Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – Senior minister Airlangga Hartarto recently denied that tariff talks with the US had involved some terms related to drone purchases, while saying that the

Rofiqi Hasan (Kontributor), Jakarta – Coinciding with the 6th Bali Liquor Day at The Westin Resort, Nusa Dua, Badung, on Thursday, January 29, 2026, the Industry Ministry handed over th

Arnoldus Kristianus, Jakarta – The government is finalizing a Ramadan-Eid al Fitr 2026 stimulus package aimed at supporting both demand and supply to lift economic growth in the first q

Gembong Hanung, Jakarta – The Jakarta provincial administration has widened its weather modification efforts to the skies over the capital's satellite cities until next week, with an ai

Jakarta – The National Search and Rescue Agency (Basarnas) had its funding cut during a hearing with the House of Representatives on Wednesday as part of a plan to divert government exp

Andrew Tito, Jakarta – Heavy rainfall across Jakarta and surrounding areas since Wednesday night has pushed several floodgates and river monitoring posts to alert status, leaving dozens

Alif Ilham Fajriadi, Jakarta – The Food Processing Journal from the Faculty of Agriculture, Alkhairaat University, Palu, published a study three years ago on the nutritional content of

Singapore – Indonesian stocks on Thursday were plunging toward their largest two-day fall on record as the risk of a downgrade to frontier market status triggered a headlong rush for th

Ary Hermawan – Eyeing the 2029 legislative elections, Indonesia's National Mandate Party has rebranded itself as the "party of the youth" and looks set to jettison its image as the "Muh

Sita Planasari, Jakarta – Indonesia has rejected demands from the United States to buy U.S.

Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – Sovereign wealth fund Danantara wants the state-run vaccine manufacturer Bio Farma to let go of its pharmaceutical subsidiary Kimia Farma amid ambitious bu

On 22 January 2026, Prabowo signed the Board of Peace (BoP) Charter that was initiated by the United States in Davos, Switzerland.

Eka Yudha Saputra, Jakarta – The Convergence Digital Indonesia Innovative Synergy Association (Kondisi) has criticized the Ministry of Communication and Digital (Komdigi) for promoting

Burhanuddin Muhtadi – While the Prabowo Subianto government and its coalition partners in parliament have temporarily shelved their plans to abolish direct local elections due to public

Apriadi Gunawan, Medan – Two months after devastating floods struck Sumatra, many children in North Sumatra, West Sumatra and Aceh provinces are still studying in tents under difficult

Antara, Badung, Bali – Indonesia's alcoholic beverage industry contributed about Rp 9.3 trillion ($554 million) to state revenue in 2025, the Industry Ministry said on Thursday.

Sultan Abdurrahman, Jakarta – A member of the Presidential Security Detail (Paspampres) received a reprimand from a journalist during President Prabowo Subianto's visit to the United Ki

Jamal Abdun Nashr, Jakarta – Hundreds of students from State High School 2 Kudus suffered food poisoning after consuming free nutritious meals (MBG) on Thursday, January 29, 2026.

Philip Jacobson, Loeha Raya, Indonesia – The road to the headquarters of the Loeha Raya Farmers' Cooperative is inundated from the monsoon, and a baby cayman splashes around in a puddle

Basten Gokkon – Indonesian authorities have detained five people in connection with the alleged illegal hunting and shooting of an endangered Javan leopard in the Gunung Sanggabuana con

Indah Handayani, Jakarta – Rupiah closed weaker against the US dollar on Thursday, sliding despite a softer greenback, as domestic concerns overshadowed relatively limited external pres

Faisal Maliki Baskoro, Jakarta – Vice President Gibran Rakabuming on Thursday dismissed claims that Nusantara, Indonesia's future capital in East Kalimantan, is turning into a "ghost to

Debate within the Commission for the Acceleration of National Police (Polri) Reforms is still about institutional matters rather than more fundamental problems.

Monique Handa Shafira, Jakarta – Indonesia's financial regulator said it will raise the minimum public shareholding requirement for listed companies to 15%, up from 7.5%, as authorities

Theressia Sunday Silalahi, Celvin Moniaga Sipahutar, Jakarta – President Prabowo Subianto officially inaugurated the members of Indonesia's National Energy Council (DEN) at the Presiden

Dian Rahma Fika, Jakarta – Chair of the Commission III of the Indonesian House of Representatives (DPR), Habiburokhman, said he will look into the alleged assault of 50-year-old Sudraja

Fuat Edi Kurniawan, Sadar Ginting, Anna Christi Suwardi – In the upper reaches of the Mahakam River, inside one of the last intact rainforest corridors of Borneo, the Dayak Bahau commun

Pribadi Wicaksono (Kontributor), Jakarta – Shadow economy is a growing threat to fiscal stability in Indonesia, said fiscal policy researcher from the Faculty of Economics and Business

Jakarta – The death toll from a landslide in Indonesia has risen to 34 with dozens still missing, authorities said on Wednesday, days after the torrent of debris crashed through a mount

Deden Abdul Aziz (Kontributor), Jakarta – A total of 205 early childhood, elementary, and junior high school students, as well as toddlers, in Cikalongkulon District, Cianjur Regency, W

Celvin Moniaga Sipahutar, Jakarta – Finance Minister Purbaya Yudhi Sadewa said on Wednesday that the sharp sell-off on the Indonesia Stock Exchange (IDX) following a report by MSCI Inc

Endang Mulyani, Jakarta – Indonesia's diaspora groups have criticized the newly launched Global Citizen of Indonesia (GCI) program, saying its fees and financial requirements risk treat

Jayapura – Journalists in Indonesia continue to face challenges in carrying out their journalistic duties.

Gembong Hanung, Jakarta – The government has halted the operations at major emitting facilities run by eight companies in Greater Jakarta for violating emission standards, a move critic

There is no need to continue with the anti-disinformation and foreign propaganda bill. Existing legislation is sufficient.

Andrew Tito, Jakarta – The Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) has warned that significant weather events are likely to continue across the country in the coming days

Jakarta – Sovereign wealth fund Danantara Indonesia will take over the management of land seized from 28 firms linked to floods and landslides in Sumatra, a spokesperson from the countr

Jakarta – Amnesty International Indonesia regrets Indonesia's decision to join the Board of Peace initiated by United States President Donald Trump.

Ervana Trikarinaputri, Jakarta – Amnesty International Indonesia has expressed concern over Indonesia "surrendering" to United States President Donald Trump regarding its participation

Ervana Trikarinaputri, Jakarta – Former Indonesian Deputy Foreign Minister Dino Patti Djalal has raised a series of concerns over Indonesia's decision to join the Board of Peace, an ini

Hanin Marwah, Jakarta – Deputy Minister of Law Edward Omar Sharif Hiariej, known as Eddy Hiariej, noted that the government had long anticipated legal challenges against the new Crimina

Deni Ghifari, Jakarta – The House of Representatives has officially picked Thomas "Tommy" Djiwandono to become a senior official at Bank Indonesia (BI) following his confirmation hearin

Kanako Mita, Noriko Watanabe and Lee Jay Walker – Spare more than a passing thought for the Indigenous Papuans, who for over six decades have endured systematic persecution in their own

Joseph Olbrycht-Palmer – Terrorism and violent extremism are top of mind as Home Affairs Minister Tony Burke heads to Indonesia for high-level security talks.

Jakarta – Efforts to decarbonise Indonesia's power sector have been put at risk by a faster than expected increase in the number of off-grid coal power plants and a lack of transparency

Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – At least 2,493 Indonesians have sought the embassy's help amid a massive scam crackdown in Cambodia, according to the government.

Ni Komang Erviani, Denpasar – Authorities in Bali have thwarted an attempt to smuggle thousands of birds onto the resort island.

Max Lane, ISEAS-Yusof Ishak Institute – I'm not a citizen of the Global South. This realization hit me when I sat in the conference room of the University of Indonesia on June 11.

Jesslyn Giovanni Mulyanto and Ary Hermawan – The Prabowo Subianto government is currently drafting a piece of legislation to counter disinformation and foreign propaganda amid allegatio

West Bandung, West Java – The death toll from a landslide in Indonesia rose to 17 on Monday, a disaster official said, as rescue operations entered a third day.