Ria Fortuna Wijaya, Jakarta – Indonesia's English proficiency remains in the low-proficiency band, placing 80th out of 123 countries in the 2025 EF English Proficiency Index (EF EPI).

Muhammad Firman/Antara, Jakarta – Indonesia has launched a long-awaited "people's internet" program that promises faster broadband at a fraction of current prices, as the archipelago se

Prisma Ardianto, Jakarta – Bank Indonesia (BI) kept the benchmark BI Rate unchanged at 4.75 percent during its November 18-19 policy meeting, maintaining the Deposit Facility at 3.75 pe

Deni Ghifari, Jakarta – The International Monetary Fund has praised Indonesia for maintaining economic growth and containing inflation amid mounting pressure from external factors but e

Petaling Jaya – The durian, the king of fruits, is synonymous with Malaysia, right? While every Malaysian will agree, the Indonesians are saying no.

Hendrik Yaputra, Jakarta – Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto has instructed regents and mayors against mobilizing schoolchildren to greet him during his working visits to the region

Riyad Dafhi Rizki, Rendy Tisna, Banjarmasin, Indonesia – A growing coalition of Indigenous communities, students and civil society organizations from Borneo is rallying against fast-mov

Tokyo – Japan and Indonesia agreed to strengthen maritime security as well as expand personnel exchanges between defense officials and joint training sessions, at a two-plus-two meeting

Sukarjito, Jakarta – The House of Representatives (DPR) is scheduled to hold a plenary session on Tuesday that could see the passage of a major overhaul of the country's Criminal Proced

Akmalal Hamdhi, Jakarta – The newly revised Criminal Procedure Code (KUHAP) is set to take effect on Jan.

Akmalal Hamdhi, Jakarta – Bank Indonesia (BI) Governor Perry Warjiyo outlined the steps needed to redenominate the rupiah – simplifying the currency from Rp1,000 to Rp1 – emphasizing th

Ervana Trikarinaputri, Jakarta – Chair of the House of Representatives' (DPR) Commission III, Habiburokhman, denied claims that the revision of the Criminal Procedure Code (KUHAP) would

Andi Adam Faturahman, Jakarta – The Civil Society Coalition for the Revision of the Criminal Procedure Code (KUHAP) strongly criticizes the ratification of the Revision of Law Number 8

Antara, Jakarta – Indonesia's Environment Minister Hanif Faisol Nurofiq reported strong progress in carbon credit transactions at the Indonesia Pavilion during the UN Climate Change Con

Erta Darwati, Jakarta – Polychem Indonesia said it has permanently closed its polyester division after years of operational suspension and sustained losses, marking the end of one of it

Indah Handayani, Jakarta – The possible merger between Singapore's Grab and Indonesia's GoTo Gojek Tokopedia (GOTO) is back in the spotlight as the deal could potentially reshape Indone

Muhammad Aulia, Jakarta – Counterterrorism unit Densus 88 has identified 110 children, aged 10 to 18, allegedly recruited by terrorist networks across 23 provinces, authorities said Tue

Feri Amsari – The bombshell revelation that Indonesia's General Elections Commission (KPU) members have chartered a private jet for official trips has further eroded public confidence i

Muhammad Arief Virgy and Hanifah Alya Chaerunnisaa, Jakarta – Geothermal energy is a crucial part of Indonesia's plan to cut its greenhouse gas emissions to net zero by 2060.

Agencies, Jakarta – Indonesia welcomes the UN Security Council's adoption of a US-drafted resolution endorsing President Donald Trump's plan to end the war in Gaza, the foreign ministry

President Prabowo Subianto has recently been reported to pursue a major agenda in his administration to improve Indonesia's law-enforcement system, including through police reform.

Ricky Juliansyah, Jakarta – The Student Executive Board of the University of Indonesia (BEM UI) is planning to stage a protest Tuesday afternoon as the parliament is set to ratify the C

Jakarta – Once again, the Attorney General's Office (AGO) and the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) are vying to handle the same legal case.

Ervana Trikarinaputri, Jakarta – Indonesia's Law and Human Rights Minister Supratman Andi Agtas said the upcoming revision of the Indonesian National Police Law (RUU Polri) will set cle

Zacharias Wuragil, Jakarta – The global civil society coalition has chosen Indonesia to receive the "Fossil of the Day" on Saturday, November 15, 2025, the last day of the first week of

Hans Nicholas Jong, Belem, Brazil – For the Indonesian delegation at COP30, the summit was meant to be a showcase for its climate diplomacy and growing carbon market ambitions.

Basten Gokkon – A new study has mapped whale shark stranding hotspots in Indonesian waters over the past decade and linked their occurrence to oceanographic dynamics, providing a scient

On Tuesday, the Indonesian House of Representatives (DPR) unanimously passed the revision of the Criminal Procedure Code (KUHAP) into Law.

In a move that has ignited a fierce national debate on historical memory and justice, President Prabowo Subianto officially bestowed the title of National Hero upon Indonesia's second p

Ervana Trikarinaputri, Jakarta – Indonesia's House of Representatives has passed the Draft Law on Amendment on Law Number 8 of 1991 on Criminal Procedure Code (KUHAP).

Responding to the ratification of the revised Criminal Procedure Code (RKUHAP) at the House of Representatives (DPR) today, Amnesty International Indonesia Deputy Director Wirya Adiwena

Shinta Maharani, Jakarta – Indonesian diaspora in Germany protests the planned enactment of the Criminal Procedure Code Bill or KUHAP Bill, as it will legalize the criminalization of ac

Abdi Purmono (Contributor), Jakarta – Law Faculty at Brawijaya University (UB) in Indonesia awarded prominent honors to 20 alumni and 9 FHUB employees.

Dinda Shabrina, Jakarta – A number of organizations involved in the Civil Society Coalition for KUHAP Reform are calling for a rejection of the draft Criminal Procedure Code Bill (RUU K

Dinda Shabrina, Jakarta – A landslide in Situkung Village, Pandanarum District, Banjarnegara Regency, Central Java, Indonesia, on Saturday, November 15, 2025, has left dozens of residen

Terry Friel – Indonesian President General Prabowo Subianto – accused of war crimes – has officially declared his former father-in-law, Suharto, a national hero.

Grant Wyeth – Last week Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto visited Sydney, where he and Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese signed a landmark new security agreement.

Nandito Putra, Jakarta – Indonesia's Minister of Economic Affairs Airlangga Hartarto announced that the Housing Credit Program (KPP) will receive funding of up to Rp130 trillion in 2026

Dinda Shabrina, Jakarta – A reporting by Tempo titled "Manipulation of Drug Advertising using Artificial Intelligence" has won the online media category at the 2025 Indonesian Ed

Amelia Rahima Sari, Jakarta – A broiler chicken farmer in Aceh Barat Daya, Muhammad Hatta, is suing the state electricity company PLN in the Blangpidie District Court.

Nabiila Azzahra, Jakarta – The judicial panel at the South Jakarta District Court granted the procedural objection, or exception, filed by Tempo in its civil case against Ministe

Eka Yudha Saputra, Jakarta – President Prabowo Subianto has again highlighted the progress of Indonesia's free nutritious meals program (MBG), saying the initiative has now reached 44 m

Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – Indonesia is drafting a decree that will enable American energy companies to sell their products to the state-run oil company Pertamina without going throu

Akmalal Hamdhi, Jakarta – Indonesia's external debt declined to $424.4 billion in the third quarter of 2025, down from $432.3 billion in the previous quarter, Bank Indonesia reported on

Tess McClure – To some Indonesians he is the antithesis of a hero – a former dictator accused of human rights abuses who once held the disreputable title of one of the world's most corr

Jakarta – A series of building collapses at several schools across the county has raised serious concerns about the government's commitment to fixing aging education infrastructure, eve

Ilona Estherina, Jakarta – The Central Statistics Agency (BPS) reported that the national average price of commercial chicken eggs increased by 0.32 percent in the second week of Novemb

Ruth Sitepu is an Indonesian citizen who disappeared in Malaysia, with her whereabouts last known on 30 November 2016.

Nandito Putra, Jakarta – Indonesian Minister of Cooperatives and Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME), Maman Abdurrahman, stated that the government does not prohibit MSMEs from selling

Ni Made Tasyarani, Jakarta – Like movie characters clawing their way toward a happy ending, small film producers are fighting their own uphill battle, one simply to be seen by audiences