Ade Ridwan Yandwiputra, Jakarta – President Joko Widodo or Jokowi responded to the statement voiced by Deputy SOE Minister Kartika Wirjoatmodjo that the LRT Jabodebek's curved long-span

Radhiyya Indra, Jakarta – Jakarta is expected to see a series of festive celebrations for the 78th Indonesian Independence Day, which falls on Aug.

Jakarta – The government has recently reviewed the results of the 2022 technical contract-based government workers recruitment.

Yustinus Paat, Jakarta – A lawmaker from the Prosperous Justice Party (PKS) has expressed support for the extension of Nicke Widyawati's role as the president director of state-owned oi

Basten Gokkon, Jakarta – Uncontrolled burning of plastic waste on Indonesian beaches has given rise to plastic-rock hybrids that deposit in and may pollute coastal ecosystems and fisher

Eka Yudha Saputra, Adelia Stevina, Jakarta – The National Police Criminal Investigations Directorate (Bareskrim Polri) for General Crimes has officially declared the founder of the Al Z

Tenggara Strategics, Jakarta – Recent developments in the investigation of a corruption case that has been blamed for contributing to a domestic cooking oil shortage last year has led t

Jakarta – Under its current leadership, the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) has been subject to its fair share of criticism, but still it deserves the public's support when its

Chris Barrett and Karuni Rompies, Singapore/Jakarta – Indonesian officials have revealed Australian cattle with lumpy-skin disease (LSD) showed symptoms before being unloaded from ships

Deni Ghifari, Jakarta – Indonesia saw inflation continue to drop in July, moving even closer to dropping below 3 percent, the lower bound of the central bank's target.

Ruth Dea Juwita, Jakarta – The Nusantara Capital City (IKN) Authority has revealed its vision for ecotourism in the new city, embracing a sustainable urban forest concept.

Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi on Wednesday met her Swiss counterpart Ignazio Cassis to pursue a speedy process in the ratification of a bilateral investme

Muhammad Aulia, Jakarta – The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) on Wednesday revealed suspicions that former tax official Rafael Alun Trisambodo allegedly engaged in money launder

Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – Indonesia on Wednesday persuaded Switzerland, a member of the European Free Trade Association or EFTA, to get the group into recognizing the country's sust

M Julnis Firmansyah, Jakarta – Indonesian President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo held a mass zikr for the country's 78th independence day in the courtyard of Jakarta Merdeka Palace on Tuesday e

M Julnis Firmansyah, Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo stated that 96 percent of Indonesian people have faith in God.

Jakarta – Civil society organisations active in the field of humanitarianism, the law and human rights have criticised the use of criminalisation as a method to silence government criti

A'an Suryana – An Islamic boarding school and its principal are embroiled once again in controversy. This time, maybe the public's complaints will bite – but for how long?

Moh Khory Alfarizi and Riri Rahayu, Jakarta – Charter airline Susi Air owner Susi Pudjiastuti responded to public concerns about domestic flight ticket prices being more pricey than int

Mita Amalia Hapsari, Jakarta – Panji Gumilang, the founder and leader of Al Zaytun Islamic Boarding School, was named a blasphemy suspect on Tuesday following reports that the school ha

Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – Indonesia is mulling cutting down on its dairy imports from Europe as the over-controlling European Union (EU) retaliates against Jakarta's appeal over a n

Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo recently told his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping to invest in Indonesia's durian plantations as Beijing's imports of the exo

Agnes Valentina Christa, Jakarta – The Military Police Headquarters, or Puspom, has confirmed the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK)'s decision to name two active high-ranking mili

Thresa Sandra Desfika, Jakarta – Garuda Indonesia (GIAA), the state-owned airline, announced on Tuesday that it has conducted trials of aviation fuel with a biofuel mix on a jet engine

Dio Suhenda, Jakarta – The government is planning to stick with its controversial zoning system for state school enrollment, arguing that it remains key to addressing Indonesia's long-s

Deni Ghifari, Jakarta – The government has highlighted longstanding tax incentives and other policies that seek to lighten the burden on exporters that keep their earnings in country, a

Hans Nicholas Jong, Jakarta – Indonesia's highest court has upheld a $61 million fine against an oil palm company over massive fires on its plantation that razed an area seven times the

Jakarta – It is the year of more heat and less rain, more wildfires and less water. Welcome to a scorching dry season!

Jakarta – Indonesia has bought 12 new drones from Turkish Aerospace worth $300 million, the Defense Ministry said on Tuesday, the latest in a series of purchases aimed at modernising th

Apriadi Gunawan, Medan – Sibolga District Court in North Sumatra has acquitted Siska Telaumbanua of stabbing her then boyfriend in February.

Rangga Prakoso, Jakarta – The Energy and Mineral Resources Ministry has assured that it will not impose a supply cap on subsidized liquefied petroleum gas (LPG), stating that the supply

Antara, Jakarta – Statistics Indonesia, or BPS, released the Development of the July 2023 Consumer Price Index on Tuesday, August 1.

Amelia Rahima Sari and Riani Sanusi Putri, Jakarta – The Indonesian Traditional Market Traders Association (Ikappi) reported that the price of chicken eggs remains high and even reaches

Yitno Suprapto, Sarolangun, Indonesia – On a night in early July, Solikin was awake chasing elephants past sunrise.

Sydney – Indonesia has paused live cattle imports from four Australian facilities after lumpy skin disease was detected in a small number of cattle some time after arrival, the Australi

Muhammad Aulia, Jakarta – Asep Guntur Rahayu, the investigation chief of the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK), has filed a resignation following a recent raid that led to two hig

Tatang Guritno, Jakarta – A Kompas Research and Development (Litbang Kompas) survey in July shows that the majority of respondents do not agree with extending village heads' term

Tenggara Strategics, Jakarta – Airlangga Hartarto's position as the chairman of the Golkar Party is currently treading precarious ground due to what is considered to be his lack of part

Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo has not yet signed the planned presidential regulation on media sustainability, and it will only take effect later this year once he does, but i

Linda Yulisman, Jakarta – Indonesia's healthcare reforms are set to attract foreign doctors to practise in the country, but patients say they will continue seeking treatment abroad unle

Banyumas – Eight people trapped in an illegal gold mine on the Indonesian island of Java are feared dead, a local rescue official said Sunday, as search efforts entered a fifth day with

Antara, Jakarta – The Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) on Thursday detected 74 hotspots of wildfires in several areas of East Kalimantan province amid the ongoing

Muhammad Aulia, Jakarta – The Corruption Eradication Commission, or KPK, confirmed on Saturday that it has handed over the graft case against two high-ranking military officers assigned

BeritaSatu, Jakarta – Presidential candidate Ganjar Pranowo and potential rival Prabowo Subianto were seen attending an event in Jakarta on Saturday, both coincidentally wearing checker

Jakarta – Indonesian Human Rights Watch (Imparsial) has strongly criticised the position taken by the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) which has apologised to the TNI (Indonesian

Jakarta – Three Bali immigration officers have been arrested for their alleged role in an illegal organ trafficking syndicate that brought dozens of victims to Cambodia to sell their ki

Jakarta – Marriage between people of different faiths has become more difficult, if not impossible, following a Supreme Court circular letter telling district courts to stop giving legi

Jakarta – It comes as no surprise that the recent Group of 20 major economies meeting on clean energy in India could not agree on phasing out fossil fuel use.

Radhiyya Indra, Manila – The controversy surrounding British band The 1975 has prompted criticism and concern in both Malaysia and Indonesia regarding the front man's stunt, claiming th

Yohana Belinda, Jakarta – Following a meeting with the Cooperatives and Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) Ministry, TikTok Indonesia says it has no intention to roll out its Project S