nutritious Meals (MBG), in combatin

Sultan Abdurrahman, Jakarta – Deputy Chairman of Commission III of Indonesian House of Representatives (DPR) Ahmad Sahroni responded to the recent hacking experienced by the temporary N

Antara, Jakarta – Acting Regent of Bogor Asmawa Tosepu affirmed that illegal villas in the Puncak area will be evicted following the eviction of street vendors.

Sultan Abdurrahman, Jakarta – The interim chairperson of the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK), Nawawi Pomolango, said his agency has named at least 100 corruption suspects so far

Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – President-elect Prabowo Subianto revealed on Sunday night that he had recently undergone major surgery for his left leg injury, just a few months before hi

Thomas Rizal, Jakarta – The government recently tried to dispel investors' concerns over the small population size in Indonesia's future capital of Nusantara.

Adhyasta Dirgantara, Ambaranie Nadia Kemala Movanita, Jakarta – The Civil Society Alliance for Police Reform held a demonstration to reject revisions to the National Police Law (UU Polr

Hendro D Situmorang, Jakarta – Kaesang Pangarep, the youngest son of President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo, has emerged as the strongest candidate for the upcoming Central Java gubernatorial e

Riza, Sukabumi – Dozens of migrants were stranded on the Sukabumi coast in West Java, causing anxiety among residents as they attempted to enter houses to hide from authorities over the

Aisyah Llewellyn – News that criminal charges will be brought against Boeing over alleged breaches of a 2021 settlement related to two fatal crashes has elicited a mixed response from v

BASF, the German chemical giant, has pulled out of a $2.6 billion project to refine nickel on the Indonesian island of Halmahera, after campaigners highlighted the plight of uncontacted

Bangkok – The first assessment of the pint-sized Bornean elephant by a global conservation authority concluded Thursday that the animal is endangered, with only an estimated 1,000 left

Jakarta – Aboy and his older brother stole motorbikes in East Java, an elderly man broke into a shoe store and stole shoes in West Sumatra, a village head embezzled his village fund in

Kiki Siregar, Bulungan, Indonesia – In the middle of North Kalimantan's lush forest, a helicopter touched down on May 30, bearing a special guest as it blew dust into the eyes of nearby

Antara, Jakarta – Indonesia's Nusantara Capital City (IKN) Authority has prepared guidelines for the reclamation of land disturbed by mining activities to restore and rehabilitate the e

Ikhsan Reliubun, Jakarta – Indonesia's textile industry is struggling, according to the chairman of the Indonesian Fiber and Filament Yarn Producers Association (APsyFI), Redma Gita Wir

Jakarta – The true facts behind the murders of Vina Dewi Arsita and Muhammad Rizky Rudiana, alias Eky, will only be revealed through the establishment of an independent team.

Jakarta =- Indonesia is preparing to impose safeguard duties of 100% to 200% on imports ranging from footwear to ceramics, reviving a plan to protect domestic industries, according to i

Basten Gokkon, Jakarta – In continuing to provide controversial subsidies for small-scale fishers, Indonesia must also integrate marine protection measures into social protection scheme

Aliyah Fazahra Shogie – Amidst the flood of "ALL EYES ON RAFAH" and "FREE PALESTINE" sentiments around social media and Indonesia's firm opposing stance towards the ongoing genocide in

Yustinus Patris Paat, Jakarta – Kaesang Pangarep on Friday called out an executive of the Prosperous Justice Party (PKS) for making a baseless claim that his father, President Joko "Jok

Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – The government spending on the ambitious capital relocation project has reached Rp 5.5 trillion ($336 million) as of May, according to Finance Minister Sri

Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – The Indonesia Investment Authority (INA), the country's sovereign wealth fund, announced Friday that it had recently signed a partnership deal with the Aus

Delfi Neski, Padang – A total of 17 police officers are under investigation for violating standard operating procedures (SOP) in the arrest of several teenagers, which resulted in the d

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Alifia Sekar, Jakarta – The government and law enforcement bodies need to improve mechanisms to prevent torture and excessive use of force by law enforcement enforcers, especially the p

Radhiyya Indra, Jakarta – The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) estimates state losses of around Rp 125 billion (US$7.6 million) from a new corruption case it is investigating tha

Dio Suhenda, Jakarta – The nation's online gambling controversy has deepened following reports that Indonesians from all walks of life have become addicted to the practice, including so

Jakarta – What was expected to be a bright and festive celebration of Jakarta's 497th anniversary turned out to be a gloomy and chaotic affair; not because the city was bidding farewell

Jakarta – Police have arrested more than 100 Taiwanese at a villa in Bali over alleged cyber fraud, authorities said Friday.

Jakarta – The Prosperous Justice Party (PKS) says former West Java governor Ridwan Kamil, who hails from the Golkar Party, is interested in partnering with its members in the 2024 regio

Jakarta – The Golkar Party planned to announce its candidate for the Jakarta gubernatorial election on Aug.

Jakarta – Indonesia has seen a rise in the number of people getting radicalised even as there appears to be a shift in terror tactics of late.

Jakarta – The bulk of Indonesian government data affected by a recent ransomware cyber attack was not backed up, officials said, in an incident that has exposed the lack of preparations

Aisyah Amira Wakang, Jakarta – Minister of Communications and Informatics (Kominfo) Budi Arie Setiadi said he is planning to make a regulation requiring all ministries and institutions

Anwar Siswadi, Jakarta – The Research Center for Climate and Atmosphere at the National Innovation Research Agency (BRIN) stated that most weather prediction models indicate the appeara

Christopher Knaus – In a small room at Perth's Hakea maximum security adult jail, an Indonesian child sat with eyes transfixed on a television screen.

Arie Firdaus and Tria Dianti, Jakarta – Cases linked to the alleged "torture" of children by Indonesian law enforcement agencies rose threefold from June 2023 to May 2024 compared with

Erwina Rachmi Puspapertiwi, Ahmad Naufal Dzulfaroh – The National Human Rights Commission (Komnas HAM) and the Commission for Missing Persons and Victims of Violence (Kontras) say that

Jakarta – Prosecutors from the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) lodged a sentence demand of eight years in prison for Emirsyah Satar at a hearing on Thursday at the Jakarta Corru

Bella Evanglista, Antara, Jakarta – Law and Human Rights Minister Yasonna Laoly has confirmed that immigration data services, now hosted on Amazon Web Service (AWS) following a cyberatt

Arnoldus Kristianus, Jakarta – The government has seized assets worth Rp 333.66 billion ($20.4 million) belonging to former bankers Benny Ahadi and Andri Tedjadharma as part of a debt r

Ichsan Ali, Jakarta – The public prosecutor of the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) has demanded a 12-year prison sentence and a fine of Rp 500 million for former Minister of Agr