Isabella Kaminski – Residents of an Indonesian island threatened by rising sea levels have begun legal action against the cement producer Holcim.

Muhammad Aulia, Jakarta – Controversial Muslim figure Rizieq Syihab was released on parole on Wednesday, five months before the completion of his two-year prison sentence handed to him

Jakarta – The Constitutional Court on Wednesday rejected a judicial review of the country's narcotics law that would have paved the way for legalizing marijuana for medicinal use, a pan

It's not the end of the road by any means, but efforts to make marijuana permissible for therapeutic use in Indonesia have taken a huge setback after the Constitutional Court (MK) today

Maria Fatima Bona, Jakarta – A group of state university chancellors and prominent education figures on Tuesday demanded the specific mention of the Educational Institution for Teachers

Prisca Triferna, Fadhli Ruhman, Jakarta – Some 206,935 hectares of peatland ecosystem are in a severely damaged state based on data collection conducted in 2022, Environmental Pollution

Stefani Wijaya, Jakarta – A high-ranking police officer has been suspended from his post as the head of the Internal Profession and Security Division after two low-ranking policemen ass

Jakarta – Scores of people were rescued after a ferry sank due to bad weather off the coast of Ternate island but 13 others remain missing, a search and rescue official said Tuesday.

Indonesians can be rest assured of their ability to post a story and chill after Instagram, Netflix, and Facebook have officially registered with the Information an

Ryan Dagur – Residents on Indonesia's Catholic majority island of Flores are up against a government move that allegedly aims to commercialize and establish a monopoly in the growing to

Beritasatu, Jakarta – A military jet trainer crashed during a training session in the Central Java town of Blora on Monday evening and instantly killed its pilot, the Air Force said on

Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – The famous quote of Indonesia's founding father Soekarno on youth's power was repeatedly heard on the first day of the Y20 Summit, which saw participation

Michael Caster – Late last month, Indonesia's Ministry of Communication and Information Technology (KOMINFO) announced a sudden July 20 deadline for online actors to register with the m

Jakarta – The Bogor Institute of Agriculture (IPB) student community Student Executive Council (BEM KM) has dismissed a BEM official for uploading a photograph with a rainbow flag backg

Jakarta – Regional governments, state-owned insurance company Jasa Raharja, and the National Police have missed at least $6.67 billion in vehicle taxes and fees revenue due to non-compl

Ten people were killed and five more were injured after a Pertamina fuel truck crashed into multiple cars and motorcycles at a red light in Bekasi, West Java yesterday afternoon.

Antara, Free Malaysia Today, Jakarta – The Indonesian government is still waiting for a proposed solution from Malaysia regarding the recruitment system of Indonesian migrant workers.

Eiben Heizar, Jakarta – The Indonesian Food and Drug Administration Agency (BPOM) has officially authorized the emergency use of the drug Paxlovid, a film-coated tablet for the treatmen

Antara, Jakarta – Central Java Governor Ganjar Pranowo has said that the provincial government is working to push up the COVID-19 booster dose coverage by organizing vaccination program

Jakarta – Shares of Indonesian-listed palm oil producers rallied Monday after the government dropped export levies on all palm oil products and their derivatives until August 31, 2022.

If this actually goes ahead, say goodbye to practically all forms of online-based productivity and leisure, as Indonesia is threatening to ban some of the world's biggest internet compa

Jakarta – Tourism and Creative Economy Minister Sandiaga Uno's plan to woo more foreign tourists to Indonesia, especially Bali, through a digital nomad visa deserves the full support an

Yanuar Nugroho and Dimas Wisnu Adrianto – The relocation of the Indonesian capital from Jakarta to East Kalimantan is perhaps the most ambitious government project in history.

Jakarta (Reuters) – Indonesia urged tech companies on Monday (July 18) to register under new licensing rules, or run the risk of having their platforms blocked, with data showing many b

Katriana, Jakarta – President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) has signed the Presidential Regulation of the Republic of Indonesia Number 101 of 2022 concerning the national strategy for the elimin

Resty Woro Yuniar – Tourists to Indonesia's iconic Komodo National Park will have to shell out nearly US$250 (S$349) from next month, instead of US$10, to see the deadly wild and endang

M Faiz Zaki, Jakarta – The lawyer representing brigadier Nopryansyah Yosua Hutabarat – who was killed in an alleged shootout with a fellow police officer last week – has filed a report

Beritasatu, Jakarta – The Jakarta Police have named at least 30 criminal suspects in recent operations targeting suspected land scammers in the capital city, a senior officer said on Mo

Jakarta – Internet users or netizens are protesting a Communication and Information Technology Ministry (Kemenkominfo) policy of blocking technology companies such as WhatsApp,

Antara, Jakarta – Swiss air quality technology company IQ Air on Monday, July 18, ranked the capital city of Jakarta first in the list of cities in Indonesia with the worst pollution by

Bisnis, Jakarta – Ethical Hacker Indonesia founder Teguh Aprianto shared his personal opinion regarding the various major social media platforms such as Twitter, Facebook,

Jakarta – Indonesia has scrapped its export levy for all palm oil products until Aug.

Antara, Jakarta – The Jakarta Regional Disaster Mitigation Agency (BPBD) reported that 92 neighborhood units (RT) in South, East, and West Jakarta were flooded on account of extreme wea

Frechen-Konigsdorf, Germany – On June 24, the Indonesian artist-group Taring Padi, whose incriminated giant banner titled "People's Justice" was retracted, rolled up and removed, releas

Apriadi Gunawan, Medan – A total of 775 members of the Indonesian Military (TNI) and police will be deployed to secure the Women 20 Summit from July 18 to 20, held in the Lake Toba regi

Jakarta – The government has reiterated its intention to implement a carbon tax this year despite having delayed the policy two times in April and earlier this month due to inflation an

The Surabaya High Court has added a few extra years to the sentence of a cop who forced abortions on his girlfriend, which led to her suicide.

Twenty-two Asian and global civil society organizations have expressed concerns that proposed amendments to the Indonesian Criminal Code will negatively impact civic space and fundament

Jakarta – Indonesia's palm oil industry is urging authorities to ease export restrictions and taxes so it can sell produce that risks going to waste, as an upcoming harvest season is li

Gayatri Suroyo and Bernadette Christina, Jakarta – Indonesia booked a larger-than-expected trade surplus of $5.09 billion in June, as palm oil exports surged after the lifting of an exp

Jakarta – Allegations of the gross mismanagement of massive funds at Aksi Cepat Tanggap (ACT) are giving a bad name to Indonesia's nascent modern philanthropy business.

Riani Sanusi Putri, Jakarta – Statistics Indonesia or BPS recorded that the number of poor people in the country continued to decline.

Antara, Jakarta – Head of the COVID-19 Task Force from the Indonesian Medical Association (IDI) Zubairi Djoerban predicted that Indonesia is entering the COVID-19 fourth wave.

Singgih Wiryono, Jakarta – Press Council Chairperson Azyumardi Azra says that a media which broadcasts communist, Marxist and Leninist ideas could be subject to imprisonment.

Jakarta – Residents of Wadas Village in Central Java from the Wadas Village Nature Concern Social Movement (Gempadewa) held a silent auction around their village on Thursday July 14.

Vitorio Mantalean, Jakarta – The Jakarta Alliance of Independent Journalists (AJI) and the Legal Aid Institute for the Press (LBH Pers) have slammed allegations of police intimidation a

Irfan Kamil, Jakarta – Indonesia Corruption Watch (ICW) activists held a theatrical action in front of the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) Supervisory Board (Dewas) offices at t

Antara, Jakarta – Jakarta Deputy Governor Ahmad Riza Patria asked the public to report cases of sexual harassment occurring in public services, including in public transport minivans or

Strip yourselves of all common sense and you might end up at the level of these educators in Indonesia, who are in trouble for staging an undressing competition for their primary school

A plan to introduce segregated seating based on gender on angkot minivans has been shelved, after officials realized that the policy, which was designed to curb sexual harassment, would