Fadli, Batam – Riau Islands Governor Ansar Ahmad says sovereignty issues are important factors to make the Natuna island chain into its own autonomous province.

Apriadi Gunawan, Medan – Gerindra Party leader Prabowo Subianto has thrown his support behind President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo's son-in-law Bobby Nasution, the mayor of Medan, to run for

Jakarta – With the national COVID-19 situation continuing to improve, Health Minister Budi Gunadi Sadikin has said he will consult the with the World Health Organization about the possi

Medan, North Sumatra – Two days after meeting with President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo's son and Surakarta Mayor Gibran Rakabuming Raka, Gerindra Party chair Prabowo Subianto visited Medan o

Jakarta – Indonesia's democracy is, again, under siege, and this time the attacks come from a group of public officials elected to rule more than 81,600 villages across the archipelago.

Timika, Jubi – The Timika City District Court on Thursday, January 26, 2023, charged four civilian defendants in the Mimika murder and mutilation case with premeditated murder with a ma

Jakarta – Indonesian President Joko Widodo's two sons are set to follow in his political footsteps in the 2024 elections, reported The Jakarta Post.

A college student was posthumously charged with negligent driving after his fatal crash with a former police general last year.

Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – There are more than 100 opportunities available for investors, home and abroad, who wish to help Indonesia build its new capital Nusantara in East Kalimant

Riri Rahayu, Jakarta – Indonesian National Development Planning Minister or Bappenas Head Suharso Monoarfa stated that the country's economic recovery continues and is getting stronger

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Jakarta – Surya Paloh, the chairman of the NasDem Party, met with President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo on Thursday as political parties in the ruling coalition expected the President to annou

Stevani Wijaya, Jakarta – Indonesian prosecutors on Friday demanded prison sentences between one and three years for six former middle and high-ranking officers accused of obstruction o

Heru Andriyanto, Jakarta – The National Research and Innovation Agency, or BRIN, is committed to providing support for businesses and producing new entrepreneurs across the country thro

Jakarta – Mining giant Freeport Indonesia recently said that its smelter for copper – a critical component for electric vehicle or EV production – at the Java Integrated Industrial and

Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – South Korea intends to make Indonesia a production base in ASEAN, now that both countries are eliminating most of their tariffs, including on auto parts an

Sudirman Wamad, Bandung – The sudden emergence of a discourse on drafting an anti-Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) regional regulation (Perda) in the West Java (Jabar) prov

Goklas Wisely, Medan – Scores of students in Medan city descended upon the North Sumatra (Sumut) Regional House of Representatives (DPRD) on Thursday January 26 to protest the Governmen

Chandra Asmara – Indonesia has reduced its stunted growth prevalence to the lowest in over two decades, boosting President Joko Widodo's chances of hitting the 14% national target by th

Ade Ridwan Yandwiputra, Jakarta – Secretary General of the Agrarian Reform Consortium (KPA) Dewi Kartika assessed that the government of Joko Widodo (Jokowi) has failed to execute the a

Malini, Imaji Lasahido (Intern), Jakarta – The Ministry of Health has determined 12 provinces that need to be focused on accelerating the reduction of stunting in Indonesia.

Ayu Cipta, Tangerang – Former governor of Banten Wahidin Halim was terrorized with a sack full of cobras at his house in Pinang, Tangerang City, early Wednesday, January 25, 2023.

Antara, Jakarta – The Indonesian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Kadin) in tandem with Pasar Indonesia AG inaugurated the Indonesia Trading House (ITH), which is aimed at increasing t

Fajar Pebrianto, Jakarta – Health Minister Budi Gunadi Sadikin on Thursday said the Health Ministry is constantly conducting contact tracing of a Polish national who has been declared I

Antara, Jakarta – Attorney General Sanitiar Burhanuddin vowed to appeal against the recent acquittal of financing cooperative KSP Indosurya in what prosecutors described as the biggest

Pudja Lestari, Jakarta – The government plans to spend Rp 476 trillion on social assistance programs as the Covid-19 pandemic is believed to be on course to become endemic, President Jo

Jakarta – Indonesia will take stern action against firms that are found to have caused forest fires in the country, Environment Minister Siti Nurbaya Bakar warned on Wednesday (Jan 25).

Dio Suhenda, Jakarta – Indonesia saw 32 times more measles cases in 2022 than the year before, amid a slump in routine pediatric immunizations blamed on the COVID-19 pandemic.

Divya Karyza, Jakarta – Publicly listed mining firm PT Merdeka Copper Gold has allocated capital expenditure (capex) of Rp 2.28 trillion (US$160 million) for the exploration of work in

Surakarta, Central Java – Mayor of Surakarta Gibran Rakabuming Raka held a meeting with Gerindra Party chairman Prabowo Subianto on Tuesday, during which the two politicians held a disc

Jakarta – Minister of Villages, Disadvantaged Regions and Transmigration Abdul Halim Iskandar rejected a proposal from a coalition of village heads who demanded that they could serve th

Sukegawa Seiya – A resources giant, the vast archipelago of Indonesia produces mineral resources such as copper, nickel, aluminum and zinc.

Aisyah Llewellyn, Medan, Indonesia – Indonesia's philanthropy laws are in the spotlight after the head of a Muslim charity was found guilty of misappropriating $7.8m from a fund set up

Fikri Harish, Jakarta – In inaugurating a joint secretariat, the Gerindra Party-National Awakening Party (PKB) electoral alliance has moved one step closer to cementing its bid for the

Muhammad Beni Saputra – Indonesia's upcoming presidential and national legislative elections might be dominating the national media, but another set of smaller scale – and largely overl

Apriadi Gunawan, Medan – The North Sumatra Natural Resources Conservation Agency (BKSDA) has started an investigation following the death of a 15-year-old Sumatran orangutan (Pongo abel

Ni Komang Erviani, Denpasar – The Bali Police are investigating into fake information that an Australian man was mugged and bashed while holidaying on the resort island.

Tenggara Strategics, Jakarta – Indonesia's discussion with electric automaker Tesla made headline again last week as Bloomberg reported that the two are closing in on a deal.

Wahyudi Soeriaatmadja, Jakarta – With a year to go before Indonesia's general election, a survey conducted by President Joko Widodo's camp has thrown up the strong possibility of pairin

Yerica Lai, Jakarta – After nearly two decades languishing in the legislature, the domestic worker protection bill has been publicly endorsed by President Jokowi "Jokowi" Widodo, puttin

Fadhil Haidar Sulaeman, Jakarta – Indonesia has exceeded its target for realized investment in four consecutive years as the mining sector in conjunction with the development of downstr

Heru Andriyanto, Jakarta – The materialized foreign direct investment in Indonesia stood at $45.6 billion last year which the government claimed to be the highest FDI in the country's h

Jakarta – Chief Security Minister Mohammad Mahfud MD has stirred debate with a claim that there were "underground movements" to influence judges' decisions on the high-profile murder tr

M Julnis Firmansyah, Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo on Wednesday ecstatically reacted to reports suggesting that Indonesia's post-marriage pregnancy rate had swelled.

Mirza Bagaskara, Jakarta – Deputy head of the manpower division at the Prosperous Justice Party (PKS) central executive board, Indra, assessed that the deadly clash at the nickel smelte

M Faiz Zaki, Dicky Kurniawan, Jakarta – The traffic congestion in Jakarta has returned to normal to pre-COVID-19 pandemic baseline, Traffic Director of Metro Jaya Police Sr. Comr.

Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – World's largest palm oil producer Indonesia should not fear losing the European Union or EU, as the Southeast Asian country still has a lot of other market

Heru Andriyanto, Jakarta – Japanese automotive giant Toyota set a new record high in export sales from its Indonesian plants last year by delivering close to 297,000 cars to more than 8

M Julnis Firmansyah, Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo highlighted a story about a mother giving her seven-month-old baby instant milk coffee in Gowa, South Sulawesi, which has r

Dio Suhenda and Suherdjoko, Jakarta – Jakarta celebrated its 491st anniversary on June 22.