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Agencies, Jakarta – More than 40 agencies, including the ministry overseeing immigration, were impacted by a cyberattack on the country's data centers, an official said on Wednesday.

Faisal Maliki Baskoro, Jakarta – Jakarta has emerged as one of the top 10 most congested cities worldwide.

Djibril Muhammad, Jakarta – Hundreds of foreign nationals were arrested by immigration officials for misusing their residence permits and suspected cybercrimes.

Antara, Jakarta – Indonesia will not block social media platform X (formerly Twitter) because it is not violating the country's pornography law.

Faisal Maliki Baskoro, Antara, Jakarta – German chemical producer BASF and French miner Eramet have withdrawn from a $2.6 billion ($42.67 trillion) investment in a nickel-cobalt refinin

Thomas E Harefa, Jakarta – Indonesia is still far from being halfway through its tax revenue target as the populous country has only collected Rp 760.38 trillion (about $46.3 billion) s

Faisal Maliki Baskoro, Gresik – The Indonesian government inaugurated Freeport Indonesia's (PTFI) $3.7 billion (Rp 60 trillion) copper smelter, Smelter Manyar, at the Java Integrated In

Ruth Dea Juwita, Jakarta – Investors have demanded hefty returns in order to get engaged in the future capital city, Nusantara, despite numerous incentives already offered to woo them.

Jakarta – Indonesians are so used to their data being stolen by hackers at this point that most of the time they simply shrug it off, keep calm and carry on.

Jakarta – The Jakarta Environment Agency has installed more air quality monitoring stations in an effort to curb air pollution in the city, which has repeatedly ranked among the world's

Jihan Ristiyanti, Jakarta – Director of Citizen Protection at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Judha Nugraha, said there were over 53,000 Indonesian citizens who migrated abroad through

Yerica Lai, Jakarta – The Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) has denied that it will replace its secretary-general, Hasto Kristiyanto, amid the ongoing investigation by the

Calvin Yang, Dalian, China – Indonesia is working on digitising permits and licences needed to bring in "good quality international events", said the country's Tourism and Creative Econ

Fito Akhmad Erlangga, Balikpapan – The Public Works and Housing Ministry (PUPR) is working diligently to ensure President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo can occupy the presidential office in the

Yustinus Patris Paat, Jakarta – An executive of the National Awakening Party (PKB) criticized the Prosperous Justice Party (PKS) on Wednesday for nominating its former chairman, Sohibul

Eka Yudha Saputra, Novali Panji Nugroho, Jakarta – The Ministry of Communications and Information (Kominfo) assured the country's digital transformation efforts will not be deterred by

Jakarta – Aliansi Kolibri, a coalition promoting sustainable agriculture and fighting deforestation in Indonesia, said local involvement in sustainability is important in contrast with

Antara, Jakarta – West Sumatra Regional Police Chief Inspector General Suharyono admitted that his members had procedural errors in handling 18 teenagers suspected of being involved in

Hendri Agung Pratama, Fauzi Ibrahim, Jakarta – The National Human Rights Commission or Komnas HAM reported that the National Police is the most frequently reported for torture cases com

Ardito Ramadhan, Jakarta – The Southeast Asia Freedom of Expression Network (SafeNET) has launched a petition on the change.org website calling for Communication and Information Technol

Dani Prabowo, Jakarta – The Commission for Missing Persons and Victims of Violence (Kontras) says that only two out of 11 recommendations by the government's Team for the Non-Judicial R

Jakarta – Protesters from the Labour Movement with the People (GEBRAK) and other social groups have disbanded after holding a demonstration near the Horse Statue in Central Jakarta on T

Yustinus Patris Paat, Jakarta – Following a ransomware attack that compromised the national data center and crippled the immigration service, Communication and Informatics Minister Budi

Heru Andriyanto, Jakarta – The Land Bank Agency signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on Wednesday with Bank J Trust Indonesia and J Trust Consulting Indonesia to utilize the agenc

Mutia Yuantisya, Jakarta – The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) suspects that approximately Rp400 billion was lost by the state in the land acquisition project in Rorotan, North

Whisnu Bagus Prasetyo, Jakarta – The Hartono brothers, owners of Djarum Group, have overtaken coal magnate Low Tuck Kwong, moving to second and third place on Forbes' list of Indonesia'

Resty Woro Yuniar – In a rare admission, Indonesian authorities revealed that last week's catastrophic collapse of the country's immigration system was caused by hackers using new ranso

Jakarta – A number of South Sumatra regencies have been put on siaga (alert) status, the second-highest level of the country's four-tiered alert system, for land and forest fires ahead

Jakarta – The National Human Rights Commission (Komnas HAM) is investigating the death of a 13-year-old boy who was allegedly beaten to death by police in West Sumatra, officials said o

Dio Suhenda, Jakarta – The National Police are investigating reports that data from its Indonesia Automatic Fingerprint Identification System (Inafis) were being sold on the dark web af

Tenggara Strategics, Jakarta – Indonesia's president-elect Prabowo Subianto plans to fund his campaign promises by increasing the Indonesian debt-to-gross domestic product (GDP) ratio b

Jakarta – In another case that many suspect is an attempt to weaponize law enforcement to silence those critical of President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo, the Corruption Eradication Commission

Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – Chief Investment Minister Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan recently said that a Chinese textile giant would build a factory in Indonesia.

Antara, Jakarta – Austria is looking to recruit professional and skilled workers from Indonesia as the country faces a labor shortage, Indonesian Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi said Wed

Jakarta – Indonesia recently signed a partnership agreement with Bezos Earth Fund, the philanthropic commitment by the American business magnate Jeff Bezos to fight climate change.

Yustinus Paat, Jakarta – The Financial Transactions Reports and Analysis Center (PPATK) revealed that 1,000 members of the House of Representatives (DPR) and Regional Legislative Counci

Yustinus Paat, Jakarta – Head of Indonesia's Financial Transactions Reports and Analysis Center (PPATK), Ivan Yustiavandana, unveiled suspicious transactions totaling Rp 80 trillion ($4

Jakarta – Forestry Minister Siti Nurbaya recently addressed the Oslo Tropical Forest Forum, saying that Indonesia's deforestation had been witnessing a decline.

Celvin Moniaga Sipahutar, Jakarta – The newly launched Task Force against Online Gambling has arrested at least seven social media personalities for endorsing gambling on their Instagra

Friends of the Earth – Today, Friends of the Earth US, WALHI (Friends of the Earth Indonesia), and Milieudefensie (Friends of the Earth Netherlands) released a new report detailing how

Hans Nicholas Jong, Jakarta – Protests are mounting in Indonesia against a China-backed zinc and lead mine being developed on the island of Sumatra in defiance of opposition from local

Hendrik Yaputra, Jakarta – Indonesia's temporary National Data Center (PDN), managed by the Ministry of Communication and Informatics (Kominfo) and Telkom Sigma, was compromised by a ra

Mutia Yuantisya, Jakarta – The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) unveiled corruption allegations at the National Search and Rescue Agency, or Basarnas, from 2012 to 2018 for the p

Ghoida Rahmah, Jakarta – Indonesia's Ministry of State-Owned Enterprises has decided to reform the board structure of state-owned pharmaceutical company PT Kimia Farma (Persero) Tbk (ID

Antara, Jakarta – A team of Social and Political Science students at Gadjah Mada University (UGM) researched the possibility of a green election in Indonesia.

Han Revanda Putra, Jakarta – The Director of the Institute for Demographic and Poverty Studies (IDEAS), Yusuf Wibisono, advised President-elect Prabowo Subianto to focus the State Budge

Algi M Gifari, Bandung – Thousands of online motorcycle and car taxi (ojol) drivers gathered for a protest in front of Gedung Sate on Jalan Diponegoro, Bandung, West Java, on Tuesday.

Antara, Jakarta – The Indonesian Military's (TNI) Strategic Intelligence Agency (Bais) is suspected of being hacked, according to initial reports from an X account known for monitoring

Muhammad Aulia Rahman, Jakarta – Former CEO of Pertamina, Galaila Karen Kardinah, also known as Karen Agustiawan, has been sentenced to nine years in prison for corruption in the procur