M Julnis Firmansyah, Jakarta – President Joko Widodo or Jokowi bestowed honorary medals to First Lady Iriana Jokowi and 17 other figures at…
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August 14, 2023
Antara, Jakarta – The government of Gunungkidul Regency, Yogyakarta, has declared a state of emergency due to the worsening drought as 14 out of…
Moh. Khory Alfarizi, Jakarta – Sutanto Soehodho, a professor of transportation at the University of Indonesia (UI), responded to President Joko…
Riani Sanusi Putri, Jakarta – The Indonesian Ministry of Environment and Forestry (KLHK) denied reports that Jakarta has the world's worst air…
Riani Sanusi Putri, Jakarta – Indonesian Minister of Investment or Head of the Investment Coordinating Board (BKPM), Bahlil Lahadalia, paid a…
Hans Nicholas Jong, Jakarta – Recent statements by top Indonesian officials have climate activists questioning the country's commitment to…
Jakarta – As many as 30 people from the Domestic Workers Alliance (PRT Alliance) began a hunger strike in front of the House of Representatives (…
Ilham Oktafian, Jakarta – A man formerly employed at an online lending platform has been apprehended for reportedly selling the personal data of…
Pudja Lestari, Jakarta – Indonesia will need to exercise patience for another 18 months to ascertain whether global electric car giant Tesla Inc.…
Bernadus Wijayaka, Jakarta – The National Police's counter-terrorism squad seized 18 firearms of various types and a substantial quantity of…
August 13, 2023
Dio Suhenda, Jakarta – Golkar Party, the second largest party in the House of Representatives, and the smaller pro-government National Mandate…
Hendro Situmorang, Jakarta – In a significant development leading up to the 2024 presidential election, the National Mandate Party (PAN) and the…
Chandra Kurnia, Cirebon. Thousands of students and volunteers from diverse community groups enthusiastically united to address the issue of waste…
Again, West Papuan National Committee (KNPB) activists were arrested simply because they were handing out flyers calling on West Papuans to…
Linda Yulisman, Jakarta – Nearly every Indonesian political party has failed to reserve for women candidates at least 30 per cent of the contested…
Wahyudi Soeriaatmadja, Jakarta – Mr Prabowo Subianto has received the backing of nearly half of the nine political parties in Parliament, putting…
Washington – The Miss Universe Organisation has cut ties with its Indonesia franchise, it announced, days after allegations of sexual harassment,…
An Australian West Papuan solidarity group has condemned the reported arrest of 21 activists protesting in Jayapura over a "tragic day in history…
August 12, 2023
Ilham Octafian, Jakarta – The Corruption Eradication Commission, known as the KPK, has arrested a senior official from the Bintan Free Trade and…
Chris Barrett and Karuni Rompies, Singapore/Jakarta – A stand-off between Australian and Indonesian authorities over live exports has taken a…
Jakarta – The government has once again invoked the blasphemy law as it goes after Panji Gumilang, the founder and principal of the Al Zaytun…
Riani Sanusi Putri, Jakarta – Mokhamad Suyamto, Director of Supply Chain and Public Services at the State Logistics Agency (Bulog), said importing…
Amelia Rahima Sari, Jakarta – Indonesian Finance Minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati stated that the government has withdrawn a debt of Rp194.9…
August 11, 2023
Banda Aceh – Authorities in Indonesia's ultra-conservative Aceh province have ordered men and women not immediately related or married to stay…
Jayapura, Jubi – On Wednesday, August 9, 2023, students, youth, and local communities in Jayapura City joined to commemorate the International Day…
Arnoldus Kristianus, Jakarta – The Indonesian government announced on Friday that the state budget has achieved a surplus of Rp 153.6 trillion ($…
Jakarta – Indonesia's most recent gross domestic product (GDP) report, published by Statistics Indonesia (BPS) last Monday, shows that the country…
Nina A. Loasana, Jakarta – The Jakarta administration is working with the central government and its satellite cities to expand the number of…
Rio Abadi, Jakarta – Democratic Party Chairman Agus Harimurti Yudhoyono welcomed a Supreme Court ruling on Friday that dismissed a judicial review…
Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – Indonesia is seeking to partner with fellow rubber producer Thailand as the country grapples with plummeting prices…
Singgih Wiryono, Jakarta – Asia Justice and Rights (AJAR) Director Galuh Wandita is questioning the Indonesian government's commitment to resoling…
Riri Rahayu, Jakarta – Economist and Public Policy Expert from UPN Veteran Jakarta Achmad Nur Hidayat said that the right to cultivate (HGU)…
Antara, Jakarta – The National Police received more reports on the alleged fake news (hoax) spread by the political observer Rocky Gerung.…
Desty Luthfiani, Jakarta – Acting Governor of Jakarta Heru Budi Hartono said that transportations are currently the biggest contributor to the…
August 10, 2023
Hans Nicholas Jong, Jakarta – Indonesia is on a spree of building coal-fired power plants for industry, which will keep the country addicted to…
Jakarta – Jakarta has become the world's most polluted major city, according to air quality monitoring firm IQAir, topping global charts for days…
Jakarta – The current petition with the Constitutional Court challenging the age minimum for presidential candidates is a case of doing the right…
Deni Ghifari, Jakarta – Indonesia has become slightly more unequal over the past three years, even as more people have been lifted out of poverty…
Ichsan Ali, Jakarta – The government will subsidize fares for the new railway systems, including the Light Rail Transit (LRT) and the Jakarta-…
Jakarta – Indonesia's capital Jakarta topped the list as the world's most polluted city on Wednesday, having consistently ranked among the 10 most…
Jakarta – Indonesia'a Attorney General Office (AGO) has arrested a former top mining ministry official accused of facilitating unlawful mining of…
M Julnis Firmansyah, Jakarta – Indonesian President Joko Widodo or Jokowi responded to criticism voiced by a senior economist from the Institute…
I Gusti Ayu Putu Puspasari, Jakarta – Labor Movement together with People (GEBRAK) is staging a mass protest and taking it to the streets today on…
Martha Warta Silaban, Jakarta – Ministry for Public Works and Housing through Indonesia's new capital city Nusantara (IKN) Infrastructure…
Ohan, Jakarta – Greenpeace Indonesia, the climate and energy activism group, regrets the decision of President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo and his…
Andika Dwi, Jakarta – The Nusantara State Capital (IKN) will be governed by a special provincial-level authority. IKN Authority's Deputy of…
Radhiyya Indra, Jakarta – At the tail end of his master's degree course in Singapore, 24-year-old Bagas from South Tangerang, Banten, ponders if…
Arnoldus Kristianus, Jakarta – Chief Economic Minister Airlangga Hartarto said on Thursday that the Organization for Economic Cooperation and…
Advist Khoirunikmah, Jakarta – Workers were protesting in Central Jakarta today, August 10, bringing four demands; the repeal of the Job Creation…