Endy Bayuni, Jakarta – When it comes to integrity, the February general election is billed as the worst Indonesia has held in the 25 years since…

Jakarta – The Labour Movement with the People (GEBRAK) says that the 2024 elections were the worst democratic process that has occurred since the…

Riani Sanusi Putri, Jakarta – Statistics Indonesia (BPS) confirmed a surge in the number of foreign tourist visits in February 2024. Indonesia saw…

Linda Yulisman, Jakarta – Years of work at a factory enabled Ms Sari Sartika Dewi to enrol to study law at a private university in Karawang, West…

Jakarta – Responding to a claim by the separatist West National Liberation Army (TPNPB) that aerial bombing had occurred in an area where New…

Jakarta – It was still pitch-black outside when Sutinah made her way to a local police station early one morning last month, hoping to avoid…

David Robie – On my office wall hangs a framed portrait of Shireen Abu Akleh, the inspiring and celebrated American-Palestinian journalist known…

Beijing – Indonesia's president-elect Prabowo Subianto visited Beijing on Monday on his first foreign trip since his election, and was quoted by…

Muhammad Aulia, Jakarta – Former high-ranking customs official Andhi Pramono was sentenced to 10 years in prison on Monday after the court found…

Jakarta – The explosions that ripped through a military ammunition storage depot in Ciangsana, Bogor regency, West Java, on Sunday is reported to…

Kiki Siregar, Jakarta – Foreign investors remain wary of Indonesia's planned new capital Nusantara despite "continuity candidate" Prabowo Subianto…

Faisal Maliki Baskoro, Jakarta – National flag carrier Garuda Indonesia posted a revenue growth of approximately 40 percent to $2.94 billion (Rp…

Sharon Muller – On Friday March 22, a video circulated of TNI (Indonesian military) soldiers torturing of a civilian in Papua. In the video, the…

Yustinus Paat & Heru Andriyanto, Jakarta – The Constitutional Court has summoned four ministers from President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo's cabinet…

Jakarta – Gajah Mada University (UGM) Center for Legal and Social Justice Studies (LSJ) together with lecturers and researchers from the faculty…

Djibril Muhammad, Jakarta – The Central Board of Nahdlatul Ulama (PBNU) has urged the National Awakening Party (PKB) to gracefully accept the…

Rebecca Ratcliffe and Richaldo Hariandja in Nusantara – In eastern Borneo, beyond the thick jungle forests, an epic building project is under way…

Ananda Teresia and Stefanno Sulaiman, Jakarta – Indonesian financial regulator Mahendra Siregar and former finance minister Chatib Basri are among…

Arnoldus Kristianus, Jakarta – The Central Statistics Agency (BPS) revealed that the monthly inflation rate reached 0.52 percent in March. The…

Jakarta – Batam's Batu Ampar port recently launched its first direct shipment to China, thus potentially slashing logistic costs.

Direct…

Jakarta – Bima Abdul Sholeh, 32, sat calmly as a doctor armed with a laser pointer zapped tattoos from his face at an event in Jakarta being held…

Radhiyya Indra, Jakarta – A series of explosions and an ensuing fire at a military ammunition depot in West Java over the weekend have raised…

Antara, Jakarta – The General Election Commission (KPU) is gearing up to oversee simultaneous regional elections across Indonesia in November,…

Alfina Sekar, Jakarta – Jakarta will stay the nation's economic center even after the city of Nusantara is granted national capital status, a…

Daniel A. Fajri, Jakarta – Indonesian Health Minister Budi Gunadi Sadikin urges people to maintain their health and immunity amid the spread of…

Jakarta (Agencies) – Multiple explosions ripped through an Indonesian Army's ammunition warehouse in Ciangsana, Bogor regency, West Java, on…

Sentani, Jubi – Rev. Benny Giay, the Moderator of the Papuan Church Council, has emphasized the need of a third party to investigate various cases…

Heru Andriyanto, Jakarta – Three Indonesian badminton players have been banned for life, and five others have been suspended for varying periods,…

Antara, Yogyakarta – Indonesia officially commenced the preparations for simultaneous gubernatorial, mayoral, and regent elections on Sunday…

Herman, Jakarta – The government will soon repay Rp 474.8 billion (nearly $30 million) debt it took from cooking oil producers who were asked to…

Jakarta – After 53 years, Christians in Indonesia can finally celebrate Good Friday consistent with their theology. Starting this year, the state…

Novie Fauziah & Roy Adriansyah, Jakarta – Harvey Moeis, the husband of actress Sandra Dewi, has been identified as a suspect by the Attorney…

Arnoldus Kristianus, Jakarta – The government continues to push for mandatory biodiesel usage, which has now reached B-35 and is being tested for…

Jayapura – Papuan students in various cities around Indonesia along with humanitarian solidarity groups including the Indonesian People's Front…

Fito Akhmad Erlangga, Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo, along with Vice President Ma'ruf Amin, invited the Ministers of the Indonesian…

Jakarta – A number of senior members in the cabinet of President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo, including some ministers backed by the Indonesian…

Ronny Kareni – Since the atrocious footage of the suffering of an indigenous Papuan man reverberates in the heart of Puncak by the brute force of…

Jakarta – The legal team of Indonesian president-elect Prabowo Subianto told the Constitutional Court on Thursday (March 28) that the state had…

Jakarta – Every five years, there is political horse-trading in Indonesia. The practice of bargaining for cabinet posts takes place between the…

Monique Handa Shafira, Jakarta – The Indonesian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Kadin) projects that the financial turnover during the 2024 Eid…

Sella Rizky, Jakarta – President-elect Prabowo Subianto extended his appreciation to the Golkar Party, a crucial ally in the coalition supporting…

Zach Hope and Karuni Rompies – Indonesia has suspended live cattle imports from a Darwin export yard while authorities investigate how more than…

Resty Woro Yuniar – Indonesia is investigating human trafficking allegations involving more than a thousand university students ensnared in a…

Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – Australia sees enhancing people-to-people ties as crucial to forging stronger relations with Indonesia.

Both…

In Revolusi: Indonesia and the Birth of the Modern World, author David Van Reybrouck reveals a fascinating history of resistance in the southeast…

Victoria Milko, Jakarta, Indonesia – Roads turned to murky brown rivers, homes were swept away by strong currents and bodies were pulled from mud…

Pizaro Gozali Idrus for BenarNews, Jakarta, Indonesia – For the second time in three months, a belligerent and resentful crowd of locals in…

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Nina A. Loasana, Jakarta – Indonesia has seen a significant increase in cases of dengue fever and deaths from the illness as the El Nino…

The Papuan Legal Aid Institute (LBH Papua) has raised concerns over the denial of legal assistance to Melianus Baye and Benny Elopere, two minors…