Jakarta – Two of the world's few tropical glaciers in Indonesia are melting, their ice under threat to vanish by 2026 or sooner, as an El Nino…
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August 23, 2023
Jakarta – The Jakarta-Bandung high-speed railway (HSR) is not the type of project that deserves a subsidy regardless of the government's concern…
Deni Ghifari, Jakarta – Indonesia has expressed interest in joining the BRICS group of major emerging economies, consisting of Brazil, Russia,…
Jakarta – Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) chair Megawati Soekarnoputri has shrugged off suggestions that the party's leadership is…
Nina A. Loasana, Jakarta – The government has submitted a revision to the Capital City Law to the House of Representatives, in which it proposes…
Antara, Jakarta – Home Affairs Minister Tito Karnavian has issued a circular calling for Jakarta's governor, along with mayors and regents in the…
Yogi Eka Sahputra, Batam, Indonesia – Indonesian authorities have called on their counterparts in neighboring Singapore to crack down the illegal…
Fana Suparman, Jakarta – Central Java Governor Ganjar Pranowo continues to hold a lead over his closest potential rivals for the 2024 presidential…
Antara, Jakarta – The Fatwa Commission of the Indonesian Ulema Council (MUI) has emphasized that Nabidz wine is haram (forbidden) for Muslims…
August 22, 2023
Jayapura, Jubi – An attack resulting in the tragic death of a Marine soldier occurred in Kampung Baru, Dekai District, Yahukimo…
Sentani, Jubi – Yulius Kekri, the chief of Muaif Village, has made a formal request to the local Education Office to suspend the salaries of nine…
Jayapura, Jubi – Greenpeace Indonesia calls on the Papua Provincial Government to make a commitment to a low-carbon development strategy in Papua…
Hans Nicholas Jong, Jakarta – A million-dollar bribery case in Indonesia's Riau province, the country's palm oil heartland, has prompted calls for…
Manggi Habir, Siwage Dharma Negara – President Joko Widodo doubtless hopes to leave behind a legacy that will remind Indonesians of his grand…
Jakarta – The Defence Ministry and US planemaker Boeing have signed an agreement on the sale of 24 F-15EX fighter jets to help modernise Indonesia…
Jakarta – Thousands of public employees in Jakarta, or half of its civil servants, were told to work from home starting Monday in a two-month…
Riri Rahayu, Jakarta – Communication and Informatics Minister Budi Arie Setiadi is planning to implement sanctions on agencies that…
Deni Ghifari, Jakarta – Represented by Trade Minister Zulkifli Hasan, the Indonesian government has signed four mutual recognition agreements (…
Aditya Hadi, Jarkarta – Employers are urging the government to refrain from mandating a work from home (WFH) policy to curb pollution in the…
Nina A. Loasana, Jakarta – The Health Ministry plans to form an independent body authorized to investigate claims of medical malpractice in an…
Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – Indonesia is forecast to see a robust economic growth of above 5 percent this year thanks to domestic consumption…
Ilham Oktafian, Jakarta – The Jakarta Police have arrested 10 suspects and seized dozens of guns along with hundreds of rounds of ammunition…
Jakarta – Starting in February of next year, the provincial government of Bali will implement a $10 charge for foreign tourists. This step is…
Riri Rahayu, Jakarta – The Indonesian Employers' Association (Apindo) chairperson Shinta Kamdani responded to the demand for a 15 percent increase…
Riri Rahayu, Antara, Jakarta – Indonesia's Communication and Informatics Minister Budie Arie Setiadi commented on the government's plan to…
Antara, Jakarta – The National Research and Innovation Agency (BRIN) is currently preparing a strategy for the development of nuclear power plants…
Amelia Rahima Sari, Jakarta – SOEs Minister Erick Thohir revealed his plans to reduce national logistic costs, including merging several national…
Syakirun Niam, Jakarta – Indonesia Corruption Watch (ICW) researcher Kurnia Ramadhana is asking ruling Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (…
Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – Finance Minister Sri Mulyani said Tuesday that Indonesia would need hundreds of billions of American dollars over…
Antara, Jakarta – Indonesia and six other ASEAN country members signed an MoU on transnational crime in the 17th ASEAN Ministerial Meeting on…
Ade Ridwan Yandwiputra, Jakarta – The government of Indonesia has stopped the special funding for Covid-19 patients in accordance with Health…
Abdul Muslim, Jakarta – Indonesia, while offering some of the lowest rates for 1 gigabyte of mobile data in Southeast Asia, grapples with…
August 21, 2023
Antara, Jakarta – Budiman Sudjatmiko, a high-ranking member of the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P), could potentially…
Tenggara Strategics, Jakarta – The Golkar Party and the National Mandate Party (PAN) have finally decided to ally themselves with the Gerindra…
Jakarta – In the latest dispute regarding palm oil, Indonesia and the European Union have clashed over biodiesel import duties that have been…
A. Muh. Ibnu Aqil, Jakarta – The Environment and Forestry Ministry has set up a task force to tackle the rising air pollution in the Greater…
Yohana Belinda, Jakarta – Workers at a local supplier for global brand sportswear brand Adidas say their employment rights are routinely breached…
Deni Ghifari, Jakarta – The Trade Ministry has derided as "colonialist" an EU investigation into allegations that Indonesian biodiesel is finding…
Jakarta – To his detractors, President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo is a "man of contradictions", which is what political analyst Benjamin Bland has…
Muhammad Aulia, Jakarta – prosecutors of the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) have filed an indictment against former high-ranking tax…
Eka Yudha Saputra, Jakarta – Attorney General Sanitiar Burhanuddin mandated Deputy Attorney General on Intelligence Affairs and Special Crimes…
Ninda Dwi Ramadhani, Desty Luthfiani, Jakarta – Head of the Criminal Investigation in Penjaringan Sectoral Police Adjunct Commissioner Hari…
Aprila Wayar – As Indonesian forces continue their manhunt for a New Zealand pilot taken hostage by Papuan resistance fighters in February, the…
Muhammad Zulfikar, Raka Adji, Padang, West Sumatra – Indonesia's Foreign Ministry and the New Zealand Government have continued to communicate on…
Jakarta – Rescuers have ended their search for a missing crew member one week after a boat with seven on board hit bad weather off…
Muawwan Daelami, Jakarta – State-owned gas company Perusahaan Gas Negara (PGN) is set to invest around Rp 50 billion ($3.3 million) in…
Zsazya Senorita, Jakarta – China will likely purchase 8 million tons of Indonesian palm oil in 2024 after imports suffered a decline amid the…
Yudith Ho and Faris Mokhtar – Indonesia will temporarily relax rules that have slowed development of solar energy in the coal-dependent country,…
Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo arrived late on Sunday in Kenya for a state visit as part of his African sojourn where he is also…
Jakarta – The Jakarta administration will impose remote working for city employees and learning for students ahead of the Asean Summit in…