Anastasya Lavenia Y, Jakarta – Head of the Information Center of the Indonesian National Armed Forces (TNI), Hariyanto, stated that the military…
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October 16, 2024
Arnoldus Kristianus, Jakarta – Bank Indonesia (BI) has decided to maintain its benchmark interest rate (BI Rate) at 6 percent, the deposit…
Adlu Raharusun, Jayapura – A Molotov cocktail was thrown at the Jujur Bicara or Jubi media editorial office in Jayapura, Papua, on the morning of…
Rifky Pratama Wicaksono and Dewi Abiola Buchita Natakusuma – Indonesia faces the dual challenge of leveraging its demographic dividend while…
Jakarta – With just a week left before President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo hands over the reins of power, there are several items on his agenda that…
Andi Muttaqien – The European Union's recent decision to propose a 12-month delay to the enforcement of the Deforestation-Free Regulation (EUDR)…
Jakarta – Government authorities plan to inspect grocery store shelves to check compliance with a law requiring halal labels on food items from…
Arti Ekawati – On October 20, Prabowo Subianto will be inaugurated as Indonesia's president. He won an election in February by running a populist…
Jakarta – In July, when asked about democratic backsliding in Indonesia, President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo responded by saying that democracy is…
Nina A. Loasana, Jakarta – The Food and Drug Monitoring Agency (BPOM) is scaling up its efforts to clamp down on the illicit trade of prescription…
Dede Leni Mardianti, Jakarta – The editorial office of Papua-based media Jujur Bicara, popularly known as Jubi, was thrown with Molotov cocktails…
Hendrik Yaputra, Jakarta – President Joko Widodo, or Jokowi, said the dismissal of Budi Gunawan from his position as the Head of the State…
Jakarta – Chair of the central executive board of the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P), Puan Maharani, said that her party strongly…
Jakarta – The process of the selection of the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) leadership for 2024 to 2029 by the Joko Widodo…
Sella Rizky Deviani, Jakarta – The House of Representatives accepted Wednesday the nomination of Muhammad Herindra as the head of the…
Ade Ridwan Yandwiputra, Jakarta – Novel Baswedan, a former Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) investigator, said he was puzzled by the…
Dili, Timor Leste – Along the waterfront of Timor Leste's capital, buzzing restaurants sell local dishes and Portuguese colonial fare facing…
Pizaro Gozali Idrus, Jakarta – An attack on the editorial office of Papua-based media outlet Jubi on Wednesday using Molotov cocktails set fire to…
Ary Hermawan – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo will end his presidency on a low note this week as a "reformist" president who turned back the clock…
Divya Karyza, Jakarta – Indonesia has seen little progress in its energy transition over the past decade as President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo has…
Celvin Moniaga Sipahutar, Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo's decade-long leadership has spurred the massive…
Jakarta – A group of people claiming to be former Jakarta governor Anies Baswedan volunteers, under the banner of Pejuang Anies (Anies Warriors),…
October 15, 2024
Jakarta – Indonesia's incoming president Prabowo Subianto held talks on Tuesday with candidates for senior government posts, as he seeks to bring…
Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – Indonesia has attracted Rp 1,261.4 trillion (nearly $81 billion) in combined investments from both foreign and…
Jakarta – A senior NasDem Party member said on Monday that it would be unethical for the party to ask for cabinet seats from president-elect…
Heru Andriyanto, Celvin Moniaga Sipahutar, Jakarta – Two long-time former executives of the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P),…
Jakarta – When President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo was first inaugurated in 2014, his eldest son didn't want to be there.
Gibran Rakabuming Raka…
Edward Aspinall – As Indonesia's president Joko Widodo (Jokowi) prepares to leave office, Indonesia is still routinely lauded as one of Asia's…
Antara, Petir Garda B, Yudono Yanuar, Jakarta – PT Freeport Indonesia's sulfuric acid smelter unit at the Gresik Special Economic Zone, East Java…
Arnoldus Kristianus, Jakarta – The Central Statistics Agency (BPS) reported a trade surplus of $3.26 billion (Rp 50.79 trillion) for September…
Christ Belseran, Irfan Maulana and Asad Asnawi, Ambon/Surabaya/Jakarta, Indonesia – Criminal investigations of environmental advocates in…
Ilona Estherina, Jakarta – President-elect Prabowo Subianto is reportedly planning to add ministries to his cabinet following his inauguration on…
Yanuar Nugroho – The next president of Indonesia has ambitious plans for his country but a widely anticipated growth in the number of ministers…
Jakarta – With just a week left before President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo hands over the reins of power, there are several items on his agenda that…
Endy Bayuni – "Power tends to corrupt and absolute power corrupts absolutely. Great men are almost always bad men, even when they exercise…
Yolanda Agne, Jakarta – President-elect Prabowo Subianto is optimistic that Indonesia could achieve the 8 percent economic growth target within…
October 14, 2024
Charlie Campbell, Jakarta – A dozen masked commandos crouch inside a jet-black navy dinghy as it carves across shimmering Jakarta Bay. At the bow…
Jakarta – Indonesia has seen a marked decrease in the number of forest and land fires this year compared to 2023, according to an official from…
Annisa Febiola, Jakarta – The House of Representatives (DPR) Speaker Puan Maharani announced the decision to expand the number of commissions…
Dewi Elvia Muthiariny, Jakarta – Agriculture Minister Andi Amran Sulaiman emphasized the great potential of the millennial generation to…
Djibril Muhammad, Yustinus Paat, Jakarta – The National Democratic (Nasdem) Party has decided to not propose some of its members as President-…
Hendro Dahlan Situmorang, Jakarta – President-elect Prabowo Subianto met with several potential ministerial candidates at his South Jakarta…
Eleisha Foon – The leader of the rebel group who took New Zealand pilot Philip Mehrtens hostage has denied a bribe was involved in his release,…
Rahman Yaacob – In two weeks, Indonesia's Defence Minister Prabowo Subianto will officially take over the presidency. In leading the vast…
Mita Amalia Hapsari, Depok – Outgoing President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo and his successor, Prabowo Subianto, attended a major National…
Jakarta – In 2014, then presidential hopeful and outsider Joko Widodo attended packed campaigns with a white ribbon warning against election fraud…
Senay Boztas, Amsterdam – Families of 20 men who were jailed for refusing to fight to preserve the former Dutch colony in Indonesia have formally…
Dewi Elvia Muthiariny, Bandung – The Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) Bandung Geophysics Station recorded a total of 147…
Hendro Dahlan Situmorang, Jakarta – A total of 35 ministerial candidates have been summoned to meet with President-elect Prabowo Subianto at his…
October 13, 2024
Petir Garda Bhwana, Jakarta – President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) praised the final result of the construction of the State Palace in the Nusantara…