Ghee Peh – Downstream coal projects in Indonesia need a government subsidy of at least US$354 per tonne of dimethyl ether (DME) fuel to maintain a profit margin, according to the latest

Amelia Rahima Sari, Jakarta – The House of Representatives (DPR) questioned the salaries of employees in the new capital city or IKN Nusantara that have not been paid for months alleged

Sylviana Hamdani, Jakarta – More Indonesian customers are becoming environmentally responsible and seeking to reduce carbon emissions by making smart choices.

Jakarta – Securing Indonesia's reelection as a member of the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) for another three years and, more importantly, demonstrating that we are serious

Sebastian Strangio – Earlier this week, an Indonesian court began a trial against two prominent human rights activists accused of defaming a powerful member of President Joko "Jokowi" W

Yustinus Paat, Jakarta – Great Indonesia Movement Party (Gerindra) Chairman Prabowo Subianto asked media tycoon Hary Tanoesoedibjo to get his party into the big coalition of pro-governm

Jakarta – Indonesia's economy is expected to grow 4.8 percent in 2023 and 5.0 percent in 2024, which would mark a significant slowdown from the 5.3 percent it achieved last year, accord

Jakarta – A protest action by scores of Syarif Hidayatullah State Islamic University (UIN) students against the Job Creation Law (Ciptaker) has disbanded after they were involved in a s

Nithin Coca – Indonesia's plans to develop a coal gasification industry have been thrown into doubt following the withdrawal of a major foreign investor.

Antara, Jakarta – Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) chairman Firli Bahuri stated that corruptors are not afraid of imprisonment but of being impoverished.

Riri Rahayu, Jakarta – Indonesian Tourism and Creative Economy Minister Sandiaga Uno targeted the economic impact during the Eid al-Fitr or Lebaran holiday to be between Rp100 trillion

Ima Dini Shafira, Jakarta – The House of Representatives (DPR) officially passed the bill on the stipulation of the government regulations in lieu of law or Perpu Number 1 of 2022 conce

Antara, Pelni, Jakarta – Democratic Party chairman Agus Harimurti Yudhoyono or AHY is fighting back against the President's Chief of Staff Moeldoko's judicial review filed to the Suprem

Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo wants the trade deal between Indonesia and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to be ratified by the end of 2023, according to Fo

BTV, Banjarnegara, Central Java – A recent investigation into a missing person case led the Central Java Police to a suspected serial killer and graves containing at least 10 bodies.

Investor Daily, Jakarta – The government is mulling allowing companies whose smelter construction is affected by Covid-19 to export unprocessed ores and partially processed minerals (co

BeritaSatu, Tangerang – A major garment factory in the Indonesian town of Tangerang will close down the business and lay off 1,163 workers after its main customer sportswear giant Puma

Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – The government on Tuesday said that the electric motorbike conversion, which is now enjoying an incentive scheme, could help Indonesia reduce its reliance

Jakarta – Given Indonesia's abundant production and surpluses of rice in the past few years, there should be no urgency in importing rice this year.

Suherdjoko, Semarang – People traveling to their hometowns for Idul Fitri during mudik (exodus) this year are expected to use a total of 27.32 million private cars and 25.13 mill

Ade Irma Junida, Nabil Ihsan, Jakarta – Coordinating Minister for Maritime Affairs and Investment Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan is seeking to heighten control on the tourism sector on Bali Is

Andi Firdaus, Fadhli Ruhman, Jakarta – At least 13 existing health laws will be affected by the 2023 Health Bill, the Health Minister's health law expert staff Sundoyo said during an FM

Nazarudin Latif and Pizaro Gozali Idrus – Two prominent human rights activists were in court on Monday to face charges of defamation and slander brought by a senior minister in a case c

Singgih Wiryono, Jakarta – The Civil Society Coalition says that the criminalisation of two human rights defenders – Lokataru Foundation for Human Rights Executive Director Azhar Haris

Jakarta – Supporters of rights activists Haris Azhar and Fatia Maulidiyanti packed the East Jakarta District Court parking area on Monday April 3.

Jakarta – The United Nations (UN) has highlighted the trial of human rights activists Haris Azhar and Fatia Maulidiyanti who have been indicted on charges of tarnishing the good name of

Jakarta – Indonesia will never be a great soccer nation because our government and politicians say so.

BTV, Jakarta – The Corruption Eradication Commission, or KPK, detained former high-ranking tax official Rafael Alun Trisambodo on Monday for allegedly colluding with a tax consultant fi

Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – Golkar Party politician Dito Ariotedjo on Monday took his oath as the new sports and youth affairs minister, replacing Zainudin Amali.

Chris Barrett and Karuni Rompies, Singapore – In a meeting room in Bali's upmarket Nusa Dua district last November, Indonesian President Joko Widodo and China's Xi Jinping sat down and

Jimly Asshiddiqie – A Constitutional Court judge was dismissed and replaced by order of the House of Representatives (DPR) and the president in highly controversial circumstances last y

Wallace Woon, Singapore – Eggs from Indonesia will soon occupy local supermarket shelves after the Singapore Food Agency (SFA) approved the import of eggs from the country to the Republ

Jakarta – Foreign visitors to Indonesia in February were down 4.62 per cent from the previous month, data from the statistics bureau showed on Monday.

Tim Lindsey and Simon Butt, Melbourne – A decade ago, Joko Widodo (Jokowi) was an outsider candidate whose carefully cultivated "everyman" persona swept him into Indonesia's presidentia

Jakarta – The government has decided to maintain the health emergency status of the COVID-19 pandemic at least until May 2023.

Yohana Belinda, Jakarta – According to the Cambridge dictionary, flexing is "a way to exhibit excessive pride in one's achievements or possessions, especially in a manner likely to irri

Tenggara Strategics, Jakarta – Indonesia lost its right to host the soccer U-20 World Cup tournament less than two months before kick-off because of a domestic controversy about the par

Yvette Tanamal, Jakarta – The public's consistently strong stance against Israel, as evidenced by the recent removal of Indonesia as host of the U-20 FIFA World Cup, was an indication t

Dhaka – Commerce Minister Tipu Munshi yesterday expected that Bangladesh and Indonesia would be able to ink a bilateral preferential trade agreement soon.

BeritaSatu, Jakarta – Rights activists Haris Azhar and Fatia Maulidiyanti stood trial on Monday on defamation charges brought by Chief Investment Minister Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan who wa

Investor Daily, Jakarta – Indonesia's footwear export is forecast to drop between 35 and 40 percent from $7.74 billion in 2022 to $4.64 billion this year, according to the Indonesian Fo

Riani Sanusi Putri, Jakarta – Statistics Indonesia (BPS) reported that all 90 consumer-price-index (IHK) cities posted inflation in March 2023 on an annual basis or year on year (yoy).

Antara, Jakarta – Coordinating Ministry for Human Development and Culture has urged parents to complete their children's basic immunization to create a quality generation.

BTV, Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo held a meeting with the leaders of political parties grouping in the pro-government coalition on Sunday but Indonesian Democratic Party of

Jakarta – An explosion at a refinery owned by a Pertamina PT unit in western Indonesia injured nine people, the state energy firm said on Sunday, adding to two dozen deaths from two oth

Antara, Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo on Saturday met with the Indonesian U-20 squad whose hope to play on the world stage was shattered after the country's dream to host the

BeritaSatu, Jakarta – Public attention is now on Finance Ministry Secretary-General Heru Pambudi after his name was mentioned during a heated House of Representatives hearing earlier th

Mitra Tarigan, Jakarta – Indonesia is still in an ongoing war with Tuberculosis (TB).

Heru Andriyanto, Jakarta – Disgraced tax official Rafael Alun Trisambodo, who two weeks ago was fired amid the ongoing graft investigation against him, has claimed that he kept huge cas

Jakarta – Public furor over the spat between the Financial Transaction Reports and Analysis Centre (PPATK), the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK), and the Finance Ministry after t