Marie Heuclin and Aldiv Alfasera, London/Denpasar – A British grandmother who had been on death row for smuggling US$2.14 million worth of cocaine into Indonesia arrived back in the Uni

Ananda Teresia and Stanley Widianto, Jakarta – Explosions at a mosque located inside state high school SMAN 72 compound in Kelapa Gading, North Jakarta that injured dozens of people dur

Yustinus Paat, Jakarta – The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) arrested Ponorogo Regent Sugiri Sancoko on Friday over alleged bribery linked to job rotations and promotions within

Roy Adriansyah, Jakarta – Former Youth and Sports Minister Roy Suryo has been named a suspect by Jakarta Metropolitan Police for alleged defamation and spreading false information, accu

Alfitria Nefi P, Jakarta – The Investment Management Agency Danantara Indonesia is preparing an investment of Rp20 trillion to establish chicken farms to support the food needs of the F

Shinta Maharani, Jakarta – Indonesian diaspora in Australia, as part of the Melbourne Bergerak movement, held a Kamisan action (Aksi Kamisan) at the State Library of Victoria on Thursda

Arnoldus Kristianus, Jakarta – Indonesia's foreign exchange reserves climbed to $149.9 billion at the end of October, up $1.2 billion from the previous month, Bank Indonesia (BI) report

Theresia Sufa, Jakarta – Authorities in West Java have pledged to inspect and reinforce substandard school building quality across the province after two schools collapsed in separate c

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Divya Karyza, Jakarta – Indonesia's state asset fund Danantara faces significant financial risks and must exercise caution as it considers carbon capture and storage (CCS) projects, as

Jakarta – President Prabowo Subianto continues to come out with risky policies that endanger the Indonesian economy.

Septia Ryanthie, Jakarta – The Nutrition Fulfillment Service Unit (SPPG) of the Sukoharjo Police Department found that the imported green grapes intended for participants of the Free Nu

Jakarta – Car sales fell, cement sales declined and jobless claims rose – but the robust third-quarter economic growth announced by Indonesia's statistics agency on Nov 5 painted a diff

Agnes Valentina Christa, Jakarta – President Prabowo Subianto officially established a commission meant to reform the police force on Friday, about two months after the country saw mass

Alfi Dinilhaq, Jakarta – Indonesia is preparing a draft law to redenominate the rupiah – a long-discussed plan to trim zeros from the currency – with the legislation targeted for comple

Jakarta – The law has proven unable to protect small islands from the increasingly aggressive expansion of mining.

Novali Panji Nugroho, Jakarta – The Ministry of Social Affairs proposed naming Soeharto as a national hero, a suggestion that has since been accepted by the Palace.

Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – Coal-reliant Indonesia recently endorsed nuclear power in front of world leaders who were gathering in Brazil ahead of the closely watched COP30 talks.

Hans Nicholas Jong, Belem, Brazil – Indonesia has pledged to recognize the rights of Indigenous and customary communities to 1.4 million hectares, about 3.5 million acres, of forests by

Defara Dhanya, Jakarta – Greenpeace Indonesia says the government still needs to make fundamental changes to ensure indigenous communities and vulnerable groups benefit fairly from clim

Jakarta – Minister of Culture Fadli Zon has stated that the 2nd President of the Republic of Indonesia, Suharto, has never been proven to have been involved in the massacre of people ac

Sultan Abdurrahman, Jakarta – The Alliance of Civil Society Movement for Holding Soeharto Accountable (Gemas) will hold a protest at the Indonesian Ministry of Culture office in Jakarta

Ilham Oktafian, Jakarta – The House of Representatives' Ethics Council (MKD) has officially cleared two celebrity-legislators and suspended three others in a controversy that triggered

Sultan Abdurrahman, Jakarta – Several demonstrators staged a protest at the Indonesian Ministry of Culture on Thursday, November 6, 2025, opposing the conferral of the national hero tit

Erick Tanjung, Fakhri Fuadi – The Civil Society Movement to Bring Suharto to Justice (GEMAS) held a demonstration in front of the Ministry of Culture offices in Central Jakarta on Thurs

Hendrik Yaputra, Jakarta – President Prabowo Subianto emphasized the importance of supporting foreign investment, highlighting the benefits it brings to Indonesia's economy and society.

Jakarta – Protesters from a number of labour union federations affiliated with the Indonesian Trade Union Congress Alliance (KASBI) complained about mass layoffs (PHK) during an audienc

Dinda Shabrina, Jakarta – Indonesian Deputy Minister of Health, Dante Saksono Harbuwono, stressed that no hospital shall refuse patients, including indigenous people of the Baduy tribe,

Zhulfakar, Jakarta – Local apparel manufacturers are suffering from a surge of secondhand clothing and cheap new fashion imports from China, Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) M

Shinta Maharani, Jakarta – The Executive Board of the Student Family of Gadjah Mada University (BEM KM UGM) strongly condemns the lawsuit filed by the Indonesian Minister of Agriculture

Vedro Imanuel Girsang, Jakarta – Indonesia's Ministry of Human Rights has finally taken action regarding alleged human rights violations that occurred in the Sihaporas customary area in

Nandito Putra, Jakarta – Indonesia and Russia are exploring new avenues of cooperation in the maritime and shipbuilding sectors, following a bilateral consultation that identified six k

Celvin Moniaga Sipahutar, Rangga Samudra, Jakarta – Indonesia is debating whether to grant former president Soeharto the title of national hero, as senior officials and political figure

Salman Mardira, Jakarta – Indonesia's Human Development Index (HDI) rose to 75.90 in 2025 from 75.02 a year earlier, according to data from the Central Statistics Agency (BPS), signalin

Guillaume Daudin and Marin Lefevre, Paris – A French-British investigation into alleged bribery at France-based defence giant Thales is examining a contract with Indonesia, an AFP

Divya Karyza, Jakarta – Agriculture Minister Andi Amran Sulaiman has announced plans to establish new poultry and broiler farms in regions where food prices, particularly eggs and chick

Deni Ghifari, Jakarta – National economic growth remained above the 5 percent mark in the third quarter, thanks to strong growth in exports.

Akmalal Hamdhi, Jakarta – The Indonesian government has prepared an economic stimulus package worth more than Rp 50 trillion ($3 billion) to spur activity in the final quarter of 2025,

Christ Belseran, Kendari, Medan and Melbourne – Waves of solidarity actions for Tempo and press freedom in Indonesia resounded from various quarters, from Kendari to Medan and Me

Novali Panji Nugroho, Jakarta – Support for Tempo flows amidst a civil lawsuit filed by Indonesian Agriculture Minister Amran Sulaiman.

Eko Widianto, Jakarta – The Ecological Observation and Wetland Conservations (Ecoton) researchers tested the quality of water from 12 different points in Malang, Indonesia, on Wednesday

Celvin Moniaga Sipahutar, Jakarta – President Prabowo Subianto praised the strong work ethic and resilience of the South Korean people during the inauguration of Lotte Chemical Indonesi

Hammam Izzuddin, Jakarta – The National Narcotics Agency (BNN) has recorded that 50 people die each day in Indonesia due to drug abuse, totaling around 18,000 deaths annually.

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Antara, Jakarta – The Indonesian government expects the downstream development of electric vehicle (EV) batteries, particularly those using nickel, to be realized within the next two ye

Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – A senior minister recently reconfirmed South Korean auto giant Hyundai's interest in backing Indonesia's national car plan, saying that the company was kee

Dede Leni Mardianti, Jakarta – Indonesian language has become the 10th official language used at the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) General A

Nabiila Azzahra, Jakarta – The Indonesian Child Protection Commission (KPAI) has discovered potential sexual abuse by police officers against minors who were victims of wrongful arrest