Mutia Yuantisya, Jakarta – Jakarta Acting Governor Heru Budi Hartono confirmed that the provincial government did not issue any permits for the…

Tika Ayu, Jakarta – The ratification of the health bill into law by the House of Representatives (DPR) at the Plenary Meeting on Tuesday, July 11…

Jakarta – Corruption is never a one-person job. It takes at least two people for bribery to occur. Certainly, many more are required to embezzle…

Antara, Jakarta – Immigration Director-General of the Law and Human Rights Ministry, Silmy Karim, rebutted reports of the alleged data breach of…

Jakarta – The Indonesian resort haven of Bali will impose a Rp 150,000 (US$10) tax on tourists entering the 'Island of Gods' from next year to…

Jakarta – An ASEAN Queer Advocacy Week (AAW) meeting of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) activists organised by the ASEAN SOGIE…

Yustinus Paat, Jakarta – The Golkar Party will likely establish a new coalition to pave the way for chairman Airlangga Hartarto to run for the…

Muhammad Aulia, Jakarta – Supreme Court Secretary Hasbi Hasan was detained by the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) on Wednesday…

Dian Erika Nugraheny, Bandung – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo says that there are underground and above ground efforts to free Susi Air pilot…

Jakarta – There are many reasons to disagree with the omnibus bill on health currently being debated in the House of Representatives. Many fear…

Tenggara Strategics, Jakarta – Indonesian President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo instructed his ministers not to lose focus on establishing the country's…

As people across West Papua mobilise in favour of the ULMWP gaining full membership of the Melanesian Spearhead Group (MSG), Indonesia is ramping…

Susan Price – Indonesian security forces violently cracked down on a peaceful West Papuan National Congress (KNPB) demonstration on July 12,…

A meeting of Southeast Asian LGBT communities that was supposed to take place in Jakarta from July 17 to 21 has reportedly been canceled by the…

Wahyu Setiawan, Jakarta – The Civil Society Coalition says that the revisions to the Information and Electronic Transaction (ITE) Law are…

Tri Meilani, Tegar Nurfitra, Jakarta – Indonesian Defense Forces (TNI) Commander Admiral Yudo Margono has expressed support for the Home Affairs…

Chris Fitzgerald – Last month, Indonesian President Joko Widodo announced a reparation program for victims of past human-rights abuses. Speaking…

Jakarta – Rights groups have cancelled a Southeast Asian LGBT event in Indonesia after receiving security threats, the organisers said, the latest…

The Australia West Papua Association condemns the arrest of 10 West Papua National Committee (KNPB) members yesterday, 11 July.

The…

Jakarta – Indonesia's coast guard said on Tuesday it seized an Iranian-flagged supertanker suspected of involvement in the illegal transshipment…

Enarotali, Jubi – Egianus Kogoya, one of the leaders of the West Papua National Liberation Army (TPNPB) has denied that he demanded a ransom of Rp…

Jayapura, Jubi – Jayapura will once again host the sixth edition of the Papua Film Festival (FFP VI), scheduled to take place from August 7-9,…

Jakarta – Indonesia's Defence Minister Prabowo Subianto, who has declared plans to run for president a third time, is gaining momentum seven…

Edna Tarigan and Niniek Karmini, Jakarta, Indonesia – Indonesia's top diplomat warned Tuesday of the threat posed by nuclear weapons, saying that…

Moh Khory Alfarizi, Amelia Rahima Sari, Jakarta – Indonesian Finance Minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati commented on Indonesia's reclaimed upper-…

Amy Chew, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia – As Indonesia races to become a manufacturing hub for electric vehicle (EV) batteries on the back of its vast…

Indonesia, home to the largest tropical rainforest in Southeast Asia and over 17,500 islands, is a country packed with biodiversity and endangered…

Lucentezza Napitupulu and Smita Tanaya, Jakarta – The world depends on the ocean to meet increasing demands for food, income, energy and minerals…

Aditya Hadi, Jakarta – Indonesia will stand firm on its bans on mineral ore exports in order to boost its downstream industry, despite the…

Jakarta – The Jakarta Police have continued to advocate for staggered working hours to alleviate Jakarta's perennial traffic woes, even after…

Ruth Dea Juwita, Jakarta – The government inaugurated Jababeka Movieland, a special zone designated for the film and television industry, in…

Leiden – The Netherlands and Indonesia on Monday hailed the return of hundreds of cultural artifacts taken – sometimes by force – during colonial…

Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – State-owned oil company Pertamina recently unveiled its plan to build a resort area as well as a…

M. Julnis Firmansyah, Jakarta – News portal Tempo.co won KASAD Award 2023 for Gender Mainstreaming and Combating Radicalism categories.…

Antara, Jakarta – The National Population and Family Planning Agency (BKKBN) has stated that prohibiting child marriage could help prevent…

A Chinese naval hospital ship is to call at Timor-Leste as part of a humanitarian mission in the Pacific.

Named Peace Ark, the…

Wildan Noviansah, Jakarta – Information about a meeting of all-ASEAN Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) activists in Jakarta this month…

Edward Gilbert Munthe, Medan – The Medan Legal Aid Foundation (LBH) has slammed a statement by Medan mayor and President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo's…

M. Julnis Firmansyah, Jakarta – Chairman of Central Initiative and Senior Researcher of Imparsial, Al Araf, criticized President Joko "Jokowi"…

Dio Suhenda, Jakarta – With the country's youth between 18 and 40 years old making up the majority of eligible voters for the 2024 elections,…

Church leaders have criticized Indonesian President Joko Widodo after he claimed conditions in Papua are '99 percent safe' despite the Christian-…

Papua New Guinea and Indonesia say the economic and social ties between them are closer than ever.

Indonesian president Joko Widodo visited…

Julia Lau – Despite earlier misgivings about his overly domestic focus, President Joko Widodo's recent trip to Australia underscores how he has…

Valdya Baraputri – Two men are carrying torches and homemade arrows as they slip into the ocean at night on an Indonesian island.

They are…

Tenggara Strategics, Jakarta – The passage of the omnibus health bill into law appears set to take place this month, notwithstanding a recent…

Nur Janti, Jakarta – Senior minister Mahfud MD will be visiting some European countries to reach out to political exiles who were left stateless…

Nina A. Loasana, Jakarta – Nearly a quarter of Jakarta's 10.5 million residents owe money to online lending platforms, due in large part to ease…

Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – The 2023 Trade Expo Indonesia, commonly shortened as TEI, is seeking to post transactions worth more than $15.83…

Muhammad Aulia, Jakarta – A motion filed by Supreme Court Secretary Hasbi Hasan challenging the decision by the Corruption Eradication Commission…

Jakarta – The government will conduct a trial run of the Light Rail Transit (LRT) commuter train in Greater Jakarta starting from Wednesday, with…