Gusty da Costa – An indigenous human rights activist has asked Jakarta to reconsider the transmigration program in Papua region as bringing in non…
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October 31, 2024
Dede Leni Mardianti, Jakarta – The Jepara District Court's panel of judges declared the four shrimp farmers in Karimunjawa guilty of environmental…
Ervana Trikarinaputri, Jakarta – Thousands of workers from various labor unions will hold a protest demanding the repeal of the Omnibus Law on Job…
Pribadi Wicaksono (Kontributor), Yogyakarta – Yogyakarta Governor Sri Sultan Hamengku Buwono X has officially issued a gubernatorial instruction…
M. Raihan Muzzaki, Jakarta – The Ministry of Manpower responded to workers' demands for an 8-10 percent increase in the minimum wage.…
Fitriansa Sima Sima Sohilauw, Ambon – At least seven people died and dozens more were injured after a seaside bridge in Central Maluku…
October 30, 2024
Vedro Imanuel G, Jakarta – Minister of Transmigration, Muhammad Iftitah Sulaiman Suryanegara, reveals the possibility for transmigrants to…
Jack Moore, Jakarta – When riots broke out in Indonesia's capital in 1998 leading to dictator Soeharto's downfall, activists were detained, women…
Jakarta – This country has seen a number of cases that call the integrity of its higher education system into question, but the doctoral degree…
Deni Ghifari, Jakarta – Indonesia could face an overheating economy if President Prabowo Subianto goes ahead with his plan to push the country's…
Novan Gustaf Firyan, Jakarta – The Red and White Cabinet's lineup of ministers and deputy ministers was unveiled on Sunday, October 20, 2024, and…
Indonesia, West Papua – On 09 October 2024, members of the Yonif Maleo 509/BY command arbitrarily arrested and tortured, Mr Alex Sondegau, 30,…
Dian Rahma Fika, Jakarta – The Betawi Bangkit society organization has filed a complaint against Jakarta deputy governor candidate number 1,…
Yustinus Paat, Jakarta – Deputy Finance Minister Anggito Abimanyu faces criticism following his recent suggestion to tax revenues from the…
Harry Suhartono and Faris Mokhtar – Days after taking charge of Southeast Asia's biggest economy, Indonesia's president needs a plan to deal with…
Carmen Molina Acosta – Former employees of a string of secretive companies accused of clearing swathes of Borneo rainforest claim the group is…
Hendrik Yaputra, Amirullah, Jakarta – Budiman Sudjatmiko, The Head of the National Team for Accelerating Poverty Reduction (BP Taskin), stated…
Yustinus Paat, Jakarta – The government has asked the state-owned defense company Pindad to produce 5,000 units of its SUV model, Maung, for…
Meaghan Tobin and Hasya Nindita – Iksan knows the roads around his hometown on the Indonesian island of Sumatra like the back of his hand. He runs…
Meaghan Tobin and Hasya Nindita, Jakarta and South Sumatra, Indonesia – A year ago, TikTok's e-commerce business in Indonesia was thriving. With…
Douglas Kammen – For Timor-Leste, the 20th century was a century of repeated mass violence. While the Manufahi Rebellion of 1911-1912 is…
October 29, 2024
An exiled West Papuan leader has praised Papua New Guinea Prime Minister James Marape for his "brave ambush" in questioning new Indonesian…
Haryanti Puspa Sari, Ardito Ramadhan, Jakarta – Indonesia Corruption Watch (ICW) says that the House of Representative's (DPR) move to not include…
Jakarta – Indonesia and Russia will hold their first joint naval drills next month, Jakarta's navy said Tuesday, as the Southeast Asian…
As a largely patriarchal society, the bar is quite low for gender equality in Indonesia, especially in politics.
Out of the 48 ministers in…
Jakarta – Apresidential spokesperson said on Monday that President Prabowo Subianto used his own money to pay for organizing of a mountain retreat…
Teguh Adi Prasetyo, Jakarta – Housing and Settlement Minister Maruarar "Ara" Sirait announced that four prominent business tycoons have pledged…
Jakarta – Iran's ambassador to Indonesia, Mohammad Boroujerdi, said that Iran and Indonesia can expand their economic cooperation, particularly in…
Jakarta – Iran's ambassador to Indonesia, Mohammad Boroujerdi, has called on Indonesia, as the world's largest Muslim-majority country, to play a…
Alfida Rizky Febrianna, Jakarta – The Manpower Ministry has assured that no employees at Indonesia's largest textile company, Sri Rejeki Isman,…
Hendrik Yaputra, Jakarta – Only one percent of Indonesia's population, or approximately 77,753 individuals, hold doctoral degrees, revealed the…
Hendrik Yaputra, Jakarta – President of the Indonesian Trade Union Confederation (KSPI) and the Labor Party, Said Iqbal, said that thousands of…
Vedro Imanuel G, Jakarta – Economist Eliza Mardian from the Center of Reform on Economics (CORE) has criticized the government's food estate…
M. Faiz Zaki, Jakarta – Muhammad Aminullah, a campaigner at Walhi (Indonesian Forum for the Environment) Jakarta, said there are six major…
Anastasya Lavenia Y, Jakarta – Deputy Chair of the Gerindra Party, Rahayu Saraswati, said the Free Nutritious Meal (MBG) program is currently…
Novali Panji Nugroho, Jakarta – The Indonesian National Army (TNI) signed a memorandum of understanding or MoU with Komnas HAM regarding the…
Jakarta – The Indonesian Committee for the Safety of Journalists (KKJ) has reported the recent firebomb attack on the Jubi media editorial offices…
Roy Adriansyah, Jakarta – The Attorney General's Office (AGO) on Tuesday named former Trade Minister Thomas Trikasih Lembong as a suspect in a…
Najwa Abdullah – Indonesia has pushed ahead with initiatives to promote religious moderation. Such programmes, however, need to address deeper…
Hanaa Septiana, Jakarta – President of the Student Executive Board or BEM of FISIP Unair Tuffahati Ulayyah admitted to receiving terror and…
October 28, 2024
Alfi Dinilhaq, Jakarta – The Indonesian Automotive Industry Association (Gaikindo) has revised its vehicle sales target for 2024 from 1.1 million…
Esti Widiyana, Surabaya – The Airlangga University (Unair) Faculty of Social and Political Sciences (FISIP) Student Executive Council (BEM)…
Sarjan Lahay, Pohuwato, Indonesia – Heavy trucks roll toward a semiremote coastline here on Indonesia's Sulawesi Island before idling alongside a…
Kennedy Muslim and Burhanuddin Muhtadi – Indonesia's new president might have squandered an opportunity to start with a lean, efficient Cabinet…
Jakarta, Indonesia – A major labor group in Indonesia has called on the government to bail out troubled textile giant Sritex, after President…
Jakarta – Pollster Indikator Politik Indonesia has released new findings regarding public expectations for Prabowo Subianto's administration,…
Jakarta – The fact that President Prabowo Subianto made no mention of Nusantara in his inauguration speech on Oct. 20 has caused some concern…
Yustinus Paat, Jakarta – A police officer in East Nusa Tenggara was dishonorably discharged after being caught having a karaoke party with three…
BeritaSatu, Jakarta – The Attorney General's Office has charged businessman Budi Said with corruption related to gold transactions. Prosecutors…
Chandra Adi Nurwidya, Yogyakarta – President Prabowo Subianto called on his ministers and echelon-1 state officials to replace their imported…




