A notorious animal market once touted as a tourist attraction will stop selling dog and cat meat after a celebrity-backed campaign.

Jakarta – The Supreme Court of Indonesia has ruled that lower courts cannot accept requests to register marriages between people with different religious beliefs.

Hidayatul Mustafidah Rohmawati Akhmad Hanan – The electricity cable system in Jakarta is estimated to be more than 80,000 kilometres long, which is sufficient to circle the Earth more t

Divya Karyza, Jakarta – Indonesia's oil and gas investment in the first half of the year amounted to US$5.7 billion, just 36.67 percent of this year's $15.54 billion target, according t

Yohana Belinda, Jakarta – The government's ban on the export of certain raw minerals has fueled demand for domestic shipping between mines and processing facilities, creating new opport

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Yerica Lai, Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo hosted NasDem Party chairman Surya Paloh at the State Palace on Monday after having shunned the coalition member for months over his

Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – Indonesia has attracted Rp 678.7 trillion or about $45.2 billion in investment in the first half of 2023, putting the country almost halfway through its ta

Herman, Jakarta – A halal-certified restaurant Baso A Fung recently destroyed all bowls in its Bali branch after influencer Jovi Adhiguna dipped pork crackers in his meatball soup.

Pribadi Wicaksono (Contributor), Yogyakarta – The Yogyakarta Culture Agency expressed objection to the extravagant 'wedding' of a pair of Alaskan Malamutes dogs using Javanese tradition

Amelia Rahima Sari, Caesar Akbar, Jakarta – The Oil and Gas Companies Association (Aspermigas) claimed that the government has not yet discussed the plan to ban the export of liquefied

Ima Dini Shafira, Jakarta – Gerindra Party Secretary General Ahmad Muzani denied the saying that the meeting between the 1998 activist Budiman Sudjatmiko and the party's chief patron Pr

Jakarta – The 2024 general elections will likely go down in history as Indonesia's first TikTok election, given the rising popularity of the Chinese video-hosting service in the country

Jakarta – Indonesia's upstream oil and gas industry recorded a "significant" 21 percent increase in investment to US$5.7 billion during the first half of 2023, from the $4.7 billion rec

Villagers once had to rely on their own resources to light their homes.

Stevani Wijaya, Jakarta – The Indonesian Police presented on Thursday 12 suspects believed to be members of an illegal organ trade syndicate, accused of preying on at least 122 victims

Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair on Friday met with State-Owned Enterprise (SOE) Minister Erick Thohir in Jakarta to discuss the government's 2024-

Singgih Wiryono, Jakarta – Indonesian Human Rights Watch (Imparsial) is advising the public to be careful about forming hasty opinions ahead of a political year, including over the cont

Singgih Wiryono, Jakarta – The Commission for Missing Persons and Victims of Violence (Kontras) says it deplores a statement made by ruling Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-

Hans Nicholas Jong, Jakarta – The Indonesian government has justified a sweeping amnesty for millions of hectares of oil palm plantations established illegally in forest areas, saying t

Zacharias Wuragil, Jakarta – Scorching hot weather and the absence of clouds will sweep across Greater Jakarta or Jabodetabek again today, July 20, 2023.

M Julnis Firmansyah, Jakarta – The Bengkulu Regional Association of Islamic Students (HMI) planned to stage a protest when President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo visited Bengkulu today, July 20

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Mutia Yuantisya, Jakarta – Statistics Indonesia (BPS) of Jakarta Office recorded that the city's poverty rate in March 2023 stood at 4.44 percent, down 0.09 percent compared to March 20

Riani Sanusi Putri, Jakarta – A special staffer of Finance Minister Sri Mulyani for Strategic Communications, Yustinus Prastowo, rebutted the statement that Indonesia is a systemic fail

Septia Ryanthie, Solo – The United Arab Emirates (UAE) government planned to build a cardiology hospital in Solo, Central Java.

Antara, Manado – Mount Karangetang in Siau Tagulandang Biaro or Sitaro Islands, North Sulawesi, is still releasing lava avalanches as of Thursday morning, July 20, 2023.

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Antara, Jakarta – Bulog Public Corporation, Indonesia's logistics bureau, said it secured 750,000 tonnes of Government Food Reserve rice stocks distributed across all Bulog warehouses i

Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – Chinese glass giant Xinyi Group seeks to make an $11 billion investment in the quartz sand downstream industry that lies in Rempang eco-city in Batam, Riau

Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – A new toll road connecting the capital city of Bengkulu Province, which carries the same name, and Taba Penanjung was inaugurated on Thursday, and Presiden

Arnoldus Kristianus, Jakarta – The Indonesian government is actively pursuing membership in the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) as part of its ambition to b

Aditya Hadi, Jakarta – Finance Minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati and her Indian counterpart, Nirmala Sitharaman, discussed a proposal to settle bilateral transactions with local currencies

Jakarta – The Attorney General's Office (AGO) plans to send another subpoena for Coordinating Economic Minister Airlangga Hartarto to be present for questioning as a witness next Monday

Jakarta – The government will soon enforce a regulation that requires companies exporting mining, plantation, forestry and fishery products to repatriate their export earnings and keep

Jakarta – The government's goal of reaching its net-zero emission (NZE) target is a challenging one, given how much the country relies on the abundant resources of natural gas and oil.

Hreeloita DS, Nabil Ihsan, Jakarta – The National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB) has reported that, based on data collected from June 17 to July 17, 2023, it has identified 490 hotsp

Joshua Walker – A bold development in Prabowo Subianto's 2024 presidential campaign has been his promise that if he wins, he will invite his vanquished election rivals to join his gover

Jakarta – The government's efforts to make changes to the existing governance system should have an impact on the people, according to Minister of Administrative and Bureaucratic Reform

Anisa Fauziah, Jakarta – The government has taken down 11,333 gambling websites in recent crackdowns during the past week alone and issued a warning to social media platforms on Thursda

Arief Ikhsanudin, Jakarta – Coordinating Minister for Maritime Affairs and Investment Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan has asked why the number of sting operations (OTT) conducted by the Corrupt

Jakarta – Setara Institute for Peace and Democracy National Council Chairperson Hendardi says that the reshuffle of the Indonesia Onward Cabinet on Monday July 17 is the worst kind of p

Antara, Jakarta – Statistics Indonesia (BPS) announced that the country's poverty rate was at 9.36 percent as of March 2023, down from September 2022's 9.57 percent.

Vincent Fabian Thomas, Jakarta – Singapore is looking to other ASEAN countries as alternatives to importing "green electrons", its term for electricity produced from renewable energy, a

Deni Ghifari, Jakarta – The European Union is rallying businesses to take countermeasures against Indonesia's nickel ore export ban, after Jakarta appealed a World Trade Organization ru

Jakarta – The six-day 9th Prambanan Jazz Festival recently ended on a high note.

Natalie B. Compton – Niluh Djelantik has been on vacation abroad, but the Balinese influencer is still getting texts from frustrated friends, family and fans back at home.

Max Lane – How does an outgoing president secure his political future without the usual party mechanism?

Eka Yudha Saputra, Jakarta – The Attorney General's Office (AGO) named Windu Aji Susanto, the owner of PT Kara Nusantara Investama, as a suspect in the illegal nickel mining case on Tue

Yohana Belinda, Jakarta – The government has yet to determine its stance on Bali's US$10 foreign tourist tax with the Tourism Ministry saying it is still reviewing the policy and seekin