Maria Gabrielle Putrinda, Heru Andriyanto, Jakarta – The General Election Commission (KPU) on Sunday certified the results from the West Sumatra legislative election, which saw ex-corru

Jakarta – The United Development Party (PPP) was officially ousted from the House of Representatives for the first time since the party's founding after failing to meet the threshold in

Michelle Gabriela, Jakarta – 28 years ago, riots broke out in Jakarta that became known as the Kudatuli incident or the July 27, 1996 riots.

Tenggara Strategics, Jakarta – The issue of national food security has become increasingly concerning, with skyrocketing food price inflation amid overall low inflation and a rising amo

Hendrik Khoirul Muhid, Jakarta – President Joko Widodo or Jokowi has officially launched the Golden Visa Indonesia last Thursday, July 25, 2024.

Jack Moore – Sofyan Sabi's sea-dwelling community has fished beneath the waves off the Indonesian coast for centuries, but climate change and overfishing have forced him and many of his

Yogyakarta – A group of people held a silent demonstration in front of the Aisyiyah University (Unisa) in the Central Java city of Yogyakarta, which is to be the location of a Muhammadi

Jakarta – Social media has been abuzz these past weeks with examples of scores of regional government websites and programs using names that appear to objectify women and perpetuate the

Antara, Jakarta – Indonesian Tourism and Creative Economy Minister Sandiaga Uno stated that several tourist destinations have been prepared around the new capital city Nusantara, or IKN

Antara, Jakarta – The Indonesian government is stepping up cooperation with Chinese companies to increase the country's oil and gas reserves and production, according to Director of Ups

Amy Sood – As Prabowo Subianto prepares to take over Indonesia's presidency in October, experts say efforts are already under way to ensure the incoming leader fills his cabinet with lo

Stefani Wijaya, Maria Gabrielle, Jakarta – Benny Rhamdani, the Head of the Indonesian Migrant Workers Protection Agency (BP2MI), claimed in a forum that an individual known as "T" is or

Alfi Dinilhaq, Paris – State-Owned Enterprises Minister Erick Thohir met with TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew and YouTube CEO Neal Mohan to discuss the potential of Indonesia's digital economy,

Tri Listiyarini, Jakarta – The United States continues to be the primary export market for Indonesian seafood and fish products for the first half of 2024, with a value of $889.39 milli

Jakarta – Public order officers in Bali have seized hundreds of dog skewers and dozens of kilograms of raw dog meat, officials said on Thursday.

Jakarta – Businesses and experts are urging the government to pay attention to the petrochemical industry, which is suffering from an influx of imported goods after the 2024 Trade Minis

Antara, Jakarta – The Indonesian government is aiming to reduce logistics costs from 14.29 percent to 8 percent of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) to encourage more efficient and compe

Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – The Indonesian Chamber of Commerce and Industry, better known as Kadin, has warmly welcomed the freshly launched investor magnet "golden visa" program.

Candra Kurnia, Cirebon – Prosecutors in the West Java town of Cirebon on Friday defended the murder convictions of eight men implicated in the 2016 deaths of teenage girl Vina Dewi Arsi

Wijayanti Putri, Jakarta – Vice President-Elect Gibran Rakabuming Raka said Friday that the government would be open to suggestions to make sure that the upcoming free school meal progr

Maria Gabrielle, Jakarta – The Financial Transaction Reports and Analysis Center (PPATK) has uncovered alleged transactions related to child prostitution.

Jakarta – Indonesia is going through a limited rather than total political transition this year. Some will resent that, others will applaud it, but nobody can deny it.

Fransiska Nangoy, Jakarta – Chinese companies are in talks with potential investors to reduce their stakes in Indonesian nickel smelters amid efforts to make their products eligible for

Hans Nicholas Jong, Jakarta – The Indonesian government has ordered a palm oil company to pay 1 billion rupiah ($61,000) in fines for shortchanging villagers by not sufficiently paying

Putu Merta Surya Putra, Jakarta – Hundreds of Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) cadres and sympathisers commemorated the Kudatuli incident (the July 27, 1996 riots) on Fri

Ilham Oktafian, Yustinus Paat, Jakarta – The Attorney General's Office (AGO) has arrested Ujang Iskandar, a member of the Indonesian House of Representatives (DPR) from the National Dem

Jakarta – Rather than establishing a Supreme Advisory Council, Prabowo Subianto should form a council of critics. Its job would be to examine policies.

Bella Evanglista, Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo officially inaugurated the operational phase of the Batang Integrated Industrial Area (KITB) in Central Java on Friday.

Ahmad Syamsudin and Pizaro Gozali Idrus, Jakarta – Indonesian President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo's decision to start official duties from the new capital on Sunday may be a move to hype his

Jakarta – Indonesian President Joko Widodo on July 26 launched the second phase of an industrial complex in Central Java intended to attract investors looking to diversify their supply

Medan – A team from the North Sumatra Committee for the Safety of Journalists (KKJ Sumut) and Kamisan (Thursday Action) activists are urging the North Sumatra regional police (Polda) to

Ricki Putra Harahap, Agung Dharma Putra, Jakarta – The Attorney General's Office (AGO) has raised suspicions over the Surabaya District Court's decision to acquit Gregorius Ronald Tannu

Rama Sukarta, Jakarta – Trade Minister Zulkifli Hasan, known as Zulhas, along with the Imported Goods Monitoring Task Force, has uncovered a warehouse in North Jakarta suspected of hous

Mita Amalia Hapsari, Jakarta – In a recent meeting at the Presidential Palace in Jakarta, Anna Bjerde, Managing Director of Operations at The World Bank, lauded Indonesia's impressive e

A'an Suryana and Syafiq Hasyim – Whether they were made use of or knew what they were doing, the actions of five young Nadhlatul Ulama members during their recent trip to Israel have st

Top leaders of Indonesia's two major Islamic organizations have expressed their enthusiasm for the upcoming visit of Pope Francis to their nation, calling it a special occasion to embol

Jakarta – Indonesia has welcomed a China-brokered accord that seeks reconciliation between Hamas and other Palestinian factions to form a national unity government in Gaza.

Jakarta – The Supreme Court has ordered the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) to return a house in South Jakarta that investigators seized as evidence from convict Rafael Alun Tri

Jakarta – The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) plans to launch a massive audit in all hospitals associated with the National Health Insurance (JKN) program after finding indicati

Deni Ghifari, Jakarta – Government officials have denied plans for Indonesia to buy Russian oil but do not rule out such purchases in the future.

Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – Indonesia has officially launched the golden visa program that would make the country a "second home" for foreign investors.

Antara, Jakarta – The presidential secretariat has begun furnishing the new office in Nusantara, East Kalimantan, to accommodate President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo, who intends to spend the

Novali Panji Nugroho, Jakarta – Indonesian Defense Minister Prabowo Subianto met with French President Emmanuel Macron during a working visit to Europe on Wednesday, July 24, 2024.

Ikhsan Reliubun, Jakarta – The Central Board of Muhammadiyah, a major Islamic non-governmental organization in Indonesia, stated that they had decided to take the mining business licens

Jakarta – The National Military Police Headquarters (Puspom TNI) is investigating the alleged involvement of a member of the Army in an arson attack that killed a journalist and his fam

Teguh Adi Prasetyo, Jakarta – Communication and Information Technology Minister Budi Arie Setiadi claims his ministry has saved the state Rp 45 trillion ($2.8 billion) by blocking 2.6 m

Muhammad Aulia Rahman, Jakarta – The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) has arrested an individual posing as a KPK employee.

Tenggara Strategics, Jakarta – Ministers from President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo's administration have brought the topic of the subsidized fuel, Pertalite, back into the spotlight.

Jakarta – Authorities have admitted that the government's cloud seeding operations have failed to reduce intense rains in the country's planned future capital of Nusantara over the past

Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo's administration may have done its best, but it is clear that the Nusantara Capital City (IKN) is not going to replace Jakarta as the country's