Aditya Hadi, Jakarta – Prabowo Subianto says a European Union embargo on Indonesian palm oil products is "a blessing in disguise", as it could…

Pizaro Gozali Idrus, Jakarta – Indonesian democracy is facing the gravest threat to its survival since authoritarian President Suharto fell in…

Nava Nuraniyah, Indonesia – On 22 August, following a massive social media backlash and star-studded protest movement organised by civil society…

Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – The populous Indonesia is aiming to be free of extreme poverty in 2025 as the government allocates hundreds of…

Jakarta – Newly-appointed Golkar Party Chairman Bahlil Lahadalia announced on Tuesday the party's endorsement of Airin Rachmi Diany and her…

Arnoldus Kristianus, Jakarta – The government announced Tuesday it would continue to entirely exempt value-added tax (VAT) for house purchases…

Aditya Pratama, Heru Andriyanto, Jakarta – Celebrities continue to captivate voters, making them prime candidates for political parties to endorse…

Thomas Rizal, Jakarta – Golkar chairman Bahlil Lahadalia denied Tuesday that his party endorsed Airin Rachmi's Banten gubernatorial bid out of…

Yustinus Paat, Jakarta – Ahmad Luthfi, the gubernatorial candidate for Central Java from the Coalition for Advanced Indonesia (KIM) Plus, has…

Heru Andriyanto, Yustinus Paat, Jakarta – Former Jakarta Governor Anies Baswedan's hopes for reelection were dashed on Tuesday when the Indonesian…

Deni Ghifari, Jakarta – Businesses want to see the state allocate more funds to Nusantara's development before they themselves feel confident…

Marcus Wong and Ruth Carson – The massive foreign inflow into Indonesian bonds this month may extend, if investor positioning is anything to go by…

Timor-Leste President Jose Ramos Horta has termed the preparations for the upcoming visit of Pope Francis a "logistical nightmare" due to various…

Tenggara Strategics, Jakarta – A landmark decision by the Constitutional Court on Tuesday has removed the legislative threshold for political…

Lydia Lewis, Nuku'alofa, Tonga – West Papua is within the sovereignty of Indonesia, so responsibility lies with them in addressing independence…

Jakarta – The General Election Commission (KPU) secured the House of Representative's nod on Sunday to issue new rules in line with demands from…

Jakarta – Local leaders of the National Awakening Party (PKB) reelected incumbent party chairman Muhaimin Iskandar over the weekend in a national…

Alifia Sekar, Jakarta – The Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) formally announced on Sunday that it was backing Golkar Party…

Ian Seow Cheng Wei – Following Indonesian Defense Minister Prabowo Subianto's victory in the 2024 presidential elections, he made his first…

Jakarta – Runway testing at the airport in the new capital city Nusantara in East Kalimantan has been conducted successfully using a calibration…

Annisa Febiola, Jakarta – President-elect Prabowo Subianto said there's no need to worry for Indonesia once it achieves food and energy security.…

Novali Panji Nugraha, Jakarta – The Chair of the Legislative Body of the House of Representatives (DPR) of Indonesia, Wihadi Wiyanto, said the DPR…

Adil Al Hasan, Jakarta – The Directorate General of Customs has responded to public inquiries regarding the controversy surrounding luxury goods…

Peter Milne – Santos could lose control of its Bayu Undan gas project north of Darwin on Friday unless it agrees with the Timor-Leste government…

Max Lane – Throughout Indonesia on 22 August, thousands of students, workers, the urban poor and middle class people took to the streets to…

Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – The Indonesian government is keeping an eye on the US election as ex-American president Donald Trump will go up…

Andrea Arshirena Hosana, Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo attended a National Democratic Party (Nasdem) gathering on Sunday evening,…

Dear Pacific Islands Forum Leaders,

I am writing to you concerning the issue of West Papua.

We know that there are many issues of…

Jakarta – The House of Representatives (DPR) has finally approved the General Election Commission Regulation (PKPU) on the requirements for the…

Jakarta – The multinational joint exercise Super Garuda Shield 2024 commenced on Monday with an opening ceremony at the Juanda Naval Air Base in…

Mita Amalia Hapsari, Jakarta – Reports of discord between President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo and President-elect Prabowo Subianto have surfaced…

Muhammad Fakhruddin, Stefani Wijaya, Jakarta – The Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) has unveiled its gubernatorial and vice-…

Arnoldus Kristianus, Alfida Rizky Febrianna, Jakarta – The 2025 Draft State Budget (RAPBN) integrates the programs of President-elect Prabowo…

Antara, Jakarta – Islamic organization Muhammadiyah is expected to receive management rights over former coal mining concessions previously held…

Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo and his supporting political parties might have thought that they could do just about anything and get…

Jakarta – Thousands of people rallied in several cities in Indonesia on Friday, pressuring its poll body to issue rules for regional elections…

Rifky Anwar and Edna Tarigan – A flash flood following torrential rains on Indonesia's eastern Ternate Island left 13 people dead on…

Jakarta – Indonesia's election body secured Parliament's nod on Aug 25 to issue new rules in line with demands from protesters, who have been…

Marc Walker – Animal activists hope to free a troupe of monkeys forced to dance for tourists. They are dressed in costumes and made to do jigs,…

Jakarta – President-elect Prabowo Subianto said on Saturday that politics was necessary to improve people's welfare, but denounced politicians…

Juan Ardya Guardiola, Jakarta – The Golkar Party has unexpectedly withdrawn its nomination of senior party member Airin Rachmi Diany for the…

Yustinus Patris Paat, Jakarta – President-Elect Prabowo Subianto expressed his desire to unite all political forces and collaborate with his…

Theressia Silalahi, Jakarta – The National Awakening Party (PKB) has officially thrown its support behind President-elect Prabowo Subianto and his…

Jakarta – Protesters gathered outside Jakarta's Parliament complex for the second day on Aug 23, keeping up the pressure on lawmakers who have…

Mathias Hariyadi, Jakarta – Just days before Pope Francis' apostolic trip to the Asia-Pacific region, with a stop in Indonesia (the world's most…

While many countries are downsizing their military forces, Indonesia is going in the opposite direction. The military is expanding, particularly…

Jakarta – It has only been a year since the world was declared free from the COVID-19 pandemic. But the celebration proved to be short-lived, as…

Joko Laksono, Boyolali – Mount Merapi, situated on the border between Central Java and the Special Region of Yogyakarta (DIY), released 18…

President elect Prabowo Subianto took the opportunity recently to mention the crisis that occurred in 1998. Prabowo said that the government,…

Nirmala Maulana Achmad, Diamanty Meiliana, Jakarta – President elect Prabowo Subianto says it's not a problem that he is often condemned and…