Ibnu Malikh, Serang – Hundreds of vehicles belonging to the Banten provincial government, worth Rp 25.5 billion ($1.6 million), have been…
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May 29, 2024
Jakarta – On Tuesday May 28 the House of Representatives (DPR) officially approved a draft law on the third amendment to Law Number 3/2002 on the…
The arrest of Peni Petrus Pekei, also known as Petrus Pekei, by the Cartenz Peace Operation Task Force Cartenz and the Dogiyai Police on 17 May…
May 28, 2024
Jakarta – The Indonesian Trade Union Congress Alliance (KASBI) has criticised the government's plan to require workers aged 20 years and over to…
Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – The government has spent Rp 4.8 trillion or approximately $298.3 million in the construction of Indonesia's new…
Antara, Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo acknowledged the public's concerns regarding the 3 percent salary deduction for the Housing…
Bella Evanglista, Jakarta – In his inaugural address, the Chairman of Gerakan Pemuda (GP) Ansor, Addin Jauharuddin, issued a strong statement…
Nida Sahara, Jakarta – The Financial Services Authority (OJK) revealed that the total value of assets in Sharia-based financial businesses stood…
Thresa Sandra Desfika, Jakarta. Agoes Projosasmito, 68, has made his way into the top five of Indonesia's richest individuals, according to Forbes…
Antara, Jakarta – Hanny Nilasari, the General Secretary of the Indonesian Association of Dermatologists and Venereologists (Perdoski), highlighted…
Deni Ghifari, Jakarta – Alocal company belonging to a Chinese conglomerate is to build a cement factory in South Aceh regency, despite a…
Jakarta – It is fallacy that Indonesia could reap some windfall from the escalating United States-China trade war. The spat between the world's…
Jakarta – Indonesia's antitrust agency said Monday it was probing local units of e-commerce giants Shopee and Lazada for potential breaches of…
Indigenous activists from the Indonesian province of West Papua have held traditional ceremonies outside the country's Supreme Court in Jakarta…
Michelle Anindya, Denpasar – Hours after the polls closed in Indonesia's massive election this year, several polling staff took to social media to…
Indonesian police have rejected accusations of a political cover-up over the murder of a couple following the arrest of the suspected mastermind…
Irsyan Hasyim (Contributor), Jakarta – Flooding occurred in Taliabu Island Regency, North Maluku Province, following heavy rains on May 16 at 02:…
Martha Warta Silaban, Jakarta – Deputy Governor of Bank Indonesia (BI) Doni P. Joewono said that Indonesia is still a global market for halal…
Ilona Estherina, Jakarta – Minister of Finance Sri Mulyani explained that the State Budget (APBN) in April 2024 experienced a surplus worth Rp75.7…
Annisa Febiola, Jakarta – Member of the Ombudsman Indonesia, Yeka Hendra Fatika, revealed that the potential loss from oil palm maladministration…
Hans Nicholas Jong, Jakarta – Calls are mounting for global financiers to cut ties with Adaro, one of Indonesia's biggest coal companies, as the…
May 27, 2024
Jakarta – The Job Creation Law adopts a so-called "trust but verify" approach when it comes to the issuance of business permits, according to the…
Brandon Michael Sideleau – What's the connection between your smartphone and crocodile attacks? It's quite straightforward.
Smartphones need…
A 26-year-old Indonesian man was shocked to discover just 12 days into his marriage that his wife, whom he had been dating for over a year, was…
Indonesia, West Papua – Intensified armed clashes between Indonesian security forces and members of the West Papua National Liberation Army (TPNPB…
Indonesia, West Papua – Reports received indicate that four students were injured by the police and one was arrested during a horizontal tribal…
Jakarta – The Indonesian Military (TNI) has defended its move to deploy members of the military police to guard the headquarters of the Attorney…
Bella Evanglista, Jakarta – Education Minister Nadiem Makarim announced on Monday that the planned tuition fee hikes for state…
Antara, Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo said on Monday that he had met with the attorney general and the National Police chief to get…
Jakarta – Democracy cannot function properly without a credible opposition, and the last decade has offered a clear example of what happens when a…
Jakarta – A volcano in North Maluku spewed a six-kilometre cloud of ash into the sky on Monday in the latest of nearly 100 eruptions since early…
Amy Sood – Stevanus was 16 at the time, and like many Indonesian youngsters, loved playing football and listening to music with his friends. He…
Tenggara Strategics, Jakarta – The House of Representatives plans to accelerate the law-making process of several controversial bills during the…
Mita Amalia Hapsari, Jakarta – The Indonesian government will introduce an integrated app for citizens to access its services, a senior official…
Dio Suhenda, Jakarta – Following a string of tragic accidents involving chartered tour buses, the government screened the road-readiness of buses…
Aditya Hadi, Jakarta – Publicly listed telco firm Indosat Ooredoo Hutchison will launch a large language model (LLM) for the Indonesian language…
Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo told his ministers on Monday to stop coming up with new apps in a bid to cut the…
Teguh Adi Prasetyo, Jakarta – Trade Minister Zulkifli Hasan, known as Zulhas, has announced a nationwide investigation into suspected fraud in the…
Whisnu Bagus Prasetyo, Jakarta – A leopard and a black panther were spotted roaming Mount Gede Pangrango National Park (TNGGP) in Cianjur, West…
Defara Dhanya Paramitha, Jakarta – Press organizations, student presses, and pro-democracy organizations took to the streets to protest the…
Nabiila Azzahra A. (Reuters), Jakarta – The Indonesian Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Sunday, May 26, 2024, announced Indonesia's support for the…
Amelia Rahima Sari, Jakarta – A political communication observer from Esa Unggul University, M. Jamiluddin Ritonga, said the Broadcasting Bill…
Jakarta – A number of journalists and media activists calling themselves the "Coalition of Journalists, Student Press and Pro-Democracy…
May 26, 2024
Johannes Nugroho – Indonesian civil society groups are sounding the alarm over the draft of a new Broadcasting Bill that they fear will restrict…
Yustinus Patris Paat, Jakarta – The Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) remains undecided about whether it will become an opposition…
A West Papuan independence group has condemned French "modern-day colonialism in action" in Kanaky New Caledonia and urged indigenous leaders to "…
Antara, Jakarta – Trade Minister Zulkifli Hasan visited the LPG cylinder filling station (SPBE) in Tanjung Priok, Jakarta, to ensure that the 3 kg…
Nina A. Loasana, Jakarta – The Health Ministry is increasing its vigilance against two newly emerged COVID-19 sub variants, KP.1 and KP.2, which…
Christine Lai – Indonesia's parliament is proposing changes to its broadcast law that would ban investigative journalism and LGBT content. The…
May 25, 2024
Pradana Boy Zulian and Neni Nur Hayati – In Indonesia's political history, Islamic parties, collectively, have never been a dominant force. Their…




