Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – China has shown interest in building an automated rail transit in Indonesia's new capital Nusantara, although the city's authority body refused to reveal t

Riri Rahayu, Jakarta – Co-captain of the Anies Baswedan-Muhaimin Iskandar (Amin) campaign team, Thomas Lembong assessed that the nickel downstream policy introduced by President Joko Wi

Yogyakarta – A large banner with the words "Most Embarrassing UGM Alumnus Nomination Submission" and a picture of President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo was displayed in front of the Gajah Mada

Jakarta – Suciwati, the wife of renowned human rights defender Munir Said Thalib who was assassinated in 2007, has protested the burial of the former mayor of Kota Batu, Eddy Rumpoko, i

Jayapura, Jubi – Activists representing Greenpeace, the Central Kalimantan Legal Aid Institute, Save Our Borneo, and the Indonesian Forum for the Environment in Central Kalimantan have

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Wijayanti Putri, Solo – Mayor Gibran Rakabuming Raka said on Friday that Solo, under his leadership, has evolved into one of Indonesia's most tolerant cities, vowing to further augment

Jakarta – Ridwan Mansyur, the judge who tried the suspected murderer of renowned rights activist Munir Said Thalib, was inaugurated as the justice of the nine-member Constitutional Cour

Jakarta – A senior member of the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) has rejected a proposal from a Gerindra Party member that the upcoming presidential debates, organized b

Jakarta – Presidential candidate Ganjar Pranowo promised to commit to reducing extractive industries in East Kalimantan, during his campaign in Balikpapan, East Kalimantan, on Tuesday.

Edna Tarigan and Dita Alangkara, Mamuju, Indonesia – A pair of tall birds with black feathers and pinkish breasts crossed a noisy road to reach a quiet part of a sandy tourist beach in

Jakarta – Amnesty International Indonesia Executive Director Usman Hamid says that the alleged police intimidation of artist Butet Kartaredjasa brings back memories of the New Order (Or

The dangers of visiting volcanoes have been thrown sharply into focus in Indonesia after the deadly eruption at Mount Marapi and subsequent ones at other well-known volcanoes, while als

Jakarta – The Health Ministry has urged greater vigilance amid a recent uptick in cases of new COVID-19 subvariants, both in the country and around the globe, while reassuring the publi

Deni Ghifari, Jakarta – Industry players have complained about a planned excise tax on plastic products and sweetened beverages, arguing it will not solve what it is intended to and wil

Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – Indonesia has targeted to attract Rp 1,650 trillion (about $106 billion) in combined foreign and domestic investment next year in hopes of spurring economi

Roy Adriansyah, Jakarta – Shocking details emerged on Thursday regarding the tragic murder scene in South Jakarta, where four young children were discovered deceased on a bed, allegedly

Amelia Rahima Sari (Antara), Jakarta – Indonesian Investment Minister Bahlil Lahadalia stated that the country's investment target next year is a challenge. Why so?

Adil Al Hasan, Jakarta – Presidential Candidate Ganjar Pranowo visited the Nusantara Capital City or IKN project in East Kalimantan on Thursday morning, Dec. 7, 2023.

Tika Ayu, Jakarta – The Anies Baswedan-Cak Imin campaign team's spokesperson Billy David assessed that the new bill on Jakarta's special status, or DKJ Bill, which allows the president

Ricky Juliansyah, Depok – Depok Deputy Mayor Imam Budi Hartono said the city administration has implemented Universal Health Coverage (UHC) since Dec. 1.

Ihsan Reliubun Antara, Jakarta – The General Elections Commission (KPU) chairman Hasyim Asyari confirmed that there will be five election debates for presidential and vice presid

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Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – Flag carrier Garuda Indonesia is banning employees from enjoying its free flight facility this holiday season.

Mohammad Said, Jakarta – President Joko Widodo on Thursday accepted the resignation of Vice Justice Minister Edward Omar Sharief who is now under investigation by the Corruption Eradica

Sandro Gatra – An issue that has been very prominent in the public's attention of late has been the lion's roar by former Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) commissioner Agus Rahar

Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo has laughed upon hearing that environmental activists walked out on him on December 1 when he was giving a speech at the COP28 Climate Conferenc

Nabire, Jubi – The West Papua National Committee (KNPB) in various regions marked the 62nd anniversary of Papua's struggle for independence that was started on December 1, 1961.

With the policymakers having wrapped up their deliberations on the second revision to the Electronic Information and Transaction (ITE) Law without meaningful public consultation, we wil

Dio Suhenda, Jakarta – The Jakarta Health Agency has reported an unspecified number of suspected Mycoplasma pneumoniae cases among children, only days after the Health Ministry called f

Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi"' Widodo inaugurated Wednesday the largest hospital in the eastern part of Indonesia that cost hundreds of billions of rupiahs to bu

Mita Amalia Hapsari, Jakarta – The Indonesian Military is not ready for any modern warfare scenario due to an aging arsenal and a lack of measured armament plans, a defense expert said

Raden Putri, Andika Dwi, Jakarta – Forbes, an American business magazine, regularly publishes a list of the world's richest people on its Real-Time Billionaires ranking site.

Mutia Yuantisya, Jakarta – The House of Representatives (DPR) member from the PDIP faction, Masinton Pasaribu, criticized the bill on the special status of Jakarta (DKJ bill), which sti

Tika Ayu, Jakarta – Presidential candidate Anies Baswedan promised on Tuesday, Dec. 5, to increase the hajj quota by 20,000-30,000 if he wins the 2024 election.

Defara Dhanya Paramitha, Jakarta – The Ministry of Communication and Information said that the government had finalized the draft of the derivative rules for the Law on Personal Data Pr

Defara Dhanya Paramitha, Jakarta – The National Food Agency's (Bapanas) director of food availability, Budi Waryanto, confirmed that Indonesia is ranked 63rd out of 113 countries in ter

Novianti Setuningsih, Jakarta – Amnesty International Indonesia has asked the General Elections Commission (KPU) to include the issue of human rights in the upcoming presidential and vi

Singapore – Despite slowing exports and a dip in the benchmark stock index, the collective net worth of tycoons on the 2023 Forbes list of Indonesia's 50 Richest rose 40% to a record US

Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – Many Hong Kong businesses of different sectors are seeking to expand to Indonesia, thus showing that the upcoming election has little effect on investors'

Arnoldus Kristianus, Jakarta – Trade Minister Zulkifli Hasan has given the green light for a collaboration between ByteDance Ltd, the Chinese parent company of video-sharing app TikTok,

Jakarta – A total of 331,000 millennials and Gen Zs in Indonesia find themselves trapped in non-performing online loans amounting to Rp 675.14 billion ($43.55 million).

Aisyah Amira Wakang, Jakarta – The Jakarta Elections Supervisory Agency (Bawaslu) is still investigating alleged campaign violations committed by vice presidential candidate Gibran Raka

Trissia Wijaya – The Indonesia-China relationship has attained new dimensions over the past few years.

Marianne Hanson – Indonesia's parliament last month agreed to ratify the United Nations Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW).

Hans Nicholas Jong, Malinau, Indonesia – Indonesia's newly revised energy transition plan includes a more stringent limit on carbon emissions, an increase in the share of renewable ener

Batu Palano – Rescuers searching the hazardous slopes of Indonesia's Mount Marapi volcano found more bodies among the climbers caught by a surprise eruption two days ago, raising the nu

Jakarta – Indonesia's parliament on Tuesday passed a revision to its internet law, softening articles that critics said have been used to stifle government opposition.

One hundred motorcycles have reportedly been abandoned in the parking zone of the I Gusti Ngurah Rai International Airport for years, authorities say, and they are urging the owners to

Aditya Hadi, Jakarta – Growth of third-party funds in the banking sector has slowed further, continuing a trend that began early this year.