Oyuk Ivani S, Erwin Prima, Jakarta – Chairman of the Indonesian Fiber and Filament Yarn Producers Association (Apsyfi) Redma Gita Wirawasta, said over the past two years, as many as 60

Iwan Kurniawan, Jakarta – The National Gallery of Indonesia called off a solo exhibition of senior artist Yos Suprapto minutes before opening on Thursday evening, December 19, 2024.

Jakarta – Past Indonesian leaders have rarely used the presidential prerogative of giving amnesty, one of many powers that come with the job, but not President Prabowo Subianto.

Agung Sandy Lesmana, Fakhri Fuadi Muflih – A solo painting exhibition by artist Yos Suprapto at the National Gallery (Galnas) in Jakarta has been cancelled.

Novianti Setuningsih, Jakarta – Gajah Mada University (UGM) Anti-Corruption Study Centre (Pukat) researcher Zaenur Rohman says that efforts to eradicate corruption require strengthening

Jakarta – Investigators from the newly formed National Police Corruption Eradication Corps (Kortas) has questioned former communications and information minister Budi Arie Setiadi amid

Didik Fibrianto, Malang – The Indonesian government plans to halt imports of certain food commodities starting next year to bolster self-sufficiency programs, a senior minister announce

Jakarta – Operatives from the National Police's Counterterrorism Special Detachment 88 (Densus 88) and the Central Sulawesi Police's Mobile Brigade (Brimob) apprehended three terrorist

Jakarta – Megawati Soekarnoputri, chairwoman of the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P), has called on all members and functionaries to increase vigilance against external e

Antara, Jakarta – Indonesia plans to introduce an excise tax on sweet beverages (MBDK), projected to generate Rp 6.25 trillion ($385.24 million) in revenue, according to the Institute f

Agung Dharma Putra, Jakarta – National Nutrition Agency (Bapanas) Head Dadan Hindayana announced that the government's Free Nutritious Meal Program (MBG) will begin on Jan.

Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – Russia is still waiting for Indonesia to revise the existing regulations before they can proceed with the plan to partner on nuclear power generation, acco

Swastika Swasikananda, Jakarta – As of November 2024, 272,164 Indonesian migrant workers have been deployed abroad, nearly matching the 274,000 recorded in 2023, according to the Indone

Yustinus Paat, Jakarta – Deputy Chairman of the Gerindra Party, Habiburokhman, clarified President Prabowo Subianto's recent statement about forgiving corruptors if they return stolen s

Jakarta – The Chairman of the Indonesia Memanggil 57+ Institute (IM57+), Lakso Anindito, criticized President Prabowo Subianto's plan to pardon corrupt individuals who return the procee

Jakarta – Questions should be asked about the ambition of Prabowo Subianto's administration to start building a nuclear power plant (PLTN) next year.

Hans Nicholas Jong, Jakarta – In recent United Nations biodiversity conferences, global leaders have championed Indigenous peoples as critical partners in achieving conservation goals.

Dio Suhenda, Jakarta – A ransomware scare has, once again, rung alarm bells surrounding the state of Indonesia's digital security, which analysts warn has seen little improvement despit

Arnoldus Kristianus, Jakarta – Bank Indonesia has distributed Rp 133.7 trillion ($8.25 billion) in banknotes to meet the anticipated spike in cash withdrawals during the year-end holida

Antara, Jakarta – The Indonesian Police have deployed at least 820 combined personnel to secure a protest against the 12-percent VAT hike at the Presidential Palace in Central Jakarta.

Irsyan Hasyim, Jakarta – Flash floods sweep South Tapanuli Regency, North Sumatra, on Wednesday afternoon, December 18, 2024, injuring ten people.

Ilona Estherina, Jakarta – Bank Indonesia (BI) has reported rapid growth in payments using the Quick Response Code Indonesian Standard (QRIS), while transactions made with debit cards h

Jakarta – National Police chief Gen. Listyo Sigit Prabowo has inaugurated a new directorate responsible for handling crimes against women and children as well as human trafficking.

Alif Ilham Fajriadi, Imam Hamdi, Jakarta – Thousands of residents were reported to be affected by the tidal flooding disaster in Indramayu Regency, West Java.

Jakarta – A total of 99,098 people have signed a petition addressed to Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto to cancel the 12 percent increase in Value-Added Tax (VAT) on the change.org

Alfida Rizki Febrianna, Jakarta – Energy and Mineral Resources Minister Bahlil Lahadalia has firmly rejected mining giant Freeport Indonesia's request to export copper concentrates, cit

Irfandi, Muhammad Asyharuddin Arbab, Gowa, South Sulawesi – South Sulawesi Police have uncovered a counterfeit money syndicate operating within the campus of Alauddin State Islamic Univ

Ervana Trikarinaputri, Jakarta – Amnesty International Indonesia has welcomed the Indonesian government's decision to repatriate Mary Jane Fiesta Veloso, a Filipina woman who had been s

Alfida Rizki Febrianna, Heru Andriyanto, Jakarta – Energy and Mineral Resources Minister Bahlil Lahadalia has criticized Indonesia's imposition of value-added tax (VAT) on oil and gas e

Faisal Maliki Baskoro, Jakarta – Foreign tourists have voiced their intention to boycott the annual Djakarta Warehouse Project (DWP), Indonesia's largest electronic music festival, foll

Alfi Dinilhaq, Jakarta – Chinese automaker BYD's (Build Your Dream) new electric vehicle (EV) manufacturing plant in Subang, West Java, is expected to be completed ahead of schedule and

Antara, Jakarta – Bank Rakyat Indonesia (BRI), the country's largest state-run bank by assets, assured customers that their data and funds remain secure and that normal transactions con

Herman, Jakarta – Ausino Exim Pty Ltd has announced a recall of several Indomie instant noodle variants in Australia due to undeclared allergens on their packaging.

Ilham Oktafian, Jakarta – The police have denied allegations made by foreign tourists, who claimed they were forced to undergo urine tests and extorted during the 2024 Djakarta Warehous

Alfida Rizky Febrianna, Jakarta – Senior Economist and Executive Director of the Center of Reform on Economics (CORE) Indonesia, Mohammad Faisal, warned the government of potential food

Jakarta – The government denied Thursday media reports that they were planning to cut the threshold for the final income tax for Indonesia's micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs).

Celvin Moniaga Sipahutar, Jakarta – The coconut processing industry is facing a crisis due to a surge in coconut exports, which has led to a shortage of domestic raw materials.

Jakarta – The Foreign Ministry confirmed on Wednesday that Foreign Minister Sugiono would not attend the informal ASEAN foreign ministers' meeting in Bangkok on Friday, as he would be a

Putra Muskita, Jakarta – When reports started to come out about Indonesia's shrinking middle class, I read them with great interest. Because this is about me.

Cairo, Egypt – President Prabowo Subianto has said he might pardon people who engaged in graft if they return what they stole, underlining his commitment to tackle corruption.

Celvin Moniaga Sipahutar, Jakarta – The Indonesian Coconut Processing Industry Association (HIPKI) is urging the government to implement the coconut downstream policy to tackle the shor

Singgih Wiryono, Bagus Santosa, Jakarta – The Civil Society Coalition has expressed concern over the formation of the National Defence Council (DPN) which is considered not to be in lin

Vitorio Mantalean, Ardito Ramadhan, Jakarta – Indonesian Survey Institute (LSI) Executive Director Djayadi Hanan believes that President Prabowo Subianto's proposal for regional heads t

Batam – Barelang Municipal Police Chief Senior Commissioner Heribertus Ompusunggu says that the situation at a village on Rempang Island is now conducive after an attack by unidentified

Zach Hope and Amilia Rosa, Bali – The brother of Bali bomber Ali Imron has questioned why the remaining Australian members of the Bali Nine have been set free when his allegedly deradic

Tenggara Strategics, Jakarta – The Constitutional Court recently confirmed that the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) has the authority to investigate alleged acts of corruption i

Jakarta – Former Indonesian president Joko Widodo has not yet decided on his next political move after being officially dismissed from the country's largest political party on Monday (D

Jakarta – The Gunungkidul Regency administration in Yogyakarta is working to deactivate three extreme routes leading to tourist destinations from Google Maps for the Christmas and New Y

Fetty Azizah, Jakarta – Indonesia's 2024 regional head elections have revealed the overwhelming dominance of the Onward Indonesia Coalition (KIM) Plus, which secured victories in severa

Jakarta – President Prabowo Subianto has received a barrage of criticism for appointing over 100 people to his Red and White Cabinet, which is likely now the world's largest.