Nandito Putra, Riani Sanusi, Mutia Yuantisya, Jakarta – Amidst the decline of the textile industry, a number of entrepreneurs have expressed…
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July 17, 2024
Riri Rahayu, Jakarta – President Joko Widodo or Jokowi signed Decree No. 75 of 2024 last week to expedite the development of the new capital city…
Ilona Estherina, Jakarta – The management of PT Kereta Cepat Indonesia-China (KCIC) addressed recent statements made by PT Wijaya Karya Tbk (WIKA…
Sultan Abdurrahman, Jakarta – The Executive Board of Nahdlatul Ulama (PBNU) stated that they will intensify their efforts to support the…
July 16, 2024
Alfi Dinilhaq, Antara, Jakarta – The Indonesian rupiah weakened against the US dollar on Tuesday after China's second-quarter growth…
Victoria Milko, Ed Davey and Camille Fassett, Lelilef Sawai, Indonesia – On a steep trek up to his forest farm on the Indonesian island of…
Alfida Rizky Febrianna, Jakarta – Cutting down the distribution process of medicines can be the shortcut to help cool down the soaring prices of…
Alfida Rizky Febrianna, Jakarta – State-owned oil and gas company Pertamina is set to implement the government's plan to restrict the purchase of…
Vinnilya Huanggrio, Jakarta – The Institute for Development of Economics and Finance (INDEF) has warned that applying anti-dumping duties (BMAD)…
Arnoldus Kristianus, Jakarta – Ahead of the Bank Indonesia (BI) Board of Governors meeting on Wednesday, the Indonesian Employers Association (…
Wijayanti Putri, Solo – Solo Mayor Gibran Rakabuming Raka tendered his resignation letter to the municipal legislature on Tuesday as…
Yvette Tanamal, Jakarta – The Foreign Ministry has said that the visit made by five young Nadhlatul Ulama (NU) activists to meet with Israeli…
Jakarta – Should Indonesia find itself needing to import natural gas to meet growing demand, we will have no one but ourselves to blame.
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Agnes Anya and Marchio Gorbiano (AFP), Jakarta – Deforestation at one of Indonesia's largest nickel processing hubs is threatening an Indigenous…
Dio Suhenda, Jakarta – The Presidential Security Detail (Paspampres) is looking to learn from the recent assassination attempt of former United…
Radhiyya Indra, Jakarta – The Surabaya municipal administration has rescheduled waste disposal operations at the Benowo landfill to prevent the…
ANN/The Straits Times – Indonesia's trade surplus narrowed in June to its smallest in four months as exports rose less than expected amid strong…
Wahyu Sahala Tua, Subang – Vietnamese automaker VinFast has officially commenced construction of its first factory in Indonesia, located in Subang…
Jakarta – In Indonesia, even the hajj pilgrimage can provide an opportunity for corruption. Every hajj season, politicians manipulate the…
Daniel A. Fajri, Jakarta – President Joko Widodo or Jokowi inaugurated the 2024 Indonesian Military-Police (TNI-Polri) officers in the Prasetya…
Hans Nicholas Jong, Jakarta – Publicly funded multilateral development banks (MDBs) like the World Bank might finance a wave of "captive" coal…
Ichsan Ali, Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo on Wednesday defended the government policy of offering land concessions for nearly two…
July 15, 2024
Yustinus Paat, Jakarta – The Directorate General of Immigration has arrested six foreign nationals, five from Vietnam and one from China,…
Asad Asnawi, Christ Belseran, Irfan Maulana – A widely criticized move by Indonesian President Joko Widodo to reform mining rules to bestow coal…
Jakarta – The Northeast Sulawesi Natural Resource Conservation Agency (BKSDA) plans to evacuate critically endangered anoas from a mining…
Dio Suhenda, Jakarta – In a bid to lure investment to the Nusantara Capital City (IKN) megaproject in East Kalimantan, President Joko "Jokowi"…
Tenggara Strategics, Jakarta – President Joko Jokowi Widodo is contemplating fielding his youngest son Kaesang Pangarep to run in the November…
Yustinus Patris Paat, Jakarta – The level of support the National Democratic Party (Nasdem) gives to Anies Baswedan for his reelection bid as…
Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – Indonesian car exports reached approximately $2.78 billion in the first half of 2024 with fellow ASEAN member…
Jakarta – Indonesia's international trade balance recorded a surplus of $2.39 billion in June 2024, marking the 50th consecutive month…
Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – Indonesia and Papua New Guinea (PNG) signed a series of deals aimed at facilitating the cross-border movement of…
Alfida Rizky Febrianna, Jakarta – The Indonesian Medical Association (IDI) recently blamed the high drug prices on the country's high reliance on…
Advist Khoirunikmah, Jakarta – A landslide killed seven people in Wini Kali Kabur, Timika, Mimika Regency, Central Papua, on Sunday,…
Hendrik Yaputra, Jakarta – The Executive Board of Nahdlatul Ulama (PBNU), Indonesia's second-largest Islamic organization, has expressed deep…
Matthew Burgess and Grace Sihombing – The fate of Indonesia's jittery bond market may well hinge on who President-elect Prabowo Subianto chooses…
Alifia Sekar, Jakarta – With registration for the Corruption Eradication Commission's (KPK) next leaders closing soon on Monday, the number of…
Hendro D Situmorang, Jakarta – A pharmacists' advocacy group has pinpointed corruption and gratuity payments by certain doctors as key factors…
Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – Indonesia's imports from China have declined as Jakarta mulls imposing a 200 percent tariff on Chinese goods.
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Novie Fauziah, Jakarta – Indonesia's largest Muslim organization, Nahdlatul Ulama (NU), denounced five Muslim scholars on Monday who recently…
Alfida Rizky Febrianna, Jakarta – The Financial Services Authority (OJK) is set to implement new regulations allowing financial technology…
July 14, 2024
Jakarta – The Setara Institute for Peace and Democracy opposes the revisions to Law Number 4/2004 on the Indonesian Military (UU TNI) saying that…
Dio Suhenda, Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo has joined a lengthy roster of world leaders to condemn an attack on former United States…
July 13, 2024
Felix K. Chang (FPRI) – In February 2024, Indonesia elected Prabowo Subianto as its next president. While he does not take office until October,…
Ambaranie Nadia Kemala Movanita, Jakarta – Institute of Southeast Asian Studies (ISEAS) military observer Made Supriatma has highlighted the…
Reuters, Jakarta – Indonesia's President-elect Prabowo Subianto wants to give school children free meals, but the plan and his pledge to be '…
Jakarta – The head of the TNI Information Center or Kapuspen, Maj. Gen. Nugraha Gumilar, said the recruitment for military cyber soldiers was…
Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – Investment Minister Bahlil Lahadalia recently denied claims of China having a monopoly on foreign investments in…
Jakarta – The presiding judge of a high court in West Java painted a damning portrait of the state of law enforcement in the country when he…
Muhammad Syarahil Mutianwar Efendi – Indonesia's gig workers – who navigate the digital marketplace as delivery personnel, ride-hailing drivers or…
Haryudi, Aceh – The National Statistics Agency (BPS) recently released surprising data about rape cases in Indonesia. Based on the report "…