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.

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

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Faisal Maliki Baskoro, Antara, Jakarta – German chemical producer BASF and French miner Eramet have withdrawn from a $2.6 billion ($42.67 trillion) investment in a nickel-cobalt refinin

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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'

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

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) suspects that approximately Rp400 billion was lost by the state in the land acquisition project in Rorotan, North

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

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

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

Celvin Moniaga Sipahutar, Heru Andriyanto, Jakarta – The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) on Tuesday welcomed the ruling by the Jakarta High Court which ordered the retrial of Su

Aryo Putranto Saptohutomo, Jakarta – The government has been advised to involve professional people in managing digital services and cyber security in Indonesia so that it is effective

Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – Companies tend to spend the most money when doing business in Indonesia compared to other ASEAN-5 countries, according to the Indonesian Employers Associat

Titik Kartitiani, Pulang Pisau, Indonesia – Bandi paddled through the black swamp, passing alongside banks of high brush outside Kalawa village here in the south of Borneo Island.

Adi Renaldi – Indonesian singer Kai Mata's first viral moment on social media came four years ago when she posted a video on X (then Twitter).

Johannes Nugroho – Gusti Awan's harrowing ordeal began with a promise of lucrative work abroad, but the 26-year-old Indonesian's dreams quickly turned nightmarish when he found himself

Radhiyya Indra, Jakarta – The government will not pay the US$8 million ransom demanded by attackers responsible for the ransomware attack at two temporary National Data Center (PDN) fac

Jakarta – The ghost of the Asian financial crisis in 1997-1998 seems to be haunting Indonesia, as the rupiah depreciated to yet another new multiyear low.

Ruth Dea Juwita and Radhiyya Indra, Jakarta – The government announced on Monday that a cyberattack using a new variant of ransomware was responsible for data disruptions at two tempora

Wahroni, Tangerang – Immigration services at Soekarno-Hatta Airport have returned to normal, with no disruptions reported in passenger clearance or the functioning of automated gates, o