Jakarta – A fire at a nickel smelter in Central Sulawesi left one worker dead and injured six others, police said on Wednesday, the latest in a series of deadly incidents that have prom

Josephine Parsons – Among the world-famous paddy fields and rainforests of Ubud, at a "welfare-certified conservation park", a baby elephant named Krishna poses for selfies with tourist

Antara, Jakarta – Indonesia's Minister of Investment and Head of the Investment Coordinating Board (BKPM) Bahlil Lahadalia, has called upon global companies specializing in software cer

Stevani Wijaya, Jakarta – The Indonesian Police said on Wednesday they have arrested 642 suspects charged with human trafficking during a crackdown this month alone.

Juli Hantoro, Jakarta – Indonesian Coordinating Minister for Human Development and Culture Muhadjir Effendy responded to the polemic over the Al Zaytun Islamic boarding school in Indram

Fadli, Batam – The Maritime and Security Agency (Bakamla) launched on Monday the fourth domestically built high-speed patrol vessel, claiming it to be the fastest patrol boat in the cou

Antara, Jakarta – Indonesia's marine economy has a lot of room to grow and the country could become a high-income country in the next few years, stated Coordinating Minister for Maritim

Dio Suhenda, Jakarta – The trial of former communications and information minister Johnny G.

Ruth Dea Juwita, Jakarta – The growing use of low-value plastics (LVPs) in Indonesia is posing a significant challenge for the recycling industry, as the material's near-zero value make

Fikri Harish, Jakarta – Two presumptive presidential candidates Ganjar Pranowo and Anies Baswedan have bumped into each other while on a lunch break during the haj pilgrimage in Saudi A

Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi' Widodo on Tuesday launched a nationwide non-judicial settlement of 12 gross human rights violations in Rumoh Geudong in Pidie, Aceh, where over 100 peo

Angeline Tan – Indonesia's president vowed on Tuesday to "heal" the pain caused by serious human rights violations by compensating those who suffered during the country's dictatorship y

Antara, Jakarta – Indonesian Coordinating Minister for Maritime Affairs and Investment Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan claimed that the country managed to reduce plastic waste that flows into t

Antara, Jakarta – President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) has offered to restore citizenship to two persons who have been forced to live in exile since the 30 September Movement, which was marke

Antara, Jakarta – The National Food Agency (Bapanas), Jakarta regional-owned meat industry company Dharma Jaya, and the Jakarta provincial Food Security, Maritime Affairs, and Fisheries

Singgih Wiryono, Jakarta – Amnesty International Indonesia has reminded the government not to forget its commitment to resolve cases of gross human rights violations in Indonesia throug

Dio Suhenda, Jakarta – The government has announced plans to launch a National Health Survey (SKI) in August, an opportunity to measure the state of the nation's health and nutrition, a

Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – The International Partners Group – a coalition of rich nations – should provide grants worth about $1.5 billion in the Just Energy Transition Partnership (

Investor Daily, Jakarta – Indonesians across the archipelago are enjoying a long holiday for Eid al-Adha, but the extended weekend has sparked concerns in the manufacturing industry.

Riani Sanusi Putri, Jakarta – The Indonesian Forum for the Environment or Walhi commented on the government's plan of bleaching or pardoning 3.3 million hectares of oil palm land in for

Jakarta – A fire at a nickel smelter in Indonesia left one worker dead and injured six others, police said on Wednesday, the latest in a series of deadly incidents that have prompted co

Jakarta – Former Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) investigator Novel Baswedan says that the current state of the KPK, which has been in the public spotlight over problems ranging

Jakarta – The World Bank said on Tuesday it had approved a $1.14 billion project to expand access to cleaner electricity in Indonesia, for which it will provide $500 million in financia

Semarang – Victims and the families of victims of gross human rights violations during the 1965 tragedy and the mysterious shootings (Petrus) in 1982-1985 in Central Java are urging the

Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo said his administration was sincere about its efforts to solve gross human rights violations of the past, adding that the goodwill measure would

M Julnis Firmansyah, Jakarta – Defense Minister Prabowo Subianto met with President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo in private at the State Palace on Monday, June 26, 2023.

Ima Dini Shafira, Jakarta – Presidential nominees Anies Baswedan and Ganjar Pranowo met in Mecca while performing the Hajj pilgrimage.

M Julnis Firmansyah, Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo appointed 12 Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Indonesia at Central Jakarta's State Palace.

Deni Ghifari, Jakarta – Lower world commodity prices will impact state revenue this year, the Finance Ministry has said, as the sector accounts for a significant portion of the governme

Aditya Hadi, Jakarta – The World Bank expects Indonesia's economy to slow down this year as foreign direct investment (FDI) plays a smaller role in the country's gross domestic product

Jakarta – Indonesia, home to a third of the world's rainforests, has seen its annual deforestation drop by 8.4 percent, the Environment and Forestry ministry said on Monday, attributing

Hans Nicholas Jong, Jakarta – There's been renewed scrutiny of the infrastructure being built for Indonesia's new capital city on the island of Borneo following the sighting of a critic

Singgih Wiryono, Jakarta – Commission for Missing Persons and Victims of Violence (Kontras) working division head Tioria Pretty is urging President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo to settle cases

Kornelius Purba, Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo and his top ministers have repeatedly said China will be given the contract to build the Jakarta-Surabaya high-speed railway, c

Yvette Tanamal, Jakarta – A significant proportion of the Australian public places more trust in countries with which Canberra shares China-focused defense pacts than in Indonesia, a Lo

Jakarta – As President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo will soon enter the final year of his second and final tenure he does not need to resort to populist, yet imprudent, fiscal measures in the 2

Tenggara Strategics, Jakarta – The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) grilled Agriculture Minister Syahrul Yasin Limpo on Monday in connection with various graft cases plaguing the

Wahyudi Soeriaatmadja, Jakarta – Signs are growing that Indonesian President Joko Widodo is leaning towards endorsing Defence Minister Prabowo Subianto for president in the 2024 polls i

Erwin Renaldi – The Indonesian government plans to import 1 million tonnes of rice from India in an "emergency" situation, despite Indonesia being one of the biggest rice producers in t

Jakarta – Indonesia's police are conducting preliminary inquiries into whether any actions by officials at the country's drug regulator could amount to criminal wrongdoing, as they expa

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Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – The World Bank has maintained its projection for Indonesia's economic growth to reach 4.9 percent in 2023 while expecting an uptick in growth over the medi

M Julnis Firmansyah, Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo rebutted the allegation that the State Palace is backing Al Zaytun Islamic Boarding School in Indramayu, West Java, which h

Riri Rahayu, Jakarta – A spokesperson for the Maritime Affairs and Fisheries Minister, Wahyu Muryadi, responded to criticism related to sea sand exports.

Muhammad Aulia, Jakarta – The Corruption Eradication Commission, or KPK, on Monday showed a pile of bank notes worth at least Rp 82 billion ($5.4 million) in various currencies confisca

Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – Education Minister Nadiem Makarim unveiled on Monday the substantial loss of learning opportunities in Indonesia, a problem that predates the school closur

Amelia Rahima Sari, Antara, Jakarta – Fahmy Radhi, an energy economy expert from Gadjah Mada University (UGM) criticized the government's relaxed export ban on the raw material o

Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – Developed economies have double standards when it comes to coal-fired power generation, according to Chief Investment Minister Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan on S

Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – Indonesia says it has made the necessary preparations for the $20 billion climate financing Just Energy Transition Partnership (JETP), but the country is n

Jakarta – Desmond Mahesa, a lawmaker from the Great Indonesia Movement Party (Gerindra), died on Saturday after battling with illnesses at a Jakarta hospital. He was 57.