Jakarta – The Jakarta-Bandung high-speed railway (HSR) is not the type of project that deserves a subsidy regardless of the government's concern that it may be difficult to attract enou

Deni Ghifari, Jakarta – Indonesia has expressed interest in joining the BRICS group of major emerging economies, consisting of Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa, a move expe

Jakarta – Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) chair Megawati Soekarnoputri has shrugged off suggestions that the party's leadership is panicking over President Joko "Jokowi"

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Antara, Jakarta – Home Affairs Minister Tito Karnavian has issued a circular calling for Jakarta's governor, along with mayors and regents in the Greater Jakarta area, to adopt a partia

Antara, Jakarta – The Fatwa Commission of the Indonesian Ulema Council (MUI) has emphasized that Nabidz wine is haram (forbidden) for Muslims because laboratory tests have found a high

Yogi Eka Sahputra, Batam, Indonesia – Indonesian authorities have called on their counterparts in neighboring Singapore to crack down the illegal lobster larvae trade, given that the ci

Fana Suparman, Jakarta – Central Java Governor Ganjar Pranowo continues to hold a lead over his closest potential rivals for the 2024 presidential election.

Deni Ghifari, Jakarta – Represented by Trade Minister Zulkifli Hasan, the Indonesian government has signed four mutual recognition agreements (MRAs) to harmonize ASEAN member countries'

Aditya Hadi, Jarkarta – Employers are urging the government to refrain from mandating a work from home (WFH) policy to curb pollution in the Greater Jakarta area.

Hans Nicholas Jong, Jakarta – A million-dollar bribery case in Indonesia's Riau province, the country's palm oil heartland, has prompted calls for a wider investigation into corruption

Jakarta – Thousands of public employees in Jakarta, or half of its civil servants, were told to work from home starting Monday in a two-month trial aimed at improving the city's air qua

Jakarta – The Defence Ministry and US planemaker Boeing have signed an agreement on the sale of 24 F-15EX fighter jets to help modernise Indonesia's ageing fleet, the ministry and the c

Manggi Habir, Siwage Dharma Negara – President Joko Widodo doubtless hopes to leave behind a legacy that will remind Indonesians of his grand plans for a developed, vibrant, and economi

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Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – Indonesia is forecast to see a robust economic growth of above 5 percent this year thanks to domestic consumption and investment, according to the country'

Ilham Oktafian, Jakarta – The Jakarta Police have arrested 10 suspects and seized dozens of guns along with hundreds of rounds of ammunition during recent raids targeting an arms trade

Antara, Jakarta – The National Research and Innovation Agency (BRIN) is currently preparing a strategy for the development of nuclear power plants in Indonesia.

Jakarta – Starting in February of next year, the provincial government of Bali will implement a $10 charge for foreign tourists.

Riri Rahayu, Jakarta – The Indonesian Employers' Association (Apindo) chairperson Shinta Kamdani responded to the demand for a 15 percent increase in the minimum wage voiced by the Conf

Syakirun Niam, Jakarta – Indonesia Corruption Watch (ICW) researcher Kurnia Ramadhana is asking ruling Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) Chairperson Megawati Sukarnoputri

Riri Rahayu, Jakarta – Communication and Informatics Minister Budi Arie Setiadi is planning to implement sanctions on agencies that experience a data breach.

Amelia Rahima Sari, Jakarta – SOEs Minister Erick Thohir revealed his plans to reduce national logistic costs, including merging several national airlines.

Riri Rahayu, Antara, Jakarta – Indonesia's Communication and Informatics Minister Budie Arie Setiadi commented on the government's plan to censor the contents of over-the-top (OT

Antara, Jakarta – Indonesia and six other ASEAN country members signed an MoU on transnational crime in the 17th ASEAN Ministerial Meeting on Transnational Crime in Labuan Bajo, NTT, on

Ade Ridwan Yandwiputra, Jakarta – The government of Indonesia has stopped the special funding for Covid-19 patients in accordance with Health Minister Regulation No.

Abdul Muslim, Jakarta – Indonesia, while offering some of the lowest rates for 1 gigabyte of mobile data in Southeast Asia, grapples with relatively sluggish internet speeds compared to

Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – Finance Minister Sri Mulyani said Tuesday that Indonesia would need hundreds of billions of American dollars over the next decade to build green buildings

Deni Ghifari, Jakarta – The Trade Ministry has derided as "colonialist" an EU investigation into allegations that Indonesian biodiesel is finding its way into the EU market, evading imp

Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo arrived late on Sunday in Kenya for a state visit as part of his African sojourn where he is also scheduled to attend the BRICS Summit in Johann

Yohana Belinda, Jakarta – Workers at a local supplier for global brand sportswear brand Adidas say their employment rights are routinely breached, raising concerns about an industry lon

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Jakarta – In the latest dispute regarding palm oil, Indonesia and the European Union have clashed over biodiesel import duties that have been slapped on the Southeast Asian nation's com

Antara, Jakarta – Budiman Sudjatmiko, a high-ranking member of the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P), could potentially face dismissal from the party on Monday due to his

Muhammad Aulia, Jakarta – prosecutors of the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) have filed an indictment against former high-ranking tax official Rafael Alun Trisambodo, who is acc

Eka Yudha Saputra, Jakarta – Attorney General Sanitiar Burhanuddin mandated Deputy Attorney General on Intelligence Affairs and Special Crimes Affairs to halt the investigations on pres

Ninda Dwi Ramadhani, Desty Luthfiani, Jakarta – Head of the Criminal Investigation in Penjaringan Sectoral Police Adjunct Commissioner Hari Gasgari said the police discovered thirty you

Muhammad Zulfikar, Raka Adji, Padang, West Sumatra – Indonesia's Foreign Ministry and the New Zealand Government have continued to communicate on efforts to free Susi Air pilot and New

Jakarta – Rescuers have ended their search for a missing crew member one week after a boat with seven on board hit bad weather off Sumatra island, officials said Monday.

Jakarta – To his detractors, President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo is a "man of contradictions", which is what political analyst Benjamin Bland has called the country's seventh president.

Tenggara Strategics, Jakarta – The Golkar Party and the National Mandate Party (PAN) have finally decided to ally themselves with the Gerindra Party and the National Awakening Party (PK

Yudith Ho and Faris Mokhtar – Indonesia will temporarily relax rules that have slowed development of solar energy in the coal-dependent country, lifting one of the many regulatory and l

Jakarta – The Jakarta administration will impose remote working for city employees and learning for students ahead of the Asean Summit in September, a move aimed to curb the severe air

Zsazya Senorita, Jakarta – China will likely purchase 8 million tons of Indonesian palm oil in 2024 after imports suffered a decline amid the Covid-19 pandemic, according to an associat

Muawwan Daelami, Jakarta – State-owned gas company Perusahaan Gas Negara (PGN) is set to invest around Rp 50 billion ($3.3 million) in the development of a gas piping network within the

Dipo Negoro – On Sunday August 13, based on data from the IQAir air quality monitoring website at 6 am, the Air Quality Index (AQI) in Jakarta stood at 170 or in the unhealthy category

Fuad Iqbal Abdullah, Jakarta – In preparation for the migration of central government employees to the new capital Nusantara in East Kalimantan from Jakarta, the government is making ar

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Jakarta – In the latest poll conducted by Indikator Politik Indonesia, Central Java Governor Ganjar Pranowo has retaken the lead as the favored candidate for the upcoming February 2024

Jakarta – We have watched air pollution suffocate our city for months with no sign of abating.