Septia Ryanthie, Hussein Abri Dongoran, Solo – Former President Joko Widodo or Jokowi responded to a report on docking to the Police Criminal Investigation Unit.

President Prabowo Subianto might not have thought his remarks would spark a controversy when he recently suggested that Indonesia expand oil palm plantations without worrying about defo

Basudiwa Supraja, Erfan Maruf, Jakarta – Chief Economic Affairs Minister Airlangga Hartarto said Wednesday that Bank Indonesia's decision to cut the key interest rate to 5.75 percent co

Ilham Oktafian, Jakarta – Judge Rudi Suparmono has been accused of accepting bribes from the defense team of a defendant who fatally assaulted his girlfriend while serving as the chairm

Yustinus Paat, Jakarta – President Prabowo Subianto has ordered the immediate removal of bamboo barriers illegally installed along 30 kilometers off the coasts of Tangerang Regency, Ban

Arnoldus Kristianus, Jakarta – Bank Indonesia (BI) lowered its benchmark interest rate by 25 basis points to 5.75 percent during its January policy meeting, marking its first cut in fou

As reported on its website, the Batam Free Trade Zone Authority (BP Batam) held a coordination meeting with the Wira Pratama 033 Sub-Regional Military Command (Korem) on Monday January

Fika Nurul Ulya, Robertus Belarminus, Jakarta – The Denny JA Indonesian Survey Institute (LSI) has revealed that the discourse on the election of regional heads (Pilkada) by Regional Re

Faisal Maliki Baskoro, Jakarta – The percentage of Indonesia's population living in poverty decreased to 8.57 percent in September 2024, a decline of 0.46 percentage points compared to

Hendro Dahlan Situmorang, Jakarta – Anindya Novyan Bakrie, elected as Chairman of the Indonesian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Kadin) during a congress on Sept.

Riri Rahayu, Jakarta – The Nusantara Capital Authority (IKN) is still awaiting President Prabowo Subianto's availability to conduct the groundbreaking ceremony for the ninth phase of th

Muhammad Ghafur Fadillah, Jakarta – The Financial Services Authority (OJK) is evaluating the implementation of a Single Investor Identification (SID) system for cryptocurrency owners, w

Erwan Hartawan, Jakarta – The Indonesian Motorcycle Industry Association (AISI) reported that 572,506 units of motorcycles were exported to various countries in 2024, marking a slight i

Antara, Jakarta – The Directorate General of Customs and Excise (DJBC) reported a revenue of Rp 300.2 trillion ($18.44 billion) from customs and excise in 2024, growing 4.9 percent year

Wahroni, Jakarta – Health workers at Soekarno-Hatta (Soetta) and Halim Perdanakusuma Airports in Jakarta have increased surveillance efforts to prevent the spread of human metapneumovir

Hans Nicholas Jong, Jakarta – Prominent Indonesian environmental forensic expert Bambang Hero Saharjo faces yet another potential lawsuit for serving as a state witness against alleged

Angelina Tiara Puspitalova, Jakarta – Indonesia, an archipelago blessed with abundant natural resources, including oil and natural gas, remains an importer of oil.

Jakarta – For a country that makes it quite hard for its citizens to bear arms, Indonesia has a notable gun violence problem.

Titi Anggraini – After nearly 17 years of repeated legal challenges by civil society groups and political parties, the Constitutional Court (Mahkamah Konstitusi, MK) finally annulled th

Sapto Yunus, Jakarta – Coordinating Minister for Law, Human Rights, Immigration, and Corrections Yusril Ihza Mahendra said Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto plans to gather elected

John Duerden – In 1938 Indonesia, with their bespectacled captain, Achmad Nawir, went to the World Cup as the Dutch East Indies and "Dutch" should perhaps be put back in the title somew

Jakarta – Scrolling on social media, moviegoer Jessica Sihotang stumbled across a film depicting a fellow woman in her 30s struggling to make the dream of buying a Jakarta home a realit

Jakarta – Indonesia plans to issue a regulation to set a minimum age for users of social media, a move aimed at protecting children, its communications minister has said.

Jakarta – The Indonesian people need to learn from people in Kenya when responding to announcements by the Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project (OCCRP).

Wijayanti Putri, Jakarta – Former President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo said Tuesday that he did not mind that his successor Prabowo Subianto would review his so-called "national strategic pro

Muhammad Aulia Rahman, Jakarta – Hasto Kristiyanto, the secretary-general of the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P), was interrogated as a suspect by the Corruption Eradica

Irsyan Hasyim, Jakarta – The Indonesian Forum for the Environment (Walhi) has expressed concerns that the recent visit of Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba to Indonesia may signal

Jakarta – The results of a Kompas Research and Development (Litbang Kompas) survey show that the majority of people agree with the removal of the electoral threshold that was req

BeritaBali.com, Badung, Bali – Indonesian authorities have dismantled an international online prostitution network, arresting two Russian nationals involved in the operation.

Jakarta – One of the highlights of Foreign Minister Sugiono's first foreign policy speech late last week was the prominent display of images of Indonesia's first president Sukarno as a

Mathias Hariyadi, Jakarta – The discovery of a mysterious 30.16-kilometre-long bamboo fence in the Java Sea, north of Tangerang, has left Indonesians disconcerted.

Jakarta – Indonesia Corruption Watch (ICW) has reported the alleged doxing of ICW researcher Diky Anandya to the National Police (Polri) Criminal Investigations Directorate (Bareskrim)

Muhammad Aulia Rahman, Jakarta – The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) on Monday rejected a request by high-profile graft suspect Hasto Kristiyanto to delay his investigation unti

Dio Suhenda, Jakarta – After enduring a prolonged dry season due to El Nino, a large part of Indonesia endured hydrometeorological disasters such as floods and landslides for mos

Jakarta – President Prabowo Subianto plans to hold another military-style retreat for all the regional heads who were elected into office in the November 2024 regional election.

Jakarta – The coin-hunting craze through the Jagat application has hit the Gelora Bung Karno Sports Complex (GBK) in Senayan, Central Jakarta, as coin hunters reportedly crowded the are

Alif Ilham Fajriadi, Jakarta – Indonesia Corruption Watch (ICW), together with the Advocacy Team for Democracy (TAUD), reported a doxing incident experienced by one of its researchers t

Antara, Jakarta – Six former executives of state-owned mining company Antam (IDX: ANTM) have been charged with corruption, allegedly causing a loss of Rp3.31 trillion ($203.19 million)

Andi Adam Faturahman, Ninis Chairunnisa, Jakarta – Democracy activists and academics have criticised President Prabowo Subianto's plan to send elected regional heads on a retreat simila

Euis Rita Hartarti, Jakarta – The Saudi Arabian government has greenlit a Hajj quota of 221,000 people for the world's largest Muslim-majority country Indonesia this pilgrimage season.

Jakarta – Communications and Digital Minister Meutya Hafid has appointed model and celebrity Raline Shah as an official at the ministry, serving as a personal staffer advising the minis

Chesa Andini Saputra, Antara, Jakarta – Indonesians are urged to stay vigilant to the potential outbreak of flu-like Human Metapneumovirus (HMPV) that could spread faster during the coo

Ricki Putra Harahap, Jakarta – Indonesia is preparing to follow in Australia's footsteps in restricting social media access for children.

Padang, W Sumatra – Manpower Minister Yassierli emphasized that the first half of 2025 is crucial for determining Indonesia's success in realizing its Golden Indonesia 2045 vision, whic

Andika Pratama, Palembang – Prosecutors have arrested Deliar Marzoeki, head of the South Sumatra Manpower and Transmigration Department, and his second wife, Hesti, 30, in connection wi

Muhammad Iqbal Ikromi, Chandra Adi Nurwidya, Yogyakarta – Several members of the Yogyakarta Metropolitan Police are alleged to have tortured a Semarang resident, who later died from his

Sultan Abdurrahman, Jakarta – Chairperson of the Indonesian Employers Association (Apindo) Shinta Kamdani discussed the impact of increasing the retirement age for workers in 2025.

Angelina Tiara Puspitalova, Jakarta – Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto proposed expanding oil palm plantations to increase palm oil exports.

Jakarta – Mount Ibu in North Maluku erupted on Saturday, spewing hot lava and releasing a column of smoke and ash four kilometers, an official said.

Didik Fibrianto, Batu – The East Java government has launched a large-scale vaccination campaign following the infection of 11,317 cows by foot and mouth disease (FMD), making the provi