M. Faiz Zaki, Jakarta – Amnesty International Indonesia criticizes the draft law on the National Police of the Republic of Indonesia, or Polri…
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July 23, 2024
Stefan Armbruster, Harlyne Joku and Tria Dianti, Brisbane/Port Moresby/Jakarta – No progress has been made in sending a U.N. human rights mission…
July 22, 2024
Divya Karyza, Jakarta – The government has reaffirmed BYD's plan to build an electric vehicle (EV) factory in Indonesia after the Chinese…
Jakarta – Make no mistake, President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo's move to green-light a plan to revise the 2004 Indonesian Military (TNI) Law at the…
Tenggara Strategics, Jakarta – The House of Representatives will soon begin deliberations on the creation of the Supreme Advisory Council (DPA),…
Nina A. Loasana, Jakarta – The General Elections Commission (KPU) is committed to regaining public trust and restoring its credibility, following…
Jakarta – The Gerindra Party has endorsed Dhani Wirianata, a former personal secretary of party chairman and president-elect Prabowo Subianto, as…
The orderly transition of power to a duly elected leader is a, if not the, hallmark of a well-functioning democracy. As if setting a template for…
Yustinus Patris Paat, Jakarta – National Democrat (Nasdem) Party Chairman Surya Paloh has announced his full support for Indonesian Solidarity…
Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – The world's second-largest coconut producer Indonesia is eyeing the production of sustainable aviation fuel as a…
Nida Sahara, Jakarta – The state-run Bank Rakyat Indonesia (BRI) has blocked at least a thousand accounts linked to online gambling.…
Jakarta – Amid reports that government-owned construction firms had suffered losses due to their involvement in Southeast Asia's first high-speed…
Gusty da Costa Journalist – Executive Director of Amnesty International Indonesia Usman Hamid asks the Indonesian government and the Human Rights…
Heru Andriyanto, Jakarta – A key witness whose testimonies led to the conviction of eight suspects in the deaths of Vina Dewi Arsita and her…
Tempo.Co, Jakarta – The Jakarta administration is considering using one of the islands in the Thousand Islands as a landfill. Asep Kuswanto, head…
Jakarta – Indigenous peoples from the Awyu tribe in South Papua and the Moi Sigin tribe from Southwest Papua along with environmental activists…
Jakarta – The All-Indonesia Student Executive Council (BEM SI) has given a score of 10 out of 100 for the last 10 years of President Joko "Jokowi…
Tria Sutrisna, Ihsanuddin, Jakarta – The Civil Society Network for Gender Justice Policies is urging House of Representatives (DPR) Speaker Puan…
Singgih Wiryono, Ihsanuddin, Jakarta – Amnesty International Indonesia has revealed the discovery that the Indonesian police have purchased…
Alfida Rizky Febrianna, Jakarta – Finance Minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati announced that the Coal Management Information System (Simbara), an…
Thomas Rizal, Jakarta – The Great Indonesia Movement (Gerindra) Party Secretary General Ahmad Muzani announced the party's decision to nominate…
Antara, Yogyakarta – The Energy and Mineral Resources Ministry (ESDM) conducted its first trial of B40 biodiesel for railway transportation at…
Kusumasari Ayuningtiyas and Ismira Lutfia Tisnadibrata, Sentul, Indonesia – Tears rolling down her face, Chusnul Chotimah viewed an exhibit…
July 21, 2024
Ari Sandita Murti, Jakarta – Thousands of people from the Defend Palestine Indonesian People's Alliance (ARI-BP) held a peaceful action to reject…
Pes Yanengga, Jayapura – Leaders of the Papuan Baptist Church and the Tolikara Student Association have slammed a statement by the Cenderawasih…
Tanjungpinang – Hundreds of Rempang Island residents in Galang district, Batam city, Riau Islands, held a demonstration on Sunday July 21…
Antara, Heru Andriyanto, Jakarta – Acting Jakarta Governor Heru Budi Hartono has responded sharply to accusations from his predecessor, Anies…
Dio Suhenda, Jakarta – Indonesia has welcomed a recent ruling from the International Court of Justice (ICJ) that called on Israel to end its…
Emily Dugan – Indonesian workers who paid thousands of pounds to travel to Britain and pick fruit at a farm supplying most big supermarkets have…
July 20, 2024
Algi Muhamad Gifari, Bella Evanglista Mikaputri, Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo has dismissed claims of distributing ministerial…
Indah Handayani, Jakarta – The Indonesian Stock Exchange (IDX) had a sluggish week, with transaction values and volumes dropping over 5 percent…
A brutal killing of three Papuan civilians in Puncak Jaya reveals that occupied West Papua is a ticking time bomb under Indonesian President-elect…
Hariz Baharudin, Jakarta – National events planned for Indonesia's new capital, Nusantara, have been delayed or scaled back after construction…
July 19, 2024
Basten Gokkon, Jakarta – A new study on Javan leopards has found that areas with higher numbers of the endangered subspecies have richer wildlife…
Anita Wahid – At dawn on June 27, a journalist for Indonesia's Tribrata TV, Rico Sempurna Pasaribu, was killed in a suspected arson attack at his…
Jakarta – The collapse in the domestic textile industry resulting in a wave of layoffs is the result of disarray in government regulations.…
Tim Tempo, Jakarta – President-elect Prabowo Subianto expressed optimism about achieving 8% economic growth, even placing a friendly bet with…
Antara, Jakarta – The Indonesian Ministry of Environment and Forestry (KLHK) is reviewing data from the European Commission (EC), the executive…
On the night of 16 July 2024, the Indonesian military tragically shot dead Mr Tonda Wanimbo, head of Kalome Village in Mepogolok District, Mr…
Niniek Karmini, Jakarta, Indonesia – An emotionally and physically abusive marriage of 11 years led Rani Miranti to join a fight club that has…
Tria Dianti, Jakarta – A government plan to alleviate a critical doctor shortage by hiring foreign ones is facing a backlash from critics who say…
Bella Evangelista, Jakarta – Great Indonesia Movement Party (Gerindra) executive Sudaryono dropped his plan to contest the Central…
Thomas Rizal, Jakarta – The Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) is considering nominating Social Affairs Minister Tri Rismaharini,…
Nina A. Loasana, Jakarta – Civil groups have raised concerns over violence against press workers and growing restrictions on press freedom…
Alifia Sekar, Jakarta – As the world's second-largest plastic polluter, Indonesia has topped the global per capita intake of microplastics that…
Bella Evanglista, Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo is confident that Indonesia can dominate up to 85 percent of the global nickel market…
Muhammad Aulia Rahman, Jakarta – Hasto Kristiyanto, Secretary General of the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P), did not attend a…
Bella Evanglista Mikaputri, Jakarta – The government recently defended its decision to have two deputy finance ministers following the…
Nick Kuipers & Eve Warburton – Ask the average Indonesian voter what they believe it takes to be a winning legislative candidate and you're…
Jakarta – A number of organisations that make up the Civil Society Coalition for Security Sector Reform have condemned the shooting of senior…