Susannah Patton – Last month, a mini fracas broke out about the symbolism of Anthony Albanese citing a royal visit as cause for missing the Indonesian presidential inauguration.

Jakarta – Indonesia has opened a six-month window until May 2025 for certain businesses to receive full loan forgiveness from state banks, a policy that aims to boost loan and economic

Adhyasta Dirgantara, Bagus Santosa, Jakarta – United States president-elect Donald Trump has praised Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto in a recent telephone conversation.

Joseph Rachman, Jakarta – President Prabowo Subianto has dazed and confused many foreign policy observers with an apparent dramatic shift in Indonesia's South China Sea policy while in

Jakarta – Waging a war on online gambling is a step in the right direction as the new government is seeking quick wins in the first 100 days of its mandate.

Agencies, Jakarta – Indonesia said on Monday it does not recognise China's claims over the South China Sea, despite signing a maritime development deal with Beijing, as some analysts wa

Agencies, Jakarta – Members of the Australian Defence Force (ADF) arrived on Sunday with their warship docking at Banyuwangi in East Java for a joint military exercise, which will invol

Agencies, Jakarta – Russian and Indonesian ships practiced freeing a vessel captured by terrorists and fought unmanned boats during the first joint naval exercises between the two count

Dio Suhenda, Jakarta – President Prabowo Subianto ended his state visit to China on Sunday and left directly for the United States as his administration seeks to maintain balanced ties

Deni Ghifari, Jakarta – Indonesian businesses are concerned that restrictive trade policies from United States president-elect Donald Trump will incentivize Chinese producers to divert

Alfi Dinilhaq, Jakarta – The fast-food chain KFC Indonesia has reported ballooning financial losses of Rp 557.08 billion for the third quarter of 2024, leading to the closure of dozens

Theressia Silalahi, Jakarta – The government is mulling having Indonesian school children in selected elementary and middle schools learn coding and artificial intelligence (AI).

Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – Indonesia denied Monday that it was accepting China's so-called "nine-dash line" or territorial claims over most of the South China Sea in the newly announ

Ilham Oktafian, Medikantyo Adhikresna, Jakarta – The Jakarta Police have arrested two new suspects in the ongoing criminal investigation against an online gambling syndicate involving 1

Alfitria Nefi P, Jakarta – The Election Supervisory Agency (Bawaslu) in Central Java is investigating a short video clip that appears to show President Prabowo Subianto endorsing the Ah

Ilona Estherina, Jakarta – Indonesian Finance Minister's circular on slashing the budget for official trips has begun to affect the hotel industry.

Ade Ridwan Yandwiputra, Jakarta – Former minister of Communication and Informatics (Kominfo) Budi Arie Setiadi revealed that a suspect in the online gambling case at the Ministry of Com

Alif Ilham Fajriadi, Jakarta – The National Disaster Management Agency or BNPB noted that the number of refugees as a result of the eruption of Mount Lewotobi Laki-Laki reached 11,445 p

Alexander M. Hynd and Max Broad – On October 20, Prabowo Subianto was sworn in as the eighth President of Indonesia.

Indra Komara, Jakarta – As many as eight residents were injured and one died in an alleged attack by 33 TNI (Indonesian military) soldiers on Friday November 8 at the Selamat Village in

Jakarta – Vice President Gibran Rakabuming Raka, following in the footsteps of his father, former president Joko "Jokowi" Widodo, has set up a complaint desk at his office where members

Faisal Maliki Baskoro, Jakarta – Indonesian universities continue to lag behind ASEAN peers in global rankings, with an expert calling for stronger international partnerships and Englis

Yan Kusuma – The chairperson of the Islamic mass organisation Muhammadiyah's Central Board, Dadang Kahmad, has condemned the attitude of law enforcement officials who are seen as being

Ella Cao and Marius Zaharia, Beijing/Hong Kong, China – China and Indonesia have agreed to strengthen cooperation in key sectors, including lithium, new energy vehicles, green energy an

Hammam Izzuddin, Jakarta – PT Fast Food Indonesia Tbk (FAST), the licensee owner of Kentucky Fried Chicken (KFC) in Indonesia, experienced a loss of Rp558 billion in the current period

Gooto.com, Jakarta – President of Indonesia, Prabowo Subianto, feels upset that Indonesia is unable to produce cars and motorcycles independently.

Scores of protesters taking part in a defend Palestine action gathered opposite the United States Embassy on Jalan Medan Merdeka Selatan in Central Jakarta on Sunday October 10.

Wahyu Sahala Tua, Salman Mardira, Jakarta – Anies Baswedan clarified on Sunday that he has no affiliation with the recently established Party of Change, despite its leaders claiming the

Duncan Graham – Prabowo Subianto has got his diary right: First overseas handshake from the new President of Indonesia is for his bankers in Beijing, President Xi Jinping and Premier Li

Irsyan Hasyim (Kontributor), Jakarta – The Jakarta Provincial Government will simultaneously turn off the lights from 8:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. local time on Saturday, November 9, 2024.

Jakarta – The government's ban imposed on the latest handsets from Apple and Google has, predictably, caused quite a stir in social media and conventional media, with several of the lat

Antara, Jakarta – The Ministry of Environment has found 26 companies suspected of polluting the Ciujung River in Serang Regency, Banten.

Fito Akhmad Erlangga, Jakarta – President Prabowo Subianto has officially disbanded the 2020 Job Creation Law Task Force, initially established by former President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo,

Jakarta – Indonesia's Press Freedom Index (IKP) has again declined, dropping to a score of 69.36 in 2024. This is a decline of 2 points from the previous year's score of 71.57.

Ilona Estherina, Jakarta – Indonesian Finance Minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati has reported that the state budget recorded a deficit of Rp309.2 trillion by the end of October 2024.

Jakarta – This could be a time of reckoning.

Jakarta – A deadly fire broke out on Jl. Papanggo 3B in Tanjung Priok on Friday at around 1:41 a.m., claiming the lives of four residents.

Risti Permani, Jakarta – Among President Prabowo Subianto's campaign programs, the free nutritious meal program has garnered the most attention. Set to begin on Jan.

Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – President Prabowo Subianto has urged his ministers to focus on getting the job done instead of seeking political revenge as the newly installed leader emba

Yustinus Paat, Jakarta – The House of Representatives has started playing the national anthem Indonesia Raya daily at 10 a.m., beginning on Friday.

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Yohanes Paskalis, Jakarta – IQAir application recorded the air quality in Jakarta deteriorating again today, Friday, November 8, 2024, compared to the previous days.

Carolyn Cowan – Protected areas are intended to protect the species and habitats they contain.

Yovanda Noni, Jakarta – The state-owned port operator Pelabuhan Indonesia, or Pelindo, recorded a revenue of Rp 23.5 trillion ($1.5 billion) by the end of Q3 2024, reflecting a 4 percen

Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – The government announced Friday that it had made investments worth hundreds of millions of American dollars on its education endowment fund LPDP this year

Prisma Ardianto, Jakarta – Eight state-owned enterprises (BUMN) have been tasked by State-Owned Enterprises Minister Erick Thohir to support the Free Nutritious Meal (MBG) program, with

Antara, Jakarta – The Environment Ministry is stepping up efforts to close illegal landfill sites and stop open burning practices contributing to severe air pollution in Jakarta and its

Annisa Febiola, Jakarta – The Institute for Justice Reform (ICJR) proposes the House of Representatives (DPR) include revising the Narcotics Law in the National Legislation Program (Pro

Tri Listiyarini, Bali – The Indonesian palm oil industry welcomes the European Union's decision to postpone its deforestation regulation by a year, now set for enforcement on Dec.

Singapore – The Jakarta Post won two prizes for feature articles at the Asian Media Awards, organized by the World Association of News Publishers (WAN-IFRA) on Wednesday night in