The Pacific Conference of Churches (PCC) continues to pledge its commitment to advocate for the United Liberation Movement of West Papua (ULMWP)…
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July 17, 2023
Wahyudi Soeriaatmadja, Jakarta – President Joko Widodo on Monday appointed a loyalist, Mr Budi Arie Setiadi, as Indonesia's new communications and…
Dio Suhenda, Jakarta – Ending months of speculation of a Cabinet reshuffle, President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo on Monday appointed Budi Arie Setiadi,…
Vincent Fabian Thomas, Jakarta – Singaporean Deputy Prime Minister Lawrence Wong says his country is seeking to deepen ties with Indonesia through…
Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo on Monday held a major cabinet shake-up that appointed Budi Arie, the head of the pro…
Eka Yudha Saputra, Jakarta – The Free Papua Movement (OPM) on Sunday, July 16, besieged the Homeyo Police Post and Military Command Post (Koramil…
Riang Karunianidi – The government has demolished the remains of the Geudong House (Rumoh Geudong) in Pidie regency, Aceh. The building was used…
Thresa Sandra Desfika, Jakarta – Humpuss Maritim Internasional (HUMI), an oil and gas shipping company owned by Tommy Soeharto, plans to issue up…
Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – Indonesia posted a $3.45 billion trade surplus in June as imports saw a double-digit decline, according to the…
Matt Mills – When the members of all-female Indonesian metal trio Voice of Baceprot finished middle school in their teens, they were at a…
Moh Said, Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo has taken decisive action to accelerate the construction of 4G internet networks in remote…
July 16, 2023
Antara, Jakarta – Indonesian Foreign Affairs Minister Retno Marsudi and her counterpart from Timor Leste, Bendito Dos Santos Freitas, agreed to…
July 15, 2023
Antara, Jakarta – The Trade Ministry will reimpose export duty on crude palm oil after its reference price surged by nearly 6 percent…
Jakarta – Back in March, facing staunch opposition to the Israeli national team's participation in the FIFA U-20 World Cup, which Indonesia was…
Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – Turkish Foreign Affairs Minister Hakan Fidan has hinted at Turkey's interest in helping Indonesia construct its new…
July 14, 2023
Jakarta – The election year is a time for those vying for power to offer pork barrel policies, which in the Indonesian context today can take…
A West Papua pro-independence leader says Indonesia is ramping up its repression of peaceful activists while people mobilise in favour of the…
Yohana Belinda, Jakarta – Recovery continues apace in Indonesia's tourism industry, with the number of foreign arrivals in the first five months…
Jakarta – Indonesian President Joko Widodo on Friday (Jul 14) said that the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) cannot become a proxy…
Arnoldus Kristianus, Jakarta – The Indonesian government obliges exporters of natural resources to keep at least 30 percent of their…
Nur Janti and Apriadi Gunawan, Jakarta – A recent remark by the mayor of Medan, North Sumatra, Bobby Nasution, on police shooting criminals dead…
Fachri Hamzah, Jakarta – Heavy rain that has been pouring down Padang City all night since Thursday night has caused flooding. Padang Deputy Mayor…
Moh. Khory Alfarizi, Jakarta – The Indonesia Investment Authority (INA) spent Rp20.5 trillion to acquire two Trans Sumatra Toll Road sections…
Dicky Kurniawan, Jakarta – State electricity company, PT PLN, said it has installed 616 electric vehicle charging stations (SPKLU) and 1,401 EV…
Jakarta – The results of an Indostrategic survey released on Friday July 14 show that most people disagree with the national capital (IKN) being…
Moh. Khory Alfarizi, Jakarta – The LRT Jabodebek Division of the Indonesian Railways Company, Mochamad Purnomosidi, explained the calculation of…
Jayapura, Jubi – The Papua Police has published a vulnerability index for the General Election, indicating that 12 out of 29 regencies and cities…
Jayapura, Jubi – Press organizations in Papua, including the Alliance of Independent Journalists (AJI) of Jayapura City, the Indonesian…
BeritaSatu, Jakarta – The Indonesian Police have spent Rp 49 billion ($3.3 million) on 1,857 riot guns that can be filled with pepper…
July 13, 2023
Jakarta – As ASEAN top diplomats meet in Jakarta, Singapore's Foreign Minister Vivian Balakrishnan met his counterparts on the first day of a week…
Mathias Hariyadi, Jakarta – The Indonesian House of Parliament approved the new health law on Tuesday 11 July, despite massive street…
Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo may be, as Ben Bland puts it, a man of contradictions. But when it comes to critical minerals, he is a…
Yerica Lai, Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo has played down the growing number of billboards featuring him and Defense Minister Prabowo…
A. Muh. Ibnu Aqil, JAKARTA – In back-to-back trilateral meetings on Wednesday with Russia and China and with Australia and India, Foreign Minister…
Deni Ghifari, Jakarta – The Finance Ministry has warned that a slowing global economy could hurt Indonesia's budget, as weaker commodity exports…
Indah Handayani, Jakarta – State-run airport operator Angkasa Pura I announced on Thursday that the combined number of air passengers at the 15…
Rio Abadi & Heru Andriyanto, Jakarta – In a rare occurrence within Indonesia's justice system, the defense team of a suspect involved in a…
Antara, Jakarta – The Jakarta Maritime Affairs Agency assessed that the piles of garbage covering Muara Angke Mangrove Forest in Penjaringan,…
Maria Fransisca Lahur, Jakarta – To safeguard the 2024 General Elections, Indonesia's Cyber and Crypto Agency (BSSN) have prepared a task force to…
Riri Rahayu, Jakarta – Public policy expert from UPN Veteran Jakarta, Achmad Nur Hidayat, assessed that the approval of the Health Bill into a Law…
Antara, Jakarta – Regency Government of Bekasi, West Java is planning to prepare public transportation to reach Jatimulya LRT Station after the…
Antara, Jakarta – Jakarta Environment Office has distributed free electronic waste management services to Jakarta residents. The Head of the…
Sunu Dyantoro, Jakarta – Hyundai Motor Group expressed their interest to be involved in the development of Indonesia's new capital city in…
Amelia Rahma Sari, Jakarta – Finance Minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati said that Indonesia's level of utilization of new and renewable…
Yerica Lai, Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo says he is preparing to appoint four interim governors from a pool of high-ranking officials…
Tatang Guritno and Ardito Ramadhan, Jakarta – The endless delays at the House of Representatives (DPR) in starting discussions on the Draft Law on…
Yulida Medistiara, Jakarta – Coordinating Minister for Security, Politics and Legal Affairs Mahfud MD is asking the public to actively participate…
Jakarta – State Administrative Bureaucratic Reform Minister Abdullah Azwar Anas on Thursday launched 14 public service malls across 10 provinces…
July 12, 2023
Divya Karyza, Jakarta – The government is planning to coax an additional 60,000 tonnes of lithium per year from Australia as it strives to build a…
Ichsan Ali, Jakarta – Health Minister Budi Gunadi Sadikin recently said that the new health law did not mean easy entry for foreign doctors as…