Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – The Finance Ministry has officially removed Rafael Alun Trisambodo, an extremely rich tax official and father of an assault suspect, from his position pend

Antara, Jakarta – Heavy rain showering Jakarta since the early hours of today led to flooding in four neighborhood units or RT up to a height of 30 centimeters, the Regional Disaster Mi

Rangga Pandu A J, Resinta S, Jakarta – Indonesian President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) called on all governors across Indonesia to encourage public spending in a bid to drive national economi

The Indonesian Air Force (IDAF) has taken delivery of its first C-130J-30 Super Hercules transport aircraft from Lockheed Martin.

Claire Jiao and Norman Harsono – Indonesians should save less money and spend more on shopping, concerts and sporting events so that consumption can drive stronger economic growth, Pres

Jakarta – Indonesian International Islamic University (UIII) political analyst Philips J.

Yohana Belinda, Jakarta – Author Isna Marifa published her debut work titled Mountains More Ancient in 2020. It is a fictional tale with a real historical backdrop.

Jakarta – Out of the blue, the government recently announced a plan to form new regional military commands (Kodam) in each of the country's 37 provinces, citing the need to strengthen t

Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – Indonesia is currently building the brand new state capital of Nusantara from scratch, and President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo is confident that the government

Mutia Yuantisya, Jakarta – Acting Governor of Jakarta Heru Budi Hartono encouraged residents to use Transjakarta buses in a bid to ease traffic jams in the capital whose congestion rank

Chris Gunness, London – For the past four months, Indonesia's Constitutional Court has been considering a petition to allow cases according to the principle of universal jurisdiction, b

Yogyakarta (Asia News Network) – Malaysia and Indonesia will review the cost of hiring domestic Indonesian workers at a more reasonable rate, said Malaysian Minister of Human Resources

A man who was arrested for assault has come under even more public scrutiny after people learned that he has been living large as the son of a tax official.

Shut up and just squeeze on board, Jakarta commuters.

Jakarta – Indonesia on Wednesday launched the first phase of mandatory carbon trading for coal power plants, part of efforts by Southeast Asia's biggest economy to boost renewable energ

Ankur Banerjee and Patturaja Murugaboopathy, Singapore – A sudden surge of foreign interest in Indonesian bonds may be reaching a peak, as investors see local interest rates holding ste

Brurce Muhammad Mecca – Despite the country's good progress in addressing climate change, two recent surveys have shown many Indonesians do not understand climate change or its causes.

Norman Harsono and Eko Listiyorini – Indonesia is unveiling a slew of tax breaks to lure companies and people to move to its new capital in the heart of Borneo.

Apriadi Gunawan, Medan – Race teams have begun to arrive at Lake Toba in North Sumatra for the upcoming F1 PowerBoat Championship slated to be held over the weekend.

Kenji Kanasugi, Jakarta – The view from the top of the mountain was impressive and thought-provoking.

Apriadi Gunawan and Nurni Sulaiman, Medan – A Sumatran elephant has died of malnutrition and malabsorption during treatment due to a dental infection at the Aek Nauli Elephant Conservat

Tenggara Strategics, Jakarta – Deputy State-Owned Enterprises (SOEs) Minister Kartika Wirjoatmodjo announced an agreement had been reached between Indonesia and China regarding the amou

Tunggul Wirajuda, Jakarta – Leading Australian expert on Indonesia Max Lane recounts late Indonesian literary giant Pramoedya Ananta Toer's role in inspiring the downfall of former pres

Mutia Yuantisya, Jakarta – The plan voiced by Jakarta provincial government to purchase 21 electric vehicles or EVs for the city officials in 2023 has drawn controversy.

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Jamal Abdun Nashr, Semarang – The Indonesian Forum for the Environment (Walhi) of Central Java revealed its audit results that Wings Group, one of the country's leading fast-moving cons

Pribadi Wicaksono (Contributor), Yogyakarta – The Yogyakarta Regional Office of the Religious Affairs Ministry (Kanwil Kemenag) assessed that the waiting time for the hajj pilgrimage in

Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – Indonesia still has 68 unexplored oil and gas basins across the archipelago, and the resource-rich country wants to ramp up its exploration, according to E

Jakarta (Agencies) – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo has officially nominated Bank Indonesia governor Perry Warjiyo for a second five-year term in the post, a senior lawmaker at the Hous

After daybreak, the village of Labota begins to shudder with the roar of motorbikes.

Divya Karyza, Jakarta – The government plans to introduce incentives on electric vehicle (EV) purchases in March in a bid to boost EV adoption, while helping the country to reduce consu

Amalinda Savirani – Four new parties will compete in the 2024 elections.

Could there be a time when no one in Bali is named Nyoman or Ketut?

Jakarta – The South Jakarta District Court's decision to hand down a relatively lenient sentence to justice collaborator Second Agent Richard Eliezer last week marked a breakthrough in

Deni Ghifari, Jakarta – Samsung is zeroing in on Indonesia's smartphone market, of which OPPO still commands the biggest share, with its foldable devices capturing more consumers in the

Antara, Jakarta – The Indonesian Government is targeting to pull in Rp1,650 trillion in investment in 2024, stated Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs, Airlangga Hartarto, at the

Riani Sanusi Putri, Jakarta – The Indonesian Trade Ministry's acting director general of domestic trade, Kasan, said the oil palm domestic obligation market (DMO) realization had only r

Riani Sanusi Putri, Jakarta – The Business Competition Supervisory Commission (KPPU) chairperson M Afif Hasbullah revealed a number of findings of hoarding of bulk cooking oil in simple

Ardito Ramadhan, Jakarta – The results of a survey organised by Kompas Research and Development (Litbang Kompas) in January shows that the United Indonesia Party (Partai Perindo)

Jakarta – Coordinating Minister for Security, Politics and Legal Affairs Mahfud MD claims that President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo wanted cases of past gross human rights violations to be br

Tria Sutrisna, Jakarta – Human rights activists Haris Azhar and Fatia Maulidiyanti are ready to face trial on charges of defamation against Coordinating Minister for Maritime Affairs an

Ni Komang Erviani, Denpasar – The Bali administration has set a target of collecting Rp 31.5 billion (US$2.07 million) in tourist donations this year.

Bisnis.Com, Jakarta – The Miss Universe 2022 R'Bonney Gabriel of the United States and delegations arrived in Bali and were scheduled to carry out a number of activities, such as photos

Bali's tourism players have raised concerns that a viral video may keep travelers away from the island due to fear of prosecution over who they get up to within the bedroom.

For the crime of flaunting her naked body on Instagram for money, a woman in the Indonesian province of Bengkulu may face up to six years in prison due to Indonesia's strict anti

Jakarta – Jokowi Mania (JoMan), a group of President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo supporters, has recently thrown their support behind Jokowi's erstwhile rival-turned-ally Defense Minister Prab

Jakarta – A police helicopter carrying five passengers and three crew members crashed in the jungles of Jambi on Sunday, an accident that the National Police blamed on bad weather.

Jakarta – The Islamic political party Gelora declared over the weekend that it would nominate chairman Anis Matta and senior politician Fahri Hamzah as presidential and vice presidentia

Luke Gosling, Canberra – Australia enjoys a warm and strong relationship with Indonesia, but even its supporters often lament that it is dominated by officials and driven by the bureauc

Tenggara Strategics, Jakarta – When President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo exits the political stage in October 2024, Indonesia will likely be a more corrupt nation than when he moved into the