Dayat, Jakarta – Indonesia's Anti-Corruption Court on Thursday sentenced former Deputy Manpower Minister Immanuel Ebenezer Gerungan to four years and six months in prison for his role i

Arnoldus Kristianus, Jakarta – Indonesia has injected Rp 8 trillion ($443 million) into the bond market to help stabilize the rupiah as the currency weakened beyond Rp 18,000 per US dol

Tempo.co, Jakarta – The Jakarta Composite Index (JCI) continued its sharp correction on Thursday, falling more than 4 percent.

Ardan Pratama, Jakarta – International attention has been directed at Indonesia after United Nations (UN) experts said they believe that the "personal vendetta" narrative in the acid at

Sultan Abdurrahman, Jakarta – The Poltracking survey agency has released the latest results of the Indonesian government survey conducted in May 2026.

Emanuel Kure, Jakarta – Indonesia's data center industry is attracting fresh capital as global operators race to expand infrastructure to meet rising demand for cloud computing and arti

Marta Serafinko, Gdansk, Poland – For the past century, the Blue-fronted Lorikeet was one of Indonesia's most elusive birds, known only from a 2014 photographic record and a handful of

Tempo.co, Jakarta – UN experts have expressed dismay over the use of military court proceedings in the acid attack case targeting Indonesian human rights defender Andrie Yunus, calling

Yerica Lai, Jakarta – The Attorney General's Office (AGO) has named Dadan Hindayana, former head of the National Nutrition Agency (BGN) that oversees the free nutritious meal rollout, a

Jakarta – President Prabowo Subianto removed on Tuesday National Nutrition Agency (BGN) head Dadan Hindayana, ending almost two years of struggles in running a nationwide free meal prog

Nanda Andrianta, Jakarta – Indonesian hajj authorities have voiced support for stricter baggage inspections by Saudi officials following a growing number of cases involving pilgrims att

Jakarta – The Advocacy Team for Democracy (TAUD) has strongly criticised a military court hearing the case of four Indonesian Military (TNI) soldiers accused of dousing rights activist

Prisma Ardianto, Akmalal Hamdhi, Jakarta – Rupiah sank to a fresh record low against the Singapore dollar on Wednesday, briefly breaching Rp 14,000 for the second time in less than a we

Antara, Jakarta – Global rating agency Moody's Ratings has assigned a Baa2 issuer rating for the first time to PT Danantara Investment Management (DIM), while simultaneously attaching a

Jihan Ristiyanti, Jakarta – Prosecutors have named the former Chief of the National Nutrition Agency (BGN), Dadan Hindayana, and his two deputies, retired Police Inspector General Sony

Yassir Fuady, Jakarta – Three former leaders of the National Nutrition Agency (BGN) are suspected of intervening with the Commitment Making Officer (PPK) regarding the procurement of go

Ananda Teresia, Jakarta – Investigators from the Attorney General's Office (AGO) raided the headquarters of the country's National Nutrition Agency (BGN) in the early hours of Wednesday

Yanuar Nugroho – On 5 May 2026, Statistics Indonesia (BPS) announced that Indonesia's economy had grown 5.61 per cent year-on-year (y-o-y) in the first quarter (Q1), the fastest pace si

Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – The US has slapped an additional 10% tariff on Indonesia for letting imported goods linked with forced labor enter the country.

Maretha Uli, Jakarta – Low scores in elementary and junior high school exams have highlighted the need to improve Indonesia's education system, with observers calling for reforms focuse

Ricky Juliansyah, Jakarta – The Executive Board of the University of Indonesia's Student Body (BEM UI) is pressing the Indonesian government to conduct a thorough evaluation of the Free

Sultan Abdurrahman, Jakarta – Indonesian Cabinet Secretary, Teddy Indra Wijaya, claims that the frequent foreign visits made by President Prabowo Subianto are not in vain.

Rahmat Hidayat – A major fire swept through a densely populated residential area in Indonesia's Central Jakarta on Monday night, destroying approximately 250 semi-permanent structures a

Eka Yudha Saputra, Jakarta – The Secretary-General of the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDIP), Hasto Kristiyanto, stated that the second term of President Joko "Jokowi" Widod

Fahmi Wibawa – On many occasions, President Prabowo Subianto has stated that his economic worldview was profoundly shaped by the ideas of his father, the late Sumitro Djojohadikusumo, w

Radhiyya Indra, Jakarta – President Prabowo Subianto's increasingly active foreign diplomacy is drawing growing scrutiny, with critics questioning the transparency, urgency and tangible

Alfitria Nefi Pratiwi, Jakarta – Standard & Poor's Global Ratings (S&P) reported that Indonesia's manufacturing sector returned to expansion territory in May 2026, with the Purc

Rafiqa Qurrata Ayun – The acid attack on human rights activist Andrie Yunus by military personnel damaged not only his eyes but maybe also any credibility the Indonesian military (TNI)

Hans Nicholas Jong, Jakarta – A group of Indonesian citizens affected by the late-2025 Sumatra floods and landslides have filed a lawsuit with a court in Jakarta in an effort to hold th

Giffari Al Hadi, Jakarta – Muslims across Indonesia last week celebrated Idul Adha 1447 Hijriah, a holiday closely associated with kurban: offerings of sacrificial animals.

Bogor, Indonesia – In a village bordering Gunung Halimun-Salak National Park on the Indonesian island of Java, local people browse a row of fabrics carrying impressions of plants and th

Ervana Trikarinaputri, Jakarta – Cabinet Secretary Teddy Indra Wijaya responded to criticism that President Prabowo Subianto's overseas visits are spontaneous, poorly planned, and lacki

Max Lane – On 1 May 2026 in Jakarta, there were many May Day demonstrations but two stood out as reflections of the divisions among Indonesia's trade unions.

Hariz Baharudin, Jakarta – Headlines about a recent spate of street crimes in Jakarta and viral videos of brazen robberies targeting tourists have prompted comparisons between the Indon

Wahyoe Boediwardhana, Sidoarjo – Under the sweltering afternoon sun, 47-year-old Ahmad Solihudin waits outside his home in Glagaharum village, Porong district, Sidoarjo regency, East Ja

Sultan Abdurrahman, Jakarta – Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto wants schools in the homeland to learn French.

Ervana Trikarinaputri, Jakarta – President Prabowo Subianto called on Indonesians to honestly assess the country's current condition, arguing that the benefits of economic growth have n

Septia Ryanthie, Jakarta – Former Indonesian President Joko Widodo did not attend the Pancasila Day Commemoration Ceremony held at Pancasila Building, Central Jakarta, on Monday, June 1

Ervana Trikarinaputri, Jakarta – President Prabowo Subianto has called for a transformation of Indonesia's economy toward what he described as a system fully aligned with Pancasila valu

Vidya Pinandhita, Jakarta – Apair of Indonesian "researchers" participating in a leading international medical symposium in Denmark have come under intense scrutiny after allegedly usin

Eka Yudha Saputra, Jakarta – The founder of the Foreign Policy Community of Indonesia (FPCI), Dino Patti Djalal, has provided five suggestions to President Prabowo Subianto, who has bee

Shinta Maharani, Jakarta – Hundreds of academics, activists, civil society organization activists, and communities consolidated at the University Club of Gadjah Mada University (UGM), Y

Erfan Maruf, Jakarta – Indonesia will officially begin implementing a centralized export system for selected natural resource commodities on June 1 through Danantara Sumberdaya Indonesi

Jakarta – Former Indonesian defense minister and army chief Ryamizard Ryacudu died on Sunday at the age of 76 after undergoing treatment at a military hospital in Jakarta, his family sa

Ilona Estherina, Jakarta – The Indonesian rupiah exchange rate slides past 17,880 in Friday's trading, marking a decline compared to the previous week.

Imam Suhartadi, Jakarta – A recent survey has shown that operational costs have taken out a huge chunk out of Indonesia's ride-hailing drivers' monthly income, slashing what they bring

Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – US Secretary of War Pete Hegseth has said that Indonesia is doing a good job by upgrading its military arsenal, as Washington wants allies to share the bur

Yvette Tanamal, Jakarta – After four days at sea attempting to deliver humanitarian aid to Gaza and another four confined inside an overcrowded container turned prison by Israeli forces

Maudey Khalisha, Jakarta – President Prabowo Subianto has instructed the reactivation of Bandung's Husein Sastranegara Airport for commercial flights, alongside plans to reopen Yogyakar

James Balowski – International Labour Day was commemorated by thousands of Indonesian workers, students, and civil society activists in major cities across the country.