Agung Dharma Putra, Heru Andriyanto, Surabaya – The Indonesian Navy on Sunday officially commissioned a new warship, KRI Prabu Siliwangi-321, in a ceremony held in the waters off Suraba

Erta Darwati, Jakarta – The Indonesia Stock Exchange (IDX) lost Rp 31 trillion ($1.8 billion) in market capitalization over the past week, as escalating tensions in the Middle East drov

Max Lane – Over the last few months, controversy has erupted in Indonesia over a major foreign policy decision of the Prabowo Subianto government.

Martin Bagya Kertiyasa, Antara, Jakarta – Indonesia said only two digital platforms – X and Bigo Live – have fully complied with its new child protection regulation for online se

Muhammad Aulia Rahman, Jakarta – State prosecutors have detained businessman Samin Tan as a suspect in an alleged corruption case tied to the management of coal mining operations at Asm

Jakarta – The plan to introduce work from home (WFH) once a week in the public and private sectors should not be that hard to implement since the nation has already had plenty of experi

Max Lane – Anti-government sentiment – especially online – among Indonesia's youth has not been cowed by intimidation or arrest, but this resistance does not seem to have generated any

Antara Jakarta – Executive Director of the Center of Economics and Law Studies (Celios), Bhima Yudhistira, believes that the government could divert the surplus budget balance (SAL) as

Hans Nicholas Jong, Jakarta – Environmental activists are sounding the alarm over a new trade agreement between the U.S.

Maudey Khalisha, Jakarta – The Indonesian National Air Carriers Association (INACA) has urged the government to approve a 15 percent increase in the fuel surcharge and raise the domesti

Addin Anugrah Siwi, Jakarta – Indonesia's decision to hold fuel prices steady has helped lift public support for President Prabowo Subianto's administration, Finance Minister Purbaya Yu

Jakarta – The Advocacy Team for Democracy (TAUD) is calling for the immediate disclosure of the military chain of command behind the acid attack on Commission for Missing Persons and Vi

Philip Jacobson, Jakarta – A palm oil company is ramping up its destruction of forests that are home to critically endangered orangutans in a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve on the island of B

Akmalal Hamdhi, Jakarta – Friderica Widyasari Dewi, the new boss of Indonesia's financial regulator, wants to restore investor trust after market turmoil triggered leadership changes.

Akmalal Hamdhi, Jakarta – Finance Minister Purbaya Yudhi Sadewa on Thursday pushed back against criticism from economists over Indonesia's economic outlook, urging them to base their as

Agencies, Jakarta – A senior officer in the Indonesian Military (TNI) has stepped down following an acid attack on an activist known for his opposition to the expanded role of the milit

Ruth Dea Juwita, Jakarta – The domestic ceramic industry has urged the government to implement a domestic market obligation for natural gas to safeguard the continuity of local producer

Eka Yudha Saputra, Jakarta – The National Nutrition Agency (BGN) has temporarily suspended the operation of 764 nutrition fulfillment service units (SPPGs) for the free nutritious meal

Sultan Abdurrahman, Jakarta – Indonesian president Prabowo Subianto has instructed ministers in his Red and White Cabinet to accelerate waste management programs across Indonesia as par

Akmalal Hamdhi, Jakarta – The Financial Services Authority (OJK) has given companies listed on the Indonesia Stock Exchange (IDX) until March 2027 to comply with a new minimum public sh

Antara, Endang Mulyani, Jakarta – Home Affairs Minister Tito Karnavian estimates the government will need Rp130 trillion ($7.69 billion) over the next three years for post-disaster reha

Jakarta – The civil society organisation Indonesian Human Rights Watch (Imparsial) says the resignation of Lieutenant General Yudi Abrimantyo as the head of the Indonesian Military's (T

Heru Andriyanto, Vatican City – Vatican News, the Holy See's official media platform, on Wednesday launched an Indonesian-language edition following a lengthy preparation process

Arnoldus Kristianus, Jakarta – The government has injected an additional Rp 100 trillion ($6 billion) into the banking system, raising fresh questions over whether the move is propping

Ervana Trikarinaputri, Jakarta – The Federation Commission for Missing Persons and Victims of Violence (KontraS) emphasizes the importance of establishing an independent fact-finding te

Addin Anugrah Siwi, Jakarta – Indonesia's tax reporting system remains so complex that even Finance Minister Purbaya Yudhi Sadewa admits he could not complete his own filing without ass

Prisma Ardianto, Ardina Rizka, Karanganyar – Energy and Mineral Resources Minister Bahlil Lahadalia on Thursday urged the public to use fuel and liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) more respo

Yerica Lai, Jakarta – Several political parties in the governing coalition and cabinet members have voiced support for a proposal to cut executive and legislative officials' salaries as

Maretha Uli, Jakarta – The government has scrapped a plan to implement hybrid learning as part of austerity measures to reduce energy consumption, after lawmakers and observers raised c

Eka Yudha Saputra, Jakarta – Amnesty International Indonesia Executive Director Usman Hamid has urged President Prabowo Subianto and the House of Representatives (DPR) to establish a Fa

Ruth Dea Juwita, Jakarta – At its inception 12 months ago, President Prabowo Subianto tasked Danantara with a dual mandate, to deliver long-term returns like a sovereign wealth fund (SW

Yvette Tanamal, Jakarta – President Prabowo Subianto has reaffirmed Indonesia's support for Palestinian independence by saying that Jakarta's policy in the Middle East, including its pa

Maretha Uli and Radhiyya Indra, Jakarta – As the Idul Fitri extended holiday draws to a close, Indonesia has been hit by a series of disasters across several regions, with authorities w

Tri Listiyarini, Jakarta – Private sector investment in Indonesia's cattle industry has begun to scale up, but progress remains below expectations as land constraints and structural gap

Antara, Jakarta – Bhima Yudhistira, executive director of the Center of Economic and Law Studies (Celios), has projected Indonesia's economy to grow 5.05 percent in the first quarter of

Plans to develop the Indonesian Haj Village project in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, further underscore the government's dual role as both regulator and operator of the haj pilgrimage.

Sydney – Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto should immediately issue a presidential decree setting up a fact-finding team independent of the military to fully investigate the acid at

Eka Yudha Saputra, Jakarta – The difference in the determination of Eid al-Fitr day between Muhammadiyah and the Indonesian government has sparked allegations of religious freedom viola

Yustinus Paat, Jakarta – The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) has returned former Religious Affairs Minister Yaqut Cholil Qoumas to a detention facility after briefly granting hi

Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – A French diplomat said Tuesday that Paris' defense ties with Indonesia had been taking off ahead of the next arrival of the Rafale fighter jets later this

Nicholas Ryan Aditya, Nawir Arsyad Akbar, Jakarta – The Advocacy Team for Democracy (TAUD) believes that the alleged involvement of members of the Indonesian Military's (TNI) Strategic

Divya Kariza, Jakarta – President Prabowo Subianto has declared that Indonesia's aggressive push for food and energy self-reliance is not rooted in ideology but in "common sense", as it

Bhima Yudhistira Adhinegara – The world is in turmoil.

Anastasya Lavenia Yudi, Jakarta – The Indonesian Ministry of Coordinating Economic Affairs has responded to the results of a survey conducted by the Institute for Economic and Social Re

Bambang Ismoyo, Jakarta – Surging global oil prices past $100 per barrel are set to push up Indonesia's non-subsidized fuel prices, raising the risk of a sharp shift in consumption towa

Jakarta – Public relations agency ID COMM recently launched a new report on electric vehicles (EVs) in Indonesia, which showed that economic motives were what had mostly driven people t

Akmalal Hamdhi, Jakarta – Rupiah is facing renewed downside risks as escalating tensions between Iran, Israel, and the United States heighten global uncertainty, with analysts warning t

During the administration of President Prabowo Subianto, the National Police (Polri) has moved further and further away from its main duties and functions.

Jakarta – Indonesia's fifth president, Megawati Soekarnoputri, welcomed Timor-Leste President Jose Ramos-Horta at her residence on Teuku Umar Street, Menteng, Central Jakarta, on Monday

Jakarta – This year, several major religious celebrations in Indonesia fall close together.